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Trash, altercations, vandalism among reasons citedPRATT -- Following a trend that goes back several years, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) has banned all alcohol -- including 3.2 percent malt beverages -- from state fishing lakes in many parts of the state. Intoxicated drivers, trash, vandalism, fights, and rowdy parties tha ... Read More


USD 468 Hunter Education in Our Schools students experience live firePRATT -- Healy USD 468 is among the growing number of Kansas middle schools to include the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks' (KDWP) Hunter Education In Our Schools program. Available at no cost to schools, the optional course offers participating students the opportunit ... Read More


USD 468 Hunter Education in Our Schools students experience live fireHealy USD 468 is among the growing number of Kansas middle schools to include the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks' (KDWP) Hunter Education In Our Schools program. Available at no cost to schools, the optional course offers participating students the opportunity to obta ... Read More


Trash, altercations, vandalism among reasons citedFollowing a trend that goes back several years, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) has banned all alcohol -- including 3.2 percent malt beverages -- from state fishing lakes in many parts of the state. Intoxicated drivers, trash, vandalism, fights, and rowdy parties that disturb ... Read More


Public input combined with biologists' data provides complete angling picturePRATT -- Want to know where the fish are biting? The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) can help. One of the most popular and useful tools provided by KDWP is the weekly lake-by-lake fishing reports posted on the agency's website. While these reports compl ... Read More


Public input combined with biologists' data provides more complete angling pictureWant to know where the fish are biting? The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) can help. One of the most popular and useful tools provided by KDWP is the weekly lake-by-lake fishing reports posted on the agency's website. While these reports complement ... Read More


Application deadline Aug. 20; $50 access fee requiredPARSONS -- The 13,727 acre-Kansas Army Ammunition Plant (KSAAP), 3 miles east of Parsons, will conduct an archery deer hunt on Nov. 3-Nov. 15. Permits will be issued through a drawing. All hunters must be at least 16 years old and have successfully completed a hunter education course. Archer ... Read More


Second year for contest offers first prizes of annual camping permit or two-night cabin rentalOutdoor enthusiasts looking for the next great adventure will find it in a geocaching contest this summer at Kansas state parks. From May 1 to Nov. 1, each state park and some other Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) locations have two cach ... Read More


Application deadline Aug. 20; $50 access fee required The 13,727 acre-Kansas Army Ammunition Plant (KSAAP), 3 miles east of Parsons, will conduct an archery deer hunt on Nov. 3-Nov. 15. Permits will be issued through a drawing. All hunters must be at least 16 years old and have successfully completed a hunter education course. Archery hunters m ... Read More


Signup deadline July 13PRATT -- Landowners interested in the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks’ (KDWP) Walk-In Hunting Access Program (WIHA) -- which pays landowners to allow public hunting access on their land -- are reminded that the deadline for enrollment is July 13. The WIHA program, which began in 1995, grew to more than one millio ... Read More