Wipers Elude Anglers Despite Deliberate Hatchery Ties
In a Kansas fishing note, wipers remain elusive and elusive to anglers. The hybrid offspring of milt from white bass and eggs of striped bass reach seven to eight years, longer than white bass but shorter than striper. Milford Lake hosts heavy wiper stocking, but few per acre challenge anglers. Clyde Holscher of Topeka pursues prize wipers with guide Richard Dykstra, yet only nets three five-pound fish and leaves inspired by their phantom behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Holscher
Topeka
Holscher
Richard Dykstra
Junction City
Milford Lake
Milford
Kansas
Dykstra
Flooded Timber Aids Drought Season Duck Hunts
Local duck hunters report abundant water creating flooded fields and timber at John Redmond Reservoir and nearby wetlands. Blair Flynn of Overbrook and Kevin Crisp of Lawrence describe easy decoying on Saturday and limits by Sunday noon, while others face wary ducks due to crowding and light winds. Kevin Davis finds northern migrants slow to arrive. hunters adapt to flooded terrain and new routes. Former Lawrence resident John Hanna returns to hunt after years away, tagging an eight point buck near his tree stand.
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Blair Flynn
Overbrook
John Redmond
Flynn
Redmond
Kevin Crisp
Lawrence
Kansas River
Crisp
Kansas
Kevin Davis
Marais Des Cygnes
Lynn County
Davis
John Hanna
Trenton
N.J
Hanna
Ferret comeback in Colorado after 12-year effort
Black-footed ferrets, once thought extinct, are back in Colorado after 12 years of captive breeding by state and federal biologists. Twenty adults were released into acclimation pens on the Little Snake Wildlife Area near Maybell, with disease-free prairie dog handling facilities under construction to feed the ferrets.
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Denver
Colorado
National
Wyoming
Little Snake
Maybell
Colorado Division of Wildlife
Bob Leachman
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Meeteetse
Wyo
Electronic gun check system to take effect November thirtieth
The new federal rule creates an electronic background check for long gun purchases. Hunters answer a nine question form and store clerks phone an FBI office for an instant check on felony records. most approvals occur within seconds or hours, with up to three days allowed by law. The FBI says private sales between individuals are unaffected.
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FBI
John Smith
Michigan
National Rifle Association
Congress
Boy hunter bags 330 pound cow elk on private Colorado ranch
Lawrence youth Joey Suitt, 13, hunted with his father and friends on a private ranch southwest of Colorado Springs. He shot a 330 pound dressed cow elk, reportedly the largest of the year, as ranch hands confirm. In Nebraska, Kathy Reiman of Yankton claimed a record 93 pound paddlefish caught October 28 below Gavins Point Dam on the Missouri River.
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Joey Suitt
Lawrence
Suitt
Colorado Springs
Colo
Lincoln, Nes
Kathy Reiman
Yankton
Nebraska
Gavins Point
Missouri River
Kansas hunting seasons reflect broad open dates and bag limits
The bulletin details small game seasons for rabbits and squirrels, upland birds including prairie chickens pheasants and quail with zone variations, migratory birds such as snipe woodcock ducks geese cranes and crows, and big game like deer elk and turkey with several weapon-specific openings and unit notes including Ft. Riley.
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Ducks Low Plains
Bucks High Plains
Canadas
Turkey
Ft. Riley
Tba
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Neb Kehde
Clinton Lake
Halley Kampschroeder
Lawrence Youth Lands
Paddlefish
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