KDWP Hunting News

Governor Mark Parkinson participating with former governors Graves and Hayden
EL DORADO — The 24th annual Kansas Governor’s One Shot Turkey Hunt will be held April 15-17 in El Dorado. Seventy-five hunters have committed to participate this year, including Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson and former Kansas governors Mike Hayden and ... Read More

Deadline March 30 for $7.50 savings

PRATT — The 2010 spring turkey season runs April 14-May 31, and hunters looking for a bargain can find it in the turkey permit/game tag combination, available through March 30 at a reduced price. By purchasing the combination early, hunters save $7.50 over the cost of purchasing each separatel ... Read More

Young hunters ages 11 through 16 invited; registration deadline March 25
COUNCIL GROVE — The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) — in cooperation with area chapters of the National Wild Turkey Federation and Quail and Upland Wildlife Federation, as well as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — is conducting a special tur ... Read More

Hunts designed for youth who have never harvested a turkey
PRATT — April 1-18, the Westar Energy Green Team will guide youth who have never harvested a turkey at its Jeffrey Energy Center, about 45 minutes northwest of Topeka. Assisted by experienced volunteer guides and hunting from stationary ground blinds, youngsters 12-17 ye ... Read More

Youth, youth-mentor, open hunts available on 4,775 acres of private land, four public areas; application deadline March 19
PRATT — To enhance the 2010 spring turkey hunting experience, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) is joining with private landowners to offer special spring turkey hunts. Special hunts will be ... Read More

Leoti resident Dean Wiegers receives 2009 statewide award
PRATT — With a record low number of hunting accidents in 2009, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) staff are celebrating. So are volunteer hunter education instructors. In a timely announcement, the volunteer Hunter Education Advisory Committee to KDWP's Hunter ... Read More

Another "presumptive positive" sample still awaiting results
PRATT— On March 2, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) announced that 10 white-tailed deer from northwestern Kansas had tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). These were animals taken by hunters in the 2009 hunting seasons. The agen ... Read More

Publication shows all land open to spring turkey hunting; printed copies available late March
PRATT — It's been a long winter in the Sunflower State, but those who anticipate the thrill of spring turkey hunting can start preparing with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) 2010 Kansa ... Read More