Tag: Kansas Department of Wildlife Parks and Tourism
What was your experience like the last time you visited a natural area in Kansas? Did you hike at a state park? Boat or fish at a reservoir? Paddle the Kaw or the Arkansas River…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Some wildlife species that were previously absent or rare in Kansas are appearing more often now, including a mountain lion that was caught on video last month roaming through an alley…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas fishing and hunting industry has seen a sharp increase in license sales since the coronavirus pandemic began. Between March 1 and June 1, the state sold 11,049 residential combo…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas suspended on Friday sales of general nonresident turkey permits to prevent the spread of coronavirus. “During this unprecedented crisis, we must take every measure possible to protect Kansas lives,” Gov.…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission will vote this week on whether to restrict turkey hunting harvest in parts of Kansas for at least two years. The commission will take…
A flight of doves breaks above the tree line. Fourteen-year-old Robert Goodall fires his shotgun. The birds continue on their path unharmed. ?Never shoot at the bird,? Robert?s grandfather, Richard Funk, said. ?Always in front…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas parks department says an employee died when his all-terrain vehicle overturned and rolled down an embankment at the Milford Wildlife Area. The agency said in a news release that…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) This springs heavy rain and flooding will cause significant economic losses at many of the states 28 parks, both from damage and from closures and refunds to disappointed campers, state parks…
