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Trophy deer law imposes automatic $5,000 fine On Thursday, Dec. 1, natural resource officer Dan Melson, Eureka, received a call from the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks' (KDWP) Pratt Operations Office regarding a deer poaching report. An anonymous caller had phoned the KDWP Law Enforcement Division claiming that a rural Severy reside ... Read More


Lake being drained for repairs; length and creel limits suspended The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) is draining Douglas State Fishing Lake (SFL) for repair of the dam and valve-intake line. Rather than waste fish currently in the lake, KDWP will open it for public salvage Jan. 7-15. Legal methods of salvage include rod and r ... Read More


Journal entries trace challenges, successes of natural resource law enforcementThey’ve been known in the past as game wardens, game protectors, and conservation officers. These days, KDWP’s law enforcement responsibilities are carried out by Kansas Natural Resource Officers. They each have a variety of responsibilities and seasonal variation in ... Read More


6/27/20 - 6/28/20: Kansas Walleye Association Tournament
Fishing Tournament
(Glen Elder State Park)