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OSBORNE – If you think shooting, trapping, fishing, canoeing, whittling and just about anything else you can do outdoors sounds like fun, make plans to visit Osborne in northcentral Kansas. On Sept. 8, 2018, youth age 17 and younger are invited for a day of fun and outdoor learning. The annual event begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m. with lunc ... 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 – 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

TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) reported today that frequent heavy rains are impacting some state parks in eastern Kansas. High water levels at many reservoirs have flooded campgrounds, overtopped roads, closed boat ramps and beaches and dampened visitors’ enthusiasm for any outdoor activities. Most state p ... Read More

PRATT – Hunters anticipating the arrival of Kansas’ newest hunting atlas won’t have to wait much longer. Produced annually by the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT), the 2019-2020 Kansas Fall and Spring Hunting Atlas includes maps of Walk-in Hunting Access (WIHA) properties – private lands leased by KDWPT and opened to pub ... Read More

PRATT – Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commissioners will draw the names of seven conservation organizations that will receive special big game permits at a public meeting in Iola on January 9, 2020. The Commission Big Game Permit program allows eligible organizations a chance to draw one of seven big game permits, which can then be sold to ... Read More

PRATT – More than 4,500 birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, crustaceans and mollusks are considered nongame wildlife in Kansas – species that are not trapped, fished or hunted. Collectively, nongame wildlife make up more than 99 percent of all species in the state. Through tax-deductible donations to the Kansas Department of Wildlife, P ... Read More

PRATT – The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) is proud to announce the arrival of the department’s first-ever mobile apps, CampIt KS and HuntFish KS – making Kansas outdoors more accessible than ever before. The innovative mobile apps allow users to seamlessly reserve campsites and buy licenses – anytime, anywhere, and fr ... Read More

For Immediate Release: November 17, 2021
Contact:
Nadia Reimer, Chief of Public Affairs
(785) 338-3036 nadia.reimer@ks.gov Application Period Open for Coveted KDWP Commission Big Game PermitsPRATT – Local chapters of nonprofit organizations based or operating in Kansas – that actively promote wildlife conservation and the hunting and fishin ... Read More

For Immediate Release:January 7, 2022
Contact:
Nadia Reimer CMP®, Chief of Public Affairs
(785) 338-3036nadia.reimer@ks.govChange Enacted at Cedar Bluff to Improve Walleye Populations            ELLIS – Black bass, crappie, white bass and wipers are just a few of the prized sportfish anglers can catch at Ceda ... Read More

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