Monday, January 12, 2026

Outdoors

Game wardens, KHP troopers to conduct checkpoint

Joint effort will check drivers’ licenses and possession of wildlife TOPEKA – Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism (KDWPT) game wardens and Kansas Highway Patrol...

F.I.S.H. pays landowners to allow fishing access

Enrolled private waters can benefit from fish stocking and habitat management PRATT – If you are a landowner with private waters and are interested in...

Share your harvest this season

A hunter can gift as many as 200 meals at a local food pantry with a donated deer PRATT – A mature white-tailed deer, even...

Angler education instructor course December 6

Become certified to teach fishing techniques in Kansas during one-day course PRATT – The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) will host an...

Soup, stew or creation?

A couple years ago after catching my last bobcat of the trapping season, I laid it on the pickup tailgate and marveled at the...

Landowner permission required to hunt any private land

Hunters must get permission to hunt private land whether it’s posted or not PRATT – Kansas is 97 percent privately owned, so most hunting...

Beaver on a stick

The first year I trapped beavers in Kansas was a terribly dry year, yet I found a rogue stretch of river just north of...

Winter weather preparedness can keep boaters safe

Winter is here, but that doesn’t mean it’s time to store your boat PRATT – Boating can be a fun and safe activity just about...