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Signup deadline July 15PRATT — 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 15. The WIHA program, which began in 1995, has grown to include more than ... Read More

State Wildlife Grant Private Land Program provides technical and financial assistance to enhance wildlife habitat on private land; deadline June 30PRATT — The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) has announced that applications for participation in the State Wildlife Grant (SWG) Private Land Program are now being accepted. SWG grants ... Read More

Season runs July 1-Oct. 31; fishing license requiredPRATT — As the old song goes, “Jeremiah was a bullfrog, was a good friend of mine...” Well, no one’s planning on eating Jeremiah, but he’d probably make some mighty fine fry. And for those who think viewing bullfrogs as drinking buddies is absurd, they’re right. But hunting them is a great wa ... Read More

August 25
Lake users urged to heed KDHE advisoriesPRATT — Throughout the summer of 2011, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has been sampling recreational bodies of water for blue-green algae when they are alerted to a potential algae bloom. When problems arise, they cooperate with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks a ... Read More

Sept. 1, 2011
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issues guidelines, warningTOPEKA — With the recent failed corn crops in Kansas due to this year’s drought, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) reminds all hunters and landowners of federal waterfowl hunting regulations concerning crop manipulation (baiting). Farm producers who use their land ... Read More

September 29, 2011
Program provides technical assistance and financial incentives to enhance wildlife habitat on private land in Kansas; application deadline Dec. 15PRATT — The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) has announced that it has received $186,000 in State Wildlife Grant (SWG) funds to award to private landowners ... Read More

Nov. 24, 2012
Kansas City Convention Center site of Pheasant Fest & Quail ClassicKANSAS CITY, Mo. — For the first time, the nation's biggest event for pheasant and quail hunters and bird dog enthusiasts is coming to Kansas City. Pheasants Forever's National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic will be held Feb. 17-19, 2012, at the Kansas City ... Read More

Dec. 8, 2011
Nonresidents should know laws regarding transport through other states, as wellPRATT — The regular Kansas firearm deer season is winding down, but archery season remains open the rest of the year, and several whitetail antlerless-only seasons will be held in January. After a deer is taken, hunters must dress the deer out, cool it ... Read More

Jan. 5, 2012
Fort Hays State University, Pratt Community College among beneficiariesNEWTOWN, Conn. — Through its Collegiate Shooting Sports Initiative (CSSI), the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) awarded $299,200 in grants to 41 colleges and universities in 2011 to develop and expand shooting sports programs. Of those schools receivi ... Read More

Feb. 1, 2012
Effort will concentrate on two” focal areas” in eastern KansasPRATT — The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) is introducing a new five-year initiative — the Kansas Quail Initiative — aimed at improving habitat conditions for bobwhite quail, an upland species that has declined throughout much of its range. The ... Read More

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