My spring is officially over as of this morning, having filled out all of my KS and MO tags. I had a great season, some amazing hunts, and made some mind numbingly stupid mistakes..
After a crazy two days in Kansas for the early archery season, which involved me missing 4 times, and not recovering two other birds... I picked up the shotgun, and headed back to Kansas. My first day with the shotgun saw a bird come in with a very distinctive drumming sequence. I recognized it, because I had stuck an arrow in him 4 days before.. With the shotgun, I was able to finish the job.. Bird one done.
It was now time for Missouri's opener, so a buddy and I headed to a spot that has been good to us in the past. Right after flydown, we call a bird in and I tag out on my first MO bird. We stay put, and less than an hour later, had three toms strutting their way in. Buddy kills his, and the other two toms just stand around.. If this was Kansas, those gobblers would be in a world of trouble.
The coming weekend, Team Kabob invited me along on a draw hunt he had in SE KS. We show up on Friday night, to attend the mandatory meeting, and the managers show us the most unreal set of sheds I've ever seen...196 gross, I believe they said
It poured on us the first day, and the whole place was a sopping wet mess.. But, on day 2, TK was able to knock down his tom, right after flydown. It was a great hunt, in one of the neatest pieces of property I've ever been on. I'm not sure I've ever seen so many deer
After a crazy two days in Kansas for the early archery season, which involved me missing 4 times, and not recovering two other birds... I picked up the shotgun, and headed back to Kansas. My first day with the shotgun saw a bird come in with a very distinctive drumming sequence. I recognized it, because I had stuck an arrow in him 4 days before.. With the shotgun, I was able to finish the job.. Bird one done.
It was now time for Missouri's opener, so a buddy and I headed to a spot that has been good to us in the past. Right after flydown, we call a bird in and I tag out on my first MO bird. We stay put, and less than an hour later, had three toms strutting their way in. Buddy kills his, and the other two toms just stand around.. If this was Kansas, those gobblers would be in a world of trouble.
The coming weekend, Team Kabob invited me along on a draw hunt he had in SE KS. We show up on Friday night, to attend the mandatory meeting, and the managers show us the most unreal set of sheds I've ever seen...196 gross, I believe they said
It poured on us the first day, and the whole place was a sopping wet mess.. But, on day 2, TK was able to knock down his tom, right after flydown. It was a great hunt, in one of the neatest pieces of property I've ever been on. I'm not sure I've ever seen so many deer
