Those of you expecting to hunt Kansas for turkey this spring may be in for a treat. The winter flocks have/are broken/breaking up, and a turkeys thoughts are turning to making new turkeys. We have had a relativity easy winter, and throughout most of Kansas the drought effects of the last two years has been eased, if not broken. As a reminder, there is a price break in purchasing your "combo" license before April 1st. Resident and non-resident adults can save $7.50 on the permit/tag, which is then good for the entire season.
Youth and disabled get first crack at the birds, with an April Fools opening day. Archers then start on the 6th, with shotgun hunters opening on Tax Day, running through the end of May.
As has been my habit for the last several years, the permethrin anti-tick spray was applied to the camo, with hopes of once again going tick bite free for the duration of the turkey spring season
I have been watching "my" slice of Kansas heaven via trail camera and limited visits to the promised land. The last birds seen on the camera were there mid-November, and we were hoping to find evidence that the birds were once again in the neighborhood. The son in law of the land owner has been strongly bitten by the hunting bug, (url]http://onyourownadventures.com/hunttalk/showthread.php?t=258728[/url] ) so it was with great anticipation Phillip and I went up for a scouting trip Saturday. We drove past our normal parking spot at the bottom of the hill, so we could scout the crop fields to our south. Winter wheat is looking good, and we were able to see a rooster and his harem of hens picking up supper. Four strutting toms were spotted just across the road from where we will be hunting this spring, so it seems like the the boys at least were out and about.
We sat down after a little bit of half hearted shed hunting, and settled in for a short sit hoping for some unwary coyote to show themselves. My dying rabbit call was rewarded with a rousing gobble just off the property line, so as Uncle Si would say, " it's on like Donkey Kong"
Youth and disabled get first crack at the birds, with an April Fools opening day. Archers then start on the 6th, with shotgun hunters opening on Tax Day, running through the end of May.
As has been my habit for the last several years, the permethrin anti-tick spray was applied to the camo, with hopes of once again going tick bite free for the duration of the turkey spring season
I have been watching "my" slice of Kansas heaven via trail camera and limited visits to the promised land. The last birds seen on the camera were there mid-November, and we were hoping to find evidence that the birds were once again in the neighborhood. The son in law of the land owner has been strongly bitten by the hunting bug, (url]http://onyourownadventures.com/hunttalk/showthread.php?t=258728[/url] ) so it was with great anticipation Phillip and I went up for a scouting trip Saturday. We drove past our normal parking spot at the bottom of the hill, so we could scout the crop fields to our south. Winter wheat is looking good, and we were able to see a rooster and his harem of hens picking up supper. Four strutting toms were spotted just across the road from where we will be hunting this spring, so it seems like the the boys at least were out and about.
We sat down after a little bit of half hearted shed hunting, and settled in for a short sit hoping for some unwary coyote to show themselves. My dying rabbit call was rewarded with a rousing gobble just off the property line, so as Uncle Si would say, " it's on like Donkey Kong"
