Recent Updates
This is a list of the last 75 updates to the website.
ANGLERS STALK LATE-WINTER TROUT
Feb. 23, 2012
Trout stocked Oct. 15-April 15 in more than 30 waters throughout the state
PRATT — Are you itching for turkey season but can’t wait until April to enjoy the thrill of the outdoors? Try trout fishing.
The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) trout stocking program offers an exci ... Read More
FISHING ATLAS IS ANGLERS’ GUIDEBOOK
Feb. 23, 2012
Atlas including maps of all public-access fishing areas now online, in print March 1
PRATT — The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) has released a tool that will help you catch more fish — and it’s free. Interested?
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Feb. 23, 2012
Furbearer running season lasts through Nov. 1; firearms may not be possessed
PRATT — On March 1, the great race begins. That’s the opening day of Kansas furbearer running season, which gives hound enthusiasts the opportunity to chase — but not take — bobcat, opossum, raccoon, red fox, and gray fox. The seas ...
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TAKE A VIRTUAL TOUR OF MONARCH BUTTERFLY MIGRATION
Feb. 23, 2012
Kansas University professor to take participants on 1,000-mile journey
GREAT BEND — Every November, monarch butterflies arrive in central Mexico by the hundreds of millions, clustering so thickly in fir forests they sometimes break the tree branches. Learn more about this amazing annual migration as founder ...
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3/31/12 - FREE PARK ENTRANCE/OPEN HOUSE
OPEN HOUSE
(WILSON STATE PARK)
6/16/12 - OK KIDS DAY/FREE PARK ENTRANCE
OK KIDS & FREE PARK ENTRANCE
(WILSON STATE PARK)
KANSAS FOREST SERVICE OFFERS CONSERVATION SEEDLINGS
Feb. 23, 2012
Order deadline March 7
MANHATTAN — The Kansas Forest Service (KFS) spring conservation tree seedling sales are underway and will continue until May 7. This is the 56th season that KFS has offered more than 30 species of low-cost trees and shrubs for windbreaks, wood lots, riparian planting, wildlife plantin ...
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KDWPT TO RELEASE FREE CRAPPIE FISHING VIDEO
Feb. 16, 2012
Online video reveals all the secrets of catching the state’s favorite panfish
PRATT — A new video, Kansas Crappie Bonanza, will be released by the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) on Feb. 17 to show anglers how to catch crappie throughout the year in the Sunflower State. Altho ...
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MARAIS DES CYGNES WILDLIFE AREA HAS BANNER YEAR
Feb. 16, 2012
Record duck harvest recorded despite dry year
PLEASANTON — Marais des Cygnes Wildlife Area, near the Missouri border in Linn County, reported a record breaking-year for waterfowl hunters in the 2011-2012 season. Duck hunters reported harvesting more than 8,300 ducks during the 74-day season, shattering the ...
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Glen Elder State Park Seasonal positions 52.17 kB
(open until filled)
Glen Elder State Park Seasonal Ranger position 51.64 kB
(open until filled)
Glen Elder State Park Volunteer Camphost position 76.70 kB
(open until filled)
Prairie Spirit Trail SP 624.94 kB