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There are only two weeks left in the 42nd annual National Wildlife Photo Contest.  Enter your photos today before it’s too late!

Need convincing?  Here are five excellent reasons to enter today:

You could win thousands of dollars in cash and other prizes — including the $5,000 Grand Prize!

You can showcase your talent by sharing your photos online with family and friends and encouraging them to vote for you to win the coveted People’s Choice Award.

You can gain exposure for your photography. National Wildlife Federation has a large network of supporters.  By participating in our contest, your photos could be seen by thousands of people across the country.

Your photo could appear in our award-winning magazine, National Wildlife®, alongside photos taken by the world’s top professional photographers!

Your $20 entry fee goes to a good cause – as a donation that supports National Wildlife Federation’s work protecting America‘s treasured wildlife.

It’s fun taking photos, and it’s never been easier to enter our photo contest. So hurry, enter today before the July 16th deadline!

Application deadline Aug. 1

The 10th Annual Youth/Handicap Assisted Deer Hunt is just three months away, and now is the time to sign up. The Riley County Fish and Game Association; Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism; and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Tuttle Creek Reservoir are seeking participants for the hunt, to be held Sept. 8 and 9.

Kansas youth 11 through 16 years old and Kansas residents with a certified disability are eligible to participate in this hunt. Participants will need a Kansas hunting license, a deer permit, and, if required by Kansas law, to take or have taken an approved hunter education course. Sponsoring agencies and associations can provide assistance meeting these requirements, including scholarships to help purchase licenses and permits. Rifles and/or ammunition can be provided, as well.

Each hunt participant will be paired with an experienced hunter who will serve as guide. Arrangements have been made with area lockers, where basic processing of harvested deer will be handled free of charge. Other items provided for this hunt include accessible hunting blinds, access to hunting property, hunter orange hats and vests, and transportation to the field.

Hunt participants will also be required to attend a firearm safety presentation and sight-in at the Fancy Creek Shooting Range at 4 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 19.

Other groups and organizations contributing to this hunt include the Friends of Fancy Creek Range, Kansas City Chapter of Safari Club International, Kansas State Rifle Association, and the Tuttle Creek Lake Association.

For more information or an application, phone Steve Prockish at the Tuttle Creek Lake Corps of Engineers Office, 785-539-8511, ext. 3167, or email[email protected]. Applications will be accepted thru Aug. 1.