Recent content by carptom1

How true this is. I spent a few years “ guiding “ some guys up in South Dakota. They had access to property and I had flushing labs. No matter how many times I would tell them to watch and follow the dogs, they wouldn’t do it. If was really obvious when they were on a bird. Sometimes I would...

What a pose. I can’t ever get mine to sit still like that.

they do seem to love the cold… As do I

Wow he certainly led an accomplished life. Rest in peace.

Enjoy your trips anyway you like… I have done both and still do as just being out is enjoyable enough for me. I wouldn’t trade the hunts I was a part of when I was young for anything. For me the off time at the diner or playing cards after was as enjoyable as anything else. I typically enjoy...

Had just short of 7 inches here on Thursday of this week. Lot of rain when most of it comes in 5-6 hours. Lot’s of water issues including my basement

I was probably 12 or 13 out west of Phillipsburg Kansas doing one of those group hunts we all love. I was up on the road blocking a Milo field when a rooster came roaring at us at Mach seven. He was too far from me but I watched the farmer ( who had joined us after church) drop that bird and...

Nobody ever took a teaching job for the salary… I have two kids and a niece and a sister in law that are all teachers here. For what they have to put up with it is hardly worth it. They got into teaching as a passion even though I tried to steer them a different way. My son is an excellent...

Turkeys are weird. I do a fair amount of back road driving during work. The last couple years I would have sworn that they were gone. This year I have seen a bunch here in north east Kansas. Have only seen one pheasant though

You will miss those calls when you stop getting them… When I was younger I hunted in whatever was cheap as it didn’t seem to matter much and I worked in boots all day. As I have gotten older I have put more emphasis on a quality boot. I was a Danner guy for quite a few years but now wear some...

If I had the time I could share about some lodging one time northwest of Salina ks that fit the bill…..

There are a ton of factors that go into production/ survival year after year and it has many places to fail regardless of habitat. Case in point… I had access to a farm out around Murdo fifteen years ago. This is the western edge of what would be considered good pheasant hunting. We hunted...

No kidding…. I have a guy that I have taken north a few times. He has hunted but not a ton. He always acts totally surprised at the flush and often has his gun on his shoulder. Many times he hasn’t shot at all and when he does it is out a way and much smaller percentage. I have tried to coach...

Really? I thought you just fried them till they came back. For me conditioning started on a lead. We this was my experience. Growing up with pointers we hunted quail more than pheasant as they were more plentiful in eastern Kansas. When birds started to become more scarce and I started going...

Everyone of those have something I like. Slap’s meat is pretty hard to beat, the lamb ribs and beans at Jack Stack are my favorite, the slaw at Joes is great. There is a little spot on K32 in Bonner called Roscoes with great sauce and the ribs at LC’s are really good. Yes I have eaten at a few...