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Whitetail either sex permits still available; no deer check stations this year PRATT -- Two deer seasons open in September: the muzzleloader season, which runs Sept. 9-22, and the youth/disabled season, which runs Sept. 23-24. Resident hunters who have yet to obtain a Whitetail Either Sex permit may still obtain one at Kansas Department of ... Read More

Highly-pathogenic strain not yet found in North America; risk to hunters extremely low PRATT -- With the start of hunting seasons, bird hunters may be concerned about avian influenza, commonly known as “bird flu." Birds have long been susceptible to bird flu, but the latest strain -- highly-pathogenic H5N1 -- has killed more than 200 m ... Read More

Low Plains season opens Sept. 9, High Plains Sept. 16 PRATT -- What a difference a few days can make. Two weeks ago, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks reported that wetlands in central and northwest Kansas were in dire straits due to lack of rainfall. One of the agency's premier wetlands -- Cheyenne Bottoms, near Great Bend -- was ... Read More

Low Plains season opened Sept. 9, High Plains Sept. 16 What a difference a few days can make. A few weeks ago, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks reported that wetlands in central and northwest Kansas were in dire straits due to lack of rainfall. One of the agency's premier wetlands -- Cheyenne Bottoms , near Great Bend -- was nearl ... Read More

No September Canada goose season means more days during regular season One change in Kansas hunters’ waterfowling opportunity this year is the decision to forego a September Canada goose season. The season was originally created to help control resident Canada goose populations in urban areas around Wichita, Topeka, Lawrence, and Kansas City ... Read More

Group to promote quail habitat improvement, field trials in region GIRARD -- Recently, a group of 17 conservation-minded individuals from the Pittsburg-Girard area formed the new Southeast Kansas (SEK) Quail Unlimited Chapter. New chapter volunteers are eager to donate their time and energy on projects ranging from a conservation fundraiser ... Read More

Website honored by internet education portal MANHATTAN -- An educational website for Kansas State University's Konza Prairie Biological Station has been recognized for its outstanding educational content. The Konza Environmental Education Program website has earned an Award of Excellence from StudySphere, an education portal on the internet ... Read More

Butterfly's long migration hits Kansas in September
PRATT -- September is the month to look for masses of migrating monarch butterflies in Kansas. This familiar species has migratory behavior much likethat of birds, which is unique in the insect kingdom. Navigating strictly on instinct, every monarch east of the Rocky Mountains navigates ... Read More

Modifications due to low water SYLVAN GROVE -- The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks has been considering implementing a deeper water waterfowl refuge at Wilson Reservoir for several years. While the water portion of the refuge designated on the west end in 1996 has been effective for sandhill cranes and early migrating waterfowl, the ... Read More

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