That’s the kind we like. If you have a wife give deep consideration to how rural of a town you move to. A town like Ashland has everything you need but it will take some getting used to. If she was raised in the city most don’t adjust well. I’ve seen it many times. Nearest Walmart or Home Depot is not a quick trip. That being said there is no better place to raise a family then small town Kansas.

If you’re not married small towns are a hard places to meet women. Generally speaking if you draw a line north and south going through Larned Ks to the east is more people more hunting and trapping pressure and west is lots less of both. Good luck

PS brush up on your Spanish if you move to Liberal, Leoti, Lakin,Tribune and Sublette.

Sounds great.

Have you talked to the Area Cons in the state or assistant state cons? Just because they show openings - they may not have them. I worked for NRCS as well in two states and know there are vacancies and there are vacancies only shown so they can go through the hoops of promoting someone already doing the job. I will try and get back with you later by pm.

About the part in RED; you don't know Jewel county or that area very well if you think there are any amount of pheasants in the area!! It USED to be good but NOW there are very very few pheasants.
In-laws own land in Jewel county and I live very close and hunt it often.

Non-competitive District Con jobs with no supervisory authority sounds weird to me for a county under NRCS. They either are hiring on term positions, eliminating some soil con jobs and giving more responsibility to soil cons or something else. I really doubt there are 17 open counties for district con truly open. You really need to call and talk to the assistant state cons in Kansas and ask them what are the true vacancies if any.

If you are serious and want to apply - call these four individuals tomorrow and inquire about the positions in each of their areas. Sell yourself to them. If you have experience as a soil con - they might consider you and definitely more if you call and talk to them.



Area 1 - Area Office located in Hays

Monty R. Breneman
Assistant State Conservationist
3012 Broadway Avenue
Hays, KS 67601-2418
785-625-2588Call: 785-625-2588 (Phone)
785-628-3746Call: 785-628-3746 (Fax)

Cheyenne County - St. Francis
Decatur County - Oberlin
Ellis County - Hays
Finney County - Garden City
Graham County - Hill City
Greeley County - Tribune
Hamilton County - Syracuse
Hodgeman County - Jetmore
Kearny County - Lakin
Lane County - Dighton
Logan County - Oakley
Ness County - Ness City
Norton County - Norton
Osborne County - Osborne
Phillips County - Phillipsburg
Rawlins County - Atwood
Rooks County - Stockton
Russell County - Russell
Scott County - Scott City
Sheridan County - Hoxie
Sherman County - Goodland
Smith County - Smith Center
Thomas County - Colby
Trego County - WaKeeney
Wallace County - Sharon Springs
Area 2 - Area Office located in Hutchinson

Kris R. Ethridge
Assistant State Conservationist
2803 North Lorraine Street, Suite J
Hutchinson, KS 67502-4355
620-663-3501Call: 620-663-3501 (Phone)
620-663-3866Call: 620-663-3866 (Fax)

Barber County - Medicine Lodge
Barton County - Great Bend
Clark County - Ashland
Edwards County - Kinsley
Ford County - Dodge City
Grant County - Ulysses
Gray County - Cimarron
Harper County - Anthony
Harvey County - Newton
Haskell County - Sublette
Kingman County - Kingman
Kiowa County - Greensburg
Marion County - Marion
McPherson County - McPherson
Meade County - Meade
Pawnee County - Larned
Pratt County - Pratt
Reno County - South Hutchinson
Rice County - Lyons
Rush County - LaCrosse
Sedgwick County - Wichita
Seward County - Liberal
Stafford County - St John
Stanton County - Johnson
Stevens County - Hugoton
Sumner County - Wellington
Area 3 - Area Office located in Emporia

Bruce K. Wells
Assistant State Conservationist
3020 West 18th Avenue, Suite B
Emporia, KS 66801-5140
620-343-7276Call: 620-343-7276 (Phone)
620-343-7871Call: 620-343-7871 (Fax)

Allen County - Iola
Anderson County - Garnett
Bourbon County - Ft Scott
Butler County - El Dorado
Cherokee County - Columbus
Coffey County - Burlington
Cowley County - Winfield
Crawford County - Girard
Elk County - Howard
Franklin County - Ottawa
Greenwood County - Eureka
Labette County - Altamont
Linn County - Mound City
Lyon County - Emporia
Miami County - Paola
Montgomery County - Independence
Morris County - Council Grove
Neosho County - Erie
Wilson County - Fredonia
Area 4 - Area Office located in Manhattan

Troy J. Munsch
Assistant State Conservationist
3705 Miller Parkway, Suite B
Manhattan, KS 66503-7604
(785) 776-7582Call: (785) 776-7582 (Phone)
(785) 539-7983Call: (785) 539-7983 (Fax)

Atchison County - Effingham
Brown County - Hiawatha
Clay County - Clay Center
Cloud County - Concordia
Dickinson County - Abilene
Doniphan County - Troy
Douglas County - Lawrence
Ellsworth County - Ellsworth
Jackson County - Holton
Jefferson County - Oskaloosa
Jewell County - Mankato
Lincoln County - Lincoln
Marshall County - Marysville
Mitchell County - Beloit
Nemaha County - Seneca
Osage County - Lyndon
Ottawa County - Minneapolis
Pottawatomie County - Westmoreland
Republic County - Belleville
Riley County - Manhattan
Saline County - Salina
Shawnee County - Topeka
Wabaunsee County - Alma
Washington County - Washington
Map dated: 1/21/2019

I’ve only turkey hunted in North central Kansas and the people are without a doubt some of the most friendliest I have ever met. A bottle of JD and an afternoon just talking has always got us access to private ground. Plenty of WIHA areas around the State and area as well. I learned quickly, when asked, to tell them you care nothing about pheasants and deer and you’re in, lol!

If you like to do much water trapping (or even fishing), don't go to the southwest part, unless you are willing to drive a fair distance. There is relatively very little surface water, and that is why the humidity is fairly low. My house overlooks the Arkansas "River" in the southwest part of the state. There is water in it only very occasionally here. Yes, it is dry the vast majority of the time, and is a far better ATV track, than river. There is usually water in the river closer to the Colorado line, but once it hits the main irrigation diversion, it isn't in the river bed much anymore, until someplace east of Dodge City. There are no running streams in my county, unless a heavy rain event happens. If you want to get away from chiggers, then this may be where you want to be.

Northwest Kansas surface water condition may be a bit better.

Any mule deer?Critters in southwest part?

You've dropped a few names also your circle and my circle might have overlapped a little bit be it at maybe a little different time

There are both whitetail and mule deer. Coyotes; bobcats generally along riparian areas; some red fox in and very close to towns; swift fox; raccoons; beaver where there is permanent water; some opossums; striped skunks; pheasants; some bobwhite quail and some scaled quail; mourning doves; some lesser prairie chickens (but can't be hunted); pronghorn antelope; a few elk; can be good waterfowl hunting IF the playas have water during fall migration.

Thanks,Swifty

Pawnee is telling you right on the social aspects of western KS. I was born in Tribune and lived not far from the Colorado line for most of my life. The wife/woman issue he mentioned is very real. I managed to play the teacher lottery and came out a big winner.

Also, consider that something like 98% of the state is privately owned. Working at NRCS will give a leg up in getting to know land owners, but sometimes it takes a while to get access until the locals get to know you. There is lots of Walk In Hunting Areas in some parts, but it does see a lot more pressure on the critters, too.

As I live in extreme southeast ks I am curious about what you dont like about it

Stay away from liberal ks unless you have a strong stomach. I drove through there a couple weeks ago. The smell from the meat packing plant about made me puke. The whole town smelled horrible.

I grew up 14 miles from Independence. Great place to live. People are friendly and most have good common sense. My Mom and many relatives still live there. Good hunting and fishing. Lots of rivers and creeks to trap. Grew up coon hunting with dogs and calling coyotes. Good quail hunting and lots of big whitetails. Let me know if you decide on that area, my old roommate owns several acres close bye that isn’t trapped but is hunted. I could give you his number.

Sorry 49er, I can't make that promise unless your thermometer measures temperature in °C.

I’ll agree with some of that Yes sir but it really depends on the area out here. 17 of the last 18 years my little brother has killed a 165 plus whitetail. The reason he wasn’t 18 for 18 is because he hunted and killed a 220 non-typical mule deer. He kill a management buck this year because he spent most of his time taking his kids out. Definitely better mule deer than whitetail the further west you go

Nice Pawnee