Kansas Archery Whitetails

[Iowa.guy.7mmMag]

Looking to put a group together for a November 2026 Archery Hunt. DM me if you want more information - Kansas lottery closes at the end of the month.

 

[grandmasboy]

I’m interested. I think this is my 10th post so I can DM you soon Also coming from Iowa.

 

[Iowa.guy.7mmMag]

I’m interested. I think this is my 10th post so I can DM you soon Also coming from Iowa.

I'll try to DM you and see if that works. This is eastern Kansas so if you hit the Missouri / Iowa border
on I-35 then your only 3 hrs. to the area. Halfway between Wichita and Kansas City.

 

[Iowa.guy.7mmMag]

This is a buck I got alot of pics of last year he is in the top 3 that I want to see how big he grows this year - there's two bucks that are older that I want to see what they do this year - i believe all 3 to be alive because of the January pics I got

 

[Iowa.guy.7mmMag]

I'm thinking that buck is 4 years old in this pic and he's somewhere right above 170 maybe touching 180 with all the stickers etc. added in - I'm thinking he should be somewhere close to 200" this year.

What kind of jump do you think he'll make this year - Obviously it doesn't matter when and if he comes by me he's getting an arrow if one of the other two don't show up first lol.

 

[Iowa.guy.7mmMag]

For this area / unit you only need one point in your pocket to be a for sure 100% you're going to get the tag. I've hunted this area twice in the last 4 years and we've done really well.

 

[craigrh13]

I DM'd you.

 

[Iowa.guy.7mmMag]

Here's the buck I named the Muley Buck I zoomed up on the pic and took a screen shot so you can see the double splits better so this was last year and he has a giant body on him 2 different guys seen him during last bowseason and said he was a monster lol the one bowhunter hunted hard for him and never seen him again and we thought he was gone or dead until he reappeared in December healthy as all get out lol - I wonder how big he will be this coming year - i believe he was 5 years old last year making him a 6 year old this year and hopefully growing his best rack of his life its really exciting to be able to hunt bucks like this !!!

 

[Iowa.guy.7mmMag]

The buck on the left is named The 180.

The buck on the right is named The Muley Buck.

 

[Iowa.guy.7mmMag]

Long read but fun:
Fun but True: The spot I'm in this year.

Here's a funny / great spot to be in as a Midwest bowhunter. Here's the equation I'll set you up and now you're the bowhunter - You are in Kansas: You have 14 days in November to hunt and it's Nov 1st you have multiple private properties and multiple big bucks hitting your cell cams plus these two above are one year older than what you see above and they both are huge - they are the main target bucks - you got one Kansas tag, and you won't get another one but every other year. You've killed a 212" non typical 4 years ago and you have put over 20 bucks on the ground with a bow ranging from 150" to 180" so you are not real crazy on that you have to kill a 170".

Just for fun let's say we know the buck I named The 180 turned into a 200" (Left buck above) and The Muley Buck (Right buck above) turned into a 175" this November just to put a score on each one. Because we should get pics in Sept / Oct and hopefully that's what they turn into.

So, both of these bucks should be giants, but I really want to bow kill the 180 as he should jump close to 200" and I believe he will be a 5 yr. old this year so he is old enough according to my management plan

You hunted the farm that The 180 buck lives on Day 1, 2, and 3 he's showing up on pics but you haven't seen him in the daylight yet but he is showing up on the camera's pretty good at night so you go over to the property where the Muley Buck lives on Day 4 to give the other property a break and the Muley Buck shows up and is walking down the tree line / funnel right to you and is going to give you a 13-15 yard broadside shot. The wind is blowing to where if you let him go, he won't smell you even after he walks by and he'll have no clue you where there.

Do you let the Muley Buck walk because you have 10 more days to hunt and you want to kill the 180 or do you shoot the Muley Buck and your done for the season which is not bad cause he is a giant ?? Do you let him walk or do you shoot.


I know people are going to say OMG what a spoiled brat - try to hunt Michigan, Pennsylvania etc. etc. this is just laid out there as a great problem to have and it's not a problem at all I'll shoot the first one that shows up probably but it's fun to hear other people's opinion on what they would do if you had this land and a tag for this year. Would you hold out for one or the other or shoot the first one that gave you a good close shot. And I grew up in Michigan hunting and Pennsylvania too that's why I moved to Iowa.