Carp has gotten a rough reputation as a trash fish; on the contrary, it is actually a very clean fish and tasty when consumed.
I’ve been involved in the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) Wild Foods Foraging program for almost a year. With that, I’ve been exposed to hunting animals and plants for consumption. Last week, I was involved in a silver carp program put on by KDWP for dual purposes.
Myself and several other volunteers with the food foraging program, met several wildlife officers and personnel from KDWP at Kaw River Park in Wyandotte County, north of Kansas City Thursday last week.
The goal was to gather 250 silver carp for processing for both the Juneteenth event held in Kansas City; and for personal consumption of anyone who wanted meat from the fish.
The second reason for the fish capture was to help control the population of what is a very invasive fish species in the Missouri and Kansas rivers.
OUTDOORS
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NEWS
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COMMUNITY
Pleasanton teachers take students to the lake!
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