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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


Free dates vary, allowing multiple park visitation opportunities Kansas state parks offer a variety of scenic landscapes, from the Ozarkian forests of Crawford State Park in eastern Kansas to the rugged High Plains oasis known as Scott State Park in the west. Free Park Entrance Days offer Kansans an opportunity to sample that variety and sav ... Read More


Group requests public input before final deer recommendations are made. The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks presented a report on deer-related statute review to the Kansas Legislature Feb. 1 and 2. During the legislature’s 2005 session, the House Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Committee requested that the department review statutes and ... Read More