March 2009

Fundraiser will offer a "Gun-a-Week Drawing" throughout 2009

Too many kids are spending too little time outdoors. That's an issue that Pass It On-Outdoor Mentors would like to change. The Wichita-based organization works to find mentors for children who want outdoor experiences. Teaming with youth mentoring organ ... Read More

Kansas to receive more than $11 million for 2009 conservation projects

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has announced the distribution of more than $740 million to 56 state and territorial fish and wildlife agencies to fund fish and wildlife conservation efforts, boat access, shooting ranges, and hunter education ... Read More

Public invited to all sessions of meeting at Dillon House, 404 SW 9th

The Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission invites all interested persons to attend a commission meeting on Thursday, March 12, at the Dillon House, 404 SW 9th in Topeka.

The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks launched a new daily video program March 2 called Kansas Outdoors Today. Kansas outdoor news and resource information will be covered in all aspects by short, news-style video clips on the Kansas Wildlife and Parks website, Read More

Publication shows all land open to spring turkey hunting
PRATT -- The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) has announced that the 2009 Kansas Spring Turkey Atlas is now available for viewing and download on the agency's website, www.kdwp.state.ks.us. From the home page, click Hunting/Turkey/Spring Turkey Atlas to vie ... Read More

Edwardsville resident Steven Taylor receives 2009 statewide award
PRATT -- The Advisory Committee to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) Hunter Education Program has named Steven Taylor, Edwardsville, the 2009 Hunter Education Instructor of the Year. An active instructor for 27 years, Taylor has organized and ta ... Read More

Permit good for six paddlefish; reduced fee for youth 15 and younger

PRATT -- The Kansas paddlefish season begins March 15 and runs through May 15. Once rivers rise, paddlefish enter the state in search of spawning areas, when water temperatures approach 60 degrees. This usually occurs shortly before or after the March 15 ... Read More

State income tax return box helps conserve all wildlife

Voluntary contributions by Kansas state income taxpayers have supported a variety of important wildlife programs during the nearly 30 years of the Chickadee Checkoff Program's existence.

Since 1981, the Chickadee Checkoff Program has been at the forefront of ... Read More

Online bibliography aids fish and wildlife professionals, landowners

With approximately 97 percent of Kansas land in private ownership, Sunflower State wildlife depend on landowners for survival. Most landowners enjoy wildlife on their property, and many would like to know more about how to make their land more productive ... Read More

Mentored hunts designed for youth who have never hunted a turkey

On the weekends of April 4-5, 11-12, and 18-19, the Westar Energy Green Team will guide youth who have never harvested a turkey at its Jef ... Read More

USD 468 Hunter Education in Our Schools students experience live fire

Healy USD 468 is among the growing number of Kansas middle schools to include the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks' (KDWP) Hunter Education In Our Schools program. Available at no cost to schools, the optional course offers participating students ... Read More

Trash, altercations, vandalism among reasons cited

Following a trend that goes back several years, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) has banned all alcohol -- including 3.2 percent malt beverages -- from state fishing lakes in many parts of the state. Intoxicated drivers, trash, vandalism, fights, and rowd ... Read More

Park users can save by purchasing permits before April 1

Visitors to Kansas state parks can save money by purchasing many permits before the prime park season begins on April 1. Permits purchased in the off-season -- Oct. 1-March 31 -- are valid for the remainder of the calendar year, and they are cheaper if purchased duri ... Read More

CWD-positive deer reported from 2,693 samples collected by KDWP

PRATT -- The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) has reported 10 chronic wasting disease (CWD) cases from among almost 2,700 deer tissue samples collected and submitted for lab analysis by KDWP in recent months. Eight of the CWD-positive deer tissue ... Read More

Event takes place March 31 at Valentino’s in Seneca

SENECA -- The Nemaha County Chapter of Pheasants Forever will conduct a game habitat seminar at 6:30 p.m. March 31 at Valentino’s South Room in Seneca. After the audience is settled in with free beverages and snacks, Pheasants Forever Senior Field Coordinator Pete Berthel ... Read More

Seminar presentations and playa lakes tour included in event

COLBY -- The Kansas Alliance for Wetlands and Streams, Inc. (KAWS), the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP), the Playa Lakes Joint Venture (PLJV), and the Waconda Watershed Restoration and Protection S ... Read More

Limited to 35 women, participants must pre-register as soon as possible

CHANUTE -- On May 30, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, Lil Toledo Lodge, the Kansas Wildlife Officers Association, and the Kansas State Rifle Association, the Women of the National Rifle Association (NRA), and the Kansas Bow Hunter Associat ... Read More