Small Seeds + Small Plots = Big Bucks Like many hunters, I can be a slow learner. We know that hunting food plots will increase our chances to get a big buck, but our attempts to create them have failed. But how many of us have a farm tractor or ATV in the garage? Is it possible to make a killer (no pun intended) honey hole food plot with small equipment, even hand-held power tools?
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Kansas DWP Waiting for Genetic Tests on Mtn. Lion 08/15/08
In March, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) obtained the pelt of a mountain lion that reportedly had been killed in Barber County in November of 2007. [Comments?]
Kansas DWP Posts Resident Big Game Permit Results 08/15/08
Kansas residents who applied for Elk, Antelope, or Firearm Either-Species/Either-Sex Deer permits may now view the results at the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) website. [Comments?]
Kansas DWP Bowhunter Education Field Day 07/30/08
In preparation for the 2008 archery deer season, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) Hunter Education section is offering Advanced Hunter Education -- Bowhunter Education Field Day events. [Comments?]
Kansas Resident Deer Hunt Apps Due July 11th 06/18/08
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) reminds resident hunters that 2008 Firearm Either-species/Either-sex permit applications are due July 11. [Comments?]
Kansas Offers Advanced Hunter Ed Course 06/02/08
Kansas volunteer hunter education instructors will conduct an eight-week advanced course in wingshooting beginning Thursday, June 12. [Comments?]
Don't Give Up on Gobblers 05/16/08
It's May, and many outdoorsmen and women have turned from hunting turkeys to pursuit of spawning crappie or other popular sportfish. However, the avid hunter knows that there's still time to bag a big gobbler, and late in the season may be one of the best times. [Comments?]
Kansas Non-Resident Deer Apps Available 04/30/08
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks has announced that 2008 nonresident deer applications are now available online at the KDWP website. [2 Comments]
Kansas Youth Turkey Hunt a Big Success 04/11/08
Ten lucky youngsters made memories to last a lifetime on April 5 at the 8th Annual Council Grove Turkey Hunt. The Munker’s Creek Limbhangers Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) hosted the event. [Comments?]
Kansas Spring Turkey Atlas Available Online 03/17/08
This spring, turkey season for youth and disabled hunters will run concurrently with the archery only season, April 1-8. The regular season (all permits valid and shotguns or bows allowed) opens April 9 and runs through May 31. [Comments?]
Kansas DWP Legalizes Riflescopes During Early Muzzleloader Season 03/14/08
Congratulations are in order for the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks Commission. In a 4-3 vote yesterday, that Commission legalized the use of a riflescope during the early muzzleloader deer season. Scopes were already allowed during the late muzzleloader seaason. [4 Comments]
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South Carolina 'Trick or Treat' Buck Settling into my stand in the early afternoon, I had no idea the delights that Nature had in store for me. Just a few days before Halloween, the kids in the neighborhood would soon be lining up for the treats that were already positioned in the bowl by the front door. Positioned up above a dense thicket that ran along a swamp bottom, I had a decent view of the creek area as it opened up in front of me. From past experience, we knew that does often use this semi-hidden corridor as a travel route. Knowing this, I also figured that there may be a buck or two in the area, as late October often finds the does being pursued rather aggressively in our area of the South...
