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Open for reservation year-round, cabins are comfortable accommodations
for anglers and hunters PRATT -- The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) has announced the opening of two new rental cabins, one at Ottawa State Fishing Lake and the other at Mined Land Wildlife Area's Trout Pit 30. Ottawa offers one modern rental cabin set a ... Read More


Open for reservation year-round, cabins are comfortable accommodationsfor anglers and huntersThe Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) has announced the opening of two new rental cabins, one at Ottawa State Fishing Lake and the other at Mined Land Wildlife Area's Trout Pit 30.Ottawa offers one modern rental cabin set apart in a native ... Read More


CWD contingency plan includes further samplingPRATT--Three white-tailed deer taken by hunters in Decatur County have tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD), according to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.
Dr. Ruby Mosher, KDWP’s wildlife disease coordinator, said the initial screening tests performed by Kansas State Veter ... Read More


Lab analysis reported on chronic wasting diseaseOBERLIN -- Tissue samples from deer collected earlier this month in Decatur County all have tested negative for chronic wasting disease (CWD), reports the Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks. After three deer taken by hunters in that area during the 2007 hunting season tested positive for th ... Read More


Lab analysis reported on chronic wasting disease PRATT -- Tissue samples from deer collected earlier this month in Decatur County all have tested negative for chronic wasting disease (CWD), reports the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP). After three deer taken by hunters in that area during the 2007 hunting season tested positive ... Read More


Four species may now be taken Sept. 1-Oct. 14 and Nov. 1-16; exotic species season runs Nov. 20-Feb. 28,2009; hunters asked to report banded dovesWhen mid-August rolls around, Kansas hunters begin to get anxious; it's time to stock up on shotgun shells and shoot clay targets in preparation for the opening of dove season Sept. 1.This year, hunte ... Read More


Four species may now be taken Sept. 1-Oct. 4 and Nov. 1-16; exotic species season runs Nov. 20-Feb. 28,2009; hunters asked to report banded doves PRATT -- When mid-August rolls around, Kansas hunters begin to get anxious; it's time to stock up on shotgun shells and shoot clay targets in preparation for the opening of dove season Sept. 1. This y ... Read More


KDWP awaiting lab results on more samples from 2008 deer seasonThree Kansas white-tailed deer taken by hunters during the 2008 deer season have tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in analysis of tissue samples collected in recent weeks by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. The three affected deer were taken in Decatur Co ... Read More


KDWP awaiting lab results on more samples from 2008 deer season
PRATT—Three Kansas white-tailed deer taken by hunters during the 2008 deer season have tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in analysis of tissue samples collected in recent weeks by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.
The three affected deer were taken in D ... Read More


CWD-positive deer reported from 2,693 samples collected by KDWPPRATT -- The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) has reported 10 chronic wasting disease (CWD) cases from among almost 2,700 deer tissue samples collected and submitted for lab analysis by KDWP in recent months. Eight of the CWD-positive deer tissue samples had been repor ... Read More