In October over 700 students submitted mp3’s to the selection committee of which the following Buhler freshmen were chosen for the State Mid-Level Choir.
They will perform at the State KMEA Convention, Feb. 27.
Michaela Esau Alto
Katherine Sheldon Alto
Annemarie Martin Soprano
Trenton Schneider Bass
Jared Shuff Bass
Andrew Voth Bass
Buhler High School Yearbook sales are in process for the 2014-15 book. If you have not already done so, mail or bring $45.00 to the school by Dec. 1 to order a copy. We rarely have any extras, so make sure to place your order ASAP!
cover photo – city data
Kyle Armstrong- 1st Team Def Line
Jake Brand- 1st Team LB / MVP
Levi Eck- 1st Team LB
Ben Seiler- 1st Team TE / 2nd Team DE
Tyler Bugner- 1st Team DB / Hon Ment. – WR
Adam Shackelford – 1st Team Off. Line
Trevor Buckner- 1st Team Off. Line
Hunter Knoblauch- 1st Team Special Teams Player / 2nd Team RB
Hon. Ment. DB
Luke Sankey- 2nd Team Off Line
Mike Maus- 2nd Team Def Line
Jake May – 2nd Team RB
Jared Smarsh- 2nd QB / Hon. Ment. Punter
Gabe Probst – Hon. Ment. LB / Hon. Ment. RB
Dominic Bergkamp – H.M. Def End
Hunters may pursue deer with firearms through Dec. 14, 2014
PRATT – As November comes to a close, it can only mean one thing – it’s time to break out your blaze orange clothing and sight-in your rifle because the Kansas firearm deer season is almost upon us. From Dec. 3-14, hunters may pursue deer with any legal equipment, including any centerfire rifle and handgun; any gauge shotgun using slugs; and a muzzleloading rifle, musket, or pistol .40 caliber or larger and archery equipment.
All permits are valid during the firearm season; however, unit, species, antlerless and equipment restrictions listed on the permit are in effect. In addition to their deer permit, all hunters, unless exempt by law, must also have a Kansas hunting license. Hunters with archery permits must use archery equipment and hunters with muzzleloader permits must use muzzleloaders or archery equipment.
During the firearm season, all hunters must wear hunter orange clothing consisting of an orange hat and an orange vest that shows 100 square inches from the front and 100 square inches from the back. Camouflage orange clothing is legal if the number of square inches of orange is visible.
If you are a resident hunter and have yet to purchase a permit, you may do so wherever licenses are sold and online. Hunters must possess a permit that allows the harvest of a buck before they are eligible to purchase antlerless permits. Permits are now valid the same day of purchase.
Hunters should remember that all deer must be tagged before moving the carcass from the kill site. Certain permits, such as an antlerless whitetail permit, require that the head remain attached to the carcass during transport for sex identification, unless the hunter electronically registers the deer through the internet using photos taken at the harvest sight. Electronic registration is not required unless you want to bone out the carcass in the field and transport it without evidence of antlerless status attached.
For more information on current regulations and electronic registration, consult the 2014 Kansas Hunting and Furharvesting Regulations Summary, or visit ksoutdoors.com and click “Hunting/Big Game Information/Deer.”
Source: Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism
Hunters must get permission to hunt private land whether it’s posted or not
PRATT – Kansas is 97 percent privately owned, so most hunting occurs on private land. While there are more than 1.5 million acres of public hunting lands, including Walk-In Hunting Access, that represents only 2.5 percent of the land in Kansas. Landowners still provide access for most of our hunting opportunities. Kansas law requires all hunters to have landowner permission before hunting on private land whether the land is posted with “No Hunting” signs or not. If the land is posted with “Hunting With Written Permission Only” signs or marked with purple paint, hunters must have written permission from the landowner.
To avoid serious penalties and potentially harming landowner-hunter relations, giving all hunters a bad name, hunters should keep the following in mind:
Get landowner permission before accessing any private land for any reason. A convenient landowner permission card is available for download at ksoutdoors.com/Services/Law-Enforcement that hunters may use to document permission to hunt on private land.
Hunting from roads or railways without permission is a form of trespassing called criminal hunting; since the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) is one of 44 states in the Wildlife Violator Compact, conviction of trespass or criminal hunting may prevent the convicted person from enjoying hunting privileges in other states, as well.
Conviction of simple criminal hunting can result in a maximum fine of $500, plus court costs, and one month in jail on the first conviction. Additionally, the court can suspend or revoke license privileges for up to a year. A second conviction requires at least a one-year suspension of privileges in addition to any fines or jail time.
If you witness trespassing or illegal hunting, please call the Operation Game Thief toll-free hotline at 1-877-426-3843.
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