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WICHITA – The Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission will conduct a public meeting in Wichita at the Great Plains Nature Center, 6232 E. 29th St. N, on April 21, 2016. The afternoon session of the meeting will begin at 1 p.m. and recess at 5 p.m. The evening session will convene at 6:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend both sess ... Read More

PRATT – Kansas Wildlife & Parks magazine, a bi-monthly publication of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) that has been in print for more than 70 years, recently gained national recognition for its special anniversary deer issue published in November 2015. Staff of the 48-page, full-color magazine made a bold decisi ... Read More

PRATT – The Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission will conduct a public meeting on Thursday, Oct. 20 in Liberal at the Seward County Event Center, 810 Stadium Road. The afternoon session will begin at 1 p.m. and recess at 5 p.m. The evening session will convene at 6:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend both sessions and time will be ... Read More

PRATT – Kansas is known nationally for its spectacular pheasant and quail hunting, but the true icon of this prairie state is the greater prairie chicken. The tall and mixed-grass prairies still intact in Kansas provide one of the last strongholds of this prairie grouse, and the long tradition of hunting these unique birds will be renewed again ... Read More

COUNCIL GROVE – If you know a youngster who is interested in learning about turkey hunting, keep reading. This spring will mark the 17th year of the Council Grove Youth Turkey Hunt. The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT), in cooperation with area chapters of the National Wild Turkey Federation, Quail and Upland Wildlife Fe ... Read More

PRATT – If you’ve dreamt of working as a game warden for the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) the first step is completing testing and assessment, which will occur on Saturday, November 18, 2017 at the Crisis City Training Complex, 8 miles southwest of Salina. Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree in Natural Resources ... Read More

PRATT – Last April, the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) announced that Woodson State Fishing Lake, known locally as Lake Fegan, was scheduled for needed repairs and enhancements. Flooding had damaged the popular Woodson County lake’s spillway, and while assessing the damage, KDWPT engineers noted that the outlet valve a ... Read More

PRATT – As Kansas endures another dry winter, the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) cautions anyone spending time outdoors to be aware of fire danger. One only has to look at the past two springs to be reminded of the threat posed by wild fires.In March of 2016, an enormous wildfire burned more than 400,000 acres in Oklah ... Read More

PRATT – The Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KWPT) Commission will conduct their first public meeting of the New Year on Thursday, January 11, 2018 at the Milford Lake Conference Center, 3710 Farnum Creek Road, Milford. The afternoon session will begin at 1 p.m. and recess at 5 p.m., then the Commission will convene for the evening session a ... Read More

PRATT – A place to hunt. Ninety-eight percent of Kansas is privately owned, so providing Kansas hunters with access to land for hunting is an important part the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism’s (KDWPT) mission. Because purchasing land for public access is both cost prohibitive and complicated, KDWPT has focused on leasing priv ... Read More

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