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Nonresident landowners not entitled to same hunting rights as resident landowners U.S. Senior District Judge Wesley E. Brown, Wichita, has issued a summary judgment order in favor of defendant Mike Hayden, in his official capacity as secretary of the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. Summary judgment is a legal term which means that a ... Read More


Innovative use of wetlands will restore lake, provide recreation An alternative wastewater treatment process will restore a portion of Ulysses' Frazier Park Lake. The wastewater effluent will be filtered through a series of wetlands and stream habitats to be constructed on existing city property, restoring water-based recreational opportunit ... Read More


Season opens November 4th this year The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks reminds hunters that some changes will take effect in the upland game seasons this fall. The regular pheasant season will open Nov. 4th, one week earlier than previous years, and run through the end of January. Also, the quail units have been eliminated; the stat ... Read More


Resident bowhunters can purchase licenses and permits online from the convenience of home October 1 marks the traditional opening day of the archery deer season in Kansas. Recent cool breezes and the hint of fall color in the cottonwoods invoke an almost involuntary response from avid bowhunters – the desire to satisfy the primal urge to hun ... Read More


The Department will be auctioning off state surplus property Friday, Oct. 6, 2006, 1:00 p.m. Pratt, KS Location of the sale is at the Pratt Wildlife and Parks Operations Office, 512 SE 25th Ave; 2 miles east and 1 mile south of Pratt, KS. The following list is a brief sampling of sale items: VEHICLES 2001 Chevy Lumina 4-dr Sedan, Full p ... Read More


OK kids at Eisenhower (2006)

A good catch, need to get back to work.

El Dorado State Park Mixer

Scott Peterson, an AmeriCorps member, mixes product together to pour into the new rubber surface on the Walnut River playground.

Celebrations taper off in fall, but several remain PRATT -- Each month, Kansas state parks conduct special events designed to provide new opportunities to park-goers. Some events are held in conjunction with Free Park Entrance Days, some to celebrate a special historical event or geological attribute of an individual park, and others just f ... Read More


Special event designed to encourage youth participation in shooting sports COUNCIL GROVE -- Council Grove area youth are invited to attend a free shotgun and archery shooting clinic on Saturday, Oct. 21, at Council Grove Reservoir. Controlled live-fire instruction and a computer hunting simulator will teach safe, responsible, and fun shooti ... Read More