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PRATT – The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) has a Black Friday deal that will give your wallet and your mind a rest. How does free sound? This Black Friday, take “free” to a whole new level and free yourself from the shopping chaos by enjoying a Free Park Entrance Day at any Kansas state park on Nov. 24.KDWPT state park ... Read More

PRATT – Hunting from elevated treestands can give hunters certain advantages over their quarry. Hunters have a better view of their surroundings, thermals may carry their scent above deer, and hunters are above a deer’s line of sight. However, hunting safely from a treestand requires some basic and important safety precautions.Treestand falls a ... Read More

PRATT – Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) offices will be closed this Thanksgiving holiday, Nov. 23-24, but don’t let that stop you from enjoying the great outdoors. All Kansas state parks and many public wildlife areas will remain open over the holiday so you can still enjoy hiking, biking, hunting, fishing, camping and ... Read More

PRATT – When you purchase your 2018 licenses and permits from the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT), you’ll likely notice some changes. As usual, annual and 14-day camp permits and most other annual licenses will be available on Dec. 15, 2017. The campsite and cabin reservation system for 2018 will go live Dec. 18, 2017. ... Read More

PRATT  – While all state parks and wildlife areas are open for camping and other outdoor recreation throughout December, there will be some days when state park offices will not be open during regular office hours. But don’t worry, state park daily vehicle and camping permits can be purchased at self-pay stations at any time.Normally, stat ... Read More

PRATT – Take care of those who take care of you, right? Well, staff at the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) are doing their best to ensure hunters, anglers, and other license buyers are taken care of in a big way in 2018 and for many years to come. For the first time, Kansas licenses buyers will soon have the ability to ... Read More

PRATT ­– Everyone likes a good sale, and hunters are no exception. That’s why the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism is giving turkey hunters the equivalent of an “early bird special” (pun intended) by offering discounted spring turkey permit/game tag combos through March 31.Hunters who purchase spring turkey combos between March ... Read More

PRATT – Women wanting to learn more about the outdoors through the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism’s (KDWPT) Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) Program will have to hurry to register for this year’s Sept. 14-16 event. Only five of the 100 spots allotted remain unfilled.For those who can’t make it to the workshop this fall, a spri ... Read More

PRATT – Walk-in Hunting Access (WIHA) is one the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism’s (KDWPT) most popular programs. Through WIHA, private land is leased from private landowners and opened to public hunting. In a state where less than 2 percent of the land is open to the public, hunting access is a valuable privilege. While KDWPT ... Read More

PRATT – At a public meeting in Lawrence on Jan. 17, 2019, Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commissioners will draw the names of seven conservation organizations that will receive special big game permits. The Commission Big Game Permit program allows eligible organizations a chance to draw one of seven big game permits, which can then be sold ... Read More

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