Maxwell Wildlife Refuge MBO blog
Visit Maxwell Wildlife Area near Canton, KS, to see some of the best prairie remaining in the US.
Maxwell Wildlife Refuge on a Snowy Day
Maxwell Wildlife Refuge near Canton, KS
Kansas Elk Rut at Maxwell Game Reserve
Maxwell Game Reserve near Canton is a unique place to witness the elk rut in Kansas.
Buffalo Maxwell Refuge, Canton, KS (movie 1) 2011 - 3.AVI
Buffalo auction, Maxwell Refuge, Canton, Kansas 2012 (video 1)
Around Kansas - Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge in Phillips County - July 13, 2016
(Deb) You know Kansas is right smack dab in the middle of a lot of flight patterns and not just airplanes, but birds. And this was one of the most incredible things I’ve ever seen – my daughter Noel and I were headed back from Lincoln Days in Lincoln, Kansas, and we must have been on Highway 18. So we stopped along the highway because as we were driving for 5 miles, 10 miles, we could see a flock of birds from the highway. When we got up there, they were still crossing the highway, and we pulled off into a driveway there and we watched them until we got tired of watching them. So, 15 to 20 minutes. There was no end in sight, on either horizon! I don’t know what they were, they were some little small dark bird, I’m not smart enough, I don’t know if they were starlings, or I don’t know what they were. I’ve never seen anything like that, Frank. And they were maybe 40 feet above us, 40, 50 feet above us and maybe their column was 30, 40 feet wide. And so millions of birds, millions of birds! And because Kansas is smack dab in the middle of this migratory path, we’ve got a lot of places – Cheyenne Bottoms – that are designed to help take care of that migratory bird population. But Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge in Phillips County is just spectacular. And if you’ve never been to Phillips County to see this, and Phillips County is beautiful anyway, its just this rolling countryside – its just gorgeous. But the refuge is amazing. If you’re a photographer, I’m telling you this is the place to be because everywhere you look is a photo op. Its magnificent. (Frank) …and there’s never anything going on in Kansas, right? (Deb) Nope, nope. Nothing happens here, drive on by. Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge was established to conserve, maintain, and manage wildlife and habitat for migratory birds. The nearly 11 thousand-acre Kirwin Refuge is located in the rolling hills and narrow valley of the North Fork of the Solomon River in Phillips County. The Refuge lies in an area where the tall grass prairies of the east meet the short grass plains of the west. As a result of this merging of prairies and plains, grasses and wildlife common to both habitats are found on the Refuge. Over 10,000 migrating waterfowl can be seen on the Refuge during fall through early winter. Other migratory birds, including the endangered whooping crane, can be found on the Refuge. Since the emphasis is on migratory birds, the Refuge provides food, shelter, and nesting areas for migratory birds such as grassland dependents, tree-dwelling neotropical, waterfowl and shorebirds. Depending on reservoir water levels, Refuge staff use a variety of management practices. Corn, wheat, and milo are grown through a cooperative farming program with a portion of the crop left in the field to provide food for migrating waterfowl and resident wildlife. Other management tools include grazing, brush control, haying, mowing, and controlled burning. To minimize disturbance to wildlife and to comply with Federal laws, policies and regulations, these activities are prohibited on the Refuge: camping, fires, water skiing, personal watercraft like jet skis, speed boating, swimming, collecting plants, animals, including antlers, or historical artifacts, fireworks, dogs and other pets must be on a leash, littering, disorderly conduct, intoxication and commercial use, including guiding. The list of don'ts is long because the number of birds depending on this site is so long. Respect the property and its purpose, take the kids and do some amazing bird gazing!
Buffalo Auction Maxwell Game Preserve
Buffalo Auction Maxwell Game Preserve Canton, Kansas
Kansas Buffalo on the Prairie
A hike in Kansas
Regal Fritillaries at Maxwell WA
Abundant regal fritillary butterflies show that the prairie habitat is in great shape at Maxwell Game Refuge near Canton. Visit KDWP wildlife areas for the best of the Kansas outdoors.
Kansas Buffalo Association
(Conrad) Good morning and welcome to another episode of Farm Factor on AGam in Kansas. My name is Conrad Kabus. At the Kansas State Fair this year, we caught up with several ag producers and vendors. The Kansas Buffalo Association is an organization looking for a program dedicated to reintroducing the buffalo to Kansas.
Ocean to Ocean, Days 85-90 (Castle Rock)
Ryan O'Mara, Ocean to Ocean, Days 85-90 (October 3-8, 2010), Miles 2281-2446 (Abilene to Quinter, KS)
8WondersKDWP
Learn about the three KDWP public lands that recently were voted among the 8 wonders of Kansas geography.
mcpherson county state lake
Quick video of Mcpherson county state lake - near Canton, KS
Buffalo Auction
Here is a scene from the 2008 Buffalo Auction at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma. See why the buffalo are being auctioned on my blog post @
HorsethiefCanyon2015
My second graders going on their spring hike to Horsethief Canyon at Kanopolis Reservoir near Kanopolis, Kansas. After viewing several beaver dams, they got a chance to build their own. It was a filthy job, but fun was had by all.
Bison Auction 1 31 2015
At the Elk & Bison Prairie at Land Between the Lakes
Watching them load at the end was pretty cool! Enjoy!
U.S. Senate: Impeachment Trial (Day 9)
The Senate impeachment trial of President Trump continues as Senators ask House impeachment managers and the President’s defense team questions.
Lots 1-5 _ 777 Bison Ranch
4th Annual Bison Production Auction
777 Bison Ranch
Saturday, November 17, 2018 - 6:00PM
bradeenauction.com
Old Storey County Courthouse & Jail - Part 1 Historical Adventuring
The Old Storey Courthouse and Jail were built in 1876 after the great fire in Virginia City. For years its walls had held notorious criminals for example John Milliam who bludgeoned and robbed Julia Bulette a famous madam who was hung on boot hills. Some criminals were hung behind the jail while others that were incarcerated here were widows caught stealing bread for their children. The last prisoners were relocated from here in 1986 not to long after that the jail was turned into the Silver State Peace Officers Museum boasting Walter Gist's collection law enforcement relics particularly badges. The museum boast handcuffs, death mask of John Dillinger, badges, Billy club, hats, uniforms, guns, newspaper clippings, photos and whistles. It might just be one of the finest collections in the US dating back to the 1700's. The clip will start off in the hills of Virginia City on Mount Davidson in Ophir Canyon and eventually ill take you on an exploration that starts at the front of the old courthouse to inside the jail. Included in this clip is an audio clip of the jails history and even some wild mustangs as we are leaving our luncheon after the exploration. Each jail cell could hold up to four prisoners all they had is one bunk bed and many of those held here ended up being lynched when the west was wild. Rumor has it that the jail is supposedly haunted as folks have seen shadow figures, objects moving around, disembodied voices caused by the ghost of Peter Larkin who was unlawfully executed behind the jail, cold spots, being grabbed, scratched and even shoved. This tour is to give our viewers of a birds eye view into what life may have been like here and to share with you some of these policing relics. We encourage others to visit the museum and donate! Have you experienced a ghost at the old Storey Courthouse?
paranormalghostsociety.org/OldStoreyCountyCourthouseandJail.htm
Businesses along scenic byway excited for expansion
KAKE News at 10 - Friday, May 22, 2015
Good Morning Kansas Saturday 830 a.m.
KAKE's Tanner Swift and Lily Wu