Outdoor News from all of Kansas.
Dec 18, 2012
The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism and the Kansas Department of Revenue are streamlining the process of buying annual Kansas park permits. Beginning in 2013, Kansas drivers can buy the new “Kansas State Parks Passport” along with their annual vehicle registration for a fee of $15. The new permit is available only at annual vehicle...
Nov 16, 2012
A deer hunter’s trail camera in Stafford county, Kan. captured the image of a Mountain Lion. The photo was taken in Oct. and found recently after the hunter retrieved his photos from the SD card of the camera. A KDWPT Biologist visited the site and confirmed the photos today. This cat is the Ninth to be officially confirmed in the state of Kansas since...
Nov 15, 2012
The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism’s Fishing Impoundments and Stream Habitats program (F.I.S.H.), patterned after the walk-in hunting program, is taking applicants for landowners interested in enrolling in the program for the 2013 season. The deadline is Dec. 15, 2012. The program, started in 1998, leases private waters for public fishing...
Hunting and Angling on the rise A recent survey conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service showed and increase of hunting and angling by 9 and 11 percent respectively. The accounts for 2.6 million person increase in participation in wildlife associated recreation. Bob Marshall’s recent Field and Stream article details the study. KDWPT Releases annual...
The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism’s annual Chronic Wasting Disease survey returned nine positive cases, down from 10 cases in last year’s testing, of the disease in the state of Kansas. “CWD is a serious deer disease but is still a rare disease in Kansas,” Shane Hesting, KDWPT wildlife disease coordinator said....
The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism’s December amendments to bait fish regulations have left a few anglers astir and confused. After fielding several questions on the topic, here are the key changes involved in the laws and the key points the department is trying to improve. The new law allows for bait fish to be taken from KDWPT waters...