Outdoor calendar (Oct. 5)

Birding/Nature

Saturday — Wichita Area Hot Spots field trip, Wichita Audubon Society, Pawnee Prairie Park, 8 a.m. Call 316-670-3140.

Oct. 18 — Astronomy, Chaplin Nature Center, Arkansas City. Call 620-442-4133.

Oct. 21 — “Red Hills Initiative,” Ken Brunson, Wichita Audubon Society, 7 p.m. Great Plains Nature Center. Call 316-519-1970.

Field Trials/Hunt Tests

Friday-next Sunday — Walking and Horseback Field Trial, Wichita Bird Dog Club, Dexter. Call 620-545-7080.

General

Oct. 16 — Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism commission meeting, Salina.

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.

Through Oct. 31 — Dove season (first segment).

Through Feb. 28 — Squirrel season.

Through Oct.15 — Greater prairie chicken season, east and northwest zones (first segment).

Through Dec. 31 — Archery deer season.

Wednesday-Dec. 2 — Fall turkey season (first segment).

Saturday-Next Sunday — Special antlerless whitetail firearms season.

Saturday-Dec. 7 — Low plains early zone duck season (first segment).

Nov. 1-9 — Dove season (second segment).

Nov. 1-9 — Canada goose and light goose season (first segment).

Nov. 1-Dec. 14 — White-fronted goose season (first segment).

Nov. 12-Feb. 15 — Canada goose and light goose season (second segment).

Nov. 1-Jan. 4 — Low plains late zone duck season (first segment).

Nov. 5-Jan. 1 — Sandhill crane season.

Nov. 8-9 — Southeast zone duck season (first segment).

Nov. 8-Jan. 31 — Pheasant season.

Nov. 8-Jan. 31 — Quail season.

Nov. 13-Feb. 15 — Furbearer season.

Nov. 13-March 31 — Beaver and otter trapping season.

Nov. 15-Jan. 25 — Southeast zone duck season (second segment).

Dec. 3-14 — Firearms deer season.

Dec. 15-Jan. 31 — Fall turkey season (second segment).

Dec. 20-Jan. 4 — Low plains early zone duck season (second segment).

Jan. 1-4 — Antlerless whitetail season, units 6, 9, 10, 17.

Jan. 1-11 — Antlerless whitetail season, units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16.

Jan. 1-18 — Antlerless whitetail season, units 15, 19.

Jan. 17-25 — Low plains late zone duck season (second segment).

Jan. 17-Feb. 15 — White-fronted goose season (second segment).

This story was originally published October 4, 2014 at 3:03 PM with the headline "Outdoor calendar (Oct. 5)."