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Labor Day weekend event for youth and novice hunters
ST. MARYS — The Westar Energy Green Team will host a dove hunt for youth and novice hunters at Jeffrey Energy Center, north of St. Marys, on Labor Day weekend, Sept. 3-6. Hunts will be held on cut sunflower or wheat stubble, guided by volunteers in the early morning or late ...
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HUNT 4 HUNGER CONCERT AUG. 27 IN OLPE
Local conservation group raising funds for poor
EMPORIA — On Aug. 27, Emporia's Hunt 4 Hunger will host a concert with local musician Pete Gile at Hoeltings Grove in Olpe. The gates will open at 5 p.m. Tickets are $15, or $10 with five canned goods. Attendees 16 and younger with a parent will be admitted free. Tickets can be p ...
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Class required of all hunters born on or after July 1, 1957; youngsters may hunt under adult supervision without course until age 16
PRATT — Late summer is the time when hunters' thoughts turn to fall hunting seasons, which begin with dove season Sept. 1. For first-time hunters, preparation usually means taking a hunter educat ...
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KDWP offers youth, novice hunts of a lifetime; first application deadline July 31
PRATT — The Kansas Department of Wildlife Parks (KDWP) Special Hunts Program offers a variety of limited hunts, many designed to introduce youth and novices to hunting in an uncrowded setting with good opportunity for success. The first applicati ...
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LEFTOVER NONRESIDENT DEER PERMITS STILL AVAILABLE
Almost 2,000 permits available to nonresidents as of July 13
PRATT — After the initial nonresident deer permit drawing in May, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) had 4,016 permits leftover in 12 deer management units for the 2010 season. The agency put these permits up for sale on a first-come, first-served ... Read More
Some species down but overall numbers stable, well above long-term average
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has announced results of the 2010 Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey, completed each spring, and numbers are similar to last year. The preliminary count of duck populations ...
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Applications available online; Either-Species/Either-Sex permit allows take of white-tailed or mule deer
PRATT — The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) reminds resident hunters that 2010 Firearm Either-Species/Either-Sex Deer permit applications are due July 9 and are Read More
One-percent increase insignificant; fall bird numbers depend on nesting success
PRATT — From April 25-May 21, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) conducted its annual spring survey of pheasants in the Sunflower State. As the mating season approaches, roosters increase crowing, and KDWP staff drive established ro ...
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QUAIL AND UPLAND WILDLIFE FEDERATION PROVIDES CHAPTER EQUIPMENT INSURANCE
Missouri-based organization has chapters nationwide
BUFFALO, Mo. — The Quail and Upland Wildlife Federation (QUWF) has announced a new insurance program designed to cover owned, rented, or borrowed equipment used on chapter habitat projects. This coverage provides QUWF chapters protection against damage or loss to equipment us ...
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APPLICANTS NEEDED FOR SPECIAL DEER HUNT SEPT. 11-12
Assistance with equipment and license purchasing available; application deadline Aug. 1
MANHATTAN —The Riley County Fish and Game Association, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP), and Tuttle Creek Lake Corps of Engineers are seeking participants for their 8th annual youth/handicapped deer hunt, which will be held Se ...
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Applications available online; Either-Species/Either-Sex permit allows take of white-tailed or mule deer
PRATT — The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) reminds resident hunters that 2010 Firearm Either-Species/Either-Sex Deer permit applications are due July 9 and are Read More
TWO COMMISSION BIG GAME PERMITS STILL AVAILABLE
Permits allow purchaser to take any deer, in addition to any other permit they may have
PRATT — The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks has announced that two Commission Big Game permits have yet to be sold. Each year, seven such permits are awarded through a drawing by the Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission to conservat ...
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