News 9-27-12

MONSTER BLUE CATFISH CERTIFIED AS KANSAS RECORD

September 27, 2012

New record blue cat betters old record by more than 8 pounds

PRATT—After the required 30-day waiting period, the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) has officially recognized a 102.8-pound blue catfish as a new state record. Rob Stanley, of Olathe, caught the fish, which b ... Read More


GLEN ELDER YOUTH HUNTING AREA TO CHANGE

Sept. 27, 2012

Hunter survey input helps guide area management

GLEN ELDER – In 2009, as part of a program to provide beginning hunters special hunting opportunities, the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism designated a portion of Glen Elder Wildlife Area as a Mentor-Novice Hunting Area. The West Waln ... Read More


FALL TURKEY SEASON OPENS OCTOBER 1

September 27, 2012

Chance for Thanksgiving wild turkey dinner

PRATT—The fall turkey season doesn’t have the tradition or build-up that surrounds the spring turkey season but only because it’s overshadowed by deer, waterfowl and upland bird hunting seasons. Kansas fall turkey hunters enjoy unsurpassed opportunitie ... Read More


KDWPT’S DAN HESKET RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD

September 27, 2012

Kansas boating law administrator recognized by national organization

LEXINGTON, Ky.On Sept. 12, Major Dan Hesket, boating law administrator for the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, received the Association of State Boating Law Administrators’ (NASBLA) President’s Awar ... Read More