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For Immediate Release:August 25, 2023
Contacts:
Nadia Marji CMP®, Chief of Public Affairsnadia.marji@ks.gov
Jessica Ward, Communications ManagerJessica.ward@ks.govKDWP Offering New Interactive Mapping Tool to Locate Fields for Dove HuntingKansas City, Kan. – Geographic information system staff at the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks are ... Read More


For Immediate Release:August 31, 2023
Contacts:
Nadia Marji CMP®, Chief of Public Affairsnadia.marji@ks.gov
Megan Mayhew, Digital Communications Manager Megan.mayhew@ks.gov KDWP, K-State Research and Extension to Host Informational Forum on Baiting and Feeding Wildlife on September 21KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Due to growing concerns within ... Read More


March 8, 2012
Early propagation program helping bass survival and growth ratesMEADE — Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) fish culturists are producing largemouth bass earlier, giving them a head start on bass hatched with traditional hatchery methods or those hatched in the wild. Now in its fourth year, a bass propagation ... Read More


PRATT – The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT), in partnership with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), has a new “bucket list” for Kansas kayakers, anglers, and outdoor enthusiasts to pursue – recreating at Kansas’ clearest lakes. Aquatic vegetation, underwater structures, and even fish may be visible ... Read More


Weather made shooting tough, but happy hunters found plenty of birds during the opening weekend of the 2005 Kansas pheasant season. Opening day results almost mirrored the predictions of the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) upland bird forecast , with plenty of birds seen in much of the state but the most taken in the central, no ... Read More


The Kansas firearms deer season begins Nov. 30 this year and runs through Dec. 11. The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks reminds deer hunters that safety is the first order of business when hunting with high-powered rifles. Several changes in laws and regulations are also important.
Among safety issues is one required by law: all deer h ... Read More


Traveling playa lakes exhibit to feature day of demonstrations, crafts, other educational activities; will remain in Colby through Feb. 28 COLBY -- The award-winning exhibit on playa lakes, "Playas: Gems of the Plains,” is open at the Prairie Museum of Art and History, 1905 S. Franklin, Colby, through Feb. 28. The display is a traveli ... Read More