TOPEKA (KSNT) - State wildlife officials are set to meet in Topeka in late March to vote on Kansas' duck zones and coyote night vision hunting season.
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) said in a press release that commissioners will meet at noon on Thursday, March 27 at the Topeka &a
mp; Shawnee County Public Library to hold discussions and votes on a variety of topics. Some of the topics that KDWP commissioners may vote on during the meeting include:
2025-2026 waterfowl season date, bag and possession limits.
Kansas duck zones.
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2025 deer permit quotas.
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Clawson said Kansas' duck zones can only be changed once every five years in coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the four Flyway Councils. Commissioners may decide to alter the established Kansas duck zones for the 2026-2027 season.
"The discussion at next week’s Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission meeting is to kick off the first of two workshop sessions to evaluate Kansas’s duck zone boundaries," Clawson said. "If it’s determined any changes are warranted, they would be up for commission action later this summer."
KDWP commissioners and other attendees will also hear about topics like the downlisting of some Kansas threatened and endangered species, nonresident waterfowl hunting, camping fees and snagging of invasive carp. KDWP Secretary Chris Kennedy will also deliver remarks on coyote night vision hunting season.
You can watch the meeting live by clicking here. You can read through the full agenda for the meeting by clicking here. The KDWP will meet again on Thursday, April 24 at the Flint Oak Hunting Resort in Fall River.
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