Kan. gov. sets event to kick off pheasant season

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http://www.kansas.com/2011/04/05/1793989/kan-gov-sets-event-to-kick-off.html

TOPEKA, Kan. - Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is planning a new event in November to open the state's pheasant season and promote hunting.

The Ringneck Classic will bring business and community leaders from across the state to the northwestern town of Oakley for a dinner and a weekend of hunting. It's scheduled for Nov. 18-20.

Brownback says he wants to market Kansas as the Midwest's premier destination for pheasant hunting.

Wildlife and Parks Secretary Robin Jennison says the Ringneck Classic - named for a type of pheasant - will give the state a chance to show off tourism opportunities in northwest Kansas.
 
I wonder why he isn't hunting on his family property down around Parker Kansas? Maybe I should stop by and ask his dad when I'm down that way Thursday afternoon. :rolleyes:

I share the concern many of you guys have regarding the increased effort to advertise our hunting opportunities. However, I think we may be getting a little ahead of ourselves.

I've been thinking about this topic lately (as many of you know by my activity in the threads regarding this subject), and have come to the conclusion that we have no idea as to what extent the state is going to proliferate their advertising campaign. With the exception of a few signs strewn about the highways, I really haven't seen too much advertising in the past. So, does the anticipated increase in advertising mean we're going to get a few billboards, or an hour long segment on hunting the great state of Kansas? The answer is we don't know yet.

The one thing I have noticed is emails from "Kansas Tourism" regarding Spring turkey and other events happening at the KDWP. That is obviously new to me, but one would think that it only pertains to people who have either (a) filled out surveys and included their email or (b) purchased a prior license online, and therefore already know about the hunting opportunities Kansas has to offer.

As for the Governor's hunt, I've read of several similar hunts happening all over the country through Pheasant's Forever and Quail Forever blogs - so I think Kansas might be a little behind other states in that regard.

I can tell you one thing with absolute certainty. Browback would be best served by not inviting Dick Cheney to the hunt, if he likes the way his face looks. :D
 
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Hunting for the rich and politically connected. Thank you NOT Gov.
Brownback. Maybe we should crash his party and hunts.
 
i new that sob would come in my backyard and screw things up i guarantee i am going to do everything in my power to confront this situation leave it to the politicians to screw things up over paid bastards anyway
 
Gove County Britts said:
i new that sob would come in my backyard and screw things up i guarantee i am going to do everything in my power to confront this situation leave it to the politicians to screw things up over paid bastards anyway
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Easy there big fella. :)

I honestly don't think the new administration is going to do much. Like I said in my last post... how much advertising has anyone really seen? Let's wait and see, I bet besides the new email system, not much else is done. If I'm wrong, I promise to PM you guys and we'll get something together. I will always do my best to protect my state. That I guarantee.
 
As far back as Joan Finney and Mike Hayden, they held the Kansas Governors turkey hunt. Looks like a ceremonial endorsement of the opportunities afforded by the state, and not a lot more. I think I'd start to worry if they begin sending out vouchers for gas, and motel rooms to prospective hunters.
 
So what I'm hearing is, we want great bird numbers, we want free hunting on public land and we want very few other people to hunt this public land. :cool:

I for one am happy we have a Gov. who actualy has an interest in my favorite past time (Upland bird hunting). I'm willing to give him a few years to try and make Kansas what it can and should be, the best Upland bird hunting state in the country. And yes it's true, nothing's free so some of us will be paying more in the future for the improved hunting.
 
oldandnew said:
As far back as Joan Finney and Mike Hayden, they held the Kansas Governors turkey hunt. Looks like a ceremonial endorsement of the opportunities afforded by the state, and not a lot more. I think I'd start to worry if they begin sending out vouchers for gas, and motel rooms to prospective hunters.
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That's right, and in other states the governors go out on opening day. I hope that is all there is to it, but I kind of doubt it.
 
Just try to remember the old saying, " that a high tide floats all boats". Meaning that virtually, the laws of nature dictate that effort/ attention spent on upland hunting, should by nature increase opportunities for everybody. If you want to see stagnant or moribund efforts and the result, check out the situation in Missouri, by comparison, for a view of what could be. Our governor hunts deer, and donates it to a food pantry, we subsidize any hunter who does not want their deer by paying for the processing, and donating it to a food pantry! Upland birds? Nobody at the top cares.
 
JayhawkJ said:
So what I'm hearing is, we want great bird numbers, we want free hunting on public land and we want very few other people to hunt this public land. :cool:

I for one am happy we have a Gov. who actualy has an interest in my favorite past time (Upland bird hunting). I'm willing to give him a few years to try and make Kansas what it can and should be, the best Upland bird hunting state in the country. And yes it's true, nothing's free so some of us will be paying more in the future for the improved hunting.
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I share your appreciation for a governor that is interested in hunting. I hope that he continues the programs we have that have made hunting affordable to many and greatly increased public hunting acreage and habitat. What we have now is fantastic and is calculated to "Pass It On" so that the next generation of hunters is as large as possible so as to keep the values inherent in hunting and conservation a substantial part of our social fabric. No one in here that I recall has asked for free hunting. Nobody hunts for free due to licenses and special taxes, not to mention all associated hunt costs - lodging, food, transportation, etc. - money we gladly spend I would say. As far as bird numbers go, Mother Nature's got the con on that but she benefits from our assistance.
 
I wonder how Atchison made the list? I drive right on through on my way west. Certainly from an upland perspective nothing to write home about. Need a once a year or maybe a once in a lifetime permit to hunt Benedictine Bottoms, for waterfowl, no sporting goods stores of note, fishing not anymore notable than a thousand other towns. Puzzling?
 
At least your state has a credible program for wildlife> (WIHA) Here in NE we have CRP-MAP acres that people enroll that can't possibly hold any widllife. (Read mowed short CRP sections) I drove by more of them this year than ever. We have been behind our neighbors to the north and south for years and with our state leadership we will never catch up.
South Dakota advertises their state heavily but an outsider can still go in and shoot pheasants on public land if they want to work hard.
The funny thing about the difference between NE and SD is they have worse winters than we do and many more birds. But then again they farm for birds whereas we farm for corn or beans. NE Game and Parks blamed the entire poor season on last years winter, not loss of habitat. Iowa is in the same boat as we are. Look how many licenses were sold 15 years ago compared to now.
I would hate to see Kansas become completely commercialized but more dollars spent in your state from outsiders like me means more money in the coffers to help out the wildlife.
 
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airmedic you obviuously havent been down here we have that to nothhing but pasture that a rattlesnake wouldn't even lay in
 
oldandnew said:
I wonder how Atchison made the list? I drive right on through on my way west. Certainly from an upland perspective nothing to write home about. Need a once a year or maybe a once in a lifetime permit to hunt Benedictine Bottoms, for waterfowl, no sporting goods stores of note, fishing not anymore notable than a thousand other towns. Puzzling?
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I think Atchison made the cut because there is a quite large deer hunting outfit up there if I'm not mistaken.
 
I don't think this Kansas marketing slickster is going to enlighten others to take up bird hunting. So if a few more existing hard core uplanders want to try KS, then that's just a few that WILL NOT be hunting SD, ND, MT, NE, etc.
This is just hunter shuffling within the context of the overall pheasant range.

To every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction!
 
Gove:
You keep hunting the bare pastures, I'll keep hunting the other WIHA!
 
Everyone needs to remember WIHA isn't just for upland hunters. Some of those bare pastures will hold mule deer, antelope, and predators. Some landowners won't enroll unless the state takes all of their ground so they are going to get some thats not as good. The vast majority of it however is excellent upland habitat. People just remember the few patches that aren't. Also a lot of the contracts are for multiple years, so the cover may change from one year to the next.
 
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