Lawmakers consider higher waterfowl fees

Kansas migratory bird hunters could soon pay higher fees under a proposed bill that would raise long-unchanged waterfowl stamp caps.

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February 5, 2026 - 2:43 PM

Rep. Kyle McNorton, a Topeka Republican, questioned details of a bill that would raise fees for hunting migratory waterfowl during a Wednesday House Federal and State Affairs committee meeting. Morgan Chilson/Kansas Reflector Photo by Morgan Chilson/Kansas Reflector

TOPEKA — Kansas migratory bird hunters will pay more to hunt under a proposed bill, but hunting organizations supported the need to increase fees.

House Bill 2507 would raise the cap for migratory fowl stamp fees from $8 to $25 for Kansas residents and to $100 for nonresidents. The House Federal and State Affairs Committee heard testimony on the bill Wednesday.

However, because regulations restrict how much the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks can raise rates at one time, hunters wouldn’t see a large fee jump to $25, testified Kurtis Wiard, the agency’s…

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