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Hunters gear up for traditional opening day PRATT -- The 2007 Kansas firearms deer season runs Wednesday, Nov. 28, through Sunday, Dec. 9, and hunters are sighting in their rifles and practicing their shooting skills in anticipation of one of the state's favorite hunting seasons. Deer are plentiful, and a good season is expected. The first ... Read More


Hunters gear up for traditional opening day The 2007 Kansas firearms deer season runs Wednesday, Nov. 28, through Sunday, Dec. 9, and hunters are sighting in their rifles and practicing their shooting skills in anticipation of one of their favorite hunting seasons. The first Kansas deer season in modern times was held in 1965, and less than ... Read More


Magazine, early license sales, free video feed among many offerings PRATT -- This Christmas, start the season off right by taking advantage of Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) services, including many bargains. A perennial favorite of outdoor enthusiasts is Kansas Wildlife & Parks magazine. Each issue is packed with the lat ... Read More


Magazine, early license sales, free video feed among many offerings This Christmas, start the season off right by taking advantage of Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) services, including many bargains. A perennial favorite of outdoor enthusiasts is Kansas Wildlife & Parks magazine. Each issue is packed with the latest infor ... Read More


Applications for three-day hunt due Feb. 29
PARSONS -- The Kansas Army Ammunition Plant will conduct a public drawing for a limited number of spring turkey hunters this year. The three-day hunt will be held April 11-13. All hunters must be at least 16 years old and have successfully completed a hunter education course. Applications must be rece ... Read More


Prehistoric-looking animals migrating northward, now common in Kansas PRATT -- There’s a “new” animal on the block in Kansas, and a strange one at that. Nine-banded armadillos were first reported in the 1940s when northward migration from Texas and Mexico reached the Sunflower State. By the 1990s, armadillos were common, and they continue to ... Read More


Prehistoric-looking animals migrating northward, now common in KansasThere’s a “new” animal on the block in Kansas, and a strange one at that. Nine-banded armadillos were first reported in the 1940s when northward migration from Texas and Mexico reached the Sunflower State. By the 1990s, armadillos were common, and they continue to expand north ... Read More


March 4 banquet marks 25 years of wildlife conservation projectsPreparations are underway for the Emporia Area Quail Unlimited Chapter’s (QU) Silver Anniversary Conservation Banquet, dedicated to area wildlife habitat creation and improvement. The banquet will be held March 4 at the Anderson Building on the Lyon County Fairgrounds in Emporia. D ... Read More


March 4 banquet marks 25 years of wildlife conservation projects EMPORIA -- Preparations are underway for the Emporia Area Quail Unlimited Chapter’s (QU) Silver Anniversary Conservation Banquet, dedicated to area wildlife habitat creation and improvement. The banquet will be held March 4 at the Anderson Building on the Lyon County Fairground ... Read More


One record set in 2008; Master Angler Awards available for trophy catches that are not state recordsMost Kansas anglers love to just catch fish, but most dream about catching that once-in-a-lifetime state record fish. In 2007, only one record was broken among the 36 species of fish for which the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) ke ... Read More