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Six-day camp teaches youngsters nearly everything about the outdoors, from fishing, swimming, and star-gazing to canoeing, archery, and wingshooting SYLVAN GROVE -- The Kansas Wildlife Federation (KWF) and the K-State Cooperative Extension Service are sponsoring the 21st Annual Outdoor Adventure Camp (OAC) June 7-12 at the Camp WaShunGa area o ... Read More

June 7 - 12 camp teaches youngsters nearly everything about the outdoors, from fishing, swimming, and star-gazing to canoeing, archery, and wingshootingThe Kansas Wildlife Federation (KWF) and the K-State Cooperative Extension Service are sponsoring the 21st Annual Outdoor Adventure Camp (OAC) June 7-12 at the Camp WaShunGa area of Rock Springs ... Read More

Promising outlook could mean continuation of liberal duck seasons WASHINGTON, DC -- The preliminary estimate of total ducks from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (USFWS) 2009 Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey was 42 million, which is 13 percent greater than last year’s estimate and 25 percent greater than the 1955-2008 avera ... Read More

Kansas state parks continue lineup of special events throughout AugustPRATT -- July is coming to and end, and many Kansans are making plans for the new school year or cleaning up those last-minute summertime choirs. To remind everyone that summer is not over, Kansas state parks offer a full lineup of summer events for August. Many of these eve ... Read More

Program helps biologists track harvest, calculate population trendsPRATT -- For the seventh year, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) is cooperating in a mourning dove banding project involving more than two dozen states. The agency is asking dove hunters to look for leg bands on the mourning doves they shoot during the regular ... Read More

Printed copies expected by Sept. 1; seasons, bag limits, new regulations, much more includedPRATT — Printed copies of the 2009 Kansas Hunting & Furharvesting Regulations Summary will be available at Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) offices and license vendors around the state soon, but hunters can view or download the publica ... Read More

Events celebrate the contributions of hunters and anglers to conservationPRATT — The 38th Annual National Hunting and Fishing Day (NHFD) — designated by Congressional decree and Presidential Proclamation — will be held Sept. 26. The event is a nationwide celebration of hunters and anglers and their contributions to conservation.One of country ... Read More

Lack of habitat primary factor, but much of the state offers excellent pheasant huntingPRATT — With Kansas annually ranking in the top three states in the nation for pheasant hunting, hunters often ask why this popular game bird cannot be found in southeast Kansas. Like all wildlife, pheasants need four things to survive: food, water, cover, a ... Read More

Large reptile thought to have been releasedBURLINGTON — On Jan. 27, a group of anglers were fishing near the warm-water discharge in Coffey County Lake when they spotted an unexpected wildlife specimen — a 5-foot, 4-inch alligator. Fortunately, the grizzled reptile was dead, so the anglers netted the critter and notified lake authorities, who ... Read More

Conservation teaching tool for grades 4 through 12; prizes and expo in Texas this summerBROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. — Wildlife Forever has announced that the deadline for entry in its 12th Annual State-Fish Art Contest is March 31. This interdisciplinary conservation education program uses art to spark the imagination of students and foster a sense ... Read More

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