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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...

Well I seriously doubt the Bills get through both the Ravens and the Chiefs as their defense is not good enough and in the end that is what usually wins in the playoffs. I know everyone is tired of the Chiefs and living down here I get tired of it too, but they are always a tough out.

Darnold fell into a perfect situation this year but he is what he is. With two top ten receivers, A good tight end, a very good running back and a smart young coach. It was easy for him to look better than he really is. Unfortunately QB’s are judged on Their big game play. He looked gun shy out...

You carry your gun when you knock on the door? 😂 I never wanted to be one of those guys either. Then I had a buddy going through a divorce offer me a 16 gauge Citori for 800 bucks cash. I thought what the heck I can always get my money out of it. Haven’t used anything else in about 15 years...

That brings up a good point. There was a time I was all about limits in hand…. As I have gotten older I count the unrecoverable birds towards my limit. Coyotes have to eat too. BTW I like to be out of the field before it gets too dark.

Looks like he found them

Yeah I saw this. Hopefully he finds them I lost one for a few days once. Made me sick till he was located.