Sept. 5, 2013 Participants can enjoy a day of shooting, socializing, and supporting youth during this annual event RUSSELL - The Black Gold Chapter of Pheasants Forever will host its 8th Annual Appreciation Event Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013 at LaSada Sporting Clays and Hunting Service, six miles southwest of Russell. The event will run fro ... Read More

Sept. 5, 2013 Bill MacFarlane aided in the creation of the Wildlife Management Degree program at KSU PRATT ­– Bill MacFarlane, Owner and President of MacFarlane Pheasants, Inc., will share his knowledge of commercial pheasant production at Kansas State University, Sept. 12, 2013. The lecture will be held in room 1018 of the Throckmort ... Read More

Sept. 5, 2013 Saturday, Sept. 7th, Lovewell State Park will host its first-ever “Tailgating Saturday” PRATT ­­– Lovewell State Park will celebrate the end of the summer with two days of events Sept. 7 and 8, including a free park entrance day on Sunday. Events include a football-themed campsite decoration party, a chili cook-off conte ... Read More

Sept. 5, 2013Hunters are always encouraged to refer to the 2013 Kansas Hunting & Furharvesting Regulations Summary before hitting the fieldPRATT­ – For some, the beginning of fall is heralded by leaves changing colors, for others it’s cooler temperatures and shorter days, but for hunters fall is marked by the start of deer season. In less t ... Read More

Sept. 5, 2013Glen Elder Reservoir (Waconda Lake) and Lake Wabaunsee have the invasive speciesTOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Glen Elder Reservoir (Waconda Lake) in Mitchell County and Lake Wabaunsee in Wabaunsee County. Zebra mussels are bean-sized mollusks wit ... Read More

Sept. 5, 2013Early season prairie chicken hunters can cover miles in a day’s huntPRATT ­– The early prairie chicken season (Northwest and East units), Sept. 15 - Oct. 15, 2013, gives bird hunters a unique opportunity to walk up greater prairie chickens and work bird dogs long before traditional upland bird seasons open. The early season was est ... Read More