3/15/07

PARK FEE BARGAINS THROUGH MARCH 31

New law reduces vehicle entrance fees;
park users can save even more by purchasing permits by March 31
PRATT -- The cost of visiting Kansas state parks is going down in 2007. In a public hearing in Chanute last October, the Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission approved changes in state park vehicle entrance fees, ... Read More


SPECIAL CRAPPIE SPORT "VANITY PLATES"

Rewards offered for return of tags
EMPORIA -- Crappie fishing will soon pick up across Kansas as the water warms and crappie prepare for their annual spawn. April through June is the time when more anglers fish and more crappie are caught than any other period during the year. Some of these crappie sport special "vanity p ... Read More


HUNTING ACCIDENTS AT NEAR-RECORD LOW

Seventeen accidents in 2006, down from 20 in 2005; none fatal
PRATT -- The number of reported hunting accidents in Kansas dropped to 17 in 2006, down from 20 reported in 2005, according to a Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) Hunter Edu ... Read More


KDWP ANNOUNCES HUNTER EDUCATION INSTRUCTORS OF THE YEAR

Winfield resident Neil Smith receives 2006 statewide award
PRATT -- The Advisory Committee to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) Hunter Education Program has named Neil Smith, Winfield, the 2006 Hunter Education Instructor of th ... Read More