PRATT – At its June 23, 2016 meeting in Fort Scott, the Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission voted to revoke a regulation, KAR115-8-24, that allowed commercial guiding of hunters on lands owned and managed by the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT). The regulation also required guides to acquire a free permit speci ... Read More

TOPEKA – Elusive Pokemon GO characters have been spotted at many Kansas state parks and nature centers, and there’s no better time to join the chase. The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) welcomes Pokemon hunters stalking the virtual critters that have popped up at some of the most picturesque and educational places in Ka ... Read More

PRATT – Kansas Wildlife & Parks magazine, a bi-monthly publication of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) that has been in print for more than 70 years, recently gained national recognition for its special anniversary deer issue published in November 2015. Staff of the 48-page, full-color magazine made a bold decisi ... Read More