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Awards banquet honors 2008 winnersThe Kansas Wildlife Federation (KWF) has announced the winners of the 2008 Conservation Awards Program (CAP) honors. Eleven Kansans and two organizations were honored for their work on conservation of the state’s natural resources at the KWF annual meeting and awards banquet March 7 in Manhattan.Dave Hilley, Ki ... Read More


Trappers take time to improve campsites, paint worn signs and sheltersMANKATO -- Members of the Kansas District #3 Furharvesters held their annual workday and meeting on June 5-7 at Jewell State Fishing Lake (SFL). The group poured eight concrete slabs Saturday for campfire rings and stained signs and shelters. The concrete slabs will make it ... Read More


Trappers take time to improve campsites, paint worn signs and sheltersMembers of the Kansas District #3 Furharvesters held their annual workday and meeting on June 5-7 at Jewell State Fishing Lake (SFL). The group poured eight concrete slabs Saturday for campfire rings and stained signs and shelters. The concrete slabs will make it easier for c ... Read More


Youth/disabled deer hunt in its seventh year; application deadline Aug. 3MANHATTAN -- The Riley County Fish and Game Association, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP), and the Tuttle Creek Lake Corps of Engineers are seeking participants for the 7th Annual Tuttle Creek Youth/Disabled Deer Hunt, which will be held Sept. 12-13. You ... Read More


Units used to assist state park Geocache 2009 Program; contest ends Nov. 1LAWRENCE — Last June, the Kansas Wildscape Foundation donated 30 Garmin eTrex handheld global positioning system (GPS) units to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) in support of their Geocache 2009 program. 2008 was the first year for the program, and many ... Read More


Raffle, auction, dinner to raise money for wetland conservationOLATHE — On Thursday, Sept. 24, the Johnson County Chapter of Ducks Unlimited (DU) will sponsor its annual Sportsman's Night Out, a fundraiser for the wetland conservation organization. The event will take place at 5 p.m. at Bass Pro Shops, 12051 S. Renner Blvd. in Olathe. The even ... Read More


First official documentation of live wild mountain lion in stateWAKEENEY — Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) staff have verified that a mountain lion was photographed by a deer hunter northwest of WaKeeney. The sighting is the first ever live wild mountain lion documentation in Kansas although many other reports have been received ... Read More


Norton, McPherson Pheasants Forever Chapters sponsor eventsNORTON — The Longspur Chapter of Pheasants Forever (PF) in Norton challenges all area youth 16 and younger to enter the long tail feather contest following the 2009 youth pheasant and quail season, Nov. 7-8. Participants are asked to pluck the longest tail feather on the birds they bag ... Read More


Rare birds flew into Kansas evening of Nov. 4; hunting limited at Cheyenne Bottoms, closed at Quivira NWRPRATT — Twelve endangered whooping cranes were spotted by Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) staff at Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area, near Great Bend, the evening of Nov. 4. Central Kansas is one of the most popular annual stopo ... Read More


Twenty-eight animals to be auctioned at Maxwell Wildlife RefugePRATT — The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) will conduct a public buffalo auction on Nov. 18, beginning at 11 a.m. at the Maxwell Wildlife Area corrals, 6 miles north and 1 ¼ miles west of Canton. Twenty-eight buffalo will be offered, including five two-year-old bull ... Read More