I’m leaving today (hopefully by 2 pm) for my yearly Kansas deer hunt. Every year seems to be different. Last year I relapsed back to wheels and while successful at filling a tag, I sure wish I had my recurve in hand and so this year, I will, again. Another twist this year is the great people that invite me out just had a baby boy (and Grandbaby boy) and so I’m not sure how much hunting we’ll have together like years past. I’ve always said it’s more the place and the people in Kansas that makes the hunting memories, not just the possibility of running into great big bucks.
I’m shooting a bit different setup this year. I’m dropping down to around 575 gr total weight, CX carbons, weight tubes and Zwickey Delta 2 blade 170’s (sharpened with a KME) and my old trusty Zipper all bamboo recurve. Well, it’s trusty in so far as I do my job. Shooting about 53# at my draw and I’ve missed a grey fox twice this year and a little doe. The fast fox I can forgive and accept missing at 25 yards to my right …… the doe however was pure I didn’t pick a spot. I have GOT TO CONCENTRATE or I will find myself with that shot at a once in a lifetime buck and crumble.
Another twist is I have a new video camera. How much I’ll use it remains to be see - I’ve never done this before – adding more elements to an already challenging hunt!
Here are a few bucks from years past ……. The guy there is my gracious host, a homemade recurve and that buck was like 166” if I remember right? Gorgeous buck though aint he? That massive 8 is cool, the giant 10 is from 2 years back, I don’t know if he’s alive still or not. The rack that was found dead near a stand that is hung every year … the rack is extreme in mass, tines and an old buck.
Every day I’ll post pictures, maybe some video if I’m lucky and hunt updates. I’ll be able to hunt Friday morning (driving all night, sleep a few hours then hunt baby HUNT !) through next Thu/Fri or maybe a bit longer, we’ll see. My goal this season is a 150” buck or bigger.
Here are a couple of bucks from a camtracker strapped to the trunk of a tree I have a stand in right now. Great deer activity here, rumors of a drop tine buck, a big 175” type typical 10 and 3 others bucks bigger than this one. But this one fits the bill – he’s a shooter for me on this trip, no question. Should be in the 155” range?
Will be a good one next year?
this one has NICE main beams – but he’s an 8, probably a 130” buck? Still he would be sweet to photo and watch
Topic: semi-live Kansas deer hunt (picture heavy, daily updates) hunt over - tagged a nice 8 (Read 797 times)
