4/30/09

2009 NONRESIDENT DEER APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE ONLY ONLINE
CALL OF THE WILD LURES KIDS TO OUTDOOR ADVENTURE CAMP JUNE 7-12
RECORD FISH SAILS OVER THE RAINBOW
VOLUNTEERS PLAN MAY 2 WORK DAY AT HOLLISTER WILDLIFE AREA

Application period May 1-June 1; no mail-in applications accepted
PRATT -- The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) has announced that 2009 nonresident deer permit applications will be accepted beginning May 1, with one major change from previous years -- applications must be made online through the KDWP website, www ... Read More

Six-day camp teaches youngsters nearly everything about the outdoors, from fishing, swimming, and star-gazing to canoeing, archery, and wingshooting
SYLVAN GROVE -- The Kansas Wildlife Federation (KWF) and the K-State Cooperative Extension Service are sponsoring the 21st Annual Outdoor Adventure Camp (OAC) June 7-12 at the Ca ... Read More

Gardner man breaks 27-year-old rainbow trout record
PRATT -- It wasn't a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, but the rainbow on the end of Ken Phelps' line was golden. The Gardner man was fishing with Power Bait in Shawnee Mission Park Lake on March 3 when he hooked a new state record rainbow trout.

After weighing ... Read More

Turkey hunters urged to avoid area being improved for wildlife habitat
FT. SCOTT -- Turkey hunters planning to visit the Hollister Wildlife Area, approximately 8 miles southwest of Ft. Scott, should plan to avoid the northwest corner of the wildlife area on May 2. During the morning and early afternoon on this date, the Kansas ... Read More