I was wondering if anyone out there can provide some advice for two guys from Michigan coming to hunt Kansas for the first time in January. I am not looking for anyone's honey hole or special places jsut some general input. We unfortunely had our anual South Dakota trip cancelled to a medical emergency and are looking to get away for 4 days. We are looking at the Stockton or Hill City area as no real prefence just looking for WIHA or the possibilty of getting on private land. Any input would be great.
Hunting Kansas In January
- Thread starter tarheel5
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swellcat
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Last year's pheasant harvest in South Dakota was almost two million birds versus 680,000 in Kansas, so you should probably set your expectations accordingly. Some occasions may be rack-'em-and-stack-'em for some parties, but the Kansas experience can be more about enjoying time afield, taking great pride in earning birds, and in really appreciating the harvest.
nc bird man
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How does a guy from Michigan get the user name Tarheel?
Brad6260
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Jack,
I've come out late season to do what you are describing on quite a few occasions and would offer a few suggestions.
a) Don't think your going to walk the grain and crp fields and get up these smarter late season birds with two people.
b) think like a rabbit hunter. Find heavy isolated cover that two guys can work. Field corners, ditches etc.
c) My favorite late season place is nasty heavy cattail sloughs that the birds crawl into for cover. It's so protected they tend to hold better.
d) be as quiet as possible.
e) hope for 6-8" of snow on the ground.
Best of luck,
Brad
I've come out late season to do what you are describing on quite a few occasions and would offer a few suggestions.
a) Don't think your going to walk the grain and crp fields and get up these smarter late season birds with two people.
b) think like a rabbit hunter. Find heavy isolated cover that two guys can work. Field corners, ditches etc.
c) My favorite late season place is nasty heavy cattail sloughs that the birds crawl into for cover. It's so protected they tend to hold better.
d) be as quiet as possible.
e) hope for 6-8" of snow on the ground.
Best of luck,
Brad
cheesy
Well-known member
I disagree with your statement there. I've gone out by myself, wandered the CRP fields with one dog and done well. Two years ago on the last day of the season I could have had my limit by 9am if I'd done my part, ended up with 3 by mid-afternoon. I do concentrate on the weedy areas of the CRP, or a slough that runs though them, anything that breaks the cover up, or gets down out of the wind.