January 2007

KDWP and Kansas Legislature websites offer up-to-date reports

The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks website is the place to go for the latest news on KDWP-related bills in the 2007 Kansas Legislature. Department staff regularly update information on bills under consideration in the legislature, to provide current rep ... Read More

KDWP survey seeks angler input to improve fishing

Could the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) have convinced you to fish more in 2006? Could KDWP programs have made your experience more positive? Whether the answers are yes or no, the agency wants to know what anglers think about this and a wide range of other ... Read More

Upland opportunities still abundant through month's end

Many avid Kansas upland bird hunters take advantage of light hunting pressure and colder weather to pursue their favorite game in January. However, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks reminds quail hunters that this year, the last day of the statewide quail se ... Read More

Seven Kansas organizations named recipients of fund-raising permits

Seven Kansas conservation organizations were each awarded a 2007 Commission Big Game Permit in a drawing conducted at the Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commmission meeting Jan. 11 in Winfield. A total of 119 organizations submitted applictaions for the seven ... Read More

Regulation prohibiting possession of live white perch effective Feb. 15

White perch have been added to the list of live species illegal to import, possess or release in Kansas waters.

At their Jan. 11 meeting in Winfield, the Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission approved addition of white perch to the list of pro ... Read More

Data show overall decrease in river and stream contaminants

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) have issued fish consumption advisories for 2007. The advisories identify species of fish that should ... Read More

Counting backyard birds doubles the pleasure of winter activity

Thousands of Kansans enjoy watching birds at backyard feeders, and this month, they can enjoy it even more. As snow, rain, and frigid winter temperatures entice finches, cardinals, juncos, woodpeckers, and a variety of other birds to backyard bird feeders acro ... Read More

Great duck hunting still ahead; goose seasons extend into February

January. Absolutely the best time to hunt waterfowl.

While this statement may be up for debate, many waterfowl hunters take it as gospel because late-migrating mallards often touch down in Kansas at this time. When shallow waters freeze, mallards ... Read More

Deer recommendations presented to Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission; next step, Kansas Legislature

In January 2007, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks Deer Task Force presented the Kansas Legislature draft recommendations to simplify and condense deer-related statutes. The recommendations also addressed many ot ... Read More

KDWP natural resource officer captures well-traveled animal in Barton County

A lynx that had spent the last few weeks of 2006 wandering much of western Kansas has been returned to its southwestern Colorado home range.

The lynx was sighted Nov. 22 at Smoky Valley Ranch, a Nature Conservancy property located in Log ... Read More

Program supports government/landowner projects to enhance habitat;
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks will have $667,000 available for landowners

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced nearly $19 million in competitive funding for fish and wildlife agencies in 37 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S ... Read More

Once nearly extirpated from the state, Kansas boasts a healthy bald eagle population

Each winter, bald eagles migrate into Kansas, providing bird watchers the chance to observe one of the nation's most spectacular birds. To improve opportunities to view the U.S. national symbol, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks ... Read More

Regulations to be set on general sportfish length and creel limits,
prohibition of white perch

The Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission will conduct a public meeting and hearing at So ... Read More