2nd annual Kansas scraps hunt

[Dos Perros]

Last year some of you followed along while I spent a week trying (and failing) to kill my first archery buck in my home state.

Western KS solo public land archery deer hunt

Western KS solo public land archery deer hunt

Any interest in following along this week? I’ve really been lusting after a good public land buck for a long time. Have hit it a few times already this year and had some good opportunities. I have the week off work and our archery season runs through the end of the year, so I’m going to try to...

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Tonight, after putting the kids to bed, I’ll again be pointing her west. Work, family, side hustles, and out of state hunts have taken priority, so this will be my first home state hunt of the year and the plan is to play till the whistle blows on Dec 31. I appreciated folks following along last year, made the lonely grind more fun. I’ll try to keep this thread updated but will also be putting story updates on the ‘gram @sons_of_the_sod . Settle in, follow along, try not to laugh at me sucking it up too much.

Teaser: first up I’m going to see if the buck I found last year is still alive.

 

[*zap*]

Happy Hunting!

 

[Fordguy]

I followed along last year. Looking forward to hearing about this years attempt. Good luck!

 

[elkguide]

Good luck. Let the air out of something!

 

[hobbes]

Good luck!

 

[Dos Perros]

So I think I found that deer, by luck he was crossing a road a few miles away from where I saw him last year. As luck would have it he went on to some ground owned by the same folks that let me on last year.

 

[hobbes]

Nothing wrong with a little luck.

 

[Dos Perros]

Pretty warm as windy today. Think it had the deer in the bottoms of draws. Didn’t see very much at all.

Kansas had a pretty remarkable wind storm a couple weeks back, damage evident all over.

 

[hobbes]

I'm sick of wind. We've got really cold weather this week.

 

[Dos Perros]

Got a good buck bedded all by himself. Going in.

 

[Dos Perros]

 

[Dos Perros]

I would be better at deer hunting if the deer would just stay put.

Got all the way over there and he was nowhere to be found. He was kinda rutty so maybe he took a walk.

 

[Dos Perros]

Sorry didn’t update yesterday, I put a few stories on my Instagram if you want to see some videos.

I went to look for that same buck from Monday morning but no dice. Then went to a new spot and worked up a big draw checking all the cuts. Found this broken 4 point with some does and was thinking fuggit.

 

[Dos Perros]

 

[Dos Perros]

As I was packing up to stalk a very beastly deer came up out of the cut. I think he’s 150 easy. Heavy 4x4 with a couple extras.

 

[Dos Perros]

I got to within 72 yards crawling on my belly through prickly pear, bow balanced on my back, when a doe fed down the draw and caught my wind. They all soft bumped up the ridge.

I pursued and bumped a coyote which then took them out again. I decided to leave them for today.

Now I’m up early fueling up my body. It’s 8 degrees. My jelly froze. Never had that happen before. I’m going all in on this deer.

 

[MTJake]

Good luck!

 

[hobbes]

Good looking buck. Good luck.

 

[tdhanses]

Good luck

 

[Dos Perros]

Found him by himself getting a drink at first light.