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LEFTOVER 2008 NONRESIDENT DEER PERMITS STILL AVAILABLE IN NINE UNITS

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:54:02 -0400

The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) has announced that about 2,100 nonresident deer permits are still available for the 2008 season.These are permits that were not taken in the May nonresident application period. They are Whitetail Either-Sex permits, and are being sold on a first-come first-served basis at license vendors and online to any nonresident who did not successfully draw a 2008 permit. Interested hunters can also purchase a leftover permit with a toll-free telephone call (800-918-2877).

FURHARVESTER EDUCATION COURSE SCHEDULED AUGUST 2 IN PRATT

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:52:46 -0400

The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks’ (KDWP) Hunter Education section will offer a one-day furharvester education class on Saturday, Aug. 2. Students will gather at the KDWP Operations Office, 512 SE 25th Avenue, 2 miles east and 1 mile south of Pratt. The course will begin at 8 a.m. and run until 5 p.m. Lunch will be provided.

FLINT HILLS GOBBLERS BANQUET AND AUCTION JULY 26 IN EMPORIA

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:51:43 -0400

The Flint Hills Gobblers Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation will be hosting its 13th Annual Hunting Heritage Banquet and Superfund Auction on Saturday, July 26, at American Legion Post No. 5, 2921 W. 12th Avenue in Emporia. The doors will open at 5:30 p.m. with a turkey dinner at 7 p.m.

EXPIRING CRP ACRES IN KANSAS CAN BE MAINTAINED IN PROGRAM

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:50:17 -0400

About 1.7 million acres of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres will expire in Kansas over the next four years, according to the U. S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA). Cooperators still have the opportunity to maintain difficult-to-farm areas with continuous practices once their contracts expire.

FURHARVESTER EDUCATION COURSE AUGUST 2

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:57:46 -0400

FLINT HILLS GOBBLERS BANQUET AND AUCTION JULY 26

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:56:46 -0400

WELCOME TO KDWP'S REDESIGNED WEBSITE

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:53:50 -0400

The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks website has a new look.

While its new appearance is obvious, the site’s content and organization will be familiar to past visitors. Increased screen resolution accommodates more information and images, but navigating through the site is unchanged.

Opening dates unchanged for 2008

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:59:58 -0400

The Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission has approved a change in the opening date of pheasant season, moving it to the second Saturday in November, effective in 2009. This year's pheasant opening date will be the first Saturday in November, as it has been since 2006, because many hunters already have made lodging and vacation plans for this fall. The pheasant season runs through Jan. 31, 2009.

WILDLIFE & PARKS COMMISSION APPROVES PHEASANT, QUAIL SEASON CHANGES

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:06:04 -0400

75TH ANNIVERSARY FEDERAL DUCK STAMP FEATURES PINTAIL PAIR

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:04:31 -0400

The first 75th Anniversary Federal Duck Stamp was sold to H. Dale Hall, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) director, during a special ceremony hosted by Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, near Baltimore, Md., in June. The stamp features a pair of northern pintails depicted by Minnesota artist Joseph Hautman. In 1934, Postmaster William Mooney sold the very first Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp, popularly known as the federal duck stamp, to J. N. "Ding" Darling. Darling was the first federal duck stamp artist and also served as director of the U.S. Biological Survey, the forerunner of USFWS. Every year since, the first duck stamp sale has been made to the USFWS director.

ADVANCED HUNTER EDUCATION -- BOWHUNTER EDUCATION FIELD DAY EVENTS SCHEDULED

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:03:16 -0400

In preparation for the 2008 archery deer season, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) Hunter Education section is offering Advanced Hunter Education -- Bowhunter Education Field Day events. The Field Day completes the two-part independent study process required to attain the Kansas Bowhunter Education and National Bowhunter Education Foundations (NBEF) International Bowhunter Education Program (IBEP) certification.

KDWP TO UNVEIL REDESIGNED WEBSITE

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:01:42 -0400

The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks website is getting a makeover.

The department will soon unveil a newly-designed website. While the new look will be apparent, the sites content and organization will be familiar to past visitors. Increased screen resolution will accommodate more information and images, but navigating through the site will be unchanged. One change not readily apparent will be more timely updates of information on the website. With the redesigned site, and the associated conversion to new Internet servers, updates will be posted immediately, rather than once each business day as is currently done. More than 100 KDWP employees regularly update their respective pages on the website, from district fisheries biologists filing fishing reports on lakes they manage to state park managers posting the latest news from their parks.

COMMISSION APPROVES PHEASANT, QUAIL SEASON CHANGES

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:07:28 -0400

KDWP POSTS NONRESIDENT DEER PERMIT DRAWING RESULTS ONLINE

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:06:29 -0400

Nonresidents who applied for Kansas deer permits may now view the drawing results online. Click here, then on "Search Draw Status."

Results of the resident Antelope, Elk, and Either-species/Either-sex Deer permit drawings will be posted in early August.

LATE CHANGES IN DEER PERMITS APPROVED BY COMMISSION

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:05:42 -0400

At a June 26 meeting of the Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission in North Newton, three additions were made to deer permits and seasons that will affect specific areas of northern Kansas.

In northcentral Kansas, any unfilled deer permit valid in units 7 and 8 will be valid in a special extended firearm antlerless-only season running Jan. 5-11, 2009. The season includes all or portions of Smith, Jewell, Republic, Washington, Marshall, Clay, Cloud, Mitchell, and Osborne counties. A detailed boundary map of this area will be included in the 2008 Kansas Hunting Regulations Summary, available Sept. 1.