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    T-74 Days until Opening Day

    I always look forward to the season, good years and bad. Though I am optimistic from what I’ve seen and heard. Quail are looking great around the house. It’s not that long until opening day for me, though. I get the season started by chasing chickens in September!
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    NEWS FLASH: Drought ends at Ponderosa

    Heard another report of 6.5” out of Cedar Vale. Wild.
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    NEWS FLASH: Drought ends at Ponderosa

    I once got stung by a scorpion while deer hunting in the Chautauqua Hills in the dead of winter. 0 degrees and a foot of snow on the ground. F’er crawled up my shirt and stung me in the back. Wasn’t expecting that.
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    Chicks

    Seeing quite a few baby quail and turkeys around the home place in SEK. I’ve heard some encouraging reports on pheasants and quail from my farmer friends out west.
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    NEWS FLASH: Drought ends at Ponderosa

    I’ve been hearing some good reports from a couple of my farmer friends out west. With decent carryover in many places from last year, and hopefully a good hatch this year, I have some optimism for the coming season. Quail are looking pretty good in my AO. We will see what the future holds.
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    NEWS FLASH: Drought ends at Ponderosa

    We’ve had the most rain we’ve had in several years in SEK. Almost too much in places, but I’ll take it.
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    NEWS FLASH: Drought ends at Ponderosa

    Looks like they’re getting some much needed rain in spots out west.
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    Goodbye '24-'25 Non-Season

    There are places in the state that have significantly more birds than where you hunt, based on your reports.
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    Ringing in 2025 correctly!

    There are pockets of pretty decent pheasant numbers in western Kansas, that I found even during the worst years. I have the chance to hunt around a couple of feedlots where they really pack in during the wintertime, and can kick up hundreds. “Pockets” is the key. It very much depends on where...
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    First Time Kansas Trip Report

    Great write up! Thanks for coming and enjoying our state. Don’t beat yourself up too much about the shooting. It sounds like y’all had a fun time afield!
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    Yips

    I have always just seemed to run hot and cold. It is what it is. I don’t worry too much about it.
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    Lack of hens

    They hatch out 50/50. If there are roosters around, the hens are too, somewhere (and vice versa).
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    What would your reaction be?

    Wow! That’s wild. 17 trucks? Shooting a bird over your friend’s pointed dog? I’m usually pretty calm, cool, and collected, but I have no idea how I’d have reacted to that one.
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    Rain

    They most certainly do. Many become entirely non navigable. I had plans of being out there to hunt the opener, but I’m going to let things dry out for a few days.
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    And thus it begins

    From what I’ve seen and heard from last season, and so far this year, is that there are more birds around than there’s been in some time. Obviously it depends on where you are, and they definitely have a long ways to go, but things might just be looking up a bit. I sure hope so.
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