Excitement mounts as traditional opening of hunting season approaches with the Sept. 1 dove season; 10 days added to this year's seasonPRATT — It's mid-August, and hunters young and old anxiously await the traditional opening of fall hunting seasons, which begins when dove season opens Sept. 1. Preparation begins when hunters dust off their sh ... Read More

Trespassers face stiff penalties, damage landowner-hunter relationsPRATT — With the firearm deer season in full swing as of Dec. 1 — and other seasons ongoing — the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) reminds all hunters that it is illegal to hunt on private land, posted or not, without the owner's permission. Whether someone actual ... Read More

2006 big game seasons highlight workshop session discussion KANSAS CITY -- The Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission will conduct a public meeting Thursday, Jan. 19, at Cabela’s, located at I-435 and State Avenue W in Kansas City, Kansas. The afternoon session will begin at 1:30 p.m. The evening session will begin at 7 p.m. All sessions are ... Read More

2006 big game seasons highlight workshop session discussion The Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission will conduct a public meeting Thursday, Jan. 19, at Cabela’s, located at I-435 and State Avenue W in Kansas City, Kansas. The afternoon session will begin at 1:30 p.m. The evening session will begin at 7 p.m. All sessions are open to the publ ... Read More

August 25
Record-high duck numbers could make great hunting; rainfall neededPRATT — Kansas duck hunters don't have long to wait before seasons open. The early teal season runs Sept. 17-25 in the High Plains (west of U.S. 283) and Sept. 10-25 in the Low Plains (east of U.S. 283), and there should be plenty of birds. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife S ... Read More

Department plans to collect samples from 3,200 hunter-harvested deer The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks is working with dozens of individuals and organizations around the state to collect tissue samples from hunter-harvested deer during the 2006 hunting seasons. The department’s goal is to analyze tissue from 3,200 deer to monitor d ... Read More

Department plans to collect samples from 3,200 hunter-harvested deer PRATT – The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks is working with dozens of individuals and organizations around the state to collect tissue samples from hunter-harvested deer during the 2006 hunting seasons. The department’s goal is to analyze tissue from 3,200 deer to m ... Read More