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Aug. 9, 2012
Youth ages 10-16 invited to participate in guided hunt; application deadline Aug. 25ELLIS — Thanks to the success of last year’s TJ’s Memorial Youth Deer Hunt, Hunting Heritage Group and the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) will host the 6th Annual TJ’s Memorial Youth Deer Hunt during the special youth and ... Read More


Aug. 9, 2012
KDWPT-managed areas are magnets for elusive mourning dovesPRATT — Many hunters view Sept. 1 as the opening of hunting season, with dove season beginning on that day. It’s been a blistering hot, dry summer, but mourning doves seem to thrive in hot, dry weather, and Kansas hunters should have no problem finding this acrobat game bir ... Read More


Aug. 10, 2012
Public asked to notify KDWPT of deer that act ill or are found deadEMPORIA — July through early October is a time when people occasionally see sick and dead deer and wonder what is happening. The disease most often associated with these losses is called hemorrhagic disease (HD). It is caused by a virus, and it is transmitted to d ... Read More


Aug. 10, 2012
Lakes in Johnson and Shawnee counties added to Warning listTOPEKA — On Aug. 10, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) reported the latest results from testing water samples for blue-green algae, and alerts for two lakes have been added to the “Warning” list: Antioch Park Lake South, in Johnson County, and Central ... Read More