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For Immediate Release: July 7, 2023
Contact:
Nadia Marji CMP®, Chief of Public Affairsnadia.marji@ks.gov
Megan Mayhew, Digital Communications Managermegan.mayhew@ks.govPRATT – The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) is conducting a five-year review of the lists of Kansas species that are endangered, threatened or Species I ... Read More


Hunters, motorists, taxidermists asked to help monitor chronic wasting disease The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) plans to collect 3,200 samples to test for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer and elk during the 2007-08 hunting season. The effort will begin earlier than in previous years.
“We’re starting early this year be ... Read More


More than 100,000 hunters will be afield opening day PRATT—The 2005 pheasant season will open statewide on Saturday, November 12. Quail season in the eastern two-thirds of the state will also open on Saturday. In the Western Quail Zone of the state, see quail map in the Hunting and Furharvesting Summary , quail season will open Nov. 19. The ... Read More


Kansas legislature covers cost of Wildlife and Parks issues PRATT -- In 2006, the state of Kansas will continue to support a program designed to show appreciation for Kansas National Guardsmen and women. Created by the state legislature and administered by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP), the program offers active members ... Read More


New creel & length limit format among many new features PRATT -- Hard copies of the 2006 Kansas Fishing Regulations Summary booklet are now available, and anglers can enjoy a number of new features. Prominent among these is a new format for listing length and creel limits. Instead of the sometimes difficult-to-read chart featured in pre ... Read More


New creel & length limit format among many new features Printed copies of the 2006 Kansas Fishing Regulations Summary booklet are now available, and anglers can enjoy a number of new features. Prominent among these is a new format for listing length and creel limits. Instead of the sometimes difficult-to-read chart featured in previous i ... Read More


Winner bags a two-day guided hunt PRATT -- This spring, young hunters can write a story and win a guided spring turkey hunt with KDWP's Jared McJunkin. McJunkin guides annually for the Kansas Governor’s Annual One-Shot Turkey Hunt held each spring in El Dorado and loves to introduce fellow hunters, especially youth, to turkey hunting. This ... Read More


Laboratory testing verifies state’s first occurrence of disease in wild deer PRATT -- The National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa has verified the preliminary lab test conducted last week, which was positive for Kansas’ first occurrence of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a wild deer. Tissue samples from the deer, taken by a re ... Read More


Cheyenne County Fairgrounds site of Feb. 2 informational discussion The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks will conduct an informational meeting at 7 p.m. Feb. 2 at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds in St. Francis. KDWP and Kansas Animal Health Department officials will discuss the occurrence of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a deer tak ... Read More


Cheyenne County Fairgrounds site of Feb. 2 informational discussion PRATT -- The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) will conduct an informational meeting at 7 p.m. Feb. 2 at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds in St. Francis. KDWP and Kansas Animal Health Department officials will discuss the occurrence of chronic wasting disease (C ... Read More