KDWP Hunting News

Collecting food for the needy focus of events
EMPORIA — Hunt 4 Hunger — a group of Emporia area volunteers organized to promote outdoor activities, teach safe hunting, and provide wild game to the needy — will hold two charitable events in June. On June 3, the group will collect canned and other nonperishable goods at the Flint ... Read More

Signup deadline July 15
PRATT — Landowners interested in the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks’ (KDWP) Walk-In Hunting Access Program (WIHA) — which pays landowners to allow public hunting access on their land — are reminded that the deadline for enrollment is July 15. The WIHA program, which began in 1995, grew to more th ... Read More

Applications accepted only online or by phone; archery permits over the counter July 19
PRATT — The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) is now accepting applications for resident firearm and muzzleloader antelope permits. Applications may be submitted online through the KDWP website, www.kdwp.state.ks.us. Click " ... Read More

Videos designed to help educators teach firearm safety and conservation
NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) has launched an online campaign offering free educational videos about firearm safety and wildlife conservation to teachers and school administrators across the country. Only several days into t ... Read More

Southeastern Kansas Hunting & Fishing Expo April 24
EMPORIA — On April 24, the Flint Hills Mall in Emporia will host the Southeastern Kansas Hunting & Fishing Expo from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event will feature an NRA Eddie Eagle gun safety program, a turkey hunting seminar, a casting contest for young anglers, a quail ma ... Read More

Precautions can make a safe hunt even safer

PRATT — The youth/disabled and archery spring turkey seasons began April 1 and run through April 13, and the regular season runs April 14-May 31. During these seasons, Kansas hunters must remember one word that exemplifies the perfect hunt: safety. Responsible hunters are sure of their ... Read More

Course offers wingshooting instruction, field walks
PRATT — The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks will offer a one-day hunter education class on Saturday, April 17, at the Pratt Gun Club, North Highway 61 in Pratt. About two hours of the day will be in the classroom. The course is designed to get kids — and anyone who has ... Read More

Application period April 1-30, one month earlier than in past; no mail-in applications accepted
PRATT — The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) reminds all nonresident deer hunters that the application period for 2010 permits is April 1-30 this year, one month earlier than in past years. All applications must be made ... Read More

Kansas artist's work on exhibit at Coutts Museum April 1 through May 19
EL DORADO — A retrospective exhibit of the late M. Wayne Willis’ artwork will be on display at the Coutts Memorial Museum of Art, 110 N. Main, El Dorado, beginning April 1. A public reception will be held on April 9 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Toni Jackman, daught ... Read More

Chapter becomes 10th in Kansas; chapter meeting to be held April 6
HIAWATHA — Brown County is home to the nation's newest Quail Forever chapter and the 10th in Kansas. Bobwhite conservationists and hunters formed Brown County Quail Forever to help reestablish and enhance quail habitat in the region.

As a Quail Forever chap ... Read More