Outdoor Communicators of Kansas

12/13/2025

The next KDWP commissoners meeting will be in Council Grove, Kansas on January 8th starting at 1200. Please join us and perhaps some of your questions can be answered.
If the Grove is to far to travel. There is a ZOOM option you can do to voice your concerns.
Hope to see your there. Phil Taunton What's in Outdoors
www.kvoe.com

12/13/2025

There’s so much outdoor opportunity this weekend in Kansas!! From ducks 🦆 to deer and crappie fishing to upland walks.

How are you spending your December in Kansas?

12/06/2025

Check out this article by one of our members 👍🏻

Utilizing electronics for ice fishing can be incredibly productive. And a good portable shelter combined with a small propane heater

11/25/2025

11/25/2025

From incredible hospitality to education, Visit Hays provided our Outdoor Communicators with a truly unique and engaging experience!

World class wild bird hunting paired with incredible food and thought provoking craft improvement was the theme of the OCK Fall 2025 conference 👍🏻

Thank You to Hays for having us!!

11/09/2025

Thank you to everyone who supported the OCK raffle, both by purchasing tickets and by providing great prizes!!

Our winners for the 2025 OCK Raffle are:

Prize 1 - Kansas Lifetime Hunt or Fish License - Winner Mason McDonald

Prize 2 - Guided Fishing with Joe Bragg - Winner Randy Essenburg

Prize 3 - Small Mouth Bass with Dykrsta - Winner Hunter Teasley

Prize 4 - Rod & Reel Combo with Lures - Winner Randy Essenburg

Prize 5 - Case of shotgun shells and Upland Gear - Winner Jim McAtee

Prize 6 - Personal Shotgun Lesson @ Powder Creek - Winner David Ellicott

Prize 7 - Mixed Media OCK Package - Winner Kenneth Foust

Prize 8 - CG Lake Package - Winner Jim McAtee

Prize 9 - NE KS Guided Fishing with David Harrison - Winner Marc Murell

Prize 10 - Bass Pro Gift Card & Crappie Jigs - Winner John French

10/26/2025

📖 🖊 Learn a piece of our history of The Cottage House ⬇️
Our guests can enjoy breakfast this morning at Saddlerock Cafe or The Dealership Building opening at 8am. 🥞 😋 🥓 🍳
cottagehousecgks.com

09/27/2025

David Zumbaugh and Jon Blumb featured our spring conference in an article for the Share the Outdoors website. Great job, guys!

Outdoor Communicators find Art & Open-Air Adventure in Lindsborg, Kansas Posted on September 25, 2025September 25, 2025 by Dave Barus The unique Swedish heritage of Lindsborg is evident in architecture, cuisine, and traditions. Hunts for whitetail deer, bison, turkey, and other species are offered a...

07/29/2025

Results of recent OCK conferences at Milford Lake.

Milford Lake, near Junction City, Kansas, is the best fishery in the state. Anglers target wipers, white bass, smallies, catfish and crappie.

07/14/2025

Calling all upland enthusiasts!! Check out this amazing opportunity!!

05/30/2025

Travis Marvin joins your OCK members tonight at Tall Trellis in Olathe.

03/17/2025

Great scholarship opportunity for Kansas high school seniors interested in getting into a wildlife or nature-based curriculum or outdoors journalism study at a Kansas collège.

Go to this website:https://kansaswildscape.org/our-programs/scholarship/ for information on applying.

Scholarship is co-sponsored by the Kansas Wildscape Foundation and the Outdoor Communicators of Kansas.

Don't delay. Application deadline is near.