Kansas Deer News
Applications Open for Tuttle Creek Youth/Disabled Deer Hunt
Jun. 17, 2009MANHATTAN -- The Riley County Fish and Game Association, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP), and the Tuttle Creek Lake Corps of Engineers are seeking participants for the 7th Annual Tuttle Creek Youth/Disabled Deer Hunt, which will be held Sept. 12-13. Youth 11-16 years old and anyone with a Disability Assistance Permit issued by KDWP are eligible. In addition, a Kansas hunting license, a deer permit, and an approved hunter education course (for those who are 16) are required.
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 basis, but as of mid-July, almost 2,000 of these - all Whitetail Either-Sex permits - are still available.
Leftover Non-Resident Deer Permits Available June 15 - Jun. 02, 2010
More than 4,000 leftover permits available to nonresidents
TEN KANSAS DEER CONFIRMED POSITIVE IN CWD TESTS - Mar. 10, 2010
PRATT- On March 2, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) announced that 10 white-tailed deer from northwestern Kansas had tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). These were animals taken by hunters in the 2009 hunting seasons. The agency is still awaiting the result from another deer sample that was presumed to be positive after preliminary testing at the K-State Diagnostic Veterinary Lab in Manhattan. That "presumptive positive" has been sent to the National Veterinary Services Lab in Ames, Iowa, for confirmation.
FOUR MORE CWD PRESUMPTIVE POSITIVE TESTS IN - Jan. 27, 2010
PRATT- It's likely that four more deer taken in northwest Kansas will be confirmed to have had chronic wasting disease (CWD). So far, a total of 10 samples taken from deer killed by hunters this fall have shown presumptive positive results for CWD at the K-State Diagnostic Veterinary Lab in Manhattan. Those presumptive positives have been sent to the National Veterinary Services Lab (NVSL) in Ames, Iowa for confirmation. Six samples that showed presumptive positive results in December were recently confirmed positive by the NVSL.
January Youth Hunt a Big Success - Jan. 14, 2010
COLUMBUS - During the Jan. 1-10 extended whitetail firearms deer season, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP), in partnership with Claythorne Lodge, K&K Outfitters, and John's Sporting Goods, provided youth deer hunts for 12 young hunters - six on each of the two days - and accompanying adults.
KANSAS FIREARMS DEER SEASON OPENS DEC. 2 - Nov. 18, 2009
PRATT ? The 2009 Kansas firearm deer season runs Wednesday, Dec. 2, through Sunday, Dec. 13, and hunters are sighting in their rifles and practicing their shooting skills in anticipation of one of the state's favorite hunting seasons. Deer are plentiful, and a good season is expected.
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, KDWP OFFER YOUTH DEER HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES - Nov. 18, 2009
PRATT ? The Nature Conservancy and Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) are joining forces to provide lucky young hunters and supervising adults with opportunities to hunt deer during the regular firearm deer season, open Dec. 2-13. More than 4,800 acres of the Smoky Valley Ranch property owned by The Nature Conservancy are being opened to limited hunting during the season through KDWP's Special Hunts on Private Lands program.
KDWP OFFERS CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE INFORMATION - Nov. 18, 2009
PRATT ? The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) is providing hunters with a list of contractors who will take samples from deer for chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing, and the agency will also take samples from a limited numbe
