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“Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.�

- Frank Lloyd Wright

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When the Kansas Territory was settled in the 1850s, people came for land and opportunity. They found wideopen prairie, fertile soil and abundant wildlife. Amazingly, more than 150 years later, people are still coming to Kansas for the same reasons.

Kansas is all about outdoor opportunities—and they are as varied as the Kansas landscape.

Offering renowned upland bird, deer, waterfowl and turkey hunting, as well as fishing, hiking, biking and wildlife watching, Kansas has something for just about any outdoor lover.

I don’t mean to brag—OK, maybe I do—but Kansas has 26

state parks, 300 miles of trails, 24 reservoirs, 250 state and community lakes, 1.5 million acres of public hunting, four national wildlife refuges and 100 wildlife areas (including Cheyenne Bottoms, the largest inland marsh in North America).

But there’s more here than just fantastic outdoor opportunities.

Those who return to Kansas each year are drawn by the desire to reconnect with the people. It only takes one trip to become enamored with Midwest values and our way of life. Kansans truly are open, friendly and generous. It’s rare that a conversation about the Kansas outdoors doesn’t focus

on the people who own the land and share the opportunities.

And then there is the land: wide-open prairie, agricultural fields, expansive wetlands and timbered bottoms. People come to Kansas to reacquaint themselves with the waters, prairies, fields and creek bottoms that hold special places in their hearts.

So, while the land has changed dramatically in 150 years, the reasons people visit and reside in Kansas haven’t.

When you’re in Kansas, your next outdoor adventure is just ahead.

-Robin Jennison

I don’t mean to brag—OK, maybe I do—but Kansas has 26 state parks, 300 miles of trails, 24 reservoirs, 250 state and community lakes, 1.5 million acres of public hunting, four national wildlife refuges and 100 wildlife areas (including Cheyenne Bottoms, the largest inland marsh in North America). But there’s more here than just fantastic outdoor opportunities.

Photograph: Harland J. Schuster

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Features 17 | The Great Lakes

of Kansas

28 | Hunting: Guided vs.

Do-It-Yourself

Find your aquatic adventure on the prairie

Hunting in Kansas is a proud tradition, and there are plenty of options if you aren’t ready to go it alone

Words by Kimberly Winter Stern

Words by David Zumbaugh

32 | Fly-Fishing Where to learn, where to fish, where to get the gear Words by Niki Christopher

36 | Nirvana for

Horse Lovers

40 | Yes! Even in Kansas

Equifest of Kansas celebrates equestrian enthusiasts from the Midwest

Don’t let the “flatterthan-a-pancake” image fool you—Kansas can get extreme, when it comes to adventure

Words by Joe Stumpe

Words by Seth Jones

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Sam Brownback Governor

Robin Jennison

KDWPT Secretary

Linda Craghead

KDWPT Assistant Secretary

Keith Sexson

KDWPT Assistant Secretary

Todd Workman

KDWPT Assistant Secretary

Richard Smalley

Marketing Manager

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Jennifer Haugh Editor

Departments 10 | To Create

Artists’ Retreats

www.sunflowerpub.com Lawrence, Kansas

12 | To Camp

Design & Production

Primitive Retreats

Katy Ibsen

Managing Editor

Shelly Bryant

14 | To Golf

Kansas Tees It Up

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Bert Hull

General Manager

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The Lawrence River Trail is a flowy, 9-mile loop that follows the Kansas River north of Lawrence. It’s intimidating at first but quickly develops into a trail for all user levels. The sandy nature of the soil also allows the trail to be rideable soon after precipitation. I’ve been riding these trails for over 25 years, and they’re still fun and accessible. (Plus, there’s a brewery on the way back through Downtown Lawrence). Trailhead: Eighth and Oak Streets.

Switchgrass Trail at Wilson State Park The only trail system in Kansas to be labeled an “Epic” trail by the International Mountain Bicycling Association, the Switchgrass Trail is a 21-mile set of loops that takes in really cool geologic formations (sandstone, I think) and almost always has a great view of Wilson Lake (near Russell) to look at as well. The trail itself is suitable for all experience levels, and there are only a few really technical sections that are pretty easily navigated. This is the best trail system in Central Kansas for sure.

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Perry State Park Trails The Perry trails are more than 20 miles in length and feature more climbing than most people associate with Kansas. Trails, such as Wild West, Logan’s Run, Copperhead and Kid Rock all eventually loop back to the trailhead and parking lot, so it’s tough to get lost, but there are spots where you feel a little “out there.” One reason I like Perry is that Lyle Reidy (of the Kansas Trails Council) does a great job of maintaining the trails.

Trails are accessible off of Highway 237.

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Abilene Gun Show, February 2-3, 2014 at Sterl Hall. abilenecityhall.com

A four-time winner of Emporia’s Dirty Kanza 200 bike race, Dan Hughes of Lawrence, shares his favorite trails for mountain biking in Kansas:

Lawrence River Trail

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Don’t get caught without this fashionable (and lifesaving) accessory this summer! facebook.com/ WearItKansas

What’s your

Activity?

The Spring Wildflower Tour, June 7-14, 2014 at the Maxwell Wildlife Refuge. cyberkraft.com/maxwell/

Download the Pocket Ranger app and begin locating your state park with the “Search by Activity” section. Want to go backpacking, play baseball?

Great Migration Rally, April 26, 2014 throughout the Cheyenne Bottoms. Free family event. visitgreatbend.com

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Greater Prairie Chicken

Light Reading: Don’t forget to check the 2014 Fishing and Hunting Atlases before you head out. ksoutdoors.com

O.K. Kids Grab the kiddos and get ‘em ready for Outdoor Kansas for Kids, organized by Kansas Wildscape Foundation. The program offers outdoor recreational opportunities for the state’s youth.

Benefits include mentoring, active lifestyles, and being outside. kansaswildscape.org

Tallgrass Spiritual Retreat Center See the famous Greater Prairie Chicken at these watch sites from late March to Late April.

south of Matfield Green tallgrassretreats.com

The Konza Prairie near Manhattan in the northern Flint Hills http://keep.konza.ksu.edu

The Kansas Wetlands Education Center near Cheyenne Bottoms http://wetlandscenter.fhsu.edu

Straight Shooter

Claythorne Lodge in Columbus will put its name on the map this June as it hosts the 2014 U.S. Open Sporting Clays Championships. June 2-8. http://2014usopen.shoot-technology.com

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Retreats Words by Kimberly Winter Stern

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The Sunflower State beckons for modernday exploration and interpretation of its profound beauty.

There are rivers, lakes, hills, forests and woods for fishing, boating, kayaking, hiking and hunting. There are country lanes, trails and gravel roads for car expeditions or bike excursions.

There is open prairie for horseback riding, bird-watching and soaking in the expansive, far-flung sky that Lewis and Clark first encountered during their 1804 expedition.

Photographs: Lou Ann Thomas, Matfield Station, Matfield Green

But Kansas also has an unpretentious, mysterious beauty meant for artistic exploration and capturing with a brushstroke on a canvas, in prose or through the lens of a camera.

For artists so inclined to document the stunning visuals Kansas serves up, regardless of the season or time of day, there are plenty of unique retreats and quiet vistas in which to observe nature up close and personal.

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The Red Buffalo Ranch

The Snow Goose Lodge

sedan The Red Buffalo Ranch

jamestown The Snow Goose Lodge, northwest of Concordia in

sprawls across 8,000 acres in Chautauqua County, northwest of Sedan. Comfortable accommodations—including a rustic Bunk House and the River Cabin—attract artists, writers and photographers who yearn to connect with the spirit of the Flint Hills and walk in the footsteps of early pioneers who put Kansas’ lush beauty on the map.

Imagination-sparkers on the property include Butcher Falls, a tumbling waterfall, which is open to the public sunrise to sunset.

Observe herds of buffalo and white-tailed deer, or simply channel the ancient earth for creative inspiration. theredbuffalo.com

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Matfield Station, in Chase County’s Matfield Green, is a former bunkhouse built in 1924 by the Santa Fe Railroad.

Located in the Flint Hills, the structure was restored by a Chicago architect and now serves as a creative muse for artists, train watchers, birders and those seeking a serene sabbatical.

The three casitas, or apartments, at Matfield Station provide spectacular views of the pink sunrises, crimson sunsets and moonrises on the Great Plains for plein air painters, writers and poets, as well as professional and amateur photographers. matfieldstation.com

Cloud County, is located on 10 acres of gently rolling prairie pastureland. Artists, writers and photographers thrill to the area’s indigenous flora and fauna, migratory bird fly-aways and plentiful wildlife.

Stars that appear to tumble from an inky sky illuminate the night terrain for dramatic painting and photographic opportunities. retreatlogcabin.com

Simple Haven Bed and Breakfast wilson Simple Haven Bed and Breakfast

is a quaint and cozy home in central Kansas’ historic Post Rock Country, at the southern end of the Post Rock Scenic Byway that spans Ellsworth, Lincoln and Russell counties.

Settlers built the limestone portion of the home in 1886, and Russian immigrants George and Caroline Borell added onto the structure when they purchased it in 1905.

Today the lovingly refurbished home—where the Borells raised their 10 children—hosts guests seeking solace from the hustle and bustle of modern life. Five outdoor sitting areas accommodate creative types wanting to reflect on the beautiful surroundings, including a historic water tower, and put brush to canvas or pen to paper, or frame the perfect picture through a viewfinder. simplehavenbandb.com

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Photograph: Doug Stremel, Camping at Lake Coldwater in the Gypsum Hills

Throw your gear in the car and head out for the weekend. Camping in Kansas is a varied endeavor depending on your destination, sure to scratch that itch for a quick rustic getaway under the stars.

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Located in the southeastern part of the state, Cross Timbers State Park at Toronto Lake is an ideal location for camping paired with a little hiking. The 1,075 acres of land provide plenty of locations to pitch a tent after a day’s hike. ksoutdoors.com/State-Parks/ Locations/Cross-Timbers

Lovewell State Park might as well be nicknamed “The Camper’s State Park.” Offering more than 240 primitive campsites, many in shade, this north-central Kansas destination has it all. Shoreline and reservoir activities, the archery range and sports courts will keep you busy during the day. ksoutdoors.com/State-Parks/ Locations/lovewell

Tucked away in the trees, Perry State Park offers nearly 200 primitive campsites nestled throughout its 1,597 acres. With more than 20 miles of biking/ hiking trails, the area is ideal for catching a glimpse at wildlife. ksoutdoors.com/State-Parks/ Locations/perry

“Hidden in a western prairie,” Scott State Park provides the landscape of the West with Kansas hospitality.

Among its 1,280 acres there are 100 primitive campsites; the area is nestled among bluffs, wooded canyons and Scott State Fishing Lake. ksoutdoors.com/State-Parks/ Locations/Scott

Why go: The wooded terrain of Perry, matched with the nearby reservoir and wildlife area, make it a picturesque stop for any season.

Why go: The opportunity to experience a different part of Kansas.

Why go: Hills and trails. The area was designed to provide outdoor activities for visitors such as hiking and biking.

Who’s it for?

Adventure seekers with backpacks. Pack up your gear and stake a spot.

Detour: After campfire meals and stargazing nights, stop at Courtney’s Places in Toronto on your way home. Might we recommend the fried pasta wraps? ( Just sayin.’) courtneysplaces.com

Why go: Disc-golf course, horseshoes, basketball and volleyball courts; summer church and swimming beach.

Who’s it for?

Families or campers who like to also have plenty of activities and events buzzing.

Detour: Southwest of the park, near U.S. Highway 36 and Highway 281, is the Geographic Center of the Conterminous United States.

A quick trip for a geographic milestone (and Kodak moment)!

Who’s it for?

Photographers, artists, hikers and those sneaking away from the hustle and bustle.

Detour: Plan to grill? Stop by the Perry Lecompton Farmers Market on your way into the park for some fresh veggies. perrylecomptonfarmersmarket.com

Who’s it for?

History buffs. The Steele Homestead Museum and the El Quartelejo Indian Pueblo ruins are preserved and open to the public.

These historic sites honor the conservation of the state’s western settlements.

Detour: The El Quartelejo Museum, in Scott City, provides more on the history of the Taos Indians and Scott County’s history and artifacts. elquartelejomuseum.org

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The Sunflower State offers plenty of great golf, including a few courses known around the world

Words by Seth Jones

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Got an itch to play one of the top 25 courses in America?

There’s no need to buy an airline ticket to get to one, but knowing the right people would certainly help get you on the first tee.

Kansas is loaded with great golf courses, such as Hutchinson’s Prairie Dunes Country Club, ranked by Golf Digest as the No. 25 greatest golf course in America. Any avid Kansas golfer can rattle off a dozen courses that are both challenging and beautiful.

Some, like Prairie Dunes, are known around the world, while others are hidden gems.

Photograph: Brian Lingle, Prairie Dunes Country Club, Hutchinson

Throw your sticks in the trunk and call your golfing buddy.

These Kansas courses will remind you once again that “there’s no place like home.”

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Auburn Hills

Flint Hills National Golf Club

Wichita

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Can I play it?

Auburn Hills is a city-owned course, so all are welcome.

Can I play it?

It’s going to be harder than a forced carry over 200 yards of water to get on this private course.

The caddie says: Designed by architect Perry Dye, this is the newest of Wichita’s public courses, having opened in 2001. With part of the course being wetlands, bring those extra balls along. Some of the forced carries will frustrate high-handicappers, but plenty of different teeing options are available, making the course fun and fair. golfwichita.com/courses/AuburnHills

Sycamore Ridge Spring Hill

Can I play it?

Only if you’ve got $49 on weekends, $39 on weekdays.

The caddie says: This course is regularly voted the top public golf course in Kansas. The front nine plays like a links-style course, while the back nine becomes a roller coaster of topography with hills that make for interesting shot selections, challenging the most experienced golfers. It’s as if someone took two geographically diverse nine-hole courses and pushed them together. Bring an extra sleeve of balls, because that back nine gets tricky. sycamoreridgegolf.com

The caddie says: Ranked No. 75 on the 2013 Golf Digest list of top 100 courses, Flint Hills National was designed by one of the most celebrated living architects in the game, Tom Fazio. Fazio is the consulting architect for such places as Augusta (Georgia) National and Merion Golf Club (Ardmore, Pennsylvania), and he designed beauties like Pinehurst No. 8 in North Carolina and Corales in the Dominican Republic. Get some practice in with the putter if you get to play Flint Hills— possibly the toughest greens in Kansas. flinthillsnational.com

Grinnell Cow Paddy Golf Club Grinnell

Can I play it?

Anyone can play at the Cow Paddy. There’s no full-time staff, so the $5 greens-fee payment is on the honor system.

The caddie says: Don’t worry about stepping in any cow paddys, but do worry about losing your hat.

The wind whips on these Kansas flatlands, making distance-judging a real headache.

But for $5, and to putt on real greens, it can’t be beat. skyways.org/towns/Grinnell/fun.html

Prairie Dunes Country Club Hutchinson

Can I play it?

You can if you’re a member or know one.

The caddie says: Prairie Dunes is a big deal. Host of the 2002 U.S. Women’s Open and the 2006 U.S. Senior Open, this course is probably the face of Kansas golf to visitors. And it should be, as it’s had many moments in the golf spotlight, including the upcoming 2014 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship. The course features sand dunes, prairie grass, diverse wildlife and some of the most challenging par-3s around. prairiedunes.com

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Tuttle Creek Lake

Words by Bethaney Wallace

In the realm of Kansas lakes, Tuttle Creek Lake can be described as the jack-of-all-trades.

While some lakes are known for their wildlife, activities, or water quality, Tuttle Creek, near Manhattan brings all of the above, and then some. From its firearm firing range, to its disc-golf course, to its mountain-bike, hiking and horse trails, it’s a lake that has a little something for everyone.

And for Park Manager Todd Lovin, that’s exactly what makes Tuttle so appealing.

“If it happens in state parks, you can find it at Tuttle,” Lovin says, adding that on any given day he sees visitors of all ages, from young children to older couples, camping, boating or just enjoying some time away from home.

Though some areas such as the gun range require older campers and adult supervision, there are plenty of options for young kids as well.

Some of the lake’s most popular features include the newly developed archery range, the discgolf course and the mountainbike trails, which host some of the rockiest terrain in the state.

“It’s as close to actual mountain biking you can get in

Don’t Forget Fido Bring the family pet and here’s why Tuttle Creek offers many dog-friendly activities— and what dog wants to be left at home? Be sure to bring them along for a fun-filled weekend with the family.

Rent a pontoon boat and bring along doggy’s life jacket. They’ll love a dip after panting through the hot Kansas summer. Take a family hike (or bike ride) with the pup. They’ll love the exercise and the chance to explore. And if they’re extra diligent, try a horse trail with pup following close behind.

Your four-legged friend is sure to love everyday activities as well, such as Frisbee, fetch, and sniffing for grilled leftovers. Just be sure to follow posted rules on pet etiquette for a lake visit that everyone, including your neighbors, is sure to enjoy.

Kansas,” Lovin says. The lake even hosted the state’s mountain-biking championships in 2013, offering a rough, tree-filled course for riders to complete.

Another unique feature of the lake is its proximity to Kansas State University. During game days or other school events, the lake sees a heavy increase in visitors. Rather than heading to a hotel room after a big game or campus activity, many opt for a tent, cabin or camper when traveling.

For nature lovers, there’s also plenty of untouched forest and land, as well as a beach— great for picnics, swimming, exploring or just getting in some great outdoors time.

Tuttle Creek hosts special sport and charity events each year, from triathlons and running races to the polar plunge, which raises money for muscular dystrophy.

These events “really tie us to the community,” Lovin says. “It gets people out and involved, and it’s a beneficial way for everyone to participate.”

Head to the state’s website at ksoutdoors.com to book a cabin or camping spot, or to get more information on Tuttle Creek Lake activities.

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Kansas’ Swimming Holes

Looking for liquid relief to take a cool dip, or to soak your feet and wiggle your tootsies?

Look no further than some of Kansas’s best-hidden, old-fashioned watering holes to rejuvenate, refresh and restore.

Pillsbury Crossing: Manhattan

The Deep Creek Waterfall, which is 60 feet long and 5 feet high (during high water), is perfect for perching on a rock at its base and swinging your feet in the shallow water of the low-water Pillsbury Crossing east of Manhattan. And when you’re done with water therapy, you can fish, canoe or hike the beautiful area. travelks.com/listings/Pillsbury-CrossingWildlife-Area/3662

Clinton state park: Lawrence

Although not exactly a small swimming hole, Clinton Lake, a reservoir located on the southwestern edge of Lawrence in Clinton State Park, nonetheless was named in 2013 by Condé Nast Traveler as one of the country’s 13 most beautiful natural swimming areas. Water recreation abounds in this picturesque slice of the Sunflower State. Bloomington Beach is the No. 1 spot to catch some rays and dip toes in Lawrence. ksoutdoors.com

Scott State Park:

Scott City

This verdant Western Kansas oasis boasts 1,100 acres of lush diversity, including a lake and natural springs. Popular with fishing, hiking, hunting and horseback-riding enthusiasts, the lake provides enjoyable swimming, too. ksoutdoors.com

PhotographS: Tim Sigle

Wilson state park: Wilson

Regarded as the clearest lake in Kansas, Wilson Lake has more than 100 miles of shoreline, with interesting rock formations that speak of the history of the Sunflower State. ksoutdoors.com -Kimberly Winter Stern

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Kanopolis Lake

Words by David Clouston

What to do when you get to Kanopolis

The Buffalo Track Canyon Nature Trail follows Bison Creek, which once watered buffalo and wild horses. The mile-long trail highlights native plants, wildlife and the geology of the canyon. Look for Dakota Sandstone formations, Yucca or soapweed plants, and caves.

The Wildlife Viewing Area at Kanopolis State Park consists of 40 acres of native grass and approximately one-half mile of ADAaccessible trail, with a bridge crossing a wetland area.

Visit the Kanopolis State Park Office for the latest events going on in the park, park regulations and permits.

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Give Jordan Bandy a blue sky, a mild breeze and a hot summer afternoon, and he’ll be tearing up Kanopolis Reservoir on his Jet Ski, or hauling friends tubing and skiing.

The calmer waters of the morning and evening at Kanopolis, meanwhile, make for excellent nature-viewing opportunities for kayakers like Fred and Sue Guzek. “Fish, birds, deer, turtles—some of the encounters are spectacular,” Fred says.

Big rains in August helped bring life back to Kanopolis Lake. “We went from almost 6 feet below [normal] to 4 ½ to 5 feet above,” says Rick Martin, manager of Kanopolis State Park. “The lake is up and the campgrounds are looking good.”

“We mostly go to barbecue, play in the water and swim our two dogs.

One thing I love about Kanopolis is the trees. You don’t have to be in the sun all the time.”

–Angel Einfeldt-Andrewson,

PhotographS from left: Rick Martin, Wendy Bowles (2)

Bridgeport resident

Kanopolis was Kansas’ first state park.

Located in eastern Ellsworth County, 33 miles southwest of Salina, the park features beaches, picnic areas, cabins and 31 miles of trails for horseback riding, mountain biking and hiking.

Bandy, 22, commutes to the lake from McPherson. “I go out there during the week when there’s only a few boats out, and you can kind of have the lake to yourself,” he says.

Meanwhile, Garry Charvat and his wife, Morea, have a home on Venango Terrace, near the Venango boat ramp on the lake’s north side. Their children, ranging in age from 26 to 38, return home often to go boating, tubing, skiing and fishing.

Sean Hollonbeck of Overland Park just might be the unofficial Kansas King of Wake.

Hollonbeck, 32, moved to Kansas from Colorado three years ago to operate KC Watersports, where kids and adults learn to wakeboard, an activity best described as a hybrid of surfing and waterskiing, and the brother to snowboarding.

Kansas may be one of the last places where you think wakeboarding might be popular. But Hollonbeck, whose facility has two lakes—one 2 acres and one nearly 8 acres—is proving that the water sport has a place on the prairie.

“As a sport, wakeboarding is gaining traction nationwide,” says Hollonbeck, a veteran skier and snowboarder.

KC Watersports’ cable park is the perfect launching pad to learn the art of wakeboarding, which essentially means being pulled on a single board across water behind a cable or boat while wearing a life jacket and helmet.

“First,” says Hollonbeck, “I help clients determine if they lead with their left foot, which in the sport is called ‘regular,’ or with their right, which is known as ‘goofy.’”

Then Hollonbeck says it’s all downhill—or across water—from there.

“It’s simple, really—the basics of getting up on the board, standing in the classic cannonball position with knees bent, elbows straight,” he says. “Then you let the cable pull you up. Beginners usually stay up on the board for several minutes, and advanced wakeboarders glide across water for 15 minutes or more.”

According to Hollonbeck, who has surfed some of the world’s most prestigious curls and waves in Costa Rica, Hawaii and California, the wakeboard success rate at KC Watersports is a confident 100 percent.

“The key element to wakeboarding is listening,” he insists.

“If your ears are wide open, you’ll enjoy one of the most relaxing, thrilling feelings of being pulled across water.

There’s nothing quite like it.” kcwatersports.com -Kimberly Winter Stern

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Reservoir

Wildlife

park an ideal spot for wildlife photographers and nature enthusiasts. Visitors can also hike photographing one of three trails into woods that Noted wildlife photographer Bob display gorgeous colors each fall, or Gress offers these to find vistas of the area’s picturesque tips for taking great landscape. photographs of “A lot of people come out every wildlife. Gress is a day just to drive around and see the former director of the Great Plains deer,” Hight says. “We get a lot of birdNature Center and watchers, a lot of people coming with is the cofounder of their ‘life lists of birds’ they want to see birdsinfocus.com. during their lifetime.”

The park’s campgrounds are Think like wildlife. each geared toward different styles Animals are most active in the morning of campers. A dozen primitive sites and evening, so that’s along Timber Road are among the when you should be, most sought-after because of the too. As a bonus, the isolation they offer. light is better than in The lake is known for its the middle of the day. crappie, white bass and catfish, a Be observant. world-record 123-pound variety of Mammals especially the latter having been caught there try to avoid humans, so several years ago. The park staff is look for them in places also proud of a youth fishing pond where people aren’t. that they developed two years ago, which is stocked with catfish, bass Work your way in, and bluegill. and approach animals at an angle, not Or visitors can take a swing at directly. Start shooting the 18-hole “Cowboy” golf course, with your largest lens, where some fairways measure 60then move a few feet 100 yards long. There are boating closer, shoot more docks, fishing piers, a swimming then move closer again. A successful beach and a nearly new playground, photographer is along with amenities such as somebody who showers, a laundry and fish-cleaning makes the animal feel station, which make camping there comfortable and not seem a little less like “roughing it.” threatened.

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Elk City

Elk City State Park packs a lot into a relatively small area, from up-close wildlife viewing and trophy fishing to camping, hiking and “Cowboy golf ” in an Ozark-like landscape.

One of Kansas’ smallest state parks at 857 acres, the grounds hug the eastern shore of the 4,500acre Elk City Reservoir, rising to the Table Mound limestone bluff popular with rappelling enthusiasts at the northern end. Located in Montgomery County about five miles northwest of Independence, the park draws many visitors from the Wichita area, southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma.

“They like it because of the solitude,” says Diane Hight, who’s worked in the park office for 28 years. “We always hear that it’s one of the most beautiful parks in Kansas.”

The park’s distance from urban areas makes it a magnet for white-tailed deer, wild turkey, bobwhite quail and other wildlife.

It’s a stopover for migrating pelicans and geese, as well as eagles during the winter, and the huge pileated woodpecker is a regular.

“I’ve seen [deer] walk through the campgrounds in the morning when it’s quiet and there’s not much activity,” Hight says. Bobcats, coyote and beaver are other animals you might spot in the park.

Such sightings make the

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outdoor Wildlife Learning Sites

Kids are wild about Kansas, and there are more than 160 Outdoor Wildlife Learning Sites (OWLS), which offer hands-on educational opportunities for children of all ages across the state.�

Activities such as creating wetlands for tadpoles, establishing hummingbird and butterfly gardens, and planting native trees, grasses and forbs allow kids to connect with nature. Schools and youth organizations apply for the initial $2,000 OWLS grant, which helps fund an outdoor, open-air classroom for appreciation of Kansas’ abundant resources and wildlife. Other, smaller grants are also available as defined in the guidelines on the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism website.

The state is divided into five regions of OWLS that encompass everything from bird- and squirrel-feeding stations to nesting structures for songbirds, geese and small mammals. The vibrant outdoor classrooms are customized according to the physical landscape of a school’s grounds and are geared for specific learning objectives. Students work in tandem with teachers, administrators, fellow students, parents, and community-resource people in the planning, implementation, and maintenance of the OWLS and development of associated learning activities. ksoutdoors.com -Kimberly Winter Stern

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Milford Lake Words by David Zumbaugh

Few endeavors in life generate such an extreme adrenaline rush as the vicious lure strike and tail dancing of a smallmouth bass on rod and reel. If you can relate—then Milford Lake is just the place for you.

When the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers originated the flood-control project on the Republican River, it is doubtful their goal was to create “the Fishing Capital of Kansas,” better known as Milford Lake. But no one who has ever fished Milford is complaining about their overwhelming success since the lake opened for recreation in 1967.

At about 16,000 acres, Milford, near Junction City, is the largest body of water in Kansas. It is nationally known for its trophy-sized smallmouth bass, as evidenced by the state-record fish of 6.88 pounds and 21.5 inches caught in April 2010.

“The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism stocks the lake annually based on a scientific strategy for long-term yields of game species.”

–Rick Dykstra

assistant director of the Geary County CVB

Additional premier species are abundant in the lake, including largemouth bass, walleyes, hybrid wipers and crappies. Stop by a fishcleaning station near one of the boat ramps on a spring weekend to witness fish-cleaning contests, with thick fillets destined for the dinner table.

Angling for blue catfish has become spectacular in recent years, with huge lunkers being landed. Access to those fishers without watercraft is ample, with rocky shoreline hot spots available depending on water levels.

The Outlet Park has easily accessible fishing accommodations for those less capable; and because of its size, depth and diverse habitat, fishing can be good at Milford in all months of the year. However, as dedicated fishermen will tell you, spring and autumn are when you will find the best opportunities.

Did you know?

The recreation area surrounding Milford Lake spans 33,000 acres of public access for wildlife viewing, hunting, photography and other activities such as geocaching.

Waterfowl, turkey, upland birds, deer, small game and varmint species are plentiful for sportsmen to pursue. There is a refuge area on the upper end of the lake, which attracts migratory birds on their journeys to warmer climes for winter and back to breeding grounds.

Junction City is the nearest town for shopping, lodging, entertainment and meals.

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milford Lunch

Fishing up an appetite

PhotographS: Tim Sigle

To say that Brad Roether is a promoter of Milford Lake would be a vast understatement.

Roether is a fishing and hunting guide, sportsman extraordinaire, lodge-owner, restaurateur—and if that is not enough, he is also the mayor of Milford.

His restaurant, Milford Tropics, is just the spot to unwind after a long day on the water. With its inviting tiki atmosphere, comfort cuisine and ample variety of cold beverages, one can relax and replay the action of the big ones lost and those carefully packaged fillets. Located on the northeast side of the lake off Highway 77, Milford Tropics is only minutes away from lake-area attractions.

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The Kansas River, a National Water Trail

The Kansas River, known locally as the Kaw, has been designated as a National Water Trail. The Kaw provides an outstanding paddling and backcountry camping experience for those who want to get away from the hustle and bustle of city life.

Typically 5-10 miles is a good distance for a relaxing day float, and 20-25 is good for an overnight. Three miles per hour is a good rule of thumb for gauging the length of your float trip. The Kansas River website provides directions to 20 access ramps between Junction City and Kansas City, as well as information on planning a safe river trip and locations where you can rent a canoe or kayak.

When the river is at normal water levels (under 5,000 cubic feet per second) there are numerous sandbars exposed to explore, picnic and camp on—it’s public property up to the vegetation growing along the bank. While most of the ramps can accommodate motorboats, the Kaw is most suitable for canoes and kayaks—it is generally a wide, shallow river.

Friends of the Kaw, a local organization, offers educational, guided trips for groups of 16 to 36 that include rental of a canoe or kayak, paddles, life jackets and a sandbar hot dog roast.

– Laura Calwell, Kansas Riverkeeper for Friends of the Kaw

Kansas river map Ready to hit the Mighty Kaw? Then grab your own Kansas River Trail Map. Includes information on the Kansas River, surrounding communities and more.

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Learn more at http://kansasriver.org/float-and-fish/river-access-map/

Kansas State Parks Pocket Ranger

The Pocket Ranger mobile app, by ParksbyNature Network, serves as an interactive Kansas State Parks tour guide accessible through today’s leading mobile devices.

Built with the most up-to-date visitor information, it is designed for both the novice and the more seasoned park-goer. The interactive guide, along with the advanced GPS mapping technology, provides park-goers with valuable information for planning that perfect trip to any state park.

Search by location, activity, lakes, camping, etc. The app allows users to keep abreast of weather conditions, view state-surveyed trails and more— directly from their mobile device.

Download the app by visiting pocketrangerexchange.com/apps/ks/apps. php, App Store (for iPhones) or Google Play (for Android devices).

-David Clouston

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Hunting: Guided vs. Do-it-yourself

Hunting in Kansas is a proud tradition, and there are plenty of options if you aren’t ready to go it alone Words by David Zumbaugh

Kansas’ reputation as a destination for hunting pursuits is growing worldwide. Offering a variety of species, from big game to prairie dogs, along with a deep tradition of waterfowl and upland pursuits, the state supports a diverse array of trophy game.

Matching the plentiful game are acres upon acres of walkin hunting access (WIHA) areas open to the public, for those wanting to pursue their favored quarry in a do-it-yourself fashion. However, for individuals preferring support in their hunting passions, guide services and outfitters are available across the state.

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Should I get a guide?

Whether or not you want or need to hunt with a guide can depend on a variety of circumstances. Are you limited on time? Short on gear? Needing a bird dog? These conditions are just a few that might find help in a guide. Other reasons could include lack of specific knowledge or skills such as duck calling or decoy placement.

Time

Those with limited time for a deer hunt might find that a guide can be a viable alternative to going it alone. Guides often scout and know the travel patterns of deer. They understand where deer feed and rest, and can quickly put you on a stand for the trophy buck you are looking for.

PhotographS Clockwise from left: Phil Frigon, Josie Alexander, Harland J. Schuster, Shutterstock

Land

Hunters coming from afar or who are not familiar with the territory might find a guide useful when planning a hunt. Some outfitters own or lease private acres that are managed for specific species with proper food, cover and water to keep them close by, increasing chances for a fine adventure.

requires getting closer to game than hunting with a firearm does. Guides can offer suggestions on concealment, movement, blind placement and best time of the day to be in the field. experience and Ability

Guides can assist hunters of various experience and ability levels. Some offer youth packages for beginning hunters or can accommodate seniors with declining mobility. They can transport someone to remote tree stands via a fourwheeler instead of walking in the dark. These services can also provide access to exclusive private lands that are scouted regularly for the particular type of hunt a client desires.

Finding a Guide

Gear and Skill

Hunters with limited knowledge, gear or skills— such as duck-calling competence or waterfowl decoys—may want to consider a guide. Not only do guides have quality equipment, they know how to use it depending on wind, weather and timing of the season for the game you are pursuing.

Dogs

For upland nimrods, a guide with experienced gun dogs is a sure way to boost one’s chances for a pheasant dinner. A good dog is imperative to locating sneaky feathered game and finding shot birds. Nothing can burn a longer memory than to shoot pheasants over a competent pointer.

Variety

Hunters wanting to expand their choice of hunting method—for instance, from shotgunhunting to bow for turkeys—can find a guide to assist with tips and tricks or supplying blinds for that type of a hunt. For example, bow-hunting

If you are looking for a full-service outing, select guides and outfitters can provide lodging, meals and other conveniences such as dressing, packaging and freezing your harvest to take home. Make sure to clearly communicate your expectations and understand what is included in the costs.

When searching for a guide, ask for references; don’t depend solely on a glitzy website to make your decision. Ask about license requirements and restrictions, and be sure to understand daily-bag and possession limits. If possible, have a few conversations with the specific guide/ individual who will be working with you.

Most importantly, ask about their safety record and if there is an emergency plan in place for unintended mishaps.

A guided hunting trip in Kansas should be about adventure, safety and a lifetime of memories.

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Kansas Outdoors Quick Guide to Outfitter vs. DIY Hunting

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No access to extra equipment (decoys, etc.)

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Limited knowledge/experience/skill (i.e. duck calling)

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Limited time for pursuits

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Youth hunt or restricted mobility

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Limited knowledge of terrain or territory

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Desire to learn new method of hunting (i.e. bow-hunting)

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Desire to access prime areas/habitat for chosen species

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Strong desire for trophy species (i.e. buck)

X

Looking for a complete, all-inclusive package

X

Corporate outings/business purpose

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Limited budget, highly motivated

X

Physically capable with no time constraints

X

Legacy hunts, family outing

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toss up

X

(WIHA, private acreage)

Maintaining Our Hunting Heritage The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism developed the Pass It On program in response to a declining trend in the percentage of Kansans who hunted.

Pass It On efforts are designed to retain existing hunters and recruit new ones. Since 2001, the primary focus has been teaching outdoor skills and introducing young people to our hunting heritage. Each year, department personnel, in cooperation with local conservation organizations, host youth outdoor skills events. These field days usually provide participants with beginning shotgun wing shooting, archery and rifle or pellet-gun shooting instruction.

The department and conservation organizations also sponsor and host special hunts, where young hunters are paired with experienced mentors, taught about conservation and hunting techniques, and provided with safe, high-quality hunting experiences. In addition, there are “youth-only” seasons for deer, turkey, waterfowl and upland birds set prior to regular seasons, which provide mentored youth with prime, uncrowded hunting opportunities. For adults new to hunting, there are novice/mentor opportunities through the Special Hunts program, which also provides limited hunting opportunities on private land for young hunters. (www.ksoutdoors.com/Hunting/Special-Hunts-Information) Kansas even offers youth big-game permits at dramatic discounts and a one-time apprentice license is available for novice adults.

Hunter-education certification is required; however, youth 15 and younger and adults possessing an apprentice license who have not completed hunter education may hunt with adult supervision.

Learn more about Pass It On at ksoutdoors.com/hunting.

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Fly-Fishing: where to learn - where to fish - where to get the gear

Words by Niki Christopher

Photography by Scott Bean and Jason Dailey

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Sisters on the Fly

“One great thing about Kansas is there are so many species to fish for,” says Ronn Johnson. “Not just largemouth bass and crappie, but sunfish, gar, catfish, carp, buffalo, drum, wipers. Anywhere there are fish in the water, you can catch them with a fly.”

Johnson is a true believer of fly-fishing … in Kansas.

As the co-owner of Yager’s Flies, Johnson knows a thing or two about fly-fishing. “We can help you put together a fly-fishing outfit that is suitable for where you’ll be fishing, or tune up your gear or your skills,” he says. “We don’t want anybody walking out of here not knowing how to use what we just sold them.”

Johnson, who can occasionally be found giving impromptu lessons in the parking lot, is enthusiastic about the variety of fly-fishing opportunities in the Sunflower State.

“Even though we outfit people to fly-fish all over the world, fast-moving streams aren’t the focus here, but it doesn’t mean we don’t have exciting fishing.

Ask anybody who has ever caught a wiper on a fly rod,” he says with a wide grin, implying that it’s a lot of fun.

Up North Kansas offers fly-fishing clubs across the state, providing a great opportunity for learning, improving your skills and finding information on when and where to fly-fish.

Bill Hartman of Fly Fish Kansas guide services is an unabashed fan of pond fishing in the Flint Hills. “Bass, bluegill, crappie, even catfish—there’s some great fishing to be had,” he says.

A local guide can offer an opportunity to fish private ponds that can’t be accessed otherwise, while also working on your form. Based in Emporia, where he teaches a fly-fishing class at Flint Hills Technical College, Hartman finds camaraderie with the Lawrence-based Free State Fly Fishers. The club gathers to discuss conditions, tie flies, provide education and work on conservation projects.

Judi Lewis is Sister No. 433, and she couldn’t be any prouder.

“There are more than 3,000 women around the world like me,” says Lewis, who lives in an idyllic setting outside Emporia that includes a 28-acre lake stocked with crappie, bass and channel catfish.

Lewis is part of a group called Sisters on the Fly, an international organization that gathers women for outdoor adventures from fly-fishing to horseback riding, cowgirl college to kayaking.

And, according to Lewis, sometimes a little wine-drinking is involved.

“The only rules for our group: no men, no pets, no kids and be nice,” she laughs. “Boy, do we have a good time.”

Lewis, a 67-year-old retired middle school math teacher who has been at one with nature since she was a young girl, attended a fly-fishing class with the Wichita-based Flatland Fly Fishers 12 years ago and got hooked on the sport.

“It was mostly men back then, and it was a bit intimidating,” she says. “I’ve always loved to fish, but fly-fishing is a whole new dimension to the sport. It’s relaxing, there is no damage to the fish you catch and I like the strategy.”

Lewis, who lived on a Kansas ranch with her late husband and knows her way around nature, once took Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf on a private hunting expedition for a day.

“We hunted pheasant and quail on our property,” says Lewis.

When Lewis accompanied her son to Alaska in the summer of 2013, pole in hand, to fly-fish the great waters of the 49th state, she increased both her confidence and aptitude in a sport once dominated by men.

“It’s still a man’s world in fly-fishing,” says Lewis, “but women, thanks to groups like Sisters on the Fly, are holding their own.”

And, she quickly adds before heading out to fly-fish on her lake, they’re having a heck of a lot of fun doing it. sistersonthefly.com – Kimberly Winter Stern

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“A club is a great place to find fishing buddies, learn new skills and get a lot of valuable information on what fly is working well on what kind of fish and where,” says Johnson, also a member of the Free State Fly Fishers.

Other classes include fly-tying, water safety, and rod-building during the winter, and there are presentations from guides, well-known fly-tyers and local experts.

Down South Songbin Chon, owner of the Ark River Anglers fly shop in Wichita, gathers with fly-tyers on Saturday mornings for an open tying session. “We offer casting and fly-tying classes on a regular basis,” he says. “When there’s sufficient demand, we also offer a longer, more detailed fly-fishing school.”

Like other fly shop owners across the state, Chon says he values the shop’s relationship with the local fly-fishing club, the Flatland Fly Fishers. “The club offers a lot of learning opportunities for its members, as well as social activities and fishing trips,” he says.

Where do the Wichita-area fly-fishers like to fish?

According to Chon, the smaller lakes in the area offer great fishing with a fly rod.

“State fishing lakes—like Marion, Butler, Kingman—can offer great fishing. And one of Wellington’s city lakes is stocked with wipers, which are great fighters.”

For an unusual and exciting challenge, another option might be pike. Chon notes that until the recent drought, Kingman State Fishing Lake was stocked with pike. He says, “I’ve heard that the state wildlife biologists rescued some of them before the lake went completely dry and are holding them at the Pratt hatchery until the lake fills back up. We’re hoping maybe it will be stocked again with pike next year.”

Others might enjoy fishing in south-central Kansas during colder weather, when fly-fishers get a chance to hook up with trout. The seep stream below Kanopolis Dam, near Marquette, is being developed as a year-round brown-trout fishery. Since so many species of fish go dormant during the winter, trout stocking adds a few precious weeks to the fishing season each year.

Chon says, “Fly-fishers around here especially like to go up to Kanopolis right after the stream is stocked.”

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Award-winner

Grandpa’s legacy

Lured to flies

Larry Dice got his start 10 years ago at Bass Pro near his Overland Park home. Once a champion weightlifter, he now takes prizes for his delicate fly-tying skills. He’s placed in Cabela’s tying contest, and won the Free State Fly Fishers annual “Iron Tyer” competition.

Martin Kollman grew up listening to his grandfather’s tales of fly-fishing in the Colorado mountains. Having learned to tie flies in the back office of the local co-op before he ever picked up a fly rod, Kollman eventually armed himself with a book on casting, and started chasing bluegill and bass at a nearby state fishing lake.

“My casts were anything but graceful,” he laughs, “but I managed to catch some fish with those homemade flies and that was it—I was hooked.”

About five years ago, Mike Hudson of Overbrook went from tying feathers onto bass lures to learning to tie flies at the suggestion of friends. “I haven’t made half a dozen lures since,” he says.

Hudson has taken every fly-tying class that his club offers. He can sit for hours watching expert tyers ply their craft at fly-fishing fairs, and he can now tie flies so tiny they must be viewed through a magnifying glass.

Dice’s favorite flies are downsized versions of larger streamers. Tiny clousers and wooly buggers work well on crappie, his favorite fish.

“But I tie a lot more than I fish,” he sheepishly admits.

Moving to Lawrence, Kollman was excited to be living near so many lakes and rivers, but he wasn’t sure how to fish them. With the help of the local club, he received plenty of advice. “Joining up with a group of knowledgeable folks helped me expand my techniques and skills—and it’s a lot of fun,” he says.

Hudson also admits to spending more time at his tying bench than he does on the water. But when asked to choose a favorite out of a box holding several dozen of his flies, he replies, “It’s not in there: It’s the one in the fish’s mouth.”

Meet the Fly-Tyers

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Equifest of Kansas celebrates equestrian enthusiasts from the Midwest Bree Paulie played hooky with her parents’ full permission one Friday in February. After all, Equifest comes just once a year, and no self-respecting Kansas horsewoman—especially not a blue-eyed, pigtailed sixth-grader from Caney— would want to miss it.

“I like to spend time with horses. They’re beautiful,” says Paulie, 12, who took up riding two years ago. As for her favorite events at Equifest, “I like watching the younger riders jumping.”

Held each year at the Kansas Coliseum pavilions north of Wichita, this three-day event attracts about 12,000 people with its clinics, demonstrations, competitions and huge array of vendors.

At any given time there are competitions like mounted shooting (at balloons) or the “cowboy drag race” going on in the main pavilion, clinics on reining or teaching your horse to jump, and exhibits ranging from a kids’ corral to a horse-rescue operation.

Friesians, Clydesdales and other exotic breeds prance by on their way to the next event.

“It’s like Nirvana for horse people,” says Tammy Allen, a Wichita marketing executive and horse fancier. And it’s not just for Kansans. Pattie Stalder, executive director of the Kansas Horse Council, says Equifest is the biggest expo of its kind in the region, attracting visitors from surrounding states.

“I think the horse-owning public in Kansas is really proud of Equifest,” Stalder says.

Equifest began in 1998 as a fundraiser for the Kansas Horse Council, which promotes equestrian trails, hosts educational seminars, awards scholarships and lobbies the Kansas Legislature on behalf of its members. Their owners have a

significant impact on the state, according to Stalder.

“Horse people, they drop money everywhere they go, for gas, food and camping areas, for trucks and trailers they buy,” she says.

Altogether, 145 vendors set up shop at Equifest in 2013, selling everything from saddles and boots to ropes, hats and equine-themed jewelry.

A perennial crowd favorite among performers is the Silver Buckle Drill Team from McPherson, 10 young women and men who execute maneuvers like pinwheels and the “suicide cross” (think of a demolition derby without the collisions). While upbeat music blares, individual members take turns riding sidesaddle, backwards and standing up in their stirrups or laying flat on their saddles as their horses race along.

“It’s a great honor for us,” says the team’s coach, Cindy Harris, whose daughters, Crystal, Breah and Mariah, are part of the team. “This is kind of like the state fair of horse events for us.”

The festival also features competitive events, including a fairly new kind of racing called carriage and driving, in which two-person teams race around cones and obstacles in sleek, horse-drawn carriages that are built more for speed than comfort. The team’s driver sits and steers, while the “navigator” stands behind the driver, shouting directions and shifting his or her weight to help stabilize the carriage.

The crowd cheered as Mary Lu Norland and Jenny Garner won their competition dressed in hot-pink outfits.

Norland says Equifest is “sort of a kickoff for all the different things we do during the year. It just brings everybody together. You make new friends and reestablish old relationships.”

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“The shopping is incredible if you are horsey at all. There must have been a thousand saddles there.” -Pattie Stalder

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Various outfits across Kansas offer the opportunity to saddle up.

From a cattle drive to a therapeutic riding center, the horse experience continues to draw visitors to the area.

Due West Ranch

Ride the Flint Hills

Flying W Ranch

Little girls always want a horse before they want anything else.

Give them a chance to groom that dream at Due West Ranch in Kansas City, Kansas. The family-run, 80-acre farm provides lessons, boarding, camps and more. It’s the world of horses for the budding equestrian (duewestranchkc.com). In 2013, Due West expanded its efforts, creating one of the first therapeutic riding centers for children and adults with disabilities in Kansas City. The Due West Therapeutic Riding Center continues its mission creating connections between horses and people, to improve clients’ wellbeing. duewesttrc.com

Nestled in the southwestern region of the Flint Hills, Mark Dahlsten’s operation, Ride the Flint Hills, is giving city slickers a truly unique experience. When he’s not guiding first-time riders through the hills, he’s herding cattle for the area’s working ranches, Squier Ranch and Ferrell Ranch.

Josh and Gwen Hoy of the Flying W Ranch pride themselves on sharing the experience of their ranch and home in the Flint Hills.

With its guided rides, dining and lodging, the Flying W offers a variety of experiences. However, for veteran riders looking for the ultimate Kansas horse adventure, consider one of Flying W’s cattledrive events.

Kansas City

Beaumont

Cedar Point

Visitors can opt for a variety of packages, from seasonal passes to a 2-hour ride. Or roll up your sleeves and attend daily cattle work (sometimes featuring branding). Whatever your fancy, the kind horses will enjoy showing you the majestic Flint Hills. ridetheflinthills.com

The ranches’ horses are equipped for various riding levels and cowboy detail. After the 10- to 15-mile drive, enjoy a chuckwagon dinner and a night under the stars. Plan your own, or sign up for an existing drive. flinthillsflyingw.com

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Proud Past – Brilliant Future 785-528-3714 (Osage City Hall) www.OsageCity.com

Marshall County Tourism • MarshallCoKs.com Washington County Tourism • WashingtonCountyKs.net Manhattan Convention & Visitors Bureau • VisitManhattanKs.org Wabaunsee County • Wabaunsee.com Abilene & Herington • DKCoKS.org Marion County • GrowMarionCounty.com Go Wichita • GoWichita.com Emporia Convention & Visitors Bureau • EmporiaKsChamber.org Symphony in the Flint Hills • SymphonyInTheFlintHills.org Chase County Tourism • ChaseCountyChamber.org

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Photographs from left: Matt Royal for Skydive Kansas, Katy Ibsen, Jason Dailey

Kansas may get the reputation of having little adventure, but the state actually offers a wealth of activities, regardless of topography. From adventure racing to skydiving, extreme sports await those souls in search of an adrenaline rush … in Kansas.

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Even in Kansas

Don’t let the “flatterthan-a-pancake” image fool you—Kansas can get extreme, when it comes to adventure

Words by Seth Jones

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According to veteran skydivers, there are two groups of people: those who have skydived, and those who have not.

While some of those in the “have not” category might argue that jumping out of a perfectly operational airplane requires a few loose screws, those in the “have” category say the experience will last a lifetime. To get the best view of Kansas, consider taking the plunge.

“It was an amazing experience. I’m so happy I did it,” says Nicole Armstrong of Shawnee. She made her jump in 2009 and laughs that it took her “a few years to recover.”

Skydive Kansas is the official hangar to visit when looking for a free-fall thrill.

Established in 1995, this Osage City business has helped many Kansans cross off another item on their bucket list.

“It really hit me what I was about to do when the airplane door opened,” Armstrong says. “My eyes were closed the entire time until the parachute opened. Then I could breathe. Once the chute opens, it’s a peaceful experience.

It’s a cliché, but it really is like an outof-body experience.”

Armstrong says that she would recommend anyone who is able-bodied to join her in the “have skydived” group. She describes it as an “amazing, fabulous, crazy experience.”

“Just don’t ask me to go with you,” she laughs. “I’m happy I did it, but I’ll never do it again.” skydivekansas.com

DK200 Bike Race

Kansas Rapids

For those interested in kicking up some dirt and pounding some gravel, the Dirty Kanza 200 (Emporia) is for you. The race traverses through the Flint Hills for 200 miles. Check your equipment and make sure you have the right tires, because these roads are unforgiving and flats can be common.

T.J. Hittle, proud owner of 18 different watercrafts, recently moved from Kansas to Colorado. Hittle cut his teeth on Kansas’ rivers and says he has a deep fondness for what the state has to offer.

The event website states that the area is remote, which means very little traffic—which also means very little upkeep to the roads. Riders will see roads consisting of everything from crushed gravel to fistsized rock. This race isn’t for the weekend amateur.

The “DK200” begins in Emporia, always on the first Saturday following Memorial Day. The 2014 event is on Saturday, May 31, so there’s plenty of time to start training for this scenic and bold adventure. dirtykanza200.com

“For me personally, taking a touring kayak onto the Kansas River is the best Kansas offers,” Hittle says. “There are a lot of places to access the river—Junction City, Ogden, two places in Manhattan and a place in Wamego.”

Hittle says there’s a community of adventurers who take kayaks, canoes and rafts onto rivers and lakes in Kansas. He simply suggests knowing the limitations of your vessel, and making thorough plans before getting in the water. kansasriver.org

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statewide resources

Shawnee Boat and Ski Club (Topeka) www.shawneeboatandskiclub.com

Concordia Travel Information Center 130 E 6th St., Concordia (785) 243-4303

Discover Boating www.discoverboating.com The Discover Boating Program is a service of the recreational boating industry, spearheaded by the National Marine Manufacturers Association, with the goal to “help people become boaters.”

Pratt Operations Office 512 SE 25th Ave., Pratt (620) 672-5911

Dodge City Convention & Visitors Bureau 400 W. Wyatt Earp Blvd., Dodge City (620) 225-8186

Friends of the Kaw Kansas River Keepers, float trips and rentals www.kansasriver.org

States Organization for Boating Access www.sobaus.org

Emporia Research and Survey Office 1830 Merchant, P.O. Box 1525, Emporia (620) 342-0658

Franklin County Visitors Center 2011 E. Logan, Ottawa (785) 242-1411

Kansas City White Water Club www.kcwc.org

Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Office of the Secretary 1020 S. Kansas, Room 200, Topeka (785) 296-2281

Kansas City District Office 8304 Hedge Lane Terrace, Shawnee (913) 422-1314 Regional Offices Region 1 Rt. 2, Hays (785) 628-8614 The northwest quarter of Kansas that includes 26 counties.

Region 2 300 SW Wanamaker Road, Topeka (785) 273-6740 The northeast quarter of Kansas that includes 20 counties.

Region 3 1001 McArtor Drive, Dodge City (620) 227-8609 The southwest quarter of Kansas that includes 28 counties.

Region 4 6232 E. 29th St. North, Wichita (316) 683-8069 The south central region of Kansas that includes 13 counties.

Region 5 1500 W. 7th St., Chanute (620) 431-0380 The southeastern quarter of Kansas that includes 18 counties.

State-Owned Travel Information Centers Belle Plaine Travel Information Center 770 N. I-35, Belle Plaine (620) 326-5123 Located on I-35 Kansas Turnpike at Milepost 26. Accessible from both northbound and southbound lanes.

Goodland Travel Information Center I-70 East Milepost 7, Goodland (785) 899-6695 Located on I-70 at Milepost 7, accessible from eastbound lanes only.

Community Travel Information Centers Abilene Convention & Visitors Bureau 201 N.W. 2nd, Abilene (785) 263-2231 Atchison Area Chamber of Commerce 200 S. 10th, Atchison (913) 367-2427 Belleville Travel Information Center 702 12th St. Belleville (785) 527-2883

Colby Visitors Center 350 S. Range #10, Colby (785) 460-7643

Garden City Travel Plaza 1265 Solar Ave., Garden City (620) 276-3264 Great Bend Convention & Visitors Bureau 3007 10th St., Great Bend (620) 792-2750 Kansas Originals Market 233 Hwy 232, Wilson (785) 658-2602 Hays Convention & Visitors Bureau 2700 Vine St., Hays (800) 569-4505 Lawrence Visitor Information Center 402 N. 2nd, Lawrence (785) 856-3040 Liberal Travel Information Center 1 Yellow Brick Road, Liberal (620) 626-017 Lindsborg Travel Information Center 114 N Main (Covered Kiosk), Lindsborg (785) 227-8687 Olathe Mahaffie Stage Coach stop & Farm Historic Site 1200 Kansas City Road, Olathe (913) 971-5111 Wyldewood Cellars Winery 22936 Grapevine Road, Paxico (785) 636-8466

Visitor services Watersports 100th Meridian Initiative www.100thmeridian.org The 100th Meridian Initiative is a cooperative effort among state, provincial and federal agencies to prevent the westward spread of zebra mussels and other aquatic nuisance species in North America.

Adventure Sports Shawnee (913) 962-2323 www.adventuresportskc.com Arkansas City Kayaks Arkansas City (620) 660-3250 www.arkcitykayakrentals.com Boat US www.boatus.com Boat Owners Association of the United States

Kansas Canoe & Kayak Association www.kansascanoe.org Kansas River Canoe Co. Lawrence (785) 842-3877 www.campjellystone.com Kansas River Trail www.KSRiverTrail.com Kansas State Boating www.ksoutdoors.com/Boating Kansas Whitewater Association www.kansaswhitewater.org KC Water Sports Paola (913) 783-4300 www.kcwatersports.com Lake Adventures Racing Milford (785) 307-1901 www.adventureracekansas.com Mid Kansas Marine Wichita, (316) 733-9889 Hutchinson, (620) 665-0396 www.midkansasmarine.com Mud Kat Kayaking Manhattan (620) 430-6754 National Water Safety Congress www.watersafetycongress.org A nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting recreational water safety in the United States, the National Water Safety Congress was organized in 1951 in response-to a growing number of recreationrelated drownings. The Congress promotes two basic approaches to reduce water recreation fatalities, injuries and property damage— education and enforcement.

Ninnescah Sailing Association Cheney Park www.ninnescah.org Pomona Lake Ski Club www.skipomona.com Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation The Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to increase participation in recreational angling and boating and thereby increase public awareness and appreciation of the need for protecting, conserving and restoring this nation’s aquatic natural resources. www.rbff.org Safe Boating Council www.safeboatingcouncil.org

Sitzmark Sports Kansas City, Kansas 66101 (913) 341-5330 www.sitzmarksports.com

Up a Creek Canoe and Kayak Rental Lawrence www.upacreek.biz US Army Corps of Engineers www.usace.army.mil US Coast Guard www.uscg.mil US Coast Guard Auxiliary www.cgaux.org US Power Squadrons www.usps.org United State Coast Guard Office of Boating Safety www.uscgboating.org Wichita Area Paddlers www.wichitapaddler.com Biking Trails Central Kansas Mountain Bike Club www.ckmbc.com Coasters Bicycle Club (Wichita) www.locojoe.com/coasters Earthriders Mountain Bike Club www.earthriders.com

Kansas City Bicycle Club www.kcbc.org

The Pathfinder Manhattan (785) 539-5639 www.thepathfinder.net Sunflower Outdoor and Bike Lawrence (785) 843-5000 www.sunfloweroutdoorandbike.com Big Poppi Bikes Manhattan (785) 537-3737 www.bigpoppibikes.com Hiking Trails Kansas Trails Council www.kansastrailscouncil.org Kanza Rail-Trails Conservancy www.kanzatrails.org Equestrian Trails Kansas Horse Council www.kansashorsecouncil.com Bluestem Trail Sand Hills State Park Open year-round Boulder Bluff Horse Trail El Dorado State Park Trail is a scenic stroll through the Flint Hills along the shoreline of El Dorado Lake. An equestrian campground is available in Boulder Bluff Area 1.

Cottonwood Trail At Sand Hills State Park Open year-round Crystal Trail Milford State Park Open year-round Dune Trail Sand Hills State Park Open year-round

Kaw Valley Bicycle Club Topeka www.kvbc.org

Eagle Ridge Trail Milford State Park Open year-round

Lawrence Mountain Bike Club www.lawrencemountainbikeclub.org

Equestrian Trails Perry State Park The trails start and end in Perry State Park, but some of the trail traverses across the COE Rock Creek public-use area.

Lawrence Bicycle Club www.lawrencebicycleclub.org Oz Bicycle Club (Wichita) www.ozbikeclub.com Biking Outfitters Bicycle X-Change Shops Wichita (316) 264-6427 www.bicyclex-change.com Harley’s Bicycles Hutchinson (620) 663-4321 www.harleysbicycles.com Tailwind Cyclists Pittsburg (620) 231-2212 www.tailwindcyclists.com Tom Sawyer Bicycle Shop Inc Wichita, Kansas 67211 (316) 264-3693 www.tomsawyerbicycleshop.com Turner’s Cycling & Fitness Overland Park (913) 381-5298 www.turnersbikes.com

Horse Trail Eisenhower State Park Open year-round Kanopolis Multi-use Trails at Kanopolis State Park Access from Trailheads A,B,C, D Alum Creek Trails These two trails form an 8.3-mile loop across pastures, through canyons, trees and along creeks.

There are two minor water crossings.

Open February 1-October 31 Horsethief Canyon Trails Two sections of the trail system, referred to as the Horsethief Canyon trails, connect the Rockin’ K Trails to the Prairie Trails. These crossings can be very deep.

Prairie Trails Two trails, which are referred to as the Prairie Trails, connect the Horsethief Canyon Trails to the Alum Creek Trails.

Open February 1-October 31

r eso u r ce g u ide Rockin’ K Trails (Access from trailhead A, D) Two 2-mile sections of the trail system are called the Rockin’ K Trails. These are relatively easy trails.

Pipeline Trail Milford State Park Open year-round Pond Trail Sand Hills State Park Open year-round Prairie Trail Sand Hills State Park Open year-round Randolph Equestrian Trail Tuttle Creek State Park Encompasses a wide variety of terrain offering views of the Flint Hills, the lake and wildlife.

Rock Creek Horse Trail Clinton Wildlife Area Horse trail is open seasonally, trailhead is in Rockhaven Park.

Saddle Ridge Trails Hillsdale State Park Four different loops of trail systems: NW blue trail, SE red trail, SW red trail and the Outlet loop. Vehicle permits are required for entry.

Tallgrass Sand Hills State Park Open year-round Woodland Trail Sand Hills State Park Open year-round

hunting Hunting Associations KS Sport Hunting Association www.huntkansas.org Mid American Deer Hunting Association www.mahadeer.com Mid America Hunting Association‎ www.magba.com Prairie Wind Hunting Club www.prairiewindhunting.com Hunting Outfitters Bass Pro Shop 12051 Bass Pro Drive, Olathe (913) 254-5200 www.basspro.com Bell Wildlife Specialties 155 West Oak, Harveyville (785) 589-2321 www.bellwildlife.com The Beyer Ranch 652 8th Road SW, Gridley (620) 836-5080 Buster’s Outfitters PO Box 143, Sun City (620) 248-3777 Byron Walker Wildlife Area 8685 W Hwy 54, Kingman (620) 532-3242 www.ksoutdoors.com Cabela’s 10300 Cabela Drive, Kansas City (913) 328-0322 www.cabelas.com

TravelKS.com Carters Big Island Hunt Club 108 Sr. Joseph St. St. Paul (620) 232-4829 www.cbihuntclub.com Catdaddy’s Catfishin Adventures 1308 NW Logan, Topeka (785) 357-0934 www.catdaddyguideservices.com Cecil’s Trails End Hunting 12803 108 Road, Minneola (620) 430-0663 hunttrailsend.com Cimarron Crossing Motel Cimarron (620) 855-2225 www.cimarronmotel.com Clay’s Guide Service 27303 B St., Haviland (620) 546-4149 www.claysguideservice.com Crooked Creek Hunting Ranch 25048 15 Road, Meade (620) 873-7189 Flint Hills Hunts PO Box 838, Winfield (620) 221-3767 www.kansashunts.com Flying W Pheasant Ranch 6199 4 Road, Plains (620) 563-6100 Golden Prairie Hunting Service 607 W Gwinn Court, Sublette (620) 675-8490 Governor’s One Shot Turkey Hunt 200 S. Main St. El Dorado (316) 321-3835 www.ksgovoneshotturkeyhunt.com Guide Lines Guide Service 3608 Hackberry Drive, Topeka (785) 267-0065 www.clydetheguide.com Hanke’s Hunts 1510 3rd Road, Waterville (785) 562-7157 hankeshunts.com Hays City Sportsman’s Club 5810 230th Ave., Hays (785) 628-1646 Hickory Creek Lodge 1230 W 570th McCune (620) 632-4998 www.hickorycreekoutfitter.com HT Gamebirds Inc 805 22nd Road, Lyons (620) 257-8488 www.htgamebirds.com

Kansas Trophy Hunts 134 E. Main, Sedan (620) 725-4011

Prairie Stars Enterprises 408 S 1st St Sterling (620) 278-3255

Kansas Trophy Whitetails 640 Northeast 190th St., Hudson (620) 793-6878 www.kansas-trophy-whitetails.com

Poore Farms Labradors LLC 1515 30th Road, Woodston (785) 994-6566 www.PooreFarm.com

LaSada Sporting Clays & Guide Service 3721 183rd St., Russell (785) 483-3758 www.lasada.com

Rebel Ridge Outfitters 602 E. Ave. C, Syracuse (620) 384-7700

Lazy J Hunting Service 400 Orth St., Sublette (620) 675-2338 Lone Pine Game Birds 444 90th Road, Toronto (620) 637-2967 www.huntlonepine.com The Loft 122 N. Main Syracuse (620) 384-7700 rebelridgeoutfitters.com/ Accomodations.html Long Branch Creek Outfitters 107 N Marks, Oberlin (785) 475-3439 McClaskey Hunting Preserve 1641 S Webb, Geuda Springs (620) 442-0878 McNeil Game Farm and Outfitting 1816 18th Road, Clay Center (785) 632-2541 McPherson Valley Wetlands 967 Mohawk Road, McPherson (620) 241-7669 www.kdwp.state.ks.us

Rocking K Ranch Hunting 313 NE 150th Ave., Stafford (620) 234-6908 www.ks-hunting-land.com Saline River Hunting Lodge & Guide Service 20015 260 Ave., WaKeeney (785) 743-5878 www.salinelodge.com Sand Wells Outdoors 902 Road S, Hugoton (620) 453-1125 www.sandwellsoutdoors.com Shawnee Creek Preserve 2733 NE Center Star Road, , Columbus (620) 674-8563

Mined Land Wildlife Area 507 E 560th, Pittsburg (620) 231-3173

Solomon Valley Outfitters LLC 110 N McKnight, Stockton (785) 425-6294

Monster Bucks of Kansas 664 3 Road, Bremen (785) 337-2396 www.kansashunter.com

Sterbenz Farms 6420 NE 20th St. El Dorado (316) 321-2943 www.sterbenzfarms.com

Muddy Creek Game Birds Muddy Creek Whitetails 8721 NE Brown Road, Meriden 785-484-2325 www.muddycreekwhitetails.com Murphy’s Landing 22030 Hwy 39, Stark www.murphysatstark.com

JL Bar Ranch 1720 Seneca, Winona (785) 751-4426

Oasis Hunting R1, Box 110, Deerfield (620) 426-6291 www.oasishunting.com

Kansas Hunting Adventures 112 E. Hazelwood, Waterville (785) 363-2327 www.kansashuntingadventures.com

Rock and Rose Ranch 16400 Axelton Hill Road, Randolph (785) 410-7747

Show Me Birds Hunting Resort 6186 SE 20th St., Baxter Springs (620) 674-8863 www.showmebirds.com

NorthBridge Outdoor Adventures 22259 183 Highway, Greensburg (620) 338-1047 www.huntnorthbridge.com

KAMO Midwest Outdoor Expo Off Hwy 171, Pittsburg (417) 483-4058

Riverview Ringnecks R2, PO Box, Webber (402) 984-3028

Mill Creek Outfitters 35040 Old K-10 Road, Alma (785) 499-2980

Jeff’s Guide Service & Taxidermy 100 Lakeview Lane Ellis (785) 726-4099 www.jeffsguide.com

K & K Outfitters 317 N 250th, Mulberry (620) 764-3615 www.duckandbuck.com

River Bluff Hunting Company 521 W 8th St., Concordia (785) 335-2809 www.riverbluffhunting.com

Odyssey Hunts 109 Albert St., Lakin (620) 355-6301 Prairie Outfitters & Excursions 5001 E. 9th Ave., Winfield (620) 222-8870 www.PrairieOutfittersandExcursions. com

Steve Lloyd Wetlands Area Rt 837, Wakefield (785) 632-6701 www.cckansas.org Timber Hills Lake Hunting & Fishing Adventures 1369 Valley Road, Mapleton (620) 743-4114 www.timberhillslake.com Uhlik Hunting 1548 17th Road, Washington (785) 325-2747 www.uhlikhunting.com Uncle Jacks Bar & Grill 104 N Pennsylvania, Independence (620) 331-5225 www.unclejacks.net USI RV Park 2920 E 33rd St., Wichita (316) 838-8699 www.usirvpark.com Upland Inn 407 S Walnut, Greensburg (316) 200-0134 www.uplandinnhunts.com

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Du’More Kennels Olpe (620) 475-3714 English Pointer

Five Creeks Gun Dogs Clay Center (785) 632-0627 German Wirehaired Pointer, Weimaraner

Country Road Kennels Riley (785) 564-3705 Deutscher Wachtelhund

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High Plains Gundogs Phillipsburg (785) 302-8015 www.highplainsgundogs.com English Pointer, German Shorthaired Pointer

Kocher Labs Conway Springs (316) 708-9333 Labrador Retriever

High Prairie Wire Hairs Chanute (620) 431-3434 German Wirehaired Pointer

Konza Vadasz Assaria (785) 667-4685 www.wirehairedvizsla.us Wirehaired Vizsla

Hightower’s Kennel Fort Scott (620) 547-2237 German Shorthaired Pointer

Lankas Labs Atwood (785) 626-9313 www.lankaslabs.com Labrador Retriever

Hunt em Up Kennels El Dorado (316) 644-8161 www.huntemupkennels.com German Shorthaired Pointer

Last Chance Wings & Labs Russell (785) 483-0248 www.lastchancewingslabs.com Labrador Retriever

Hunters Pride Kennels Fredonia (918) 640-2394 American Brittany, English Setter

Lazy Daze Pointers Fort Riley (785) 784-8105 English Pointer

Indian Summer Kennels Wamego (785) 456-3851 www.pudelpoint.com Pudelpointer

Lightning Brittanys Andover (417) 543-0845 American Brittany

Irish Setter Puppies Hutchinson (620) 200-4074 Irish Setter J&L Pointing Labs Colby (785) 443-3943 www.jlpointinglabs.net Labrador Retriever Jayhawk German Shorthaired Pointers Hill City (785) 421-8851 German Shorthaired Pointer JB Gun Dogs Independence (620) 331-7624 German Shorthaired Pointer Kansas Hunting Dogs Cedar Vale (620) 758-1010 French Brittany Spaniel Kanza Brittanys Whitewater (316) 799-2229 www.kanzabrittanys.com American Brittany Kats Labs Downs (785) 454-6083 Labrador Retriever Kaw Valley Retrievers Wamego (785) 844-1565 Labrador Retriever KCK’S Gun Dogs Fowler (620) 646-5100 www.kcksgundogs.netkennel.com American Brittany

Lindberg Vizslas Formoso (785) 243-0600 Vizsla Lion Heart Inn & Kennels Beloit (785) 593-6683 www.uhfsks.com Wirehaired Pointing Griffon Lone Tree Kennels Elkhart (580) 461-0025 German Shorthaired Pointer Meadowlark Retrievers Easton (913) 704-9642 Golden Retriever Menoken English Setters Topeka (785) 260-3928 English Setter Meyer’s Kennels Overbrook (785) 836-3081 www.meyerkennel.com English Pointer MK Kennels Pittsburg (620) 210-2038 American Brittany Montegar Kennels Wichita (316) 522-2444 Labrador Retriever Morris Gun Dogs Manhattan (785) 539-1622 www.morrisgundogs.com English Setter, Llewellin Setter Mudslinger Kennels Iola (620) 380-1031 Labrador Retriever

Nichols Shorthairs Russell (785) 445-3499 German Shorthaired Pointer

Quail Run Gundogs Andale (316) 650-1323 German Shorthaired Pointer

Ninnescah Pointers Wichita (469) 767-0767 English Pointer

Quail Tracks Gun Dogs Fulton (620) 224-6493 English Pointer, English Setter, German Shorthaired Pointer

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Moos Taxidermy Great Bend (620) 792-8468

Bob’s Creative Taxidermy Salina (785) 822-5905 www.bobscreativetaxidermy.com

Penns Art Studio Milford (785) 238-5703 Robert Prachy Wichita (316) 721-4367

Roger Davis Valley Center (316) 755-2738

Air Capital Practical Shooters 7709 SE 48th St., Wichita (316) 322-7846

Friends Of The Fancy Creek Range Tuttle Creek State Park, Randolph (785) 539-7941

Ruttin-n-Struttin Bonner Springs (913) 742-9100

Ark Valley Gun Club 4500 E. 177th, Valley Center (316) 744-1834

Second Creation Taxidermy Kansas City (913) 422-3111 www.secondcreation.com

Bakers Dozen Trap Club 1532 S. Cunningham Road, Salina (785) 823-8529

Fort Larned Arms Association 604 Anne St., Larned (620) 285-9281 www.flaa.us

Schumacher Taxidermy Garden City (316) 371-8591 Schwinns Taxidermy Westmoreland (785) 457-3397 Sevenwest Taxidermy Overbrook (785) 630-0166 www.sevenswesttaxidermy.com Shawnee Archery Topeka (785) 235-0677 Shaws Taxidermy McPherson (620) 245-0811 Shoot N Stuff Solomon (785) 820-7710 Sig’s Taxidermy Wichita (316) 806-0687 Simons Taxidermy Garden City (620) 275-8999 Sportsman’s Taxidermy Junction City (785) 238-1236 www.sportsmanstaxidermy.com

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T.K. Archery Ellinwood (620) 564-2326

Circle S Ranch Gunworks 3682 189th St., Russell (785) 483-1124 www.circlesranchgunworks.com

TiPi Taxidermy Kensington (785) 476-3285

Coffeyville Sportsmans Club West Turkey Farm Road, Coffeyville (620) 251-3522

Toms Taxidermy Council Grove (620) 440-1040 www.tombotaxidermy.com

Cokeley Farms 7260 126th Road, Delia (785) 771-3817

Trace Goodwin Manhattan (620) 515-3512

Covert Creek Lodge 1982 Country 671 Ave., Waldo (888) 942-3245 www.covertlodge.com

Wildlife Arts Olathe (913) 829-5436

Dry Creek Sporting Clays 1257 Road 137, Emporia (316) 342-0824

Wild Rhodes Taxidermy Montezuma (620) 719-9452

Ellsworth County Sportsmens Club 1015 Stanberry, Ellsworth (785) 472-5403

Witmers Taxidermy Wellington (620) 326-2866

Game On Gun Range 15945 Lincoln Road, Onaga (785) 889-7136 Gander Mountain 605 S. Wichita St., Wichita (316) 303-9333 Garden City Community College Shooting Club 801 Campus Drive, Garden City (316) 276-7611 Garden City Trap Club 4000 N. Third St., Garden City (620) 275-7849 Garnett Gun Club 101 W. Fourth Ave., Garnett (785) 448-3609 Glen Elder Wildlife Area Range Open to the public 1 mile south of Downs, Downs (785) 545-3345 Godfrey’s Indoor Shooting and Archery Ranges 920 N. Washington St., Junction City (785) 238-0094 Goodland Gun Club 722 W. 13th St., Goodland (785) 890-2441 Gun Guys, The 412 S. Main St., Ottawa (785) 418-0711 Gypsum Valley Sporting Clays 7702 South Niles Road, Gypsum (785) 536-4535 www.gypsumvalleysportingclays.com H & R Waterfowlers 11502 W. 69th Ave., Nickerson (316) 422-3273 Hamilton County Bullet & Bow Club Hwy. 27 and Ave. A, Syracuse (316) 384-5511 Hay Capitol Gun Club Yates Center (316) 625-2773 Hays City Sportsmen’s Club 5810 230th Ave., Hays (785) 628-1646 Hollister Wildlife Area Range Fort Scott (620) 449-2539 Husker-Cats-Trap 2420 I St., Belleville (785) 527-3223

Falcon Skeet Club 7345 Belinder Ave., Shawnee Mission (816) 884-6695

Independence Gun Club Independence Municipal Airport Industrial, Independence (316) 331-6529

Fancy Creek Range Tuttle Creek State Park, Randolph (785) 293-5886

Iron Cloud Hunting Lodge 2634 Iron Road, Clyde (785) 427-2454

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Finch Club 534 N. Tallyrand St., Wichita (330) 562-9770

Jersey Creek Gun Club RR 2, Osage City (785) 528-4563

3-M Hunting Preserve 1484 NE 60th St., Columbus (620) 389-2888

Flint Oak Hunting Resort 2639 Quail River Road, Fall River (316) 658-4401

Joplin Rifle & Pistol Club 1112 Van Buren Road, Galena (417) 291-8487

Woodward’s Taxidermy Manhattan (785) 307-8699 www.woodwardtaxidermy.com Gun Ranges

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Pawnee Creek 1550 345th Ave., Burdett (620) 285-9000 Pine Ridge Sporting Clays RR 1, Alma (913) 765-3709 Plains Gun Club 600 East Park Ave., Plains (620) 563-7865 Prairie Powder Packers 506 West St., Norton (785) 877-2396

LaSada Sporting Clays 3720 183rd St., Russell (785) 483-3758

Quail Valley Sporting Clays & Hunt Club 16501 NW 72nd, Moundridge (316) 345-8367

Lenora Firearm Trap Club Hwy 9, Lenora (785) 622-4251

Quivera Gun Club 3232 Airport Road, Salina (785) 827-8149

Liberal Gun Club 1210 N. Cain Ave., Liberal (316) 624-5810

Ravenwood Lodge 10147 SW 61, Topeka (800) 656-2454

Liberal Range Association E. Eighth St., Liberal (620) 624-7140

Rawlins County Sportsman Association RR 2, Atwood (913) 626-3700

Lil’ Toledo Lodge 10600 170 Road, Chanute (800) 955-8560

Red Rock Sporting Clay 10855 Broderick Road, Wamego (785) 456-7664

Locust Point Gun Club 19939 S. Berryton Road, Lyndon (785) 828-3406

Rim Rock Ranch 2254 Antler Road, Longton (620) 642-6402

Lone Tree Gun Club 2961 Florida Road, Elsmore (620) 754-3548

Ringneck Ranch 655 Solomon Lane, Tipton (785) 373-4835

Lynbrooke Sporting Clay 1419 SE 120th, Augusta (316) 775-1715 www.lynbrooke.com

Robidoux Sporting Clays 401 Hamilton St., Beattie (785) 353-2573 Rohrers Sporting Clays 1467 Larkinburg Road, Troy (785) 985-2635

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Michael Murphy and Sons 6400 S.W. Hunter Road, Augusta (316) 775-2137

Sandhills Guide Service 432-A Commanche Road, Great Bend (620) 792-3274

Mill Creek Rifle Club 7215 Gardner Road, De Soto (785) 550-6163

Scandia Trap and Skeet RR 1, Scandia (785) 335-2859

Morris Gundogs and Guided Hunts 2104 Browning Road, Manhattan (785) 539-1622

Scott County Trap Club 671 E. Road 160, Scott City (316) 872-5718

Nicks Archery 20230 W. 119th St., Conway Springs (620) 584-6949

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Powder Creek Shooting Park 8601 Monticello Road, Lenexa (913) 422-5063 www.powdercreek.com

Marksman Rifle & Pistol Club 1201 N. Seventh St., Arkansas City (620) 660-5574

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Shawnee Creek Preserve & Clays 2733 NE Center Star Road, Columbus (620) 674-8563 Shawnee State Fishing Lake Hunter Education Range 300 SW Wanamaker Road, Topeka (785) 273-6740 Shawnee State Lake Shooting Range 8 miles north, 6 miles west of Topeka (785) 582-2834 She’s a Pistol 5725 Nieman Road, Shawnee (913) 248-3288 Show Me Birds Hunting Resort 2400 SE Quaker Road, Baxter Springs (620) 674-8863 Smoky Valley Shooting Sports 2341 14th Ave., Lindsborg (785) 227-4318 Southwest Kansas Rifle & Pistol Club 1600 E. Eighth, Liberal (620) 624-7140 Spearpoint Ranch 1890 N. 215th Road, Barnard (785) 524-5330 Special T Hunting Route 3 Box 87, Beloit (785) 529-4081 Spillman Creek Lodge 1125 E. Pike Drive, Sylvan Grove (785) 277-3424 Sporting Club - Fleming 2711 SE 190th St., Atlanta (316) 775-5769 Sportsman’s Acres 5120 W. Hwy K244, Junction City (785) 238-8727 Spring Creek Outfitters 1001 Russell Ave., WaKeeney (785) 743-5423 Stafford Gun Club W. Morrell St., Stafford (620) 234-5488 Tappan Hill B.P.C.R. RR 1, Glasco (785) 568-2355 The Bullet Hole 6201 Robinson, Overland Park (913) 432-0050 The Outback Park 368 Navajo Road, McPherson (620) 489-9407 Towanda Department of Public Safety Range 110 S. Third, Towanda (316) 536-2516 Trails End Shooting Preserve 12803 108 Road, Dodge City (620) 430-0063 Tri County Rod & Gun Club 18573 Stillwell Road, Linwood (913) 301-3376 Tuttle Creek Trap Shooting Park 6365 Tuttle Creek Blvd., Manhattan (785) 539-4409

Wild Wings Hunting 704 Oak St., Scott City (620) 872-3348 X-Ring Jr. Shooters 3128 SW Farmstead Road, Benton (913) 845-2244

hunting/fishing lodging Abilene Outdoor Adventures 3158 Epic Lane, Abilene (785) 280-2564 www.abileneoutdooradventures.com Acorns Resort 3710 Farnum Creek Road, Milford (785) 463-4000 www.acornsresortkansas.com Arrow B Hunting Lodge 1115 Hwy 24, Stockton (785) 425-5030 Ash Creek Upland Game Hunting 269 Pawnee Road, Windom (620) 489-9411 www.ashcreekhunting.com The Barn Bed and Breakfast Inn 14910 Bluemound Road Valley Falls (785) 945-3225 www.thebarnbb.com Barrel Springs Hunt Club 416 Railraod Ave. Horace (620) 376-2701 www.barrelspringshuntclub.com Beaver Creek Ranch and Hunting Lodge R1, Box 37A, Atwood (785) 538-2363 www.atwoodkansas.com/bcranch.html Big Hill Lodge 415 S Liberty, Cherryvale (620) 336-2255, (877) 244-4455 www.bighilllodge.com Blue River Whitetails, LLC 416 N Denver Ave., Hanover (785) 337-2530 www.blueriverwhitetails.com

Claythorne Lodge 1329 NW 100 Road, Columbus (620) 597-2568 www.claythorne.com

Iron Gate Lodge 12104 Udall Road, Oswego (620) 795-8945 www.irongatelodge.com

Ravenwood Lodge 10147 SW 61st St. Topeka (785) 256-6444 www.ravenwoodlodge.com

CocklerBur Creek Hunting Service 1456 O Road, Larned (620) 285-5099 www.cockleburcreek.com

Kansas Creek Gamebirds 1055 Young Road, Concordia (785) 335-2381 www.kansascreekgamebirds.com

Rim Rock Ranch 2254 Antler, Longton (620) 642-6402 www.huntrimrockranch.com

Kansas Creek Inn 1330 Union Road., Concordia (785) 243-9988 www.kbba.com Kansas Trophy Whitetail 1537 Indian Road, Morrowville (785) 265-3360 www.kansastrophywhitetails.com

Ringneck County 2098 Rd 80, Goodland (785) 899-5882 www.ringneckcountry.net

Ringneck Ranch 655 Solomon Lane, Tipton (785) 373-4835 www.ringneckranch.net

Kuhrt Ranch Ringneck Resort 2735 Road 75, Edson (785) 899-5306 www.adventurehunting.com

Rooster Palace PO Box 511, 303 Buffalo St., Jewell (785) 428-7272 www.roosterpalace.com

Lazy D Outfitters, Inc. 3330 DD Road, Madison (620) 343-4300 www.lazydoutfitters.com

Saline River Hunting Lodge & Guide Service 20015 260 Ave., WaKeeney (785) 743-5878 www.salinelodge.com

The Country Cabins 2534 Kestrel Road, Hiawatha (785) 742-4320 Country Lodgings 4062 O Road, Smith Center (785) 389-6281 Covert Creek Lodge LLC 1982 Co 671 Ave., Waldo (785) 942-3245 www.covertlodge.com Cowboy Way Ranch & Vacations 10075 Shanuk Lane, Westmoreland (785) 844-0457 www.cowboywayranchandvacations.com Cressler Creek Log Cabin 1302 North Road 80 East, Hoxie (785) 675-1295 www.cresslercreeklogcabin.com Dairy Barn Lodge RR 1 Box 20, Atwood (785) 626-3743 Davis Farm 3127 W Road, Hill City (785) 421-5478 www.davischarolais.com Don’s Guide Service, LLC 308 N Hobart, Glen Elder (785) 545-3551 www.kansashunting.net Double Arrow C Ranch 1209 P Road, Eureka (620) 583-7271 www.doublearrowc.com Double E Pheasant Ranch 2038 15th St., McPherson (620) 242-5430

Bluestem Hunting Preserve, Inc. 2301 N Hwy 14, Kingman (620) 532-6361 www.bluestemhunting.com

Doyle Creek Ranch Bunkhouse 510 Main St., Florence (620) 878-4567 http://doylecreekangus.com

Bruiser Whitetail, LLC 670 Warpole Road, Olsburg (785) 468-3640 www.bruiserwhitetail.com

Eckman Hunting Preserve 988 E. 1800 Road, Baldwin City www.eckmanhuntingpreserve.com (785) 830-0034

Bucks Limited 1703 Belmont, Parsons (620) 423-3994 www.terraworld.net/btpwnsen

Evergreen Lodge 805 E. Broadway, Jewell (785) 428-3569

Buckshot Inn 117 W. Hwy 36, Smith Center (785) 282-6644 www.buckshotinn.com C&W Ranch 4000 S Halstead Road, Smolan (785) 668-2352 www.cwranch.com Camelot Inn 933 N. 1st, Osborne (785)346-5413 www.discoverosborne.com Cecil’s Trails End Hunting 12803 108 Road, Minneola (620) 430-0663 http://hunttrailsend.com

Farmyard Lodge 1281 Vale Road, Concordia (785) 243-7336 Flint Hills Adventures, Inc. 1439 Road 29, Elk City (620) 673-4066 www.flinthillsadventures.com Flint Oak 2639 Quail Road, Fall River (620) 658-4401 www.flintoak.com Flying W Ranch LLC R1, Box 11, Cedar Point (620) 274-4357 www.flying-w-ranch.net Gasper Farms Hunting 1326 W. 160th Drive, Osborne (785) 346-2697

Lil’ Toledo Lodge 10600 170th Road, Chanute (620) 244-5668 www.liltoledo.com The Lodge 250 S. Main St., Hoisington (620) 653-4771 www.purpleprairie.net Midwest Outfitters, Inc. 1275 Heritage Road, Washington (785) 325-2577 www.midwestoutfittersinc.com

Sappa Creek Lodge R2, Oberlin (785) 475-3720 www.sappacreeklodge.com Shaps Beaver Creek Ranch 6404 Rd 23, Goodland (785) 899-5942 www.shapsranch.com Slate Creek Lodge 411 South West Road., Wellington (620) 717-1655

Mickey’s Quality Hunting 829 N Ceder., Stockton (785) 425-7082 www.mikeysoutfitting.com

Smoky river Rendezvous 115 Belleview., Winona (785) 846-7785 http://smokyriverrend.com

Mom’s House County Hunting Lodge 610 Road 25, Bird City (785) 734-2549

Solomon Valley Outfitters 110 N McKnight., Stockton (785) 425-6294

Morris Gun Dogs & Guided Hunts 2104 Browning Ave., Manhattan (785) 539-1622 www.morrisgundogsandguidedhunts. com Murphy’s at Stark Main St.., Stark (620) 754-3222 www.murphysatstark.com Pheasant Hunters Paradise 15068 Road 17, Kismet (620) 629-1342 www.swkansaspheasanthunting.com Pheasant Runn Hunting club HC 1 Box 39, Collyer (785) 628-2642 www.pheasantrunn.com Pilgrim Ranch Retreat RR1, Box 53, Cottonwood Falls (620) 344-5991 www.pilgrimranch.com Posusta Lodging 20436 Beatty Road, Lucas (785) 526-7767 Prairie Wings Gamebirds RR1 Box 43, Webber (785) 753-4871 Rancho Milagro Ranch 2316 Hwy 140, Brookville (785) 472-4666 www.ranchomilagrokansas.com

Spearpoint Ranch 1890 N 215th Road, Barnard (785) 524-5330 www.spearpointranch.com Special T Hunting R3 Box 87, Beloit (785) 529-4081 http://www.specialthunting.com Spillman Creek Lodge 1125 E Pike Drive, Sylvan Grove (785) 277-3424 Sportsmens Lodge 2523 Ave. E., Wilson (785) 658-2424 www.sportsmenslodge.net Spring Creek Outfitters, Inc. 1001 Russell Ave., WaKeeney (785) 743-5423 www.springcreekoutfitters.net Sunflower Inn 102 Clifton St., Clifton (785) 455-3770 Swinging G Lodge & Hunts 2155 W 100th Drive, Osborne (785) 346-2404 www.SwingingG.com T&C Wildlife Hunt Club 2461 Arrowhead Road, Arcadia (620) 638-4300 www.time2hunt.com

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AJ’s Bait 301 E. Hwy K-15, Udall (316) 761-7053

Bluestem 4 Bait 3021 NE Hwy 177, El Dorado (316) 655-2424

Cinnamon River Outdoors 403 S. Stafford, Spearville (620) 385-0481

Don’s Custom Aquaria 798 S. Kansas, Liberal (620) 624-7007

The Fin and Feather Lodge 200 E. Kansas, Glen Elder (308) 390-9370 www.thefinandfeatherlodge.com

Al’s Bait and Tackle 7830 Leavenworh Road, Kansas (913) 328-2248

Bob’s Bait/Radiators-R-Us 815 S 21st, Parsons (620) 423-8144

Cinnamon River Outdoors 2500 Central Ave., Dodge (620) 371-6400

Dottie’s Flowers Shop 930 Maple St., Chetopa (620) 236-7293

AmAn LLC 955 E 23rd St., Lawrence (785) 842-1600

Bo’s 1 Stop 1116 W. 4th, Pittsburg (620) 231-6305

Clem’s Convenience Corner 8508 N. US Hwy 77, Milford (785) 238-8955

Douglass Liquor and Bait 315 W. 1st, Douglass (316) 746-2000

Angelo’s Deli and Market 9057 SW Hwy 160 Columbus (620) 597-2525

BP Shop, Kansas City 7647 Leavenworth Road Kansas City (913) 279-1613

Clinton Marina, Inc. 1329 E 800 Road, Lawrence (785) 749-3222 www.clintonmarina.com

Dry Dock 1495 Hwy 141, Brookville (785) 546-2414

Brant’s Custom Fishing Rods and More 1223 Carroll St., Saint Paul (620) 249-8952 www.brantscustomfishingrods.com

Council Grove Marina LLC 1025 Lake Road, Council Grove (620) 767-5924 www.councilgrovemarina.com

Thunder Valley Trophy Hunts & Lodge 906 - 240th St., Hiawatha (785) 742-2008 www.thundervalleyhunts.com Timber Creek Lodge 1960 W 7th Road, Mankato (785) 428-3601 Twin Fork Outfitters 7385 NW 40th St., Penalosa, (620) 532-3559 www.twinforkoutfitters.com West Lake Inn 259 West Hwy 24, Downs (785) 454-3345 www.downsks.net Wheatland Hunting Lodge 2589 Hwy K-148, Agenda (785) 732-6498 Whitehouse Hunting Lodge RR 1 WaKeeney (785) 743-2454 www.whitehouselodge.net Wolf Creek Outfitters 20050 Mellard Road, Lucas (785) 525-6200 www.lucaskansas.com

fishing Bait Shops (Kansas Certified Bait Dealers List) 3 Wiener Dogs Bait & Tackle Shop 324 W. Main St., Cherryvale (620) 891-0194

Antelope Lake Antelope Lake, Morland (785) 567-3200 B & B Outdoors 315 N. Santa Fe Chanute (620) 517-0765 B & Re’s Baits 481 Sun Lane, Herrington (785) 258-3909 B Squared Enterprises 4700 SW Topeka Blvd., Topeka (785) 862-2776 Bait and Tobacco Shop 1606 East Iron St., Salina (785) 404-6810 Bait Bucket 122 N. Pioneer, Lyons (620) 680-1771 Bait Hut 715 NE US 24 Hwy Topeka (785) 232-7400 www.baithut.net Baxter Hardware & Electric 424 Main, Stockton (785) 425-6321 Bills Bait and Tackle 189 20000 Road, Cherryvale (620) 336-2601

77 Bait and Tackle Shop 4312 US Hwy 77 North, Junction (785) 238-1475

Bills Outdoor Sports and Bait Farm 835 S. 81, McPherson (620) 241-7130

Academy Sports & Outdoors 2710 N. Maize Road, Wichita (316) 220-2220

BJ’s 66 4218 N. US Hwy 77, Junction City (785) 238-5966

Albers Marine Inc 403 N Hwy 69 Arma (620) 347-8853 www.albersmarine.com

Blazer’s Woods and Waters 443 North Maize Road, Wichita (316) 761-3658 Blue Streak Drilling of KS 7553 222 Road, Winfield (620) 441-8755

Brinson’s Bait & Tackle 721 North 15th St., Parsons (620) 717-4967 Brown Bears Bait 780 KS 14 Hwy, Beloit (785) 738-5001 Brown’s Bait and Tackle 1000 S. Payne St., Olathe (913) 764-8675 7am-7pm

Country Junction 153 Hwy 54, Toronto (620) 637-2384 County Guns and Ammo 123 W. Santa Fe Ave., Burlingame (785) 654-3143 Country Pet Supplies 17 S Pearl St., Paola (913) 294-9071

Brown’s Bait and Tackle 1418 N. 4th, Arkansas City (316) 259-8970

Crystal Dolphins 1803 County Road 3950, Coffeyville (620) 251-3545

Cabelas-KC 10300 Cabela Drive, Kansas City (913) 328-0322

D & S Baitshop 118 W 2nd St., Cunningham (620) 298-2277

Cabelas-Wichita 2427 N Greenwich Road, Wichita (316) 854-3130 www.cabelas.com

D and J Sporting Goods 200 W. River, Eureka (316) 583-5211

Cadek Bait and Tackle 359 W 60th St., Wellington (620) 863-2474 Camp 50 Sporting Goods LLC 303 W. South St., Arma (620) 347-4800 Carter’s Pawn 521 W Madison, Arkansas (620) 442-2650 Cedar Creek Outfitters 317 South Maple, Garnett (785) 448-3781 Cherokee Bait and Tackle 405 Cherokee, Muscoatah (913) 370-1359

Dam Bait Shop 315 CC 50 Road, Fall River (620) 658-4422 The Dam Bait Shop 220 W. 19th, Winfield (620) 218-3961

Fast Trax 2115 Ferguson Road, Perry (785) 597-5460 Fat Cat Farms 1600 S. Langley Road, Hutchinson (620) 474-2757 Fat Cats North 4305 N. Halstead, Hutchinson (620) 200-4186 Fish n Ponds LLC 6700 SW Topeka Blvd, Building #14, Topeka (785) 267-7663 www.fishnponds.com Friends Group Beach House 250 Beach House Drive, Scott City (620) 872-7044 FW Bait Shop 112 E 2nd St., Halstead (316) 835-2631 Gander Mountain #370 605 S. Wichita St., Wichita (316) 303-9333 Garten’s Trading Post 314 East Hwy. 54, Meade (620) 873-5353 Glen Elder Marina Glen Elder State Park, Glen Elder (785) 545-3251

Daras Fast Lane #8 8811 East Hwy 24, Manhattan (785) 770-9847

Good Luck Fish Bait and Supplies 1807 24000 Road, Parsons (620) 421-4810

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Green Service TTS, Inc. 200 Washington, Fredonia (620) 378-3979

Domans General Store, Inc. 4961 E Hwy 268, Vassar (785) 453-2446

Guns Outback & Bait 323 1/2 N 6th St., Fredonia (620) 288-9003 www.gunsoutback.com

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Knotheads at Wilson Lake 132 East Shoreline Road, Sylvan Grove (785) 658-2166 L and L Pets 621 Commercial, Emporia (620) 343-3398 Lake Bound Corner Store 11149 E 39th St., Perry (785) 597-5256 Lake Perry Marina 10770 Perry Park Road, Perry (785) 597-5555 www.lpym.com Lake Wilson Marina #4 Park Road, Sylvan Grove (785) 658-2392 Lakeside Convenience, LLC 2100A 190 Road, Glen Elder (785) 545-3150 Leupold Farms 1201 Hwy 59, Atchison (913) 367-1930 Lighthouse Bay Marina 4009 Marina Road, Vassar (785) 828-4777 Linn County Park 100 Marina Lane, LaCygne (913) 757-6633 Little Bear C-Store 301 Main, Neodesha (620) 325-8974 Logan 66 304 East Logan St., Ottawa (785) 242-8180 Logan’s Bait & Tackle 212 East 1st St., Fort Scott (620) 215-9535 Long’s Rand & Pet Supply 921 West Crawford, Clay Center (785) 632-6333 Lovewell Marine and Grill, Inc. 2400 250 Road, Webber (785) 753-4351 www.lovewellmarina.com Lucky Bait and Tackle 1220 N. Main El Dorado (316) 321-3443 Lucky T’s Bait & Tackle 606 N. Cherokee, Girard (620) 724-8790 Lyin’ County Bait Company 28 S. Commercial, Emporia (620) 342-7111 M & S Bait Shop 657 E. Flinthills Drive, Alma (785) 449-2507 Main St. Tobacco and Sporting Goods 319 S. Lincoln, Chanute (620) 431-9200 Marais des Cygnes Nightcrawlers 281 NE Emporia St., Melvern (785) 549-3222 Master Bait & Tackle 501 Union, Council Grove (620) 253-0696

Maylayia’s Bait Shop Pratt County Lake, Pratt (620) 594-2435 60188 SE 50th Ave., Sawyer (620) 594-2435

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Melvern Lake Marina 31271 Marina Parkway, Melvern (620) 256-6566

Santa Fe Market 522 Ames, Baldwin (785) 594-7466

Barb’s Sports 4818 W. 309th St., Osage (785) 528-4473

Minnesota Bait and Fly Co. 1124 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City (913) 371-0343

SEK Outdoors 1244 W. Main St., Cherryvale (620) 336-3787

Up a Creek Outdoors 2101 S. Main St., Galena (417) 385-6674

Mr. Quick Bait 1003 Main, Hays (785) 623-1116

Sharp’s Short Stop 118 W. Randolph, Randolph (785) 293-5293

Valley Supply and Rental 10 Ash Drive, Linn Valley (913) 757-3555

Mr. Reasonables This and That Thrift Store 115 West Pacific, Salina (785) 643-0897

Smiley’s Bait 805 S. 81 Bypass, McPherson (785) 229-5743

Wards Garden Center, Inc. 2703 Taylor Ave., Garden City (620) 275-1902

Myers 267 W. Hwy 24, Downs (785) 454-3520

Snyder’s Marina Corp 9912 South Titan Road, Cheney (316) 542-0163 www.snyderscheneymarina.com

Watersports Bait Shop 500 Cherry St., Dodge City (620) 225-8044

Nations Goods 310 S. 9th, Mound City (913) 795-2236

South Side Loaves N Fishes 35003 310 Ave., Ransom (817) 372-1225

North Shore Bait and Tackle 1201 9 Road Stockton (785) 425-7072

Southside Convenience 703 Vine St., Hays (785) 628-2411

Wayne’s Sporting Goods 129 S. Mill, Glen Elder (785) 545-3333 www.waynessportinggoods.com

Northshore Marina 200 North Shore Marina, Quenemo (785) 453-2240

Spenny’s Bait and Beer 2615 N. Jackson St., Junction City (785) 307-5284

Wayne’s Wholesale Bait 1810 280 Road, Beloit (785) 738-4142

O Boys Garage 619 Main St., Pleasanton (913) 352-8418

Sport Cache Bait & Tackle 321 Hwy 56, Baldwin (785) 979-5467

Webb’s Bait and Tackle 202 So Center, Mankato (785) 378-3980

Outback Bait & Tackle 828 Baltimore, Derby (316) 260-3218

Sport Haven 31094 Hwy 147, Ellis (785) 726-4457 www.facebook.com/SportHaven

Werth Sports Station 202 E. Sycamore, Ness City (785) 798-3290

P& P Seed & Bait Co 1901 E 21st, Wichita (316) 265-9930 Perry Landing Family Campgroup & RV Park 5927 Slough Creek Road, Oskaloosa (785) 608-5755 Phil’s Bait/Whitehead Taxidermy 225 West Main, Independence (620) 331-7740 Picker’s Paradise 21748 US 75, Holton (785) 364-3500 Plainville Short Stop LLC 603 S Washington, Plainville (785) 434-2312 24 Port Perry Boat & RV Park 6796 50th St., Meriden (785) 286-1024

Sports Mart 24131 S. US 75 Hwy., Lyndon (785) 828-3293 Steven Burton 725 East Maple, Columbus (620) 429-3480 Steve’s Bait and More 303 Maple, Chetopa (620) 762-1829 Steve’s Bait and More 2535 K 9000 Road, Oswego (620) 717-8385 Sunset Ventures 25500 Old KC Road, Hillsdale (913) 783-4411 T and D Bait Shop 307 E Penn St., Norton (785) 874-4687

Q Value 414 Main, Quinter

T and O Fish Farm 109 Breezy Hill Drive, Mulberry (620) 764-3691

R and J Bait 1594 S 1300 Road, Council Grove (620) 767-7880

Tackle Shack 112 John Riggins Ave., Centralia (785) 857-3768

Rand Oil Co 304 S Metcalf, Louisburg (913) 837-2416

The Bait Shop 514 W. Madison, Arkansas City (620) 442-2650

Randy’s Bait & Tackle 411 S. 1st, Hiawatha (708) 738-8211

The Bait Shop 522 Hudson, Burlington (620) 364-6798

Rob-Roy 540 E. 370th St., South Wichita (316) 524-3217

Thunderbird Marina 4725 West Rolling Hills, Junction City (785) 238-5864

Route 92 Quick Shop & Bait 409 Jefferson St., Oskaloosa (785) 863-2817 S & A Food Mart 7347 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City (913) 788-4850

TRI-Corner Bait & Convenience Store 252 Z SO Road, Fall River (620) 658-4606

Watson Park 3022 McLean Blvd., Wichita (316) 529-9940

Westside Propane & Convenience 616 W Wichita, Russell (785) 483-5450 Willie Damn Baitshop & More 850 N. 200th St., Arcadia (620) 362-3090 Winfield City Lake 1544 S. Lake Road, Winfield (620) 221-5635 Wormville Bait & Supplies 207 North First St., Hamilton (620) 750-0066 Xpress Fuel 21657 Valley Road, LaCygne (913) 757-3835

state parks/fishing lakes Cedar Bluff State Park 32001 147 Hwy, Ellis (785) 726-3212 Includes cabins and campsites Cheney State Park 16000 NE 50th, Cheney (316) 542-3664 Includes cabins and campsites Clinton State Park 798 N. 1415 Road, Lawrence (785) 842-8562 Includes cabins and campsites Crawford State Park 1 Lake Road, Farlington (620) 362-3671 Includes cabins and campsites Cross Timbers State Park 144 Hwy 105, Toronto (620) 637-2213 Includes campsites Eisenhower State Park 29810 S. Fairlawn Road, Osage City (785) 528-4102 Includes cabins and campsites

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El Dorado State Park 618 NE Bluestem Road, El Dorado (316) 321-7180 Includes cabins and campsites

Webster State Park 1210 Nine Road, Stockton (785) 425-6775 Includes campsites

Elk City State Park 4825 Squaw Creek Road, Independence (620) 331-6295 Includes campsites

Wilson State Park No. 3 State Park Road, Sylvan Grove (785) 658-2465 Includes cabins and campsites

Fall River State Park 144 Hwy 105, Toronto (620) 637-2213 Includes campsites

State Fishing Lakes: Region 1 Jewell State Fishing Lake 2131 180 Road, Glen Elder (785) 545-3345

Glen Elder State Park 2131 180 Road, Glen Elder (785) 545-3345 Includes campsites

Logan State Fishing Lake 1.5 mile north and 3 miles west of Russell Springs (785) 726-3212

Hillsdale State Park 26001 W. 255th St., Paola (913) 783-4507 Includes RV camping

Ottawa State Fishing Lake Located about 25 miles north of Salina on US-81, and 8 miles east on KS-106.

(785) 658-2465 Ext. 3

Kanopolis State Park 200 Horsethief Road, Marquette (785) 546-2565 Includes cabins and campsites

Rooks State Fishing Lake 1140 10 Road, Stockton (785) 425-6775

Kaw River State Park 300 Southwest Wanamaker Road, Topeka (785) 273-6740 No camping

Saline State Fishing Lake North from I-70 exit 249 to Watkins Road, then east 1 mile to Gerard Road, then north ½ mile to entrance.

(785) 546-2279

Lovewell State Park 2446 250 Road, Webber (785) 753-4971 Includes cabins and campsites

Sheridan State Fishing Lake Located 12 miles east and ¾ mile north of Hoxie.

Meade State Park 13051 V Road, Meade (620) 873-2572 Includes camping Milford State Park 3612 State Park Road, Milford (785) 283-3014 Includes cabins and campsites Mushroom Rock State Park 200 Horsethief Road, Marquette (785) 546-2565 No camping Perry State Park 5441 Westlake Road, Ozawkie (785) 246-3449 Includes cabins and campsites Pomona State Park 22900 S. Hwy 368, Vassar (785) 828-4933 Includes cabins and campsites Prairie Dog State Park 13037 State Hwy 261, Norton (785) 877-2953 Includes cabins and campsites Prairie Spirit Trail State Park 419 South Oak, Garnett (785) 448-6767 No camping

Sherman Wildlife Area Located 7 miles south, 2 miles west of Goodland.

(785) 726-3212 State Fishing Lakes: Region 2 Atchison State Fishing Lake Atchison (913) 367-7811 Brown State Fishing Lake Robinson (913) 367-7811 Douglas State Fishing Lake Baldwin City (913) 845-2665 Geary State Fishing Lake Junction City (785) 461-5402 Leavenworth State Fishing Lake 24421 Parallel Road, Tonganoxie (913) 845-2665 Louisburg Middle Creek State Fishing Lake Louisburg (913) 783-4507 Miami State Fishing Lake Fontana (913) 783-4507

Sand Hills State Park 4207 East 56th, Hutchinson Campsites coming in 2014

Nebo State Fishing Lake Holton (913) 367-7811

Scott State Park 101 West Scott Lake Drive, Scott City (620) 872-2061 Includes campsites

Pottawatomie Lake No. 1 and No. 2 State Fishing Lakes Manhattan (785) 539-9999

Tuttle Creek State Park 5800 A River Pond Road, Manhattan (785) 539-7941 Includes cabins and campsites

Rocky Ford State Fishing Lake Manhattan (785) 539-9999 Shawnee State Fishing Lake Silver Lake (913) 845-2665

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Washington State Fishing Lake Washington (785) 461-5402

Lyon State Fishing Lake 2272 Road 250, Reading (620) 699-3372

State Fishing Lakes: Region 3

Montgomery State Fishing Lake Independence (620) 331-6820

Barber State Fishing Lake Medicine Lodge (620) 895-6446 Clark State Fishing Lake Kingsdown (620) 227-8609 Concannon State Fishing Lake Garden City (620) 276-8886 Finney State Fishing Lake Garden City (620) 276-8886 Ford State Fishing Lake Dodge City (620) 895-6446 Goodman State Fishing Lake Ness City (620) 276-8886 Hain State Fishing Lake Spearville (620) 895-6446 Hamilton State Fishing Lake Syracuse (620) 276-8886 Hodgeman State Fishing Lake Jetmore (620) 276-8886 Kiowa State Fishing Lake Greensburg (620) 895-6446 Meade State Fishing Lake Meade (620) 227-8609 Scott State Fishing Lake 520 W. Scott Lake Drive, Scott City (620) 872-2061 State Fishing Lakes: Region 4 Black Kettle State Fishing Lake Moundridge (620) 628-4592 Butler State Fishing Lake Latham (620) 876-5730 Chase State Fishing Lake 1130 Lake Road, Council Grove (620) 767-5900 Cowley State Fishing Lake 20467 U.S. Hwy 166, Dexter (620) 876-5730 Kingman State Fishing Lake 8685 W. Hwy 54, Cunningham (620) 532-3242 McPherson State Fishing Lake 2450 Pueblo Road, Canton (620) 628-4592 State Fishing Lakes: Region 5

Neosho State Fishing Lake Saint Paul (620) 449-2539 Osage State Fishing Lake Carbondale (620) 699-3372 Wilson State Fishing Lake Buffalo (620) 637-2748 Woodson State Fishing Lake Toronto (620) 637-2748 State Fishing Reservoirs: Region 1 Cedar Bluff Reservoir 13 miles south of I-70 Ogallah Interchange (exit 135) on K-147 (785) 726-3212 Glen Elder Reservoir 2131 180 Road, Glen Elder Kanopolis Reservoir 33 miles SW of Salina on K-149 and K141 US, Kanopolis (785) 546-2294 Keith Sebelius Reservoir Located at 4 miles west and 1 mile south from Norton Lovewell Reservoir Webber

John Redmond Reservoir ½ mile south and 1 mile west of New Strawn (620) 364-8613

Crawford County CVB 117 West Fourth St. Pittsburg (620) 231-1212 www.visitcrawfordcounty.com

Ravenwood Lodge 10147 SW 61st St., Topeka (785) 256-6444 www.ravenwoodlodge.com

La Cygne Reservoir Southeast of La Cygne (913) 795-2218

Dodge City CVB 400 W. Wyatt Earp Blvd., Dodge City (620) 225-8186 www.visitdodgecity.org

Retire to the Flint Hills 501 Poyntz Ave., Manhattan (785) 776-8829 www.retiretotheflinthills.com

Emporia Area Chamber & CVB 719 Commercial St., Emporia (620) 342-1600 www.emporiakschamber.org

Seneca Area Chamber/SDI 532 Main St., Seneca (785) 336-1313 www.seneca-kansas.us

Finney County Convention & Visitors Bureau 1513 E. Fulton Terrace, Garden City (620) 276-0607 www.finneycountycvb.com

Sport-Haven 31094 Hwy. 147, Ellis (785) 726-4457

Melvern Reservoir 35 miles south of Topeka on US-75 (785) 549-3318 Toronto Reservoir 15 miles southwest of Yates Center, Fall River (620) 583-6783 Rivers and Streams: Region 1 Saline River Low-water dam at Lincoln Saline River Wilson Reservoir Wildlife Area Smoky Hill River Kanopolis Reservoir Wildlife Area Smoky Hill River Salina Solomon River Beloit Solomon River (north fork) Glen Elder Reservoir Wildlife Area Solomon River (south fork) Glen Elder Reservoir Wildlife Area Solomon River Low-water dam at Minneapolis Rivers and Streams: Region 4

Webster Reservoir 1210 9 Road, Stockton

Arkansas River Oxford

Wilson Reservoir Sylvan Grove (785) 658-2551

Rivers and Streams: Region 5

State Fishing Reservoirs: Region 2 Clinton Reservoir 5 miles west of Lawrence Hillsdale Reservoir Paola Milford Reservoir 5 miles northwest of Junction City on US-77 Perry Reservoir Perry Tuttle Creek Reservoir Manhattan State Fishing Reservoirs: Region 4 Cheney Reservoir Wichita Council Grove Reservoir 1 mile north of Council Grove El Dorado Reservoir El Dorado

Bourbon State Fishing Lake 10 miles south of Moran on Hwy 59 to Elsmore, then east 4 miles (620)-449-2539

Marion Reservoir Hillsboro

Crawford State Fishing Lake 9 miles north, 1 mile east of Girard (620) 362-3671

Elk City Reservoir Independence

State Fishing Reservoirs: Region 5

Fall River Reservoir Fall River

Neosho River at Chetopa Dam Chepota *Community Lake resources can be found at www.ksoutdoors.com/ news/Fishing/Where-to-Fish-inKansas

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Flint Hill Tourism Coalition www.kansasflinthills.travel

Strataca 3650 East Avenue G, Hutchinson (620) 662-1425 www.underkansas.org

Flint Oak Hunting Lodge 2639 Quail Road, Fall River (620) 658-4401 www.flintoak.com

Timber Hills Lake Ranch 1369 Valley Rd., Mapleton (620) 743-4114 www.timberhillslake.com

Fort Scott Area Chamber & Tourism 231 E. Wall St., Fort Scott (620) 223-3566 www.fortscott.com

Pratt Chamber of Commerce 114 N. Main St., Pratt (620) 672-5501 www.prattkansas.org

Hays CVB 2700 Vine St., Hays (785) 628-8202 www.haysusa.net Independence Convention & Visitors Bureau (800) 882-3606 http://indkschamber.org Kansas Bed & Breakfast Association 1675 West Patterson Ave., Ulysses (888) 572-2632 www.kbba.com Kansas Rocks Recreation Association 2051 130th Road, Mapleton www.ksrockspark.com Labette County Tourism 112 South 17th St., Parsons (800) 280-6401 www.visitlabette.com Liberal 1 Yellow Brick Road, Liberal (620) 626-0170 www.visitliberal.com Manhattan CVB 501 Poyntz Ave., Manhattan (785) 776-8829 www.manhattancvb.org McPherson CVB www.visitmcpherson.com Marion County 200 S. Third St., Suite 104, Marion (620) 382-2185 www.marioncoks.net Norton Chamber of Commerce 205 S. Slate St., Norton (785) 877-2501 www.discovernorton.com Oakley Area Tourism 209 Hudson Ave., Oakley (785) 671-1000 www.discoveroakley.com Osage City 201 South 5th, Osage City (785) 528-3714 www.osagecity.com

Vanderbilt’s www.vanderbilts.com Visit Salina 120 W. Ash, Salina (785) 827-9301 www.visitsalina.org Wakeeney Travel & Tourism (877) 962-7248 www.wakeeney.org

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Fall 2014 dates will be released mid-year. Visit ksoutdoors.com for the most up to date information regarding active and upcoming seasons.

TURKEY 2013 Spring Turkey • Youth/Archery/Persons with disabilities: Ended 2013 Fall Turkey • October-December - Ended • December 16-January 31, 2014 BIG GAME DEER • Youth/Persons with Disabilities: Ended • Archery: Ended • Muzzleloaders: Ended • Pre-Rut Whitetail Antlerless: Ended • Regular Firearm: Ended • Firearm Extended Whitetail Antlerless: January 1-31, 2014 • Archery Extended Whitetail Antlerless: January 20-31, 2014 (DMU 19 only) • Special Extended Firearms Whitetail Antlerless: January 13-19, 2014 (Open for unit 7, 8 and 15 only) ELK (residents only) Outside Fort Riley • Muzzleloader: Ended • Archery: Ended • Firearm: January 1-March 15, 2014 On Fort Riley • Muzzleloader: Ended • Firearm Season for Holders of Any-Elk Permits, • Antlerless Only: Ended • Firearm First Segment: Ended • Firearm Second Segment: Ended • Firearm Third Segment: Ended ANTELOPE • Firearm: Ended • Archery: Ended • Muzzleloader: Ended MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS EARLY TEAL • High Plains Season: Ended • Low Plains Season: Ended DUCK • Season, High Plains: December 21, 2013-January 26, 2014 • Season, Low Plains Early Zone: December 21, 2013-January 5, 2014 • Season, Low Plains Late Zone: January 18-26, 2014

• Season, Low Plains Southeast Zone: November 16, 2013-January 26, 2014.

• Daily bag limit: 6 (see regulations) • Possession limit: 18

• Regular Season (Southwest unit): Ended • Daily Bag limit: 2 (East and Northwest units) single species or in combination 1 (Southwest unit) • Possession limit: four times day bag

CANADA GEESE (Including brant) • November 6, 2013-February 9, 2014 • Daily bag limit: 6 • Possession limit: 18

PHEASANTS • November 9, 2013-January 31, 2014 • Youth Season: Ended • Daily Bag limit: 4 cocks in regular season, 2 in youth season

WHITE-FRONTED GEESE • February 1-9, 2014 • Daily bag limit: 2 • Possession limit: 6 LIGHT GEESE • November 6, 2013-February 9, 2014 • Daily bag limit: 50 • Conservation order: February 10-April 30, 2014.

YOUTH WATERFOWL • High Plains and Low Plains Early: Ended • Low Plains Late: Ended • Low Plains Southeast: Ended DOVE (Mourning, white-winged, Eurasia collared, and ringed turtle doves) • Season has Ended EXOTIC DOVE (Eurasian collard and ringed turtle doves only) • November 20, 2013-February 28, 2014 • Daily Bag Limit: no limit • Possession Limit: no limit RAIL (Sora and Virginia) • Season has Ended WOODCOCK • Season has Ended

QUAIL • November 9, 2013-Jaunary 31, 2014 • Youth Season: Ended • Daily Bag limit: 8 in regular season, 4 in youth season SMALL GAME BIRDS SQUIRREL • June 1, 2013-February 28, 2014 • Daily Bag limit: 5 • Possession limit: 20 RABBITS (Cottontail & Jackrabbit) • Season: All year • Daily Bag limit: 10 • Possession limit: 30 CROW • November 10, 2013-March 10, 2014 • Daily Bag limit: none • Possession limit: none FUREBEARERS TRAPPING • November 13, 2013-February 15, 2014 Includes: Badger, bobcat, mink, muskrat, opossum, raccoon, swift fox, red fox, grey fox, striped skunk, weasel RUNNING • Season: Ended

SANDHILL CRANE • Season has Ended

BEAVER AND OTTER TRAPPING • November 13, 2013-March 31, 2014 • Otter Season Bag limit: 2

UPLAND GAME BIRDS PRAIRIE CHICKEN • Early Season (East and Northwest units): Ended • Regular Season (East and Northwest units): November 16, 2013-January 31, 2014

FISHING SEASON BULLFROG • Season: Ended • Daily creel limit: 8 • Possession limit: 24

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