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Wildlife & Parks commission raises trout permit to $17.50, adopts five‑year senior licenses
Summary
The Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks commission voted unanimously to increase the trout permit fee and to add five‑year resident senior hunting and fishing licenses as a temporary 'gap' measure; youth trout permit remains unchanged.
The Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks commission voted unanimously to adopt a package of fee and license changes that raises the adult trout permit from $12 to $17.50 and creates five‑year resident senior licenses for hunting, fishing and combination licenses.
Assistant Director of Fisheries Management John Ranke told the commission the trout program’s costs—largely the price of purchased trout—have outpaced permit revenue and that previous steps (fewer stocking locations and a contracted season) did not fully close the gap. “Our goal in trying to modify our [trout] program is to fit program expenses closer to permit revenue,” Ranke said. He said the proposed trout permit increase could…
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