Outdoors

Outdoors Calendar (April 12)

Archery

Sunday — 3-D Shoot, Southfork Archers, Byron Walker Wildlife Area, 8-10 a.m. trick start. Call 620-532-6745.

April 26 — 3-D Shoot, Southern Kansas Bowhunters, Anthony City Lake, 8-10 a.m. trickle start, Call 620-842-5833.

May 10 — 3-D Shoot, Southfork Archers, Byron Walker Wildlife Area, 8-10 a.m. trick start. Call 620-532-6745.

June 14 — 3-D Shoot, Southfork Archers, Byron Walker Wildlife Area, 8-10 a.m. trick start. Call 620-532-6745.

Birding/Nature

Saturday — Cowley County Field Trip, Wichita Audubon Society, 7 a.m., Dillon’s Parking Lot, 1624 N. Rock Rd., Derby. Call 316-706-9116.

April 21 — “Warblers in Kansas,” Chuck Otte, Wichita Audubon Society meeting, Great Plains Nature Center, 7 p.m.

Boating/Canoeing

Saturday — Toronto Reservoir float trip, Arkansas River Coalition, 9 a.m., boat ramp south of U.S. 54 bridge over Verdigis River. Call 316-253-7438 or mhughes@sysmatrix.net.

Fishing

Ends Wednesday — Trout season (special permit required).

Saturday —Angler Instructor Class, Fishing’s Future and Harvey County Parks Department, Havery County West Park, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Pre-registration required. Contact kansasangler@gmail.com.

Saturday — Ralph Cramm Memorial Family Fishing Day, Kansas Wildlife Federation, School Road Pond, Rose Hill. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.. Pre-registration required by April 15, with preference given to families with little or no fishing experience. Equipment provided, if needed, and lunch. Register at info@kswildlife.org. For information call 316-214-3001.

Friday-Sunday — Crappiethon, Harvey County West Lake, registration 4-8 p.m. on Friday. Call 316-283-5420 or hvparkstu@gmail.com

May 16 — Family Fishing Clinic, Harvey County Parks Department, Kids ages 8-15 with an accompanying adult, Harvey County East Lake 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Go to fishingsfuture.org to register and for more information.

June 6-7— Free fishing days in Kansas, no fishing licenses required.

June 13 — Family Fishing Clinic, Harvey County Parks Department, Kids ages 8-15 with an accompanying adult, Harvey County West Lake 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Go to fishingsfuture.org to register and for more information.

General

April 23 — Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism commission meeting, Great Plains Nature Center, Wichita.

April 25 — Free state park admission day.

Hunting

Below is the basic listing of hunting seasons. Please check regulations for boundary, limits and permit requirements at www.kdwpt.state.ks.us.

Year-around — Rabbit season.

Ends Tuesday — Youth/Disabled spring turkey season.

Ends Tuesday — Archery spring turkey season.

Wednesday-May 31 — Regular spring turkey season.

This story was originally published April 11, 2015 at 6:19 PM with the headline "Outdoors Calendar (April 12)."

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