8/31/06
AUGUST RAINS BOOST TEAL SEASON PROSPECTS
Low Plains season opens Sept. 9, High Plains Sept. 16
PRATT -- What a difference a few days can make. Two weeks ago, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks reported that wetlands in central and northwest Kansas were in dire straits due to lack of rainfall. One of the agency's premier wetlands -- Cheyenne Bottoms, near Gr ...
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AVIAN INFLUENZA AND WILD BIRDS
Highly-pathogenic strain not yet found in North America;risk to hunters extremely low
PRATT -- With the start of hunting seasons, bird hunters may be concerned about avian influenza, commonly known as “bird flu." Birds have long been susceptible to bird flu, but the latest strain -- highly-pathogenic H5N1 -- has k ...
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MUZZLELOADER, YOUTH/DISABLED DEER SEASONS IN SEPTEMBER
Whitetail either sex permits still available; no deer check stations this year
PRATT -- Two deer seasons open in September: the muzzleloader season, which runs Sept. 9-22, and the youth/disabled season, which runs Sept. 23-24. Resident hunters who have yet to obtain a Whitetail Either Sex permit may still obtain one at Kansas ...
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KDWP ANNOUNCES SEPTEMBER STATE PARK EVENTS
Celebrations continue into early fall
PRATT -- Each month, Kansas state parks conduct special events, some in conjunction with Free Park Entrance Days, some to celebrate a special historical event or geological attribute of an individual park, and others just for entertainment. Each park sets its own dates for these events, in ...
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WILDLIFE APPRECIATION AND CONSERVATION DAYS SEPT. 8 & 9
Information booths, conservation programs, food highlight event
EMPORIA -- On Friday afternoon and all day Saturday, Sept. 8 and 9, local chapters of Quail Unlimited, Ducks Unlimited, the National Wild Turkey Federation, the Lyon County Soil Conservation District, and volunteer Kansas hunter education instructors will conduct ...
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