Courtesy of Kansas Wildlife and Parks
PRATT — The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks’ (KDWP) Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) Program is designed to provide women a chance to learn about hunting, fishing, and other outdoor recreation in a friendly, supportive environment. During a three-day workshop at Rock Springs 4-H Center Sept. 26-28, volunteer instructors will teach participants a variety of skills, including fishing, wingshooting, camping, orienteering, rifle marksmanship, botany, dog handling, archery, and more.
KDWP held its first BOW workshop in 1994, so this will mark the event’s 15th anniversary.
“We had 110 women enrolled in the program last year,” says Ross Robins, KDWP Education Section chief. “Women wishing to ensure themselves a spot in this year’s workshop should register soon. KDWP is grateful to have the best corps of volunteer outdoor skills educators in the state as partners in this program. Many of them have been with us since the beginning.”
Studies have shown that many women do not participate in outdoor recreation because they have not had an opportunity to learn the outdoor skills that make these activities enjoyable. The BOW program has shown that when that opportunity is offered, women take advantage of it with enthusiasm and self-confidence.
The application deadline for this BOW event is Sept. 15. More information on BOW, including a brochure and registration form for the 2008 workshop, is available at the KDWP website, www.kdwp.state.ks.us, or by phoning 620-672-5911.
Posted on 21st August 2008
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If confirmed, fish would break a 31-year-old record
PRATT — A potential new Kansas state record largemouth bass was caught May 3 in a private strip pit in Cherokee County. Fourteen-year-old Tyson Hallam, of Scammon, took the trophy fish during the West Mineral Eagles Fishing Tournament using a jig and pig. The monster largemouth weighed 11-pounds, 12.8-ounces, edging the 31-year-old state record of 11 pounds, 12 ounces, caught in 1977 by Kenneth Bingham of Topeka.
The fish was weighed on a certified scale and witnessed by Mined Land Wildlife Area manager David Jenkins, along with Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks fisheries biologist Rob Friggeri, who confirmed the species and measured the fish at 28 inches long and 19 1/8 inches in girth.
A potential state record fish must remain intact until officially certified as a state record. Anyone who believes they have caught a state record fish must bring the fish to a grocery store or other business with certified scales as soon as possible. The weighing must be witnessed. The fish must be species-confirmed by a Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks fisheries biologist or a Wildlife and Fisheries Division regional supervisor. (A tissue sample may be required.) A color photograph of the fish must accompany the application. Frozen fish and species that are threatened or endangered will not be accepted.
All applications for state records require a 30-day waiting period before certification, so Hallman’s catch will be eligible for certification June 2.
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Posted on 31st May 2008
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I will be attending the SHOT SHOW in Vegas this year. I will be there for 3 days looking for new products and meeting people in the hunting industry. And if I’m lucky I may hang out with the popular crowd and get some celebrity photos.
I will be posting information in my spare time and bringing you lots of great news. This will be a new experience for me. I have never been to Vegas nor have I visited any hunting convention especially the “grand daddy of em all”. Drop me a line if you like to hear about a certain product or needing some questions answered……
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Camo Girl
Posted on 20th January 2008
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