8 Wonders KDWP(Outdoor Today) 20%

In 1943, the Henry Maxwell estate donated 2,560 acres (4 sq. mi.) of land to the Kansas Forestry, Fish, and Game Commission for the creation of a wildlife refuge dedicated to bison and other prairie      .... Continue to Monday March 01 2010 >>

Lyon County (Folder) 20%

  Emporia - Peter Pan Park - 3 acres, S of Rudolph and Kansas Avenues, W of S. Congress Emporia-Jones Park Ponds - 5 acres, S of 24th Avenue between Prairie & Lincoln Street      .... Continue to Lyon County >>

Finney (Locations) 20%

acres are in native grasses and, when there is adequate rain fall, approximately 120 acres of surface water. The remainder is cropland or food plots and riparian vegetation. Starting in 2012 the lake ... In 1933, F.W. McCauley donated 60 acres to Kansas Wildlife and Parks. Another 780 acres was donated to the state by F.W. Kinney in 1934. The State then purchased an additional 14 acres in 1935      .... Continue to Finney >>

McPherson (Locations) 20%

In 1943, the Henry Maxwell Estate donated 2,560 acres of land to the Kansas Forestry, Fish, and Game Commission for the creation of a wildlife refuge and fishing lake. Of that area, 306 acres were      .... Continue to McPherson >>

Pond Size (Article) 20%

Ideal fishponds cover from 2 to 5 acres. Without exacting harvest restrictions, ponds smaller than 1 acre are suitable for catfish but are usually unsatisfactory for bass and bluegill due      .... Continue to Pond Size >>

Lyon County (Article) 20%

Emporia - Camp Alexander Lake - 2 acres, 1783 Road P5 Emporia - Peter Pan Park - 3 acres, S of Rudolph and Kansas Avenues, W of S. Congress Emporia-Jones Park Ponds      .... Continue to Lyon County >>

Kepley Wildlife Area (Locations) 20%

mallard leaving the waterhole. Kepley Wildlife Area is a 160 acre property that is located 5 1/2 miles south and 6 miles west of Ulysses. The property is in the shortgrass prairie ... The 160 acre property was donated to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks from Ray Kepley in 2009.      .... Continue to Kepley Wildlife Area >>

Cowley (Locations) 20%

Cowley State Fishing Lake is located 16 miles east of Arkansas City, immediately adjacent to Highway 166. The 84 acre lake was drained and rehabilitated in 1988-1989. Fish attractors were installed ... The 197 acre Cowley State Fishing Lake was made available to the Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission in 1953.      .... Continue to Cowley >>

Garton (Locations) 20%

Garton Wildlife Area is located 5 miles North and 1 mile East of Dighton Kansas. It is approximately 68 acres of fallow cropland and 252 acres of range land. Due to the population of Prairie Dogs ... Garton was placed in a Living Trust in 1985 and in 2000 approximately 320 acres were transferred to Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism.      .... Continue to Garton >>

Smoky Hill/ Kanopolis (Locations) 20%

 and Parks (KDWP), Smoky Hill Wildlife Area consists of 4180 acres of land and 885 acres of water.  Kanopolis Reservoir covers approximately 3000 acres.  The entire US Army Corps of Engineers property ... , and horseback riders, 15 of which are on the Smoky Hill Wildlife Area. The 3,500-acre lake and 12,500-acre wildlife area provide anglers and hunters abundant fish and game. Nestled near the Smoky Hill River ... Centrally located on Kanopolis Reservoir and managed by the KS Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP), Smoky Hill Wildlife Area consists 4180 acres of land and 885 acres of water      .... Continue to Smoky Hill/ Kanop... >>