Blog /blog/stories/ Blog Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:21:20 +0000 Expert advice on Kansas pheasant hunting on public lands /blog/stories/post/expert-advice-on-kansas-pheasant-hunting-on-public-lands/ /blog/stories/post/expert-advice-on-kansas-pheasant-hunting-on-public-lands/#comments /blog/stories/post/expert-advice-on-kansas-pheasant-hunting-on-public-lands/ Fri, 01 Nov 2024 10:00:00 -0400

Kansas’s million-plus-acre offers the public some great opportunities to hunt pheasants on leased, private lands. Here’s some great advice from Jim Millensifer, one of Kansas’ most successful pheasant hunters. Even with access to lots of great private land, he spends a

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Kansas Pheasant Hunting - Key Regulations /blog/stories/post/key-regulations/ /blog/stories/post/key-regulations/#comments /blog/stories/post/key-regulations/ Fri, 01 Nov 2024 09:00:00 -0400

Kansas will again be some of the nation’s best. But hunters must remember key regulations to keep their hunts safe, enjoyable, and within the law.

Below are some of the main rules and regulations on Quail and Pheasant Hunting in Kansas:

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Good Day Kansas Explores: Maxwell Wildlife Refuge, Canton /blog/stories/post/good-day-kansas-explores-maxwell-wildlife-refuge-canton/ /blog/stories/post/good-day-kansas-explores-maxwell-wildlife-refuge-canton/#comments /blog/stories/post/good-day-kansas-explores-maxwell-wildlife-refuge-canton/ Tue, 30 Apr 2024 11:00:00 -0400

I’ve been to Maxwell Wildlife Refuge a handful of times, but this visit has been my favorite thus far. I think the warm, spring sun was just as appreciated by me as the wildlife that calls Maxwell home because as I made my way into the refuge, I was greeted by bison and elk even before approaching

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2022 Black Squirrel Fest - Celebrating Marysville's 50th Year as "Black Squirrel City, USA" /blog/stories/post/black-squirrel-fest-marysville-black-squirrel-city-usa/ /blog/stories/post/black-squirrel-fest-marysville-black-squirrel-city-usa/#comments /blog/stories/post/black-squirrel-fest-marysville-black-squirrel-city-usa/ Mon, 03 Oct 2022 10:00:00 -0400

For fifty years, the black squirrel has been Marysville’s claim to fame. In 1972, members of Marysville’s city council made it official by declaring Marysville the Black Squirrel City.

To celebrate this golden anniversary, special events are planned for Saturday, October 22. The City of Marysville

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Epic Exploration in South Central Kansas /blog/stories/post/epic-exploration-in-south-central-kansas/ /blog/stories/post/epic-exploration-in-south-central-kansas/#comments /blog/stories/post/epic-exploration-in-south-central-kansas/ Tue, 01 Mar 2022 14:00:00 -0500

You can earn a master’s degree in Kansas culture by exploring this region’s wide and impressive range of rural and urban experiences. Go on field trips to natural habitats for up-close studies in biology and zoology. Take multiple-choice taste tests in gastronomy and mixology. Learn about avian

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230 Acres of Nature in Kansas That Will Blow Your Mind /blog/stories/post/230-acres-of-nature-in-kansas-that-will-blow-your-mind/ /blog/stories/post/230-acres-of-nature-in-kansas-that-will-blow-your-mind/#comments /blog/stories/post/230-acres-of-nature-in-kansas-that-will-blow-your-mind/ Mon, 15 Oct 2018 10:00:00 -0400

Even though I’ve been to the Chaplin Nature Center quite a times, I always leave with even more

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Kanopolis State Park - The Park You Never Knew You Needed in Your Life /blog/stories/post/kanopolis-state-park-the-park-you-never-knew-you-needed-in-your-life/ /blog/stories/post/kanopolis-state-park-the-park-you-never-knew-you-needed-in-your-life/#comments /blog/stories/post/kanopolis-state-park-the-park-you-never-knew-you-needed-in-your-life/ Fri, 24 Aug 2018 17:00:00 -0400

The map may say central Kansas, and the calendar 2018, but Kanopolis State Park is like the Old West of more than a century ago. For miles Tallgrass prairie waves in the wind. Deep and steep canyons gouge the grasslands, packed with caverns and dotted with giant, rose-colored rock.

Kanopolis State Park Cave

It’s so

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10 Reasons to Fall in Love with Kansas /blog/stories/post/10-reasons-to-fall-in-love-with-kansas/ /blog/stories/post/10-reasons-to-fall-in-love-with-kansas/#comments /blog/stories/post/10-reasons-to-fall-in-love-with-kansas/ Wed, 31 Jan 2018 14:00:00 -0500

One must merely get out of the car to appreciate the treasure trove of possibilities Kansas has to offer. Savor the unspoiled skyscapes, landscapes, and wide-open spaces of the Sunflower State, from the picturesque sunsets to the nation’s largest remaining stand of tallgrass prairie to wildlife

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