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    Snow

    Here in the very NW corner it covered in heavy snow. Most roads look good until you hit where it drifted. Some drifts are manageable but others are pretty bad. Tried getting into a draw I know that holds birds but turned back at a crossroads when they way I was headed was drifted over...
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    SNOW PC's

    It depends on the amount of snow. If there isn’t a lot of snow you can. Generally that will be a guard bird, old males or one that over shot the flock. The main flock will be almost an impossibility. They are very hard to get close to when snow pushes down the cover. Lots of eyes looking...
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    Snow

    Fought my way through the drifts today. Only got in one walk but it was a couple of miles. Saw some tracks but couldn’t pin them down. Snow was a hard crust and I post holed for most of my walk. The dogs were struggling trying to stay on the scent of the birds who were obviously running in...
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    Start of Prairie Chicken Season

    Hunting late season is the toughest. They really do bunch up and are very difficult to approach but it still can be done. It is best to find where they are loafing and approach them there instead of trying to jump them while they are feeding. During the winter times I try to go out on...
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    Opening Day in Kansas

    Okay now that we’ve had a few pages discussing what and what’s not right in our state let’s get back to the op Did a quick walk after work. Walked two miles. Flushed 3 hens and then 20 yards from the truck a rooster busts free and drops to the shot.Then on Saturday I went old school for...
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    Opening Day in Kansas

    Got out again for a couple of walks. First WIHA was quiet. Flushed a hen. Ran into a muley buck down in a draw. He actually shadowed us on our way back to the truck. His left tines were broken off so looked like he had been scraping and maybe he was just looking for another fight. Pushed on...
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    Opening Day in Kansas

    Hit a WIHA this morning that generally holds birds. The birds were there. Flubbed a couple of cake shots but got it under control. I didn’t see a lot of birds but more than last year.
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    Start of Prairie Chicken Season

    After a hiatus for family matters I got back after chickens. It was pretty warm on Saturday so I limited myself to two descent walks. First walk was quiet save for a coyote who popped up in the longer grass. Our meeting was brief that was followed with a quick parting shot. The second walk...
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    Chick Sightings?

    The fields that were grazed to the quip have come back with a vengeance. The grass is waist high in most places some even shoulder high after one wet season. I think like you that the grazing and haying during the drought crushed the pheasant population. You can still find birds in pockets but...
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    Chick Sightings?

    Northwest…. Rained most of the spring and part of the summer then just stopped and has been hot and dry ever since.
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    Chick Sightings?

    I have driven 300 miles on back dirt roads going to my various chicken spots and only seen one bird fly across the road. On my walks for prairie chickens I have not seen any sign, heard crowing or cackles, or flushed a single bird. Lack of these things is very disheartening…
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    Start of Prairie Chicken Season

    The Saturday bird crops were full of wheat. Sunday’s were a mix of hoppers and wheat.
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    Start of Prairie Chicken Season

    This is what chicken country looks like. Zig zag the ridges. Sometimes they’re off on the side a bit. Sparse grass cover use what you’re looking for. If it looks like pheasant cover it’s too thick. I personally do not wear orange or bright colors. Chickens will see you coming and just...
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    Start of Prairie Chicken Season

    Thanks. They call it an “perch belly”. You can get them on Belgian Brownings. All of my Citori’s have English stocks. I’ve never been able to shoot a pistol grip well. My Esprit handles and shoots like a dream.
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    Start of Prairie Chicken Season

    That is my Citori Esprit European. It was specially made for the English market. I picture it shooting red grouse on the moors of Scotland. 😀
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