Quail Hold While Pheasants Far Flush as Nature Abounds

[BritChaser]

So many elements combined to make last weekend's trip to the Happy Hunting Grounds special. My buddy from Iowa remembered the little cafe in the tiny town that you would think should not even have a cafe -- where they have several kinds of homemade pie and homemade ice cream every single day. He marveled at the thick, beef-tasty hamburgers we had for lunch on Saturday and then he had the rum raisin ice cream for dessert. A widow in her 80s I have seen out there for many years was happy to have dinner with us after burying her son who fell to cancer in Texas just weeks ago. The pheasants were spooky and most of them flushed out of range. But the quail held very tight in the thick high weeds of this abundant season. Gus the Brittany would go on point in the thick tall weeds and I would have to coax him to flush the quail so that we had good firing lanes. On one point I bent over to peer through the brush and saw a pair sitting on the ground as if wondering what to do. They made up their minds in two seconds and a dozen flushed all around me. Nature abounded. As we came around a place that we call The Island -- a snarl of cottonwoods, saplings, big plum thickets, weeds and grass in the middle of a crop field -- dozens of loafing turkeys fled, tittering and flying for other cover. I was sure Gus had another point on a quail covey in a plum thicket and I kept imploring him to "Get 'em up!" After about 45 seconds I heard a slight movement in the plum thicket and yelled "Here's the flush!" only to be surprised by a single glorious cock flying for his life, which he gave to my gun. Nature abounded.

 

[kansashunting]

sounds like a great hunting trip! mind if i join next time?

 

[Tpharkman]

You are not talking about that wonderful little place in the town that starts with an M and ends with a D are you? I don't want to give away a possible secret spot but everyone should know about that honey hole with their homemade ice cream and pies. Instead of losing weight I end up gaining more when I go hunting these days. Too much good food!

 

[Crusaderhunter]

I just want to know.....

I just want to know the name of place location where they have homemade pie and icecream. I can always find a place to chase pheasants, but this place sounds like a good road trip just to eat.

Mike

 

[BritChaser]

Morland, Graham Co., for Homemade Pie and Ice Cream

For homemade pie and homemade ice cream, try the Prairie Junction Cafe in Morland, Graham County. The burgers are excellent too. Some hunting caps may still be available there emblazoned with: "Kansas - Big Cock Country." Truer words were never spoken!

 

[Tpharkman]

There used to be a grocery store on the corner on the same side of the street. They would offer deli sandwiches and different sorts of things but they always had a daily special. The first time we ever walked in there we went back to the lunch counter and my brother asked the guy what kind of sandwiches he made and the clerk responded "our special of the day is roast beef, gravy, mashed potatoes, corn, roll and fix your own salad in the other room, for $5.00."

Several guys in the group came back and asked the same guy what kind of sandwiches he had and every time he answered the same way. After that exchange happened three or four times I looked at the guys in the group and said "listen einsteins the guy has a special and he is trying to politely tell you that is the only thing you are going to get". He didn't have to offer me that special twice because offering me all that homemade grub at that price is always going to get you the same answer, yes, yes and more please.

I was sorry to see that place close down because every time I walked in there it felt like I was going back to a more pleasant place in time. Kind of made me feel like I was in the Dukes of Hazzard I guess.

I think the bar stops serving lunch at 2:30pm so y'all keep that in mind if you plan on visiting.:cheers:

 

[BritChaser]

Beane's Grocery Store - No More

There used to be a grocery store on the corner on the same side of the street. They would offer deli sandwiches and different sorts of things but they always had a daily special. The first time we ever walked in there we went back to the lunch counter and my brother asked the guy what kind of sandwiches he made and the clerk responded "our special of the day is roast beef, gravy, mashed potatoes, corn, roll and fix your own salad in the other room, for $5.00."

Several guys in the group came back and asked the same guy what kind of sandwiches he had and every time he answered the same way. After that exchange happened three or four times I looked at the guys in the group and said "listen einsteins the guy has a special and he is trying to politely tell you that is the only thing you are going to get". He didn't have to offer me that special twice because offering me all that homemade grub at that price is always going to get you the same answer, yes, yes and more please.

I was sorry to see that place close down because every time I walked in there it felt like I was going back to a more pleasant place in time. Kind of made me feel like I was in the Dukes of Hazzard I guess.

I think the bar stops serving lunch at 2:30pm so y'all keep that in mind if you plan on visiting.:cheers:

Bob Beane, a super nice guy, owned and ran the grocery store that offered a hot lunch most days. I ate many hot lunches there when hunting in the area. He died about two years ago and nobody wanted the store. It was a hassle to run anyway. The suppliers will not stop at such small stores so he and two other small store owners had to combine their orders and take delivery at one place -- his, I suppose because it was near the highway. The town is trying to reopen the store as a non-profit and has applied for federal stimulus money to finance it.

If hunters appreciate such places like Prairie Junction and Beane's Grocery, they need to spend their money there when in the area. I guarantee that hunters' money is greatly appreciated in such places.