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Budget constraints, low usage force belt-tightening move; target shooting prohibited on rest of wildlife areaOn Dec. 15, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) shooting range on the north end of Cheney Reservoir will be closed to the public for the majority of the winter. The official closing dates will be Dec.15 through Feb. 28. Th ... Read More


Magazine, early license sales among many offerings PRATT -- Each Christmas, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) offers outdoorsmen and women -- or friends and families looking for gift ideas -- a chance to start the season right by taking advantage of many bargains. A perennial favorite is Kansas Wildlife & Parks magazine. E ... Read More


Magazine, early license sales among many offeringsEach Christmas, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) offers outdoorsmen and women -- or friends and families looking for gift ideas -- a chance to start the season right by taking advantage of many bargains. A perennial favorite is Kansas Wildlife & Parks magazine. Each issue i ... Read More


Small project application deadline Feb. 13PRATT -- The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) Chickadee Checkoff Program has funded hundreds of nongame species projects through the years. These efforts range from very short, simple projects costing $500 to much more substantial projects requiring as much as $100,000. Most larger projec ... Read More


Small project application deadline Feb. 13PRATT -- The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) Chickadee Checkoff Program has funded hundreds of nongame species projects through the years. These efforts range from very short, simple projects costing $500 to much more substantial projects requiring as much as $100,000. Most larger project ... Read More


Annual survey a favorite of all bird watchersEach year, thousands of Kansas spend many a chilly day watch birds from the comfort of their homes. As snow, rain, and frigid winter temperatures entice finches, cardinals, juncos, woodpeckers, and a variety of other birds to backyard bird feeders across the state, birders can participate in the Kans ... Read More


Annual survey a favorite of all bird watchersPRATT -- Each year, thousands of Kansas spend many a chilly day watch birds from the comfort of their homes. As snow, rain, and frigid winter temperatures entice finches, cardinals, juncos, woodpeckers, and a variety of other birds to backyard bird feeders across the state, birders can participate in ... Read More


Experimental spawning procedure could produce young bass earlier in the yearMEADE -- A new project at Meade Fish Hatchery, near Meade State Park, holds the promise of bass that may start growing earlier and get larger in their first year than bass hatched with traditional hatchery methods or those hatched in the wild. Typically, bass in hatche ... Read More


Experimental spawning procedure could produce young bass earlier in the yearA new project at Meade Fish Hatchery, near Meade State Park, holds the promise of bass that may start growing earlier and get larger in their first year than bass hatched with traditional hatchery methods, or those hatched in the wild. Typically, bass in hatchery ponds ... Read More


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