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Migratory bird seasons to be setGREAT BEND — The Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission will conduct a public meeting and hearing on Thursday, August 11, at the Kansas Wetlands Education Center, 592 NE Highway K-156, northeast of Great Bend on Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area. The afternoon session will begin at 1:30 p.m. and recess at 5 ... Read More

September 29, 2011
Program provides technical assistance and financial incentives to enhance wildlife habitat on private land in Kansas; application deadline Dec. 15PRATT — The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) has announced that it has received $186,000 in State Wildlife Grant (SWG) funds to award to private landowners ... Read More

Nov. 17, 2011Bird hunting, trap shooting, and meals to be shared with soldiers and celebritiesGLEN ELDER — The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) and Pass It On – Outdoor Mentors, Inc., are sponsoring an annual pheasant hunting event for youth and women at Glen Elder Reservoir, in Mitchell County. The event will begin earl ... Read More

Dec. 8, 2011
1-877-426-3843 makes reporting wildlife crime easyPRATT — Each year, Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) natural resource officers (NROs) check tens of thousands of hunters in the field, and about 96 percent of them are found to be law-abiding. Unfortunately, many non-hunters sometimes associate these ethical ... Read More

Dec. 8, 2011
Nonresidents should know laws regarding transport through other states, as wellPRATT — The regular Kansas firearm deer season is winding down, but archery season remains open the rest of the year, and several whitetail antlerless-only seasons will be held in January. After a deer is taken, hunters must dress the deer out, cool it ... Read More

December 29, 2011Workshop items include big game and deer regulations PRATT — The Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission will conduct a public meeting and hearing on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, at Kansas Wesleyan University’s Hauptli Student Center, 100 E. Claflin Ave. in Salina. The afternoon session will begin at 1:30 p.m. and recess at 5 ... Read More

Jan. 12, 2012
Topeka event will help develop ongoing strategy for the Flint Hills regionTOPEKA — Persons who want to attend the Second Governor’s Flint Hills Visioning Summit on Tuesday, Jan. 17, are encouraged to register soon. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Shawnee Ballroom at the Capitol Plaza Hotel and Convention Cente ... Read More

Jan. 26, 2012Pheasants Forever national meeting in Kansas City Feb. 17-19
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas landowners — and those from across the country — will receive free land-use management consultation at Pheasants Forever's National Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic 2012, in the Kansas City Convention Center Feb. 17 ... Read More

March 1, 2012
Drought forces temporary move of 40 animalsGARDEN CITY — A two-year drought is forcing the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) to move bison from the Sandsage Bison Range and Wildlife Area, near Garden City, to Maxwell Wildlife Area, in McPherson County north of Canton. The drought has depleted forage on the ... Read More

April 5, 2012
“Rescuing” what seems to be an abandoned young animal usually a death sentencePRATT — Twenty years ago, the term "Bambi Syndrome" was circulated frequently in the press, and while you don't see the term much these days, the problem still persists: well-meaning Kansans see deer fawns or other wildlife by themselves and a ... Read More

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