Found plenty of birds on WIHAs that I never stepped foot on. Shot a jake and this longbeard. Found lots of birds in NE. too but it ended up being a comedy of errors. The tree is where my buddy used to hunt. He passed a couple years ago and this is only the second time I've been to "his" tree. I stopped to hunt it on a WIHA walk I did on my way to find a new spot.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170409/6bb3dc38a7ad5a3142838936b8ace2fb.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170409/4ed83340b497347f8851f0825e2e0905.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170409/7644c25496336aef6bfd267510b22d93.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170409/3b9fab0efa5c1ba930154cdb21fb2038.jpg)
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Congrats and looks like a nice spot too.
Congrats
Looks awesome. Can you tell me what part of KS this is? Me and a friend are going later this month to NE KS and have never been before. Looking for any help. Any tips, info., etc. appreciated!
Nice job!!
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Congrats! What's that saying about loose lips?
Nice!
Quote from: huntjw on April 10, 2017, 04:38:00 PM
Looks awesome. Can you tell me what part of KS this is? Me and a friend are going later this month to NE KS and have never been before. Looking for any help. Any tips, info., etc. appreciated!
I recognize that WIHA having been there before.
It is between Kansas City and Kanorado. :z-guntootsmiley:
I'm sure you put a smile on your buddy's face... :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
It's easy to find...just look for the sign.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170411/05b38a931c665c0c1346a2504ea2a3f8.jpg)
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Congrats! Looks like you had a fun hunt!
Beautiful country and a good looking longbeard. Congrats!
Congrats :z-guntootsmiley:
Scored this morning on WIHA today in Eastern Central Kansas... Lots of birds there too. Hopefully I can get another soon because I would like to scoot on up to NE for a few hunts this spring possibly. Know of any good places in NE public, would love to collaborate with a member for some public hunting to if anyone doesn't always like making the trek alone.
Quote from: HookedonHooks on April 12, 2017, 01:50:16 PM
Scored this morning on WIHA today in Eastern Central Kansas... Lots of birds there too. Hopefully I can get another soon because I would like to scoot on up to NE for a few hunts this spring possibly. Know of any good places in NE public, would love to collaborate with a member for some public hunting to if anyone doesn't always like making the trek alone.
Congrats on your bird.
Couple things:
1) Pic or it didn't happen. ;D
2) Please do not act surprised when your favorite WIHA is overrun and the birds are no longer in the same county. :deadhorse:
Quote from: spaightlabs on April 12, 2017, 02:07:12 PM
Congrats on your bird.
Couple things:
1) Pic or it didn't happen. ;D
2) Please do not act surprised when your favorite WIHA is overrun and the birds are no longer in the same county. :dead horse:
Spaight, you called it!!!! Now two years later and the toms don't use this property. The hens will travel through it, but that's it. I hunted it very hard last year not to get a bird off this particular property, and in the last two seasons the amount of hunters I've seen there is more than I've ran into at the much larger local conservation area.
First year I hunted it, I harvested a jake and hunted 25+ days at the property to only ever see one other hunter there during early archery while I was scouting. The second year I harvested two very nice toms, and never saw a soul. The third year I got a tom, an my buddy killed two Jakes as his first bird ever, then first solo bird. Same deal, only ever saw one guy the whole month and a half long season, and I hunted VERY hard. Now last year was a different ball game, almost every day I went (which was a lot) there was someone else there, and on several occasions had birds killed out from under me that I was on or near first. This year has been the same way, and the birds gobble well off property and only keep going farther off the roost. I might circle back to this place the last week of season, if I have a tag left.
Cool pics sorry to hear about your buddy. I know trees like that. :'(
Congrats on a good hunt
Kind of odd....dragging up a two year old post.
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Fallhnt, a little off topic but just wondered if you kicked up many quail while you were out there?
Congratulations! I have always wanted to get out there for a few days, to hunt.
Quote from: Ozarks Hillbilly on May 14, 2019, 01:29:58 PM
Fallhnt, a little off topic but just wondered if you kicked up many quail while you were out there?
I have been covered up in quail this spring. I've heard them whistling at every place I've called for turkeys, often many quail whistling at once. They're all paired up now, and I've been seeing 8-10 pairs on the gravel roads every day on the way to my farm. Last year was really good quail hunting, and I expect this year to be even better.
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Quote from: Ozarks Hillbilly on May 14, 2019, 01:29:58 PM
Fallhnt, a little off topic but just wondered if you kicked up many quail while you were out there?
I have been covered up in quail this spring. I've heard them whistling at every place I've called for turkeys, often many quail whistling at once. They're all paired up now, and I've been seeing 8-10 pairs on the gravel roads every day on the way to my farm. Last year was really good quail hunting, and I expect this year to be even better.
Wow that's great to hear Kansan, Someone must be doing something right habitat wise in Kansas. Thanks for the report.
I'm not sure what exactly has changed, but the quail have managed to have several consecutive good hatches. There are certainly a lot more quail around than there has been in many decades.
Congratulations. Hoping if my shoulder surgery goes well next month that I can bow hunt them next Spring.
Quote from: Ozarks Hillbilly on May 14, 2019, 01:29:58 PM
Fallhnt, a little off topic but just wondered if you kicked up many quail while you were out there?
Never.
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You almost have to step on quail for them to flush, you'll much more likely hear them than see them. They're around though.