Recent content by carptom1

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...

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.