Kansas Outdoorsmen See Turkey Populations Rise Despite Winter Woes
Lawrence hunter Paul Weingart, with 17 years of Kansas turkey experience, reports a tenfold surge in turkeys across Jefferson and Douglas counties after a tough winter. He notes pockets of decline in Ellsworth County due to a disease, but overall spring turkey hunting looks promising for 1997.
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Lawrence
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Ellsworth County
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Douglas
Ellsworth
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Bobcat Census Aims To Gauge Rising New Jersey Population
Bobcats elude easy counts as scientists from New Jersey Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife use radio telemetry to locate a 30-pound male and two other cats after beaver carcass traps in Stillwater. The effort, part of a year long census, highlights uncertain numbers of this endangered species across Sussex and Passaic Counties amid a history of reintroduction from Maine and Massachusetts.
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Kittatinny Ridge
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Wildlife Division
Stillwater Township
Sussex County
Maine
Massachusetts
Martins duo place eleventh in Crappie USA event
Chatt Martin of Lawrence and his brother Tim Martin of Olathe finished 11th at the Crappie USA tournament last weekend at Lake Eufaula in Oklahoma. Topeka Wildlife and Parks Dept. commissioners will meet April 24 at the Ramada Inn in Topeka with sessions at 1 30 p m and 7 p m to discuss fall turkey antelope deer and elk seasons. El Dorado State Park hosts the first Kansas State Parks Outdoor Recreation Expo May 3 4 featuring boat and recreational dealers and food vendors.
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Olathe
Lake Eufaula
Oklahoma
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Kansas
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el Dorado State Par
Kansas State Parks
Heater Meals A Hot Quick Meal For Cold Hunters
Outdoor readers learn about Heater Meals a self heating option for anglers and hunters. Priced at 3.99 with six varieties, the 12 to 13 ounce entrees include pepper steak and chili and are designed for easy meals in the field. Packages feature a chemical heater and salt water activation for a 14 minute heat up.
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Cincinnati
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Spur beard clues age of turkeys in Pratt-Kansas season
The Pratt Kansas spring turkey season began last Wednesday with hunters seeking big birds. Beard and spur length help judge age. a beard of 3 to inches marks a one year old, six to nine inches two years, and ten or more inches three plus years, with tail fan patterns distinguishing juveniles from adults.
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National Wild Turkey Federation
Turkey
April Morel Mushroom Season Guides Kansas Hunters
The spring morel season prompts Kansas mushroom hunters to search woodlands for prized morsels. Morels appear overnight, vary in color, and favor soils near decaying stumps or riverbanks. They require warm daytime temperatures and soaking rains, with careful washing to remove insects before cooking.
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