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- PRATT – The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism’s (KDWPT) Trails Advisory Board will hold a public meeting Wednesday, February 19, 2020, at the Great Plains Nature Center, 6232 E. 29th Street N, Wichita. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. in the Coleman Auditorium where the board will discuss projects previously submitted for funding ... Read More
- PRATT – Anglers, respool your lines and stock up those tackle boxes, because the online version of the 2020 Kansas Fishing Regulations Summary is now available on ksoutdoors.com! To download the free PDF document, visit ksoutdoors.com/fishing and click “Download Fishing Regulations Summary.”New this year is a sneak peek of the 2020 Kansas Fishi ... Read More
- PRATT – While there were no Public Hearing items voted on, the Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission heard several general discussion items and potential future regulatory changes at its January 9, 2020 meeting in Iola. An update on the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism’s walleye telemetry study at Glen Elder Reservoir, t ... Read More
- PRATT – Break out the binoculars – the 2020 Kansas Birding Big Year competition, hosted by the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT), is officially underway! Participation is simple; record the number of unique bird species you see in Kansas from Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2020 and submit your findings. You just might end up a 2020 Kans ... Read More
- PRATT – Commission Big Game Permit winners were drawn by Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commissioners during their Jan. 9, 2020 meeting in Iola. The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism’s (KDWPT) Commission Big Game Permit program allows eligible conservation organizations to apply for one of seven big game permits, which can th ... Read More
Current Year News Release Packages
- 1-24-20 KDWPT Trails Advisory Board Meeting
- 1-22-20 2020 Fishing Regulations Available Online
- 1-22-20 Potential Regulation Changes Presented to KWPT Commission
- 1-21-20 2019 Birding Big Year Results, 2020 Contest
- 1-21-20 Commission Big Game Permit Winners Announced
- 1-7-2020 World-class Whitetail
- 12-23-19 2019 Wild About Kansas Photo Contest Winners
- 12-19-19 Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission to Meet in Iola
- 12-12-19 Walk Off the Holidays with a First Day Hike
- 12-4-19 KDWPT Working to Combat Declining Turkey Numbers
- 11-27-19 Opt Outside at Kansas State Parks this Black Friday
- 11-21-19 Select Fishing, Hunting, State Park Regulations
- 11-21-19 2019 Kansas State ECO-Meet Results
- 11-21-19 Chickadee Checkoff Small Grants
- 11-15-19 Innovative Efforts of Fisheries Staff Surge Bass Populations
- 11-7-19 Repairs at Clark State Fishing Lake Completed Early
- 11-6-19 KWPT Commission Meeting November 14 in Scott City
- 11-6-19 KWPT Commission Big Game Permits
- 10-15-19 Ancient Bear Skull
- 10-14-19 Agencies Warn of Vehicle-Deer Crashes
- 10-11-19 KDWPT Law Enforcement Loses K-9 Officer in Tragic Incident
- 10-11-19 Rare Species Not Listed as Federally Endangered
- 10-11-19 KDWPT Receives Award for Lesser Prairie-Chicken Project
- 9-26-19 E-bicycles Now Legal at Kansas State Parks
- 9-17-19 Upland Bird Hunting Prospects Are Good
- 9-16-19 Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park to Open October 12
- 9-10-19 KWPT Commission Meeting in Great Bend
- 8-28-19 Kansas State Parks Open for Labor Day
- 8-28-19 KDWPT-managed Dove Fields
- 8-28-19 Gear Up For Fantastic Fall Fishing
- 8-21-19 Commission Approves Backcountry Access Pass Removal
- 8-21-19 Youth Dove Hunts Planned for Opening Day
- 8-5-19 KWPT Commission to Meet August 15
- 8-5-19 Tuttle Creek State Park is Open
- 8-5-19 Kansas Hunting Atlas Debuting Soon
- 7-26-19 Public Waterfowl Meetings
- 7-26-19 Klataske Receives Conservation Award
- 7-17-19 Becoming An Outdoors-Woman Workshop
- 7-17-19 White-nose Syndrome Update
- 7-3-19 Fourth of July at Kansas State Parks
- 7-3-19 Flint Hills Trail Advisory Council Meeting
- 7-3-19 Zebra Mussels in Lyon State Fishing Lake
- 6-26-19 Employee Killed in ATV Accident
- 6-18-19 Commission Approves Select Deer, Antelope Seasons
- 6-18-19 Kansas Wildlife and Parks Magazine
- 6-7-19 Resident Big Game Permit Application Deadline
- 6-5-19 Wild About Kansas Photo Contest
- 6-5-19 KWPT Commission Meeting
- 6-5-19 Great Outdoors Month
- 5-30-19 Free Fishing Weekend
- 5-29-19 Hunter Education Class in Spanish
- 5-29-19 Nonresident Deer Draw Results
- 5-23-19 Flood Impacts on State Parks
- 5-15-19 Update on State Parks
- 5-6-19 Latest Commission Action
- 5-1-19 Chickadee Checkoff Small Grants
- 4-30-19 Kansas Monarch Conservation Plan
- 4-18-19 Miller Appointed
- 4-18-19 Hunting Incidents
- 4-18-19 State Archery Tournament
- 4-16-19 Wings & Wetlands Festival
- 4-10-19 Burn Workshop
- 04-5-19
- 04-5-19 Loveless Confirmed
- 4-3-19 Commission Approves Seasons, Duplicate Fee Removal
- 3-29-19 Glen Elder Walleye Study
- 3-29-19 NR Deer
- 3-20-19 Council Grove Youth Hunt
- 3-15-19 Topeka Commission Meeting
- 3-8-19 Westar Youth Turkey Hunt
- 3-7-19 Spring Turkey Combo
- 2-28-19 Fishing Forecast
- 2-22-19 CWD Update
- 2-13-19 Park Ranger Recognized
- 1-4-19: Unit 4 Spring Turkey Permit Deadline Feb. 8
- 2-1-19 Rooks County Mountain Lion
- 2-8-19: Fisheries Biologist Andrew Schaefer
- 2-6-19 Chickadee Checkoff
- 2-6-19 Spring Special Hunts
- 2-1-19 Legislation Would Not Increase Fees
- 1-31-19 Big Birding Year 2018 Results
- 1-30-19 ANS Testing
- 1-25-19 Kansas Fall and Spring Hunting Atlases Combined
- 1-25-19 Fishing Regulations Available Now
- 1-23-19 Commissioner Big Game Permits Awarded
- 1-23-19 Commission Action
- 1-18-19: Wild About Kansas Photo Contest Results
- 1-18-19 Loveless New Leader of KDWPT
- 1-17-19: Late-season Waterfowl Hunting
- 1-10-19: Kansans Compete In Year-long Competition To Crown State’s Top Birders
- 1-4-19: Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission To Meet In Lawrence
- 12-27-18: Land and Stream Health Workshop
- 12-21-18: New Trail Fee, Fishing Regulations, Turkey Seasons
- 12-20-18: First Day Hikes
- 10-30-18: Celebration of Cranes
- 12-18-18: T&E, SINC List Meetings
- 12-11-18: KDWPT To Remove Access Fees at Two Major Trails
- 12-10-18: Commission Big Game Permit Drawing in January
- 12-10-18: KDWPT Commission Meeting in Wichita
- 12-04-18: Kansas’ Firearm Deer Season Underway
- 11-21-18: Commission Approves Regulations
- 11-21-18: 2018 Pheasant Hunt For Youth and Women At Glen Elder
- 11-15-18: #OptOutside With Kansas State Parks
- 11-13-18: Track Chair Program
- 11-13-18: KDWPT Trails Advisory Board To Meet
- 11-08-18: 2018 State Eco-Meet Results
- 10-9-18: Chickadee Checkoff Small Grants
- 11-05-18: KDWPT Commission to Meet in Russell
- 10-4-18: Deer-Vehicle Accidents
- 10-3-18: Clark SFL
- 10-30-18: Trout Season Opens November 1 at Most Trout Waters
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