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Hoisington to host event; $1,000 prizes offered in four divisions On April 19, Cheyenne Partnership of Hoisington will host the 2008 World All-Round Waterfowl Calling Championship near Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area. Callers must compete in each of four divisions: Canada Goose, snow goose, white-fronted goose, and mallard duck. Five judges w ... Read More


After seven printings, classic guide gets facelift Fort Hays State University has announced the Second Edition of Pasture and Range Plants, a highly popular and valuable guide to plant life in the Great Plains. The first edition was compiled by Fort Hays State University (FHSU) with the help of the Phillips Petroleum Co., which donated the m ... Read More


Painting of ring-necked ducks wins state honors, moves on to national competition Layne Anderson, an 18-year old senior at Olathe Northwest High School, captured Best of Show honors for Kansas at the Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest on March 26 in Wichita. Her acrylic painting of a pair of ring-necked ducks won the top spot in the judging and w ... Read More


National Wild Turkey Federation’s Munker’s Creek Limbhangers Chapter hosts 8th annual special hunt Ten lucky youngsters made memories to last a lifetime on April 5 at the 8th Annual Council Grove Turkey Hunt. The Munker’s Creek Limbhangers Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) hosted the event. It was the second youth hunt or ... Read More


EDITOR’S CORRECTION: A story in our April 10th weekly news release on the upcoming Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission meeting contained a headline with an erroneous date for that meeting. The story itself correctly notes that the meeting, at Garden City’s Finnup Center, will be April 17th. Please be aware that the meeting will begin at 1:30 ... Read More


4/19/08 - 4/20/08: Boothill Bass Club
Bass Tournament
(Clark State Fishing Lake)

6/7/08 - 6/8/08: Great Plains Racing
PWC Racing Event
(Perry State Park)

Book describes almost 1,000 miles of rivers available to the public MADISON, Wis. -- For years, Kansas canoe, kayak, and float-trip enthusiasts have pined for places to put boats in the water and enjoy a peaceful day on the river. While those places have always existed, they haven't been well-known. With the publication of Dave Murphy's Padd ... Read More