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PRATT – Big game and turkey hunters love to compare the animals they take. Most trophy-class animals are older and more difficult to hunt, presenting a unique challenge many hunters enjoy. Deer hunters, for example, use well-known scoring formulas to compare antlers based on size and symmetry. Turkey hunters are no different, and those who take ... Read More

PRATT – Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) Fisheries Section staff recently launched a new program designed to increase the amount of fish-attracting structure in Kansas public waters. As part of the program, staff will sink approximately 300 “PVC cubes,” to attract fish. The 3-foot by 4-foot by 4-foot cubes are cost-effec ... Read More

PRATT – The 2015 Kansas duck season is about to kick off – are you ready for the marsh madness? Before you throw on your waders and start unraveling decoys, there are a few things you need to know. iSportsman, the free and convenient electronic check-in system, is now offered at 23 locations throughout the state. If you have yet to create an ac ... Read More

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced $19,627,984 in funding will be allocated to Kansas to support critical state conservation and outdoor recreation projects. The funding is part of $1.1 billion going to state wildlife agencies from revenues generated by the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Dingell-Johnson S ... Read More

PRATT – The Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission will hold its last public meeting of the year, December 13, 2018, at the Great Plains Nature Center, 6232 E 29th St. N., in Wichita. The public is encouraged to attend the meeting, which will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the Coleman Auditorium. Time will be set aside for public comment on non-a ... Read More

PRATT – The Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission will conduct a public meeting on March 28, 2019, at the Capitol Plaza Hotel, Emerald Rooms, in Topeka. The public is encouraged to attend the meeting, which will begin at 1:30 p.m. Time will be set aside for public comment on non-agenda items at the beginning of both the afternoon and ev ... Read More

PRATT – At its April 25 meeting in Colby, the Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KWPT) Commission voted on a number of amendments to current regulations, a few of which will benefit furharvesters.
In a 6-0 vote, Commissioners voted in favor of amending current furbearer regulations to clarify how to measure the jaw spread on body-gripping an ... Read More

PRATT – Concerns over high numbers of visitors, illegal activities, and complaints from area residents have staff from the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism’s (KDWPT) Public Lands Division considering a temporary closure of Pillsbury Crossing Wildlife Area. The 59-acre area – which sits on Deep Creek just seven miles southeast of ... Read More

PRATT – Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism’s (KDWPT) Flint Hills Trail and Prairie Spirit Trail state parks recently received America’s highest trails honor when they were designated National Recreational Trails by the National Park Service. Both state park trails are operated by KDWPT’s Parks Division.“This is significant, not on ... Read More

For Immediate Release:May 25, 2022
Contact:
Nadia Marji CMP®, KDWP Chief of Public Affairs
(785) 338-3036nadia.marji@ks.gov Kansas State Parks Partnering with Kansas Public Libraries to Offer Free Park Entrance KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Kansas State Parks are partnering with the Kansas Public Library System to provide library pat ... Read More

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