Recent content by ben ji

I've only upland bird hunted mostly but at some point I will probably hunt some deer or antelope. The thing I love about bird hunting is the worst case scenario you are taking a hike through nature with your dog. I have opportunities to hunt deer but I just don't like the idea of staying in a...

Had something similar happen a couple of years ago. The dog jumped in a tall thicket and an injured bird flew up but only made it about 7ft high, then it would run, the dog would catch up and it would fly up again but only about 6ft high. This went on for about 30 seconds and I could never get a...

I've seen groups of 40+ in the winter near our land by Colby while pheasant hunting, in the summer you will see smaller groups around. I'm pretty sure the biggest population in KS is a long the smoky hill river in western KS. Here is a terrible zoomed in picture of a large group of antelope. I...

I've never had any issues with Grass Awns in NW KS but a couple of years ago my dog got some wheat straw struck in her nose. We were hunting a harvested wheat field across the road from the farmhouse when she started sneezing constantly, about every 5 seconds. I couldn't tell what was going on...

I've hunted out by Colby for the past 6 years on some old family land and have never seen any quail out there, just pheasants. I was out there over labor day and was shocked at how many quail I saw. I bumped multiple small coveys in different places just driving around the pasture and even had...

North Central would be better. These days you don't start running into good numbers of birds until you get west of the flint hills.

Not the most satisfying but the most mystifying. Was hunting the edge of a 20 acre CRP field and one rooster flew up about 10 yards away when I reached the corner and was flying with its back to me, I nailed it on the first shot...Kept Flying. Nailed it on the second shot....kept flying and...

I had never thought about using that Z pattern on the larger area to split it into 2 areas but will definitely try it out next year. Thanks!

Lol, I purchased a hunter orange gas station t-shirt in KS for $15 that was the exact same...."Kansas, Home of the Big Cocks" with a picture of a pheasant flying over a fence.

I do this on a longer 20 acre CRP piece a little bit away and have had success. That piece is only 100 yards wide though and goes all the way across the quarter section at the back end so its easier to work the back and forth on. Might try it on this square 20 acre area next fall. I was...

Apologies for the MS Paint overlays but it's a quarter section dryland field with a 20 and 40 acre CRP patch in it right across from the house in NW KS (the H marks the house). Typically I will walk the windbreak first to flush out any birds hiding in there because 75% of the time they fly...

I was walking in the windbreak which had drifted up with snow when I noticed a hen running away from me on top of the snow drifts. When she took flight she left behind a pheasant "Snow Angel" with her wings.

I've never been to one but will probably stop by for a day and wander around since I live in KC. Any recommendations? Which day would be the best to attend, booths to stop by, etc etc.

Both. I hunt about 50/50 private vs WIHA. I didn't see any birds on the private land in 22/23 but randomly killed 3 birds at my WIHA honey hole on the last day of the season. (The WIHA Honey hole is about 3 miles away)

Fall of 22 into winter of 23 was really bad due to the drought. I don't think I fired my gun more than 3 times that season and didn't kill any. I was pleasantly surprised at the bounce back this year.