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Improved turkey habitat can conflict with needs of quailPRATT -- Kansas spring turkey season is in full swing, and many hunters are enjoying the abundance of this large game bird. Other hunters who enjoy turkey hunting but also like to quail hunt may be wondering why turkey populations have surged in recent years while quail populations have d ... Read More

Improved turkey habitat can conflict with needs of quailKansas spring turkey season is in full swing, and many hunters are enjoying the abundance of this large game bird. Other hunters who enjoy turkey hunting but also like to quail hunt may be wondering why turkey populations have surged in recent years while quail populations have declined in ... 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

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

El Dorado State Park campground gets needed improvementEL DORADO — One of Kansas’ largest and most popular state parks just got better, and one of its campgrounds got a new name. El Dorado State Park, located on the shores of El Dorado Reservoir just northeast of El Dorado, received infrastructure improvements even though its budget couldn’t a ... Read More

Late season hunts offer opportunities for waterfowl, small game, upland game, morePRATT — Upland bird and waterfowl seasons have been open for more than two months now, but that doesn't mean it's time for hunters to put up their shotguns. Quail, pheasant, and prairie chicken (Northwest and East units) seasons are open through Jan. 31, and rabb ... Read More

Voters chose Maxwell Wildlife Area, Mushroom Rock State Park, and Pillsbury Crossing out of 24 nominationsINMAN — Three public areas managed by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) have been named to the list of "8 Wonders of Kansas Geography." The designation came through a public vote on 24 finalists and was sponsored ... Read More

Hillsdale Reservoir users given impromptu education; no ANS foundPAOLA — On Saturday, June 19, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks staff conducted unannounced courtesy inspections of motor boats, sailboats, and other watercraft as visitors prepared to use them in Hillsdale Reservoir. The purpose was twofold — to make sure users had legally ... Read More

Some stockings delayed because of warm temperaturesPRATT — From Oct. 15 through April 15, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) stocks rainbow trout in selected waters across the state. During this time, some waters stocked with trout require a $12.50 trout permit for all anglers 16 or older, whether they are fishing for trout or ... Read More

PRATT — The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in the Jeffery Energy Center Make-Up Lake, 6 miles east of St. Marys. KDWP fisheries biologist Ely Sprenkle was checking his zebra mussel monitoring devices the week of May 23 when he discovered three small zebra mussels attached to the PVC s ... Read More

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