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KDWP staff reviews history and data on nonresident waterfowl use; commissioners say legislation may be required
Summary
KDWP staff reviewed a multi‑year history of public‑land pressure from nonresident waterfowl hunters, electronic check-in data and other states’ approaches. Commissioners noted the legal and fiscal limits on rulemaking and said legislative action may be the most reliable pathway to statewide nonresident restrictions.
Staff summarized the department’s multi-year review of nonresident waterfowl use at public wetlands and the limits of agency rulemaking capacity.
Ryan Stuckey, KDWP public lands director, presented survey and electronic check-in data showing a long-term rise in nonresident participation. He said nonresident purchases of waterfowl stamps increased from roughly 5,000 a year in the mid-2000s to about 18,000 in 2024; nonresidents accounted for about 42% of duck stamps in 2024.…
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