Episode 59: Wild Turkey Management in Kansas

Episode 62: Kansas River Use Survey

At the Confluence of Diverse Users and Invasive Carp: the 2022 Kansas River User Survey [https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fksoutdoors.com%2Fcontent%2Fdownload%2F56850%2F615844%2Fversion%2F1%2Ffile%2FAt%2Bthe%2BConfluence%2Bof%2BDiverse%2BUsers%2Band%2BInvasive%2BCarp.pdf&data=05%7C02%7CBrody.Latham%40KS.GOV%7Cf1c86b9422f140a75cb508dcc1e96403%7Cdcae8101c92d480cbc43c6761ccccc5a%7C0%7C0%7C638598455365540197%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=BJ8BfFLsi4LypEjPKoFEkkEShvLW5%2BGiPUbb9NBaqiU%3D&reserved=0] AIS Certification Course [https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fksoutdoors.com%2FFishing%2FAquatic-Invasive-Species%2FAquatic-Nuisance-Species-Certification-Course&data=05%7C02%7CBrody.Latham%40KS.GOV%7Cf1c86b9422f140a75cb508dcc1e96403%7Cdcae8101c92d480cbc43c6761ccccc5a%7C0%7C0%7C638598455365550188%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Jtj%2BGSbJ0cYgmD0XIW%2B6g4e5CI%2F7wztGm%2BA9V7jlsoA%3D&reserved=0] Invasive Carp [https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fksoutdoors.com%2FFishing%2FAquatic-Invasive-Species%2FAquatic-Nuisance-Species-List%2FAsian-Carp&data=05%7C02%7CBrody.Latham%40KS.GOV%7Cf1c86b9422f140a75cb508dcc1e96403%7Cdcae8101c92d480cbc43c6761ccccc5a%7C0%7C0%7C638598455365557699%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=kvCzXGVBQwcqIoZpQ%2FX3AxF9Dba6kyPsss9wIeUWOXc%3D&reserved=0] One KC Cleanup [https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fkansasriver.org%2Fone-kc-cleanup%2F&data=05%7C02%7CBrody.Latham%40KS.GOV%7Cf1c86b9422f140a75cb508dcc1e96403%7Cdcae8101c92d480cbc43c6761ccccc5a%7C0%7C0%7C638598455365563071%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Jcqs8qC7rGFfQBYcd8tVr9grESNj2Tu5qYYj1uYH%2FoE%3D&reserved=0] Follow the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks [https://ksoutdoors.com] on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/KansasWildlifeandParks] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thekdwp/]. Follow the Kansas Wildlife Federation [https://kansaswildlifefederation.org] on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/kansaswildlifefederation] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/kswildlifefed/].

Episode 61: Scientific Research And Its Role At KDWP

KDWP Wildlife Division Assistant Director - Research, Richard Schultheis, joins us to chat about the role scientific research plays in the conservation efforts of KDWP. Wildlife Research and Survey publications https://ksoutdoors.com/Services/Research-Publications [https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fksoutdoors.com%2FServices%2FResearch-Publications&data=05%7C02%7CBrody.Latham%40KS.GOV%7C61a128a1b29f47edc6a108dc4a93b5f5%7Cdcae8101c92d480cbc43c6761ccccc5a%7C0%7C0%7C638467245485282567%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Dpcf3hTrcQwV1Ya7VYiP4Z7%2Bps3n1MjABZCa40hoMwM%3D&reserved=0] Summary of KDWP's harvest survey methodology at the commission meeting in Garden City: https://www.youtube.com/live/suijvMY1PnM?si=9wW3WvkUQxHJXuCx&t=1932 [https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Flive%2FsuijvMY1PnM%3Fsi%3D9wW3WvkUQxHJXuCx%26t%3D1932&data=05%7C02%7CBrody.Latham%40KS.GOV%7C61a128a1b29f47edc6a108dc4a93b5f5%7Cdcae8101c92d480cbc43c6761ccccc5a%7C0%7C0%7C638467245485289826%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2B2cYC2zjNSw2scMczkSlzaZ9SNzCqGv8yXgoZD6Ke8M%3D&reserved=0] Summary of KDWP's population surveys from the Commission meeting in Emporia: https://www.youtube.com/live/UNiEkR7D9Rs?si=8U39y6drPTo3drjA&t=5627 [https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Flive%2FUNiEkR7D9Rs%3Fsi%3D8U39y6drPTo3drjA%26t%3D5627&data=05%7C02%7CBrody.Latham%40KS.GOV%7C61a128a1b29f47edc6a108dc4a93b5f5%7Cdcae8101c92d480cbc43c6761ccccc5a%7C0%7C0%7C638467245485295017%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=s0LP6AcucojO8Iycl2QCCSX3KU0Bj7Ya1gzN%2B1WuGAQ%3D&reserved=0] Follow the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks [https://ksoutdoors.com/] on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/KansasWildlifeandParks] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thekdwp/]. Follow the Kansas Wildlife Federation [https://kansaswildlifefederation.org/] on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/kansaswildlifefederation] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/kswildlifefed/]. Follow the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks [https://ksoutdoors.com] on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/KansasWildlifeandParks] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thekdwp/]. Follow the Kansas Wildlife Federation [https://kansaswildlifefederation.org] on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/kansaswildlifefederation] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/kswildlifefed/].

Episode 60: Grasslands & Woodlands

KDWP District Wildlife Biologist, Vickie Cikanek, joins us to chat about working lands for wildlife in the southern Flint Hills and Chautauqua Hills. We get into fun things like blackjack oaks, where trees belong, soil composition, big deer, trailer backing-up, shy snakes, Habitat First, fire culture, passenger pigeons, losing meadowlarks, what people get wrong about quail and deer, Kansas' outstanding landowners and hunters, and much more! Habitat First Program: https://ksoutdoors.com/Services/Private-Landowner-Assistance/Wildlife-Biologists/Habitat-First-Program [https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fksoutdoors.com%2FServices%2FPrivate-Landowner-Assistance%2FWildlife-Biologists%2FHabitat-First-Program&data=05%7C02%7CBrody.Latham%40ks.gov%7C04aba8d857a8496ecc1108dc2f103207%7Cdcae8101c92d480cbc43c6761ccccc5a%7C0%7C0%7C638436993807243269%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=LtbwGE%2B38tnqrHZDMA06R8Ldujzo%2FeI2qn%2BURJ8EiE0%3D&reserved=0] Follow the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks [https://ksoutdoors.com] on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/KansasWildlifeandParks] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thekdwp/]. Follow the Kansas Wildlife Federation [https://kansaswildlifefederation.org] on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/kansaswildlifefederation] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/kswildlifefed/].

Episode 59: Wild Turkey Management in Kansas

> The Kansas fall turkey season was suspended--what does this mean? What data informed the decision? Listen as we chat with Kent Fricke about turkey declines, ongoing and upcoming research, and the future of turkeys in Kansas. > > Kent was recently quoted in the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/23/us/turkey-population-declines-oklahoma.html [https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2023%2F11%2F23%2Fus%2Fturkey-population-declines-oklahoma.html&data=05%7C01%7CBrody.Latham%40ks.gov%7C5d8d1b2aa21149a7e47a08dbf6b7e0cd%7Cdcae8101c92d480cbc43c6761ccccc5a%7C0%7C0%7C638375042960914296%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=AjNYhqGcbRfidROE%2FeJJZedoff8rjBZg6AaWrUA6aD0%3D&reserved=0] > > Learn more about turkey seasons in Kansas here: https://ksoutdoors.com/Hunting/Applications-and-Fees/Turkey [https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fksoutdoors.com%2FHunting%2FApplications-and-Fees%2FTurkey&data=05%7C01%7CBrody.Latham%40ks.gov%7C5d8d1b2aa21149a7e47a08dbf6b7e0cd%7Cdcae8101c92d480cbc43c6761ccccc5a%7C0%7C0%7C638375042960914296%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=32%2B3PNtec7TWn434GBARbR9jI2dR0Ts1q6CSmjUzF5E%3D&reserved=0]  Follow the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks [https://ksoutdoors.com] on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/KansasWildlifeandParks] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thekdwp/]. Follow the Kansas Wildlife Federation [https://kansaswildlifefederation.org] on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/kansaswildlifefederation] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/kswildlifefed/].

Episode 58: WE'RE BACK! Let's catch up.

Hey Flatlanders! We've missed you. Co-hosts Tanna, Lyndzee, Laura, and Nadia (and Megan) are back on the mics and catching up after a hiatus. We're getting back into the podcast groove and starting with a hosts episode!  Follow the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks [https://ksoutdoors.com] on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/KansasWildlifeandParks] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thekdwp/]. Follow the Kansas Wildlife Federation [https://kansaswildlifefederation.org] on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/kansaswildlifefederation] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/kswildlifefed/].