Discuss Live Kansas Bowhunt 2018
Contributors to this thread:Whitetail Deer
From: loesshillsarcher
06-Nov-18
Have a good hunt you guys. Thanks for sharing!!
From: Charlie Rehor
06-Nov-18
Woke up in Kansas as well! Good luck boys!!!!
From: T Mac
06-Nov-18
Good luck guys! Looking forward to following along and see how this year unfolds.
From: midwest
06-Nov-18
Good luck, boys!
From: Dale06
06-Nov-18
Good luck, I’ll be in ground blinds north of dodge city starting Wednesday
From: Stekewood
06-Nov-18
Good luck guys.
From: Bou'bound
06-Nov-18
Nothing better than redemption and you guys have the chance to put last year well out of mind
From: Rut Nut
07-Nov-18
Good luck Pat! Can't wait to see it- some of us are living vicariously thru you guys this week! ;-)
From: Forest bows
07-Nov-18
Good luck guys.
From: Medicinemann
07-Nov-18
Three 8's and one 10. Nothing over 130" here.....four coyotes.
From: GotBowAz
07-Nov-18
Keep it coming Pat!
From: standswittaknife
07-Nov-18
I'm following.. keep at it Pat
From: Ambush
07-Nov-18
Best kind'a coyotes pictures!! That's your "Earn-a Buck" ticket.
Good luck guys and don't let last year dog you mentally. Just hunt!
From: Hawkeye
07-Nov-18
Good luck gentlemen!
From: 12yards
07-Nov-18
Good luck! Put a leak in a good one.
From: DRR324
07-Nov-18
Is it just me or are others jealous of Pat occasionally?? Good luck guys, put some time in the stands and let's see the results!
From: drycreek
07-Nov-18
Good luck all !
From: BigOk
07-Nov-18
Good luck
From: samman
07-Nov-18
How much heat is Pat going to get for posting a gun kill? Congrats on the dogs, hope you get into another good buck. Jealous, of course, duh!
From: Rut Nut
07-Nov-18
Occasionally Dave? NO- ALL THE TIME!!!!! ;-)
I just saw Pat's update: pretty cool (and totally unexpected) to see 2 bucks make scrapes side by side at the same time. Crazy!
From: Shawn
07-Nov-18
Been in Kansas since Halloween. It just getting going where I am!! You hit it right! Shawn
From: LINK
07-Nov-18
The weather doesn’t get much better than this in early November. I have a feeling something is hitting the ground tonight.
From: ROUGHCOUNTRY
07-Nov-18
Ashland Kansas coop is selling 15 tons of corn per week..........basically a semi truck load. As Bill Murray said at dinner in the movie, What about Bob? "Pile it high and deep." :)
From: lewis
07-Nov-18
Good luck guys hoping for a memorable hunt Lewis
From: Bucbuster
07-Nov-18
Best of luck Pat! I will be heading to Southeast KS this Friday for a Bowhunt. I enjoy following your hunts. Thanks for sharing.
From: BOWUNTR
07-Nov-18
Good luck guys. Leaving for Kansas tomorrow, weather is looking good. Ed F
From: Forest bows
08-Nov-18
Ashland Kansas coop is selling 15 tons of corn per week..........basically a semi truck load. As Bill Murray said at dinner in the movie, What about Bob? "Pile it high and deep." :)
24-25 tons on a semi.
From: greg simon
08-Nov-18
Looks like he may be old. Hard to tell from that picture. If he is old, yes. Young, no.
From: LINK
08-Nov-18
Not in Kansas.
From: Forest bows
08-Nov-18
Not a shooter for you guys given where you're at.
From: Bou'bound
08-Nov-18
Bigger ones will come in. They always do
From: Marty
08-Nov-18
Well, now you ruined my afternoon, will be checking computer non-stop!
From: Twinetickler
08-Nov-18
Nice!!! Let's see him! Congrats!
From: LTG 11
08-Nov-18
Pat, were there any sightings of the bucks you guys shot at last year?
Just curious if they've been seen again.
From: ROUGHCOUNTRY
08-Nov-18
This 224 inch buck (gross) went down a couple weeks back a little north of the area that Pat and the boys are hunting.........
From: T Mac
08-Nov-18
Nice buck madtrapper love the mass!
From: Forest bows
08-Nov-18
Cool looking deer!
From: jwp1964
08-Nov-18
I love this thread. I think this is year 4 for me. Good luck!
From: Bou'bound
08-Nov-18
Gorgeous animal
From: Bowboy
08-Nov-18
Congrats Tom on a great buck!
From: Bake
08-Nov-18
Great buck Tom!
I wanna hear what happened in Jake and Nancy’s 5” base hunt?
From: Hawkeye
08-Nov-18
Congrats Tom!
From: BigOk
08-Nov-18
Great deer Tom.
From: Stekewood
08-Nov-18
Awesome buck Tom. Congratulations. Let’s see the pic Jake!
From: Medicinemann
08-Nov-18
I don't need to....Pat wants to hunt there tomorrow....so maybe he'll kill it.
From: LWood
08-Nov-18
Congratulations, Tom! Beautiful buck.
From: Zbone
09-Nov-18
Yeah real nice buck madtrapper, many CONGRATS!!!
From: Ned mobile
09-Nov-18
Congrats Madtrapper!!! Jake pretty please share with us the beast that you allowed to live another day.
From: TD
09-Nov-18
Great job Tom! Congrats...... redemption...... =D
Wait just a minute...... Jake PASSED on a good buck.....???
You guys been slipping him some Prozac????
LOL! Keep it coming, love this hunt..... inflatables and all.....
From: Forest bows
09-Nov-18
The Jake I know don't pass nothing!!!! Must not of had 5" bases
From: cassman
09-Nov-18
Jake should not pass A large buck. Remember last year.
From: greg simon
09-Nov-18
Pictures, , Pictures, Pictures!!! Pat you are such a tease!!!!!!! You are killing us working guys!!!
From: drycreek
09-Nov-18
I love these threads ! Great entertainment on a rainy day in ETexas.
From: Rut Nut
09-Nov-18
Greg- I think he likes to do that as much as killing big bucks! ;-)
From: Medicinemann
09-Nov-18
I gave Pat several photos of my buck....so he'll probably post them later.
From: Medicinemann
09-Nov-18
I gave Pat several photos of my buck....so he'll probably post them later.
From: Travis
09-Nov-18
I cant believe you guys are still coming to KS each year.. figured you had moved on to Oklahoma by now..lol...looks like you're having a great hunt..enjoy
From: T Mac
09-Nov-18
Trying to read into Jake’s posts and thinking maybe Pat killed the buck jake let walk?
From: Bou'bound
09-Nov-18
Another one bites the dust
From: Bake
09-Nov-18
TMac, I was thinking Jake killed one . . .
From: Bou'bound
09-Nov-18
Well done. Gotta love a second chance. Rare I would expect to have that happen in the rut
From: brooktrout59
09-Nov-18
Great job Jake! Wow great Big Buck Deer! Monster.
From: T Mac
09-Nov-18
Great buck congrats Jake! Curious are his bases 5” or more?
From: cassman
09-Nov-18
Great buck. Jake it makes up for last years void
From: Bigpizzaman
09-Nov-18
Jake Jake Jake! We have to talk, and talk we shall at P&Y, I want to hear all about it, we shall also discuss Shiras! Congrats to you and Tom!
From: Charlie Rehor
09-Nov-18
Jake: Dennis can fix that main beam:)
Congrats to both you and Tom!
From: Shawn
09-Nov-18
Why in the world would ya fix any antler on a deer? That is how it was when he hit the ground. Congrats!! Shawn
From: Medicinemann
09-Nov-18
From: Bou'bound
09-Nov-18
Don’t feel bad pat we normally don’t need the bows anyway. Just every once and a while
From: Medicinemann
09-Nov-18
The best part is that Pat was in the blind for several minutes before he even realized that his bow was missing. Welcome to middle age, Pat!! LMAO!!! If you are wondering why the previous post was blank, it's because sometimes it's best to say nothing!! LOL......
From: Bowboy
09-Nov-18
Congrats Jake on a great buck!
From: Rob Nye
09-Nov-18
Hahahahahahahahahahaha
From: DRR324
09-Nov-18
Quick pole to make Pat feel better, how many have forgotten our bows on a hunt? A simple YES or NOT YET should suffice...
NOT YET!
From: hdaman
09-Nov-18
A photo safari!
From: T Mac
09-Nov-18
Quiver and license.... bow not yet
From: GhostBird
09-Nov-18
Haha, Yes. So fired up to get in the stand, didn't think to get my bow. Realized it halfway thru my 45 minute drive and turned around. Try telling your wife how you could forget your bow after showering and putting on clean underwear. I was determined to bring home a deer and prove myself to be faithful. Killed a young 5 point buck and have been happily married ever since.
From: GhostBird
09-Nov-18
Good work men... at least couple of you...
From: LINK
09-Nov-18
I’ve never forgot my bow.... That’s definitely a senior moment and I’m not there yet. Now my release is different.
From: GhostBird
09-Nov-18
Always keep your release attached to your bow and have a backup in your pack. Lesson learned.
From: Shawn
09-Nov-18
Thats OK Pat, I once was driving down the road 55 mph and realized my bow was not in the back seat after I just got done hunting. I hit the brakes hard to turn around and you guessed it, it bounced off the hood and I than ran over it as well. Was not that upset about the bow but more so that it put a good dent in the hood of my new truck and I was maybe 25 at the time. Shawn
From: Huntcell
10-Nov-18
Day 4 To do list:
1. Don’t leave bow in camp.
From: WV Mountaineer
10-Nov-18
Sometimes when we bow hunt we forget things. We all have different things that we take that others may not. A bow is a given. For Pat, so are running shoes.
From: Hawkeye
10-Nov-18
Congrats Jake on one heck of a buck!
From: BOHUNTER09
10-Nov-18
I drove 35 miles to hunt and realized my bow was sitting in the grass where I had parked the night before. 35 miles back and it was still there.
From: Mad Trapper
10-Nov-18
As you may have noticed, I never post during this hunt. I don't have time. As the FNG (Fine New Guy), it is my job to keep these jokers in line. It is a full time job. I hardly have time to squeeze in a hunt for myself. Take Jake for example. Jake is a fan of wool. Not camo wool, but plain wool. He has a wool turtle neck that, if worn with a smoking jacket, he could double for James Bond. Well the first morning of the hunt, I see Jake in his gray wool turtle neck and black wool pants during the typical chaos that ensues while we load into the trucks. I thought, well he will be adding his camo outer layer when he gets to the tree. Smart move I thought. Jake was hunting the stand that we call the Condo. It is a big tree and Jake figured that his gray and black wool attire would hide him better than camo, so that is all he wore. The condo probably gets the most wind of all of the stands. Wool does not break the wind. They tell me that when they picked Jake up, he was so stiff and cold, the could hardly get him into the truck! When it comes to gear, Jake's motto is "one is none and two is one". So he has two video cameras. He showed me the fancy arms that he uses to support a camera in the tree. They were impressive. I wondered if he used both cameras in the tree. I couldn't help but wonder if he does, with both camera arms and a bow hanger, his set up must look like the antennas set up on a radio station roof! When he first saw the buck that he ended up shooting, he videoed it on his phone. I asked him why he didn't use his fancy cameras and he said that the tree wasn't big enough to hold them! He took a lot of grief that night from passing that buck and during the ensuing conversation about where they were going to hunt the next day, Jake was afraid that Pat was going to go in and shoot that buck, so Jake claimed the stand for the next morning. I knew then and there that he was going to shoot that buck. As to Pat, I must admit that I can't wrap my head around Pat's scent control program. Imagine the horror that I had while eating breakfast by myself one morning (while the two boys slept) when I almost spilled some of my oatmeal on Pat's hunting hat laying on the kitchen table. Jake and I both hang our bows outside on the porch. Pat careful stores his bow on the kitchen table. I wondered about that for a while and quickly concluded that it was a genius move as there would be no way for him to forget his bow. Who am I to question his approach?. He has many more big bucks on the wall than I do. After I tagged out, I decided to head home to get in a few days of rest and work before I head out on my next hunting trip. When my plane landed in Pittsburgh, I got a text from Jake telling me that Pat had gone to the blind and forgot his bow and didn't even notice until he was in the blind! I think that maybe I left too soon...
From: cassman
10-Nov-18
Congrats Jake You got a superbuck
From: LUNG$HOT
10-Nov-18
Yeah Pat, can’t bring a knife to a bow fight! Hehe
From: Thornton
10-Nov-18
You guys are hunting within sight of my friend's ranch on the Cimarron River. I suspect the Box Ranch is also your neighbor, the one Yeti Coolers bought?
From: Thornton
10-Nov-18
Beautiful Country!
From: T Mac
10-Nov-18
Pat you still waiting for your bow to be delivered?
From: Heat
10-Nov-18
Good Luck Pat!
From: Buffalo1
10-Nov-18
Congrats to Tom and Jake for killing some very nice bucks.
Hopefully, will score soon.
Pat it takes courage to admit your forgetfulness. Because of your forgetful act you have successfully gained membership in to the CRS Club. We have a very large membership. Welcome brother ! !
From: KsRancher
10-Nov-18
Yep, I wouldn't have said a dang thing. And hope no one noticed. Going pheasant hunting last year I grabbed a 12 gauge out of the safe and grabbed a box of 20ga shells. Had to make exuses all day long why I didn't shoot a single shot.
From: Medicinemann
10-Nov-18
I find it interesting that Mad Trapper has finally stepped up. For the last four years, Pat and I have had some fun with each other (practical jokes, etc)....but we always had to leave Tommy out of it, not knowing if he could handle the abuse. Now that he has grown a set, it broadens the horizons for future banter. BTW Mad Trapper, what was the loud noise on the first morning of our hunt? Oh yeah, I remember, it was you ripping the fire alarm out of the wall, because you triggered it when you burnt the eggs that you were cooking.....after all, that is a really delicate recipe....lol But what really identifies your FNG status is that you wait until you get home, bust our balls on the forum, and THEN text us and ask us to repair/replace the fire alarm for you. Poor form.....but never fear, we have contracted the best, on a per diem basis.....and we're sending the bill to you....BTW, they are driving in.....from Maine. Since I am driving home, and you have asked me to bring your antlers and cape back for you, this opens up even more interesting possibilities....lol!!!
From: Bou'bound
11-Nov-18
good luck today you still have plenty of time and you normally get it done late anyway. you should just book two day hunts that way when you score on the second to last, or last day, it will eliminate the pre-kill waiting period.
From: jwp1964
11-Nov-18
Good luck today! Look forward to a big ol' Kansas Buck pic!
From: DONK
13-Nov-18
Pat,
Good luck! Seems like a great morning here in Kansas.
From: Rut Nut
13-Nov-18
Hey Pat- take your bow this time! ;-)
From: Medicinemann
13-Nov-18
...and remember where you left the FOB for your rental vehicle.
From: drycreek
13-Nov-18
What's this check back tonight bullsheet ? It is night, like right now !
From: Heat
14-Nov-18
You win some, you lose some. Thanks for taking us along, again!
From: jkirkus
14-Nov-18
I would have loved to see you get a deer, but that's not why I read. It's to hear the stories of people out in the woods when I can't make it. Thank you for that!
From: Bou'bound
14-Nov-18
Good hunt regardless. Nothing is ever a sure thing regardless of where or how. Particularly when you are selective. Next year will be great
From: midwest
14-Nov-18
Congrats guys. Sounds like a fun place.
From: Buffalo1
14-Nov-18
Pat, Sorry for the way the hunt ended you, but it was still a great adventure. Your group was successful with taking 2 really nice bucks and Jake credits Tom with “growing a set” so all and all it was a great time.
Thanks for taking the other Bowsiters along with ya’ll and sharing with us. Always a great annual thread that we look forward to reading.
From: Ironbow-cell
14-Nov-18
Pat's hunt sounds like my year so far. Except forgetting the bow. Never done that. ;-)
From: Brotsky
14-Nov-18
Luck runs in streaks it seems. All you can do is hunt hard and make as much of your own as you can! Still a good time with good friends and that is always a success.
From: 12yards
14-Nov-18
Dang Pat! Your KS hunt has been like my MN hunt this year. Snakebit.
From: GhostBird
14-Nov-18
2 for 3 on mature whitetails ain't bad. Thanks for taking us along.
From: Bou'bound
14-Nov-18
also the way the hunt ended should put to end any question on the bow being forgotten. you did not need the thing on any of the 7 days so you could argue that the one day you actually left it back at camp was the one day in seven you actually did the right thing and did not bother lugging it around for nothing.
From: mn_archer
14-Nov-18
Are you 3 the only guy she has in camp this particular week?
How does choosing which stand to hunt work?
From: deerhunter72
14-Nov-18
Thanks for taking us along! Always enjoy reading about your hunting adventures.
From: BUCKeye
14-Nov-18
Will you be going back for a December/late season attempt?
From: T Mac
14-Nov-18
I always enjoy following your hunts Pat! You keep it real and tell the good, bad and the ugly like forgetting your bow. The fact you share it all is admirable and let’s face it it’s good ball breaking material.
From: Thornton
18-Nov-18
This one was killed a short distance from where you were hunting Pat. It was shot with a muzzleloader andbit scored 214" gross
