For several years I dutifully took my deer to a processor. Over the years I started working up my own animals, and this past year I did all or part of 2 elk, 4 antelope, and 2 whitetails. While I’ve certainly gotten better, I’ve got nothing on this guy: Click here for the video. I’ve [...]
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February 18th, 2011
Field Duck Hunting
I got a call a few weeks back during the Kansas late season from a friend who is a fantastic scout. Actually when he called I was scouting myself, maybe 60 miles West of him, but he found a better plan than anything I could glass up. You could tell from his voice that he [...]
Go to Field Duck HuntingFebruary 15th, 2011
The Final Run
The last of the regular seasons ended here on Sunday. I cleaned birds, bags, decoys, and guns in the afternoon, and I’ve been a bit depressed since then. Shed season then turkey season are next up but neither is the same as the real action of the fall. I’m also looking forward to chasing some [...]
Go to The Final RunFebruary 9th, 2011
Kansas River Duck Hunting
So Kansas has this late duck season around the end of January every year for 9 days. The last two years I’ve absolutely crushed the fat, red legged mallard drakes during this crazy-cold opportunity. Both times I’ve found small pieces of water that were still open when the rest of the county was frozen. Unfortunately [...]
Go to Kansas River Duck HuntingFebruary 3rd, 2011
Goose Jerky Recipes
If you’ve gotten past Part 1 and Part 2 of making goose jerky, here’s a couple of ideas for part 3: Hot Goose Jerky – I had this last weekend. The guy who made it used more tabasco and red pepper. It made my mouth water, but it was good. •4-5 Pounds of goose meat [...]
Go to Goose Jerky RecipesFebruary 2nd, 2011
Zambia Elephants
It looks like SCI has worked with the government of Zambia to allow limited tusks to be imported from sport hunting. I got this press release in the inbox today: For Immediate Release January 31, 2011 Washington, DC – Safari Club International Foundation (SCIF) is pleased to announce that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [...]
Go to Zambia ElephantsFebruary 1st, 2011
Snowmageddon!
I picked a bad year to move into a house with nearly a half mile of asphalt driveway… I did see 6 deer while I was plowing…
Go to Snowmageddon!January 30th, 2011
Today’s Quote
One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted. If one were to present the sportsman with the death of the animal as a gift, he would refuse it. What he is after is having to win it, to conquer the surly brute through his own [...]
Go to Today’s QuoteJanuary 23rd, 2011
Bowhunting World Interview With the Drury Brothers
I’ve always liked the Drury brothers. They’ve got Midwestern roots and they don’t try to pass off killing fenced in bucks as hunting. They represent the ethic as I’ve always known it. Their emotions on camera seem genuine and fits with what I experience myself. It’s not a bunch of gibberish about how wonderful that [...]
Go to Bowhunting World Interview With the Drury BrothersJanuary 21st, 2011
KU vs. MU
The actual KU rival. Click on the link and start listening around the 7:00 mark.
Go to KU vs. MUJanuary 15th, 2011
Oklahoma Pheasant Hunting
I’ll be honest. Two weeks ago I would not have known there was a pheasant in Oklahoma, other than the tame kind. Then I was lucky enough to be invited, along with The Old Man and some KC hunting friends, to join a group of Texans who had a lease of sorts in North Central [...]
Go to Oklahoma Pheasant HuntingJanuary 9th, 2011
OK
So it turns out there are quite a few pheasants in Oklahoma… More when I’m caught up on sleep…
Go to OKJanuary 7th, 2011
Oklahoma Pheasants
I know, who knew? But apparently there are a few pheasants in Oklahoma and I’ve received a last minute invitation to chase them around this weekend. I’ve got my camera in my bag so hopefully I’ll have some pictures when I get back. This will be my first trip to this part of the state. [...]
Go to Oklahoma PheasantsJanuary 2nd, 2011
Colorado Elk Part 2:
A lot of time has passed since the first part of this story. If you recall, our group of 8 had only two elk on the ground after the first 2 days. The Old Man and I hadn’t seen a bull. The weather was good, the country holds elk, we just weren’t finding them. On [...]
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Another Dead Buck
A tough end to the Missouri firearms season for me yesterday. I passed on a young 8 and several does but the only mature buck I saw was the guy above. He looks like a solid 3.5 year old 8 point in the 130ish range. I’ve really started to enjoy the muzzleloader. I spent about [...]
Go to Another Dead BuckDecember 21st, 2010
Captain Awesome
I’ve been killing ducks, geese, pheasants, and quail since I last posted. I’ve also chased deer around some and I have a new gun to tell you about. Oh, and haven’t forgotten to write up the end of the elk hunt… I’m way behind… But this is too good not to pass along: FOR THIS [...]
Go to Captain AwesomeDecember 12th, 2010
Front Day Ducks
If you’ve seen any news in the last few days you know that a major cold front blew through the midwest Saturday. That means new ducks, and lots of activity. In the morning I hooked up with a couple of friends for a fantastic shoot in some shallow water marshes where I like to chase [...]
Go to Front Day DucksDecember 9th, 2010
Whackin’ and Stackin’
I split from the courthouse yesterday afternoon and changed clothes while I drove. The destination was a cut corn field along the Kansas River. Most of the small bodies of water around here have frozen and the ducks and geese have gone to what little open water you can find. What is really fun about [...]
Go to Whackin’ and Stackin’December 4th, 2010
Deer and Ducks
I love Kansas this time of year. This morning I got up and chased some of the biggest bucks in the country around. It wasn’t a great morning for deer hunting, very windy, but still I saw a few. With it blowing like crazy I tried a draw that feeds into some grassy bedding areas [...]
Go to Deer and DucksNovember 30th, 2010
Curtis Got Slapped!
I came across the above titled piece in The Pitch a few weeks back. It has nothing to do with hunting but it was simply too good not to pass on: Cover page of Lisa Henry Bowen’s 40-page tome. When a child named Curtis Bowen was slapped by his teacher at Martin Luther King Jr., [...]
Go to Curtis Got Slapped!November 25th, 2010
Happy Thanksgiving
I’ve had some memorable hunts on Thanksgiving day. One year we had the quail hunt that led to the name “Turkey Slaughter Draw”. Someday that would make a fun story to tell. At least once we went duck hunting as a family and then had Thanksgiving dinner at a truck stop. This year brought the [...]
Go to Happy ThanksgivingNovember 18th, 2010
Colorado Elk Part 1:
I’m way behind on these things… I’ve got some bucks to talk about, some dead, some not. I saw two shooters today, one driving down my driveway. There was a sighting of drop tine monster. There is also a pair of stud archery bucks to talk about… but today, it’s elk. I occasionally say that [...]
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Missouri Rifle Deer
I’ve got a raw face, cracked hands, a swollen ankle, and 4:00am would be sleeping in these days… It must be Missouri rifle season! My grandfather taught me how to deer hunt when I was in high school. Back then I wasn’t really much of a fan of deer hunting at all. I felt (and [...]
Go to Missouri Rifle DeerNovember 9th, 2010
More Ducks
I knew we would blow most of those ducks out after Saturday morning’s hunt but they were piling into the timber as we were walking out. There had to be some left Sunday right? Well, sorta. We saw maybe 1/5th the ducks Sunday that we did the day before. Little ducks, smallish patches of flooded [...]
Go to More DucksNovember 8th, 2010
Missouri Duck Season
Sorry for the lack of posts. I’ve got Longview archery, Kansas archery, and both Kansas and Missouri duck seasons going full blast right now. Most of the time I’m staying at a place with no internet so posting is lagging behind the action. I’ve still got an elk hunt and a trip to South Dakota [...]
Go to Missouri Duck SeasonOctober 31st, 2010
Kansas 2010 Duck Season Begins
Tell me what is strangely similar, but not the same, about these two pictures: 2009 Kansas Duck Opener 2010 Kansas Duck Opener Same partner, same hunting ground, same number of birds, but those middle birds…
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