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Selective burning during nesting season can be more effective than earlier burns ALLEN -- Wildlife managers know the use of prescribed fire as a land management tool is an excellent way to improve wildlife habitat. However, each spring wildlife biologists hear the fears of concerned hunters who don't understand that prescribed burns in March ... Read More


Birdwatching, wetland and prairie chicken tours, seminars to be featured;
April 10 registration deadline WAKEFIELD -- On April 25-27, the Kansas Birding Festival will be held near Wakefield. The three-day event will feature seminars on birds and birdwatching, guided field trips, food, and much more. On Friday, April 25, the event will begi ... Read More


Osage City man also garners nomination for national awardBob Harmon, Osage City, received the 2007 Wildlife Habitat Conservation Award representing Osage County at the Osage County Conservation District's Annual Conservation Meeting and Banquet on Feb. 11. This award is sponsored by the Kansas Bankers Association, Quail Unlimited, and the Kansa ... Read More


More than 2,000 samples testedThis year, chronic wasting disease (CWD) was detected by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) in three wild white-tailed bucks harvested during the rifle season northeast of Oberlin in Decatur County. Nebraska Game and Parks Commission staff detected CWD in a white-tailed buck taken in Red Willow Coun ... Read More


Selective burning during nesting season can be more effective than earlier burnsWildlife managers know the use of prescribed fire as a land management tool is an excellent way to improve wildlife habitat. However, each spring wildlife biologists hear the fears of concerned hunters who don't understand that prescribed burns in March and April -- ... Read More


April 10 registration deadlineThe Kansas Birding Festival is coming to Wakefield. The three-day event -- April 25-27 -- will feature seminars on birds and birdwatching, guided field trips, food, and much more.On Friday, April 28, the event will begin at the Wakefield Methodist Church Community Center with registration and guided field trips to ... Read More


The 22nd Annual Governor’s One-Shot Turkey Hunt will be held April 11-12, 2008 in El Dorado “We have a strong hunting tradition in Kansas and the annual one-shot turkey hunt is a great way to celebrate that tradition and kick off the spring turkey hunting season,” Governor Kathleen Sebelius said. As governor, Sebelius has participated in th ... Read More