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9/17/21 - 9/19/21: Jayhawk Retriever Club
AKC Field Trial/Hunt Test
(Byron Walker )

WICHITA – Kansas bowhunter, Brian Butcher, 38, harvested a whitetail buck in Chase County last October that he knew was something special. It wasn’t until the buck’s rack was measured by Boone and Crockett Club certified measurers on Friday, Jan. 3 that Butcher confirmed just how special the deer was. Butcher’s whitetail earned an unofficial ne ... Read More


PRATT – Commission Big Game Permit winners were drawn by Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commissioners during their Jan. 9, 2020 meeting in Iola. The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism’s (KDWPT) Commission Big Game Permit program allows eligible conservation organizations to apply for one of seven big game permits, which can th ... Read More


PRATT – Break out the binoculars – the 2020 Kansas Birding Big Year competition, hosted by the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT), is officially underway! Participation is simple; record the number of unique bird species you see in Kansas from Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2020 and submit your findings. You just might end up a 2020 Kans ... Read More


PRATT – While there were no Public Hearing items voted on, the Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission heard several general discussion items and potential future regulatory changes at its January 9, 2020 meeting in Iola. An update on the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism’s walleye telemetry study at Glen Elder Reservoir, t ... Read More