NE Kansas question

[Hb35]

   I just possibly got an unexpected chance to go hunt a couple of days in NE Kansas, but it would take a lot of string pulling to make it happen.  I've never been there before. Being from the South, I was just wondering are they still gobbling decent in that area.  Or, If things have already wound down, I can wait and take advantage of the opportunity next season, when I can plan it out ahead of time.  Thanks in advance for any info. -

[PNWturkey]

I don't currently live in KS, but I have heard them gobbling and called them in as late as the last day in May.  In general they should still be going strong right now in mid-May, though talking to my friends back in KS it sounds like the overall population is down compared to years back so there is that to factor in...

[nativeks]

They are still gobbling. Friendly reminder NE KS is a one bird area. Bird numbers are way down in this part of NE KS. Its to the point I did not even purchase a tag. Good luck.

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[Mkeller]

Numbers are so far down in s.e. ks I have decided to not even fill my tag.  Have private ground to hunt in the river bottom and you may hear 1 Tom on the roost, on a good day 2 as far as you can hear up and down the river.  Starting to get like quail, it's nice if you see or hear them.

[redjones]

Myself I would pass unless you just want to go take a look around.
I've hunted eastern Kansas for around 20yrs or so and this Spring is the first year Ever that I didn't kill a bird.
Its sad to see what was once a tremendous state for turkeys become a desert for birds these days.
I hunt private and have access to a lot of ground,I know disease and flooding have taken a toll on birds,but compared to even 5-6 yrs ago its hard to believe there were ever turkeys there in the first place.

      Greg

[AndyN]

Ditto what everyone else said. I told all of my OOS buddies to stay home this year. Sad to see what's happened in the past 5 years, even in the "good" areas. That being said there's still a few cooperative turkeys out there and if you don't do it there's 15k other guys trying to do the same thing.

[hootgobbleyelpgobble]

Take a gun and plan on doing some "armed scouting" for next year. If you do stumble across a bird, great. If not, you already knew what you were getting into, so nothing lost with only knowledge gained.

[Hook hanger]

Killed a bird thier first part of May that had Avian Pox bird couldn't have even weighed 12 pounds! I wouldn't  go there population has dropped too much to be as good as it should be.

[TonyTurk]

Seems like Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma have suffered similar fates in recent years.  Once-great turkey hunting states that have really fallen on hard times.  Hopefully the populations will rebound some, but I don't think we will ever again see the numbers of birds we saw 10-15 years ago.