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Estimate is 9 percent below last year but 11 percent above long-term averageThe preliminary estimate of total ducks from the 2008 Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey was just over 37 million, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). This is a 9 percent decline from last year's estimate but still 11 percent greater t ... Read More


Fundraiser supports youth hunting eventsThe Flint Hills Gobblers Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation will be hosting its 13th Annual Hunting Heritage Banquet and Superfund Auction on Saturday, July 26, at American Legion Post No. 5, 2921 W. 12th Avenue in Emporia. The doors will open at 5:30 p.m. with a turkey dinner at 7 p.m.The eve ... Read More



EXPIRING CRP CAN BE MAINTAINED IN PROGRAM
FURHARVESTER EDUCATION COURSE AUGUST 2
WILDLIFE AND PARKS POSTS SCHEDULED HUNTER EDUCATION CLASSES ONLINE
BREEDING DUCKS DOWN BUT STILL ABOVE LONG-TERM AVERAGEFLINT HILLS GOBBLERS BANQUET AND AUCTION JULY 26 Read More


Sensitive areas may remain in program another 10 to 15 years PRATT -- According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA), 1.7 million acres of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres will expire in Kansas over the next four years. Cooperators still have the opportunity to maintain difficult-to-farm areas with continuous ... Read More


Course offers basic methods of harvesting furbearers and the preparation and marketing of peltsPRATT – The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks’ (KDWP) Hunter Education section will offer a one-day furharvester education class on Saturday, Aug. 2. Students will gather at the KDWP Operations Office, 512 SE 25th Avenue, 2 miles east and 1 mile ... Read More


Class required of all hunters born on or after July 1, 1957;youngsters may hunt under adult supervision without course until age 16PRATT -- For most hunters, mid-summer is the time when thoughts turn to fall hunting seasons, which begins with dove season Sept. 1. For first-time hunters, preparation usually means taking a hunter education cours ... Read More


Estimate is 9 percent below last year but 11 percent above long-term averageWASHINGTON, DC -- According to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), the preliminary estimate of total ducks from the 2008 Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey was just over 37 million. This is a 9 percent decline from last year's estimate but still ... Read More


Fundraiser supports youth hunting eventsEMPORIA -- The Flint Hills Gobblers Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation will be hosting its 13th Annual Hunting Heritage Banquet and Superfund Auction on Saturday, July 26, at American Legion Post No. 5, 2921 W. 12th Avenue in Emporia. The doors will open at 5:30 p.m. with a turkey dinner at 7 ... Read More


Hunt scheduled for Sept. 13 and 14Young and disabled hunters are invited to register to participate in the 6th Annual Tuttle Creek Assisted Deer Hunt.Sponsored by the Riley County Fish and Game Assocation, Tuttle Creek Lake Corps of Engineers, and Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, the hunt will be Sept. 13 and 14 on public and private la ... Read More