PRATT – Many anglers remember when the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) changed bait regulations in 2012 to limit the use of wild-caught bait to within the drainage where collected as well as the 2013 amendment to lessen restrictions for bluegill and green sunfish. The intent of these regulations was to prevent the sprea ... Read More

On January 1, Go Take A HikePRATT – We’ve all made New Year’s resolutions to lose weight, eat less, quit smoking or exercise more, and most of us find them hard to keep. However, what if there was a New Year’s resolution that was not only easy to keep but was enjoyable and fun, as well? Impossible, you say? Not if you resolve to participate in ... Read More

PRATT – Creating more quality opportunities for youth hunters will be just one of many items discussed by Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism commissioners during their Jan. 14, 2021 virtual meeting. The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) is considering raising the maximum age to participate in the state’s special youth sea ... Read More

PRATT – The Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission met June 17, 2021 at the Great Plains Nature Center in Wichita for their first in-person meeting in more than a year. Several virtual options were available, allowing some commissioners and the public to participate or watch online.During the meeting, the commission approved new regulati ... Read More

For Immediate Release:February 17, 2022
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Nadia Reimer CMP®, Chief of Public Affairs
(785) 338-3036nadia.reimer@ks.govKDWP Fisheries Staff Test Latest Technology in Ground-breaking StudyEMPORIA – Many advances in technology arise out of a desire to improve output and efficiency, and the fishing industry is no exception. One such advance ... Read More

March 29, 2012Capturing federal funds one key to maintaining hunting and fishing programsTOPEKA— Kansas hunters and anglers are losing money. Every time they buy a box of shotgun shells, a new crankbait or just about any other item of hunting and fishing equipment, the price includes a federal excise tax. That excise tax is then distributed bac ... Read More

May 22, 2014National Safe Boating Week is May 18-24                                                 TOPEKA –The tragic death of a man at Tuttle Creek Reservoir on Sunday, May 18, is a sad reminder that fun on the water ca ... Read More

May 2, 2013 Pheasants Forever workshops to assist landowners in CRP enrollment The Farm Service Agency will administer a Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general sign-up May 20, 2013 through June 14, 2013. To get the word out about this sign-up period and to assist landowners in signing up, Kansas Pheasants Forever biologists will c ... Read More