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CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR – For more than 40 years, trout have provided winter fishing fun in select Kansas waters, and the Cedar Bluff stilling basin has been a part of that program from the beginning. However, the stilling basin below Cedar Bluff Dam won’t be stocked with trout in 2016. Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Fisheries D ... Read More


Fifty-five animals on auction block this yearIn an effort to preserve a small bit of the past, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) maintains small herds of buffalo in the state. As these herds grow, the agency auctions surplus animals that cannot be supported by available habitat on refuges near Garden City and McPherson. People ... Read More


Focus on wingshooting; safety, ethics, and dog handling also included JUNTION CITY -- Youth who have completed a certified hunter education course will have the opportunity to participate in a youth and mentor pheasant hunting class at Rock Springs 4-H Ranch, near Junction City, on March 4-5. The course will be conducted by the Kansas Hunte ... Read More


EMPORIA – In a cooperative study with Kansas State University to evaluate the influence of gizzard shad on food webs in small impoundments, the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism (KDWPT) will be conducting partial fishery renovations on four small impoundments this winter. Selected impoundments are Neosho State Fishing Lake, Pott ... Read More


Giant fish display will cross the state in 2009; reservation deadline Dec. 19The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) Mobile Aquarium made its debut in 2008, participating in three events: Meade State Park OK Kids Day, the Wichita Riverfest, and the Kansas State Fair. In its initial year of operation, the aquarium reached nearly 140,0 ... Read More


Successful applicants should receive notification by mid-August The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks has announced that the drawing for special hunts will be complete by early August. The deadline to apply was July 15. Applicants who applied online and provided an email address will be notified in late August only if they were not suc ... Read More


October 18, 2012First year for new trout season opening dayPRATT—The 2012 trout season opens Nov. 1 when select waters across the state will be stocked with trout for the popular winter fishing activity. The trout season has traditionally opened Oct. 15 and closed April 15. However, in recent years, stockings in some waters were delayed because ... Read More


Experts to provide classroom and field demonstrations on tree-planting benefits WASHINGTON -- Landowners, farmers, ranchers, researchers, foresters, and natural resource professionals will gather on Thursday, May 31, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Washington for the 3rd Annual Agroforestry Field Day. The morning will feature presentations in th ... Read More