Recent content by Kansan

I run labs, and they’re seldom out of gun range.

Quail are looking as good as they have in a decade in my AO. Lots of young ones, both early and late hatched. I’ve got a couple of good sized coveys living right around my house. Been an absolute joy to see them every day and watch them grow up.

I lucked out and stumbled into a flock of ~ 2 dozen chickens, with a pair of labs, within my first 5 minutes of my chicken hunting career. It’s all downhill from there! :LOL:

Two of the places I want to fill up the most, Cedar Bluff and Cheyenne Bottoms, seem to be the part in the Red Sea! We have been a swamp here in Montgomery/Chautauqua Counties all growing season long (as opposed to the very dry conditions of the last few years). I will say, the Tallgrass...

The chickens have become my favorite hunt, period. I am still a greenhorn, only at it for a couple of years so far. I chase them with a pair of labs (just one this year, unfortunately) and have had success. It takes putting in some miles, but the birds are there to be found. Chicken hunting...

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!

Heard another report of 6.5” out of Cedar Vale. Wild.

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.

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.

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.

We’ve had the most rain we’ve had in several years in SEK. Almost too much in places, but I’ll take it.

Looks like they’re getting some much needed rain in spots out west.

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

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...

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!