kansasbrittany
Banned
:10sign: I couldn't have scripted our 2008 youth opener hunt any better than it was! I'm going to make this broad because I've noticed that there are a lot more people taking in information than are sharing information on this site. I don't wish to be attacked or harassed or whatever after this post, for those of you who like to criticize my comments made in an effort to enhance someone's experience. For those of you newer folks that would like some more specific locales, PM me because I wish all of you an enjoyable hunt and wouldn't mind sharing info with those who aren't fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to scout areas before season.
We left eastern KS at 4:00 AM with 3 bright eyed 13 year old boys for the youth opener. 2 of the boys had never hunted any birds at all, but were very excited about the opportunity. We picked a WIHA spot that opened Sept. 1 (brown square) that had some grass and waited for shooting hours to begin, while we covered the basics of safety one last time. In that field we kicked up 2 prarie chickens, a group of 6 pheasants (2 roosters), then had 2 rooster points, and another couple of roosters get up out of range. Only 2 shots were attempted out of 5 or 6 roosters that were well within range. One of the kids who'd never been simply watched those big pretty birds fly away through the first field, which is fine by me, he was enjoying the experience anyway. We also saw 2 does, a flock of ducks, and a flock of geese while we were in that first field. We drove down to the road a ways and hunted some grass next to wheat stubble, seeing about 40 more chickens on our drive. There was also a real nice thicket in the middle of the grass. We saw about 8 more pheasants there and a covey of quail. No birds in the bag yet, but at least we had led flying from ALL 3 of their barrels this time:thumbsup:
We drove toward Hill City, but never made it there. Too many crops still in, the roads were muddy, and we were getting hot. One of the kids had to head home, so he and his youth minister took to the road. They called about 5 minutes after we split and said they found a dead rooster where they were getting on the highway. The rest of our group headed south about an hour south and west of Hays, then worked our way back east. The roads were still muddy, but at least some of the crops were harvested. Didn't see a harvested milo field anywhere!!!
We ended up finding 2 more coveys of quail (nice coveys w/ around 30 birds) and a few pheasants in every grass patch we stepped into. We also pushed a nice whitetail buck out of one of the grass patches. Each of the boys ended up finding their zone in one of the final CRP fields and harvested a bird each within about a 3 minute stretch. At that moment, me and the other boy's father were elated! There is nothing I would've have rather spent a little money and some time doing yesterday than introducing the next generation of pheasant addicts to our tradition. Best of luck to everyone this fall!
Introduce someone new to the outdoors!
We left eastern KS at 4:00 AM with 3 bright eyed 13 year old boys for the youth opener. 2 of the boys had never hunted any birds at all, but were very excited about the opportunity. We picked a WIHA spot that opened Sept. 1 (brown square) that had some grass and waited for shooting hours to begin, while we covered the basics of safety one last time. In that field we kicked up 2 prarie chickens, a group of 6 pheasants (2 roosters), then had 2 rooster points, and another couple of roosters get up out of range. Only 2 shots were attempted out of 5 or 6 roosters that were well within range. One of the kids who'd never been simply watched those big pretty birds fly away through the first field, which is fine by me, he was enjoying the experience anyway. We also saw 2 does, a flock of ducks, and a flock of geese while we were in that first field. We drove down to the road a ways and hunted some grass next to wheat stubble, seeing about 40 more chickens on our drive. There was also a real nice thicket in the middle of the grass. We saw about 8 more pheasants there and a covey of quail. No birds in the bag yet, but at least we had led flying from ALL 3 of their barrels this time:thumbsup:
We drove toward Hill City, but never made it there. Too many crops still in, the roads were muddy, and we were getting hot. One of the kids had to head home, so he and his youth minister took to the road. They called about 5 minutes after we split and said they found a dead rooster where they were getting on the highway. The rest of our group headed south about an hour south and west of Hays, then worked our way back east. The roads were still muddy, but at least some of the crops were harvested. Didn't see a harvested milo field anywhere!!!
We ended up finding 2 more coveys of quail (nice coveys w/ around 30 birds) and a few pheasants in every grass patch we stepped into. We also pushed a nice whitetail buck out of one of the grass patches. Each of the boys ended up finding their zone in one of the final CRP fields and harvested a bird each within about a 3 minute stretch. At that moment, me and the other boy's father were elated! There is nothing I would've have rather spent a little money and some time doing yesterday than introducing the next generation of pheasant addicts to our tradition. Best of luck to everyone this fall!
Introduce someone new to the outdoors!
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