7/19/07

KDWP TO OFFER WINGSHOOTING CLASSES
2007 WATERFOWL SURVEY SHOWS GOOD NEWS
NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION TO AUCTION BIG GAME PERMITS
GOVERNOR REAPPOINTS THREE COMMISSION MEMBERS
WYANDOTTE COUNTY FAIR TO FEATURE WILD GAME COOKOFF
MILFORD TO HOST 7TH ANNUAL WOMEN'S FISHING TOURNAMENT AUG. 11

Open to everyone, classes run every Tuesday evening in August
PRATT -- The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) will offer wingshooting classes throughout the month of August. The classes will run 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. every Tuesday evening and will include both basic and advanced teaching. Shooting will be done at the Pr ... Read More

Canvasbacks, redheads, and northern shovelers break traditional survey records
WASHINGTON, DC -- Preliminary results from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and Canadian Wildlife Service's Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey indicate a breeding duck population estimate of more than 41 million birds in the ... Read More

Kansas chapters draw two Commission permits;
proceeds of auction aid Wildlife and Parks
PRATT -- Each year, Kansas Wildlife and Park commissioners draw seven Commission Deer and Elk permits from a pool of non-profit organization applications. These permits are available only to organizations that actively promote ... Read More

Seven-member Wildlife and Parks Commission advises department
TOPEKA -- Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has reappointed three members of the Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission.

Kelly Johnston, Wichita; Doug Sebelius, Norton; and Shari Wilson, Kansas City, were reappointed for four-year terms. The seven-member commission wor ... Read More

Fair-goers will be able to sample everything from fish, fowl, and small game
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Wyandotte County Fair event planners have a special treat for fair-goers this year -- a wild game cook-off. The fair will be held July 31-Aug. 4 at the Woodlands Race Track, 9700 Leavenworth Road in Kansas City, and

The ... Read More

Women-only event will feature competition for best creels of Kansas sportfish
JUNCTION CITY -- On Aug. 11, the Milford Lake Walleye Club will sponsor the Women's 7th Annual Fishing Tournament at Milford Reservoir, near Junction City. Two-woman teams (with a boat driver, if desired) will hit the lake at 7 a.m. and fish until 2 ... Read More