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Two $1,000 scholarships offered to college-bound students READING -- The Kansas Wildlife Officers Association (KWOA) has announced that it will grant two $1,000 scholarships to students pursuing higher education in Kansas during the 2006-2007 school year. These scholarships help KWOA promote public awareness of the nature and diversity of w ... Read More


Park Entrance Days vary; Free Fishing Days June 3-4 PRATT -- Many Kansas outdoorsmen and women look forward to two special events offered by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks: Free Park Entrance Days and Free Fishing Days. These days give everyone interested in exploring Kansas outdoors an opportunity to test their interests free ... Read More


North Carolina men often shot bucks on Antlerless Only tags; crossed state lines WICHITA -- Eight hunters from North Carolina will pay more than $36,000 in fines and fees after pleading guilty to illegally shooting trophy deer in Kansas and taking them across state lines. The poachers were caught shooting 11 bucks out of season -- one mule ... Read More


Final action planned at April Kansas Wildlife & Parks Commission meetings PRATT -- Many Kansas hunters are interested in season dates for the fall 2006 hunting seasons. Some season dates have already been established for the 2006 seasons, while others will be established later this year in public hearings conducted by the Kansas Wildlif ... Read More


Waterfowl hunting still good in late January; goose seasons extend into February PRATT — The late January duck season is keeping many waterfowl hunters afield this January because the late segment of the duck season runs Jan 21-29 in the High Plains Zone (west of U.S. Highway 283) and the Late Zone (most of eastern and central Kansas). The ... Read More


Seven conservation groups drawn from 59 applicants PRATT – Seven Kansas conservation groups are winners in the first-ever drawing for Commission Big Game Permits. Fifty-nine organizations applied for the seven available permits, which were drawn and announced at the Jan. 19 meeting of the Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission in Kansas City. ... Read More


Cheyenne County Fairgrounds site of Feb. 2 informational discussion PRATT -- The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) will conduct an informational meeting at 7 p.m. Feb. 2 at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds in St. Francis. KDWP and Kansas Animal Health Department officials will discuss the occurrence of chronic wasting disease (C ... Read More


KDWP to collect deer in vicinity of state’s first chronic wasting disease occurrence ST. FRANCIS – Kansas Department Wildlife and Parks staff will conduct additional sampling of deer in Cheyenne County this month, in response to the recent confirmation of the state’s first occurrence of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a wild deer. A total o ... Read More


North Carolina men often shot bucks on Antlerless Only tags; crossed state lines Eight hunters from North Carolina will pay more than $36,000 in fines and fees after pleading guilty to illegally shooting trophy deer in Kansas and taking them across state lines. The poachers were caught shooting 11 bucks out of season -- one mule deer and 10 ... Read More