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Warmer weather lures popular sportfish to shallow water spawning areasThe Kansas crappie spawn is one of the most exciting times of the year for many Kansas outdoorsmen, but it's been a cool spring in Kansas, and nature has been slow to respond. Mid-May, however, has brought warmer weather, and anglers can expect crappie to start biting as they ... Read More

Contracts expiring in September may be extended with wildlife-friendly practicesPRATT -- Some landowners whose Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contracts expire in September can now extend their contracts, keeping the land in cover beneficial to wildlife, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Services Agency (FSA). Without thi ... Read More

Contracts expiring in September may be extended with wildlife-friendly practicesPRATT -- Some landowners whose Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contracts expire in September can now extend their contracts, keeping the land in cover beneficial to wildlife, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Services Agency (FSA). Without this ... Read More

Clinics held at Milford and Lovewell reservoirs celebrate June 6-7 Free Fishing DaysPRATT -- The 21st annual Kids’ Fishing Clinic & Derby will be held on June 6 at Milford Reservoir in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Outlet Park (Gathering Pond) at Shelter #11, located below the lake's dam. This clinic/derby is associated with the 2009 Kansas ... Read More

Clinics held at Milford and Lovewell reservoirs celebrate June 6-7 Free Fishing DaysThe 21st annual Kids’ Fishing Clinic & Derby will be held on June 6 at Milford Reservoir in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Outlet Park (Gathering Pond) at Shelter #11, located below the lake's dam. This clinic/derby is associated with the 2009 Kansas Wildscape ... Read More

Program provides landowner income, uncrowded hunting; signup deadline July 13PRATT -- In a joint effort between private landowners and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP), a number of special hunts will be conducted on private lands this fall. Called the Special Hunts On Private Lands Program, these hunts are the result of 2008 ... Read More

Students now offered two online coursework options before attending field day trainingPRATT -- For several years now, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) has offered hunter education courses that provide a large percentage of the work online, followed by a day of mostly field training, including live fire. Several days before th ... Read More

Two Wildlife and Parks employees, one businessman newest inducteesPRATT -- The Kansas Hunter Education Instructor Association (KHEIA) -- an independent group of volunteer instructors -- has recently inducted three people to the Kansas Hunter Education Hall of Fame. Stacy Hageman, Zenda; Wayne Doyle, Pratt; and George Peterson, Topeka, join thr ... Read More

KDWP's Special Hunts Program takes youth, novices on hunts of a lifetimePRATT -- Time is short to apply for one of the Kansas Department of Wildlife Parks (KDWP) special hunts for beginning hunters. The Special Hunts Program offers a variety of limited hunts, and many are designed to introduce youth and novices to hunting, usually in an uncrow ... Read More

Farthest west spread of destructive species to datePRATT — The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Wilson Reservoir, 55 miles west of Salina in Russell County. The owner of Marine Specialty in Wilson was working on a boat from Wilson Reservoir when he noticed zebra mussels on the boat hull. He ... Read More

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