Kansas Hunters - RED ALERT !
This is a call to arms for all Hunter Nation members, and all Kansas hunters. On Tuesday 4-30-2024 the Kansas legislature will vote on a bill that will do more to help Kansas hunters than any bill in the last 20 years.
It is CCR 2530. It will allow hunters to have better representation on the Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission. It will help to ensure that deer feeding will continue to be legal in Kansas. If the bill is not passed, Hunter Nation anticipates that the current commission will renew their efforts to ban deer feeding in Kansas. We just can’t let that happen.
A group of liberal activists deceptively calling themselves Kansas, Back Country Hunters and Anglers is falsely claiming that hunters don’t want the bill. They don't speak for Real Kansas Hunters. This same group opposes drilling for oil and gas on public lands, and has opposed helping veterans access hunting activities by using crossbows during early archery season.
Please email your State Senator and your State Representative Tuesday (4-30-2024) before noon and urge them to vote for CCR 2530.
- Tell them Real Hunters Support CCR 2530!
- Tell them Kansas Attorney General avid hunter Kris Kobach wants it.
- Tell them Kansas hunters want it.
- Tell them YOU want it!
The real hunters need to speak out ASAP!
Click Here to find the email address for your State Senator and State Representative.
Hunter Nation has been in support of the following House and Senate Bills
HB 2582 - AN ACT concerning wildlife and parks; relating to the Kansas wildlife and parks commission; increasing the membership of the Kansas wildlife and parks commission from seven to nine; granting membership appointment authority to multiple state officers; providing certain requirements for the members of such commission; amending K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 32-805 and repealing the existing section
SB 347, AN ACT concerning wildlife and parks; relating to the wildlife and parks commission; abolishing the existing commission; creating a new Kansas wildlife and parks commission; granting appointment authority to multiple state officers; authorizing the election of the chairperson thereof; requiring senate confirmation of appointees thereto; amending K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 32-805 and repealing the existing section.
Help Get Real Hunters on the Kansas Department of Wildlife (KDWP) Commission
Kansas HB 2882 was introduced Wednesday January 24, 2024 (Updated Feb. 20, 2024)
Short Title
Increasing the membership of the Kansas wildlife and parks commission from seven to nine, granting membership appointment authority to multiple state officers and prohibiting more than three commissioners from being residents of the same congressional district.
Share Your Support for Kansas House Bill 2852 with Committee
Did you know the majority of the commission has never deer hunted?
Sadly, it's true! Their lack of hands on experience is jeopardizing Kansas wildlife and our hunting lifestyle.
You can help get hunters on the Wildlife & Parks Commission!
The Problem: Current Commission = Poor Decision Making
- Trying to ban deer feeding
- Anti-landowner policies
- Drastic restrictions on public land hunting activities
- Poor wildlife management decisions
The Solution: Pass Kansas House Bill 2582 = Improved Wildlife Policy & Management
- Ensures more commission members are hunters
- Improves the appointment process for commissioners
- Increases the number of Commissioners from 7 to 9
- Better representation of state-wide hunters
SHOW UP: SUPPORT YOUR FELLOW KANSAS HUNTERS
- February 16, 2024 in Topeka, Kansas
- 1pm at State Capital Room 118-N
- First 30 Hunters receive a FREE Hunter Nation T-Shirt!!
| Name |
Phone / |
|---|---|
| Rep. Ken Corbet (R)Dist. 54 - Shawnee Co.Chair | (785) 296-7679 ken.corbet@house.ks.gov |
| Rep. Joe Seiwert (R)Dist. 101 - Reno Co.Vice Chair | (785) 296-7647 joe.seiwert@house.ks.gov |
| Rep. Sydney Carlin (D)Dist. 66 - Riley Co.Ranking Minority Member | (785) 296-7657 sydney.carlin@house.ks.gov |
| Rep. John Alcala (D)Dist. 57 - Shawnee Co.Member | (785) 296-7371 John.Alcala@house.ks.gov |
| Rep. Lewis "Bill" Bloom (R)Dist. 64 - Clay Co.Member | (785) 296-7654 Lewis.Bloom@house.ks.gov |
| Rep. Pam Curtis (D)Dist. 32 - Wyandotte Co.Member | (785) 296-7430 pam.curtis@house.ks.gov |
| Rep. Randy Garber (R)Dist. 62 - Nemaha Co.Member | (785) 296-7665 randy.garber@house.ks.gov |
| Rep. Trevor Jacobs (R)Dist. 4 - Bourbon Co.Member | (785) 296-7616 Trevor.Jacobs@house.ks.gov |
| Rep. Lisa Moser (R)Dist. 106 - Pottawatomie Co.Member | (785) 296-7637 lisa.moser@house.ks.gov |
| HN Position | House Bill | Short Title |
|---|---|---|
 | HB 2582 | Increasing the membership of the Kansas wildlife and parks commission from seven to nine, granting membership appointment authority to multiple state officers and prohibiting more than three commissioners from being residents of the same congressional district.
HB 2582 Bill Document (Updated 2/20/24) |
| HB 2079 | Establishing a statutory white-tailed deer firearm hunting season and requiring the Kansas department of wildlife and parks to provide resident hunting license holders certain permits free of charge. HB 2079 Bill Document |
| HB 2672 | Establishing transferable landowner appreciation permits for the hunting of white-tailed deer and allowing one landowner appreciation permit for every 80 acres of land owned, up to 10 permits, for a fee of $0 HB 2672 Bill Document |
| HB 2671 Check Status | Lowering nonresident hunting license fees to $25 and requiring the fee for an annual hunting license to be refundable for any person who does not acquire a hunting permit for the applicable hunting license year. HB 2671 Bill Document |
Committee Assistant: Josh Gosser 785-296-7679
Ag.NatRes.Budget@house.ks.gov
To request committee agendas or submit testimony please email Ag.NatRes.Budget@house.ks.gov. All testimony submissions must be in pdf format.