2020 Kansas Meat Pole

Well gentlemen, the Kansas deer season has once again graced us with its presence. The days are getting shorter, and the temps more crisp. Soon the leaves will begin to fall, and our dreams of rutting bucks will become reality. I pray that we all have a safe, successful, and blessed hunting season. With that said, it’s time to climb a tree, fling some arrows, and get some meat hung on the pole! Best of luck to all, and share pictures of your successful harvests here.

From: The Kid

16-Sep-20

I was able to fulfill a lifelong dream and shot a Bull on Fort Riley. It was an incredible hunt and an experience I hope all of you will get to have in the future. I appreciated all the advice and well wishes from you all and I hope you enjoy the video!

From: ksq232

16-Sep-20

Very cool, congrats!!

From: sitO

16-Sep-20

"Dude you actually did it!"

How cool is that, congrats again buddy...you crack me up and it couldn't have happened to a better dude!

From: Slate

16-Sep-20

Congrats Chris

From: The Kid

16-Sep-20

Thanks James and Kyle!!

I nearly had a Stan Potts moment, but I kept it together. haha

From: MAG

16-Sep-20

"Give me a second". Nice job Chris. Great video and one heck of a shot under pressure.

From: keepemsharp

16-Sep-20

Chris: what a deal, once in a lifetime. Remember how much it was to my son on the same place. Hope you have a great season from now on.

From: doubledrop

16-Sep-20

Heck yeah! Congratulations! Just caught the footage as well. Excellent job all the way around and thanks for letting us live through your good fortune of drawing that coveted tag. Way to make it happen!

From: Kansan

16-Sep-20

Now that’s special! I’m a student at K-State and I often think about the wild elk that are just a few miles away, in the same county I’m in. Pretty darn cool. Congratulations on a tremendously successful hunt of a lifetime! I really enjoyed the video, and subscribed to your channel. I hope to see a western Kansas pronghorn hunt soon!

From: crestedbutte

16-Sep-20

Congrats Chris....great video from start to finish! Thx for sharing your hunt with us.

From: Tejas

16-Sep-20

Congrats on the elk!!

From: Catscratch

16-Sep-20

Wow! Congrats, very cool!

From: Habitat for Wildlife

16-Sep-20

Excellent! Congrats.

From: Tradnut

16-Sep-20

That is Awesome!! Congrats

From: The Kid

16-Sep-20

From: Matt Palmquist

17-Sep-20

Congrats again buddy! Great job on the video!

From: be still

17-Sep-20

Wow congrats man. That was great stuff and I really enjoyed the video...thanks for sharing. Good luck on the pronghorn later.

From: TwoDogs@work

17-Sep-20

Chris: Great job. The video was well done. Congratulations.

From: Scott in Camo

17-Sep-20

Great video Chris. Congrats.

From: The Kid

17-Sep-20

Thanks everyone! I received a ton of advice and tips from guys here on Bowsite and I cant be more thankful! Good luck to every this fall and I hope to see the Meat Pole fill up in the next couple of weeks.

From: Thornton

17-Sep-20

Excellent work!

From: lord o'horns

17-Sep-20

Well done

From: long brow

19-Sep-20

still in velvet

Got this velvet guy 9-16

From: Slate

19-Sep-20

Congrats Billy pretty cool with the velvet.

From: Catscratch

19-Sep-20

Great buck!

From: ksq232

19-Sep-20

Nice one!

From: Bentstick54

20-Sep-20

Great buck.

From: Kansan

20-Sep-20

Way to go!

From: Kicker Point

20-Sep-20

Hanging velvet deer pictures are great! Congrats!

From: PGA Pro

22-Sep-20

Shot him yesterday morning. Tough hunt out there between pressure, goats spooking from decoy, and lack of terrain

From: cwater

22-Sep-20

I'm from Kansas, but obviously not shot in Kansas!

From: Slate

22-Sep-20

Nice Caribou and goat. Congrats fellas.

From: sitO

22-Sep-20

Congrats on the Caribou CW, and a great pic!

PGA, what does "goats spoiling from decoy" mean?

From: be still

22-Sep-20

Congrats Billy on a very nice buck and to you as well ZB.

Great looking Caribou Austin....that looks like an adventurous hunt.

From: crestedbutte

22-Sep-20

"Goats spoiling from decoy"...I believe is Cornhusker talk for "spooking." Nice buck PGA!

From: PGA Pro

22-Sep-20

Autocorrect got me this morning.

From: FFZYarcher

27-Sep-20

Colorado OTC elk for the 2nd year in a row. Blessed with the opportunity and the harvest!

From: Catscratch

27-Sep-20

Nice job on the elk ffzy!

From: sitO

27-Sep-20

Way to go Zach!

From: keepemsharp

27-Sep-20

Good job Zach, that's what it is all about.

From: Thornton

27-Sep-20

Getting some good variety this year.

From: keepemsharp

27-Sep-20

Hope we have a convention next winter and you can bring him.

From: drbonner

30-Sep-20

Congrats to all you that’s had success so far!

From: Kansan

18-Oct-20

I got out for a hunt yesterday afternoon, and the 40+ mph winds subsided just in time. It was a gorgeous evening, and at 5:00 I had the first deer come through; a great looking young 8 point. He came right under me at 10 yards. Following behind him just a few minutes later was a mature doe and two yearlings. I stuck the biggest doe, and she expired less than 100 yards later. The lord blessed me with fresh venison, and the first deer of the season. That backstrap sure tasted good last night!

From: sitO

18-Oct-20

Good work Kyler, and nice shot, enjoy!

From: cherney12

20-Oct-20

Nice big doe! Good job

From: Habitat for Wildlife

20-Oct-20

Congrats!

From: Bowman

28-Oct-20

One down and hopefully a buck to go.

From: Horsey

01-Nov-20

I had a little luck Friday night. This Big-bodied 8-pointer came by in the last 15 minutes of legal shooting time. I shot him with my 54" Mariah recurve. Susie and I spent the day yesterday butchering. Good times!

From: sitO

01-Nov-20

Excellent Mike!

From: Kansan

01-Nov-20

Way to go Mike! That sure is an accomplishment getting it done with the real “stick and string”!

From: Bentstick54

01-Nov-20

Nice buck Mike.

From: keepemsharp

01-Nov-20

Horsey, you da man. I need to buy a bow so I can come to your place.

From: KSBOW

01-Nov-20

Eli checking in his first bow buck!

After a couple crossbow bucks Eli is on board with his first bow buck. Check out whole write up on the hunt deer forum over on main forum "Who needs Tricker or Treat!"

From: sitO

01-Nov-20

Congrats Eli, that what it's all about!

From: Kansan

01-Nov-20

You can’t beat that!

From: Ironbow

01-Nov-20

Way to go Eli, dandy buck!

From: Trebarker

01-Nov-20

Congrats Eli!

From: writer

01-Nov-20

Go Eli!

From: writer

01-Nov-20

Go Eli!

From: be still

02-Nov-20

Very nice Eli.

From: Matt Palmquist

02-Nov-20

Ellie and I had a short hunt last night:)

From: The Kid

02-Nov-20

Congrats guys!!

From: sitO

02-Nov-20

Man she's gettin big...and the doe ain't too bad either, congrats Matt & Ellie!

From: cherney12

02-Nov-20

Nice job Eli and Mike! Looks like you made a great shot, Matt. I'm sure Ellie was pleased with a short and successful hunt.

From: Trebarker

02-Nov-20

Congrats Matt and Ellie!

From: TwoDogs@work

02-Nov-20

Way to go guys. The magic time is upon us.

From: doubledrop

02-Nov-20

Awesome! Congrats to all. Eli and Elli make me smile and you parents and mentors should be proud. That's what it's all about!

From: be still

02-Nov-20

Good job Ellie and that does look like a big doe.

From: Tradnut

04-Nov-20

My son's 1st archery buck. I was fortunate to be able to watch from across the pasture.

From: sitO

04-Nov-20

Just awesome, congrats to you and the boy Chris!

From: Trebarker

04-Nov-20

Congrats to your son Chris

From: Chief

04-Nov-20

Good 1st deer for him, congratulations.

From: FFZYarcher

04-Nov-20

Best season ever! Connected with this giant on 11/02/2020 and recovered on 11/03/2020. Needless to say he’s a deer of a lifetime.

From: be still

04-Nov-20

Very nice deer Zach and congrats to your son as well Chris.

From: sitO

04-Nov-20

Dang Zach, livin right! Any film?

From: Bentstick54

04-Nov-20

Great to see some youngsters enjoying some good success. Some nice deer. Congrats to them, they are the future.

From: Thornton

04-Nov-20

Great buck. I see you use Shwacker? Was recovery delayed due to broadhead failure?

From: FFZYarcher

04-Nov-20

Thanks guys!

sitO no film. I setup on the ground under the lip of a creek bank with slim to no cover and zero chance of filming successfully. The most uncomfortable sit/kneel/stand/lay down 2.5 hour hunt ever but worth the reward.

Thornton I used the same setup I had tuned for elk hunting this September. Had 125 grain NAP Hellrazor 3 blades flying like darts at 498 grains. Liver shot suspicion so I backed out immediately after the shot because I couldn’t convince myself of the exact placement in lower light. Indeed it was a liver shot. 100% believe I would have found this deer way easier on the track if I used shwacker. Have never had a failure with them nor lost a deer with them. In the back of my head the entire time of dissecting a good to bad to good to bad blood trail I was wishing I’d switched to the shwacker for deer. To each their own.

From: Thornton

05-Nov-20

Awesome buck for sure, especially from the ground. I asked about Shwacker because the one time I used one, I lost a buck because it failed to penetrate the thin edge of the scapula. I shot him later in rifle season with a 308 and was able to see the minimal damage if the broadhead.

From: Kansan

05-Nov-20

Wow! Heck of a buck Zach!

From: Sand man

05-Nov-20

Congrats!!

That deer is incredible!!!!

From: be still

05-Nov-20

Do you mind me asking about how many yards you estimated he went after that liver shot Zach?

From: Catscratch

05-Nov-20

Great thread guys. I especially like the kids being in on it, well done!

That is a hell of a buck FFZY!

From: Tejas

05-Nov-20

Big congrats FFZY.....helluva buck!!

From: Tejas

05-Nov-20

Big congrats FFZY.....helluva buck!!

From: FFZYarcher

05-Nov-20

Thanks guys, I'm still in awe!

be still--I found him 2-300 yards from where I shot him as the crow flies. The blood trail took us on a estimated 1200 yard wild goose chase. Back and forth, up and down, ziggity zag, circle here circle there with no beds. He was down where he finally bedded.

From: be still

05-Nov-20

Thanks for sharing....always interested in how far deer make it on each shot. I’ve made the mistake before not waiting long enough after the shot. Congrats again on a special deer and sounds like where you was sitting and how you took him made for an exciting hunt.

From: TwoDogs@work

05-Nov-20

Chris: Congratulations to your son. The first one will always be special. Zack: That is definitely a buck of a lifetime. I am surprised he did not bed sooner. The deer I liver shot always wanted to bed fairly quickly. It sounds like that buck just simply refused to give up.

From: Trebarker

05-Nov-20

Zach, OMG what a deer

From: Chief

05-Nov-20

Net in the 180's no doubt. Good job Zach

From: Bones

08-Nov-20

From: sitO

08-Nov-20

That's a cool symmetrical buck, congrats

From: Trebarker

08-Nov-20

Nice, congrats Bones

From: Bentstick54

08-Nov-20

Nice buck Bones, congratulations.

From: Joe Holden

09-Nov-20

11/07/2020 buck. Sitting on the ground downwind of a cedar thicket. First KS whitetail buck since becoming a resident in 2018. Also my biggest whitetail to date!

From: sitO

09-Nov-20

That's a good'n Joe, congrats!

From: Trebarker

09-Nov-20

Congrats Joe

From: FFZYarcher

09-Nov-20

Very nice bucks!

From: FFZYarcher

09-Nov-20

Very nice bucks!

From: The Kid

09-Nov-20

Some great deer being shot!! Congrats to those who have filled their tags!

From: crestedbutte

09-Nov-20

I second Chris's sentiments above. All nice deer for sure. Joe welcome to the club!

From: Bentstick54

09-Nov-20

Congrats Joe. Great buck.

From: TwoDogs@work

09-Nov-20

Bones: A lot bone on that deer's head. Joe: Impressive buck.

From: keepemsharp

09-Nov-20

Joe: maybe we can see this guy in Manhattan next Feb.

From: Joe Holden

11-Nov-20

Thanks everyone! Still ecstatic about him, and will look great next to my KS Muley from 2018.

Would love to Dave. Hopefully i can add to this thread after Missouri gun season is over.

From: Kansan

11-Nov-20

Great bucks everyone!

From: KSBOW

11-Nov-20

COVID defiantly kills day four of quarantine!

Couldn't let me son have all the fun. Was on the fence about shooting this deer, but changed my mind after a soft series of grunts he was standing broadside at 5 yards looking the opposite direction. Now to get my daughter on the board.

From: Trebarker

11-Nov-20

Nice! Good luck to your daughter

From: crestedbutte

11-Nov-20

Nice buck, Lucas!

From: stealthycat

11-Nov-20

my best from KS ever

From: crestedbutte

11-Nov-20

Brad...congrats. If you don’t mind let us know what kind of info KDWP provides you once they pick-up that deer study beacon collar that was around that bucks neck.

From: sitO

11-Nov-20

Heck yea Lucas, great buck, hope the daughter's is bigger than the rest!

From: Two dogs mobile

11-Nov-20

Great bucks guys.

From: stealthycat

12-Nov-20

crestedbutte they said after the study is complete - and I don't know when that'll be :( a dummy collar is $300 !!! I got to keep the ear tags though :)

From: The Kid

12-Nov-20

whoaaaa!!! That is awesome!! Congrats guys!

From: Kansan

12-Nov-20

A great buck as is, but the tags/collar make him incredibly special.

From: keepemsharp

12-Nov-20

I think Stacy Hoeme put that collar on.

From: drbonner

13-Nov-20

Shot him the 12th at 5:02pm

From: Kansan

13-Nov-20

Dandy buck David!

From: sitO

13-Nov-20

Awesome David, that's gotta feel pretty good bud...congrats again!

From: doubledrop

13-Nov-20

This will be a story to remember. This will be a fun video to edit as the story began midday, November 11th. I was lucky enough to encounter this buck while checking trail camera cards just trying to figure out my next move. After having my sights set on another old buck in another area, this guy showed himself as I was walking in to check a camera. The story is too long to type, but I hope to edit the footage and will provide a link if you are interested to find out how this all came together. November 12th, 3:05 P.M. Get out there all and good luck! Great bucks taken on here this year and congratulations to all of you lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time. Have fun, don't take it too serious and enjoy God's creation.

From: doubledrop

13-Nov-20

From: doubledrop

13-Nov-20

From: sitO

13-Nov-20

Another great buck brother, can't wait to see the footage, congrats again!

From: Kansan

13-Nov-20

Fantastic!

From: Kicker Point

14-Nov-20

Thankful for a super fun hunt on Thursday. New permission property with a brand new set up, first sit. Warm afternoon...still yielded this nice buck. Never even drew back on a buck last year, so I decided to shoot the first reasonably mature deer I saw. Very happy with him!

From: sitO

14-Nov-20

Congrats Tony, that smile says it all!

From: be still

15-Nov-20

Congrats to everybody on their deer...all of them are great looking animals.

From: kscowboy

15-Nov-20

Dylan, like it’s been the last almost 20 years on here for you, mostly silent on the board but deadly every year. You are definitely one of the better hunters on here. Well done!

From: Cheesehead Mike

15-Nov-20

I shot this one on Friday the 13th. Saw him cruising about 100 yards away and grunted him in to 15 yards.

From: doubledrop

16-Nov-20

doubledrop's Link

I just wanted to say thanks for the kind words and congratulations to all of the great animals on this thread. Keep grinding for those of you with a tag in the pocket or app. It can change in a matter of seconds.

I know a few of you asked to see the footage, so here is a link. Don't beat me up too bad. I have always said I don't try to do it for any other reason than to remember the hunt and this one is an example of that. The audio isn't the best, again, I know. I would recommend ear buds, but if not, I hope you understand. I did forget the wind screen on day 2, so no excuse for that, but the wind was ripping. Anyway, always fun to relive the moment through the lens. See link for the video.

From: Habitat for Wildlife

16-Nov-20

Congratulations everyone. Tony, you and Nathan have a lot of success from all of your hard work and planning. Very impressive your consistency and discipline!

From: PGA Pro

17-Nov-20

Crazy day. Missed a B&C whitetail this morning on a pretty much chip shot. This afternoon had the best hunt of my life. Had him at 5 yards for 3 minutes before deciding he was who I wanted to fill my tag on

From: Whitetail Xtreme

17-Nov-20

Awesome Mulie ! Congratulations !

From: writer

17-Nov-20

Great mule deer!

From: Kansan

17-Nov-20

One of these days I’m going to get out there and hunt those things. I love seeing them when I’m out west pheasant hunting.

From: The Kid

17-Nov-20

Congrats guys!!!! It's heating up on the meatpole!

From: Sand man

17-Nov-20

11/17 at 8:13am.

From: be still

17-Nov-20

Congrats Kyle. Very nice and pretty wide too.

From: sitO

18-Nov-20

Watched the video this morning Dylan, friggin cool buddy! Mike that's a great KS buck congrats, and a great Muley too PGA!

From: MichaelArnette

19-Nov-20

November 17th at 7:30am

From: sitO

19-Nov-20

Nice job Michael, congrats!

From: Tejas

19-Nov-20

You guys that get it done with literally just a stick and string really amaze me!! Y’all are the best of the best! I need to look in to that someday!!

From: Sand man

19-Nov-20

Agree withTejas.

I have a recurve that I have yet to kill anything with. Being my buck tag has been filled I intend to give it a try to harvest a doe. With the price of meat these days, I’ve elected to hold off until I get one doe with the compound as a little “insurance” first so I hope I’ll get the opportunity to take one over the weekend. I feel I might just get a shot if I can get out with the recurve PRE ORANGE ARMY days. After that “hunting” takes place calm and close begins to get a little less common..

From: Thornton

19-Nov-20

I've had the opposite experience SandMan. I've shot 2 nice bucks after rifle season. They seem to go back to regular pre rut feeding patterns.

From: Bodyman

19-Nov-20

Some of the biggest bucks I’ve seen hunting up there were in late Dec early Jan

From: Chubbs34

20-Nov-20

I think it depends on hunting pressure, whether you see the deer calm down after rifle season or not. I'm blessed to hunt an area with little pressure and see the deer relax quickly after the boom sticks are put away.

From: wtbowhtr

20-Nov-20

Nov. 7, 2020 @ 8:30 a.m.

From: crestedbutte

20-Nov-20

Ron... nice buck!

From: sitO

20-Nov-20

Old bucks with character are the coolest! Congrats

From: AlwaysHunting

20-Nov-20

My 10 yr old son got it done on Oct 30 with his largest archery buck to date. I followed up with killing this beauty of a 10 on Nov 10. It was another great season!

From: be still

20-Nov-20

Congrats to all up above....especially the kiddo. Great deer.

From: be still

20-Nov-20

Congrats to all up above....especially the kiddo. Great deer.

From: sitO

20-Nov-20

Just awesome Chad, that's gotta feel pretty good! The smiles tell it all

From: KsRancher

21-Nov-20

Been 3 yrs trying to get my son his first buck. Got it done tonight!

From: Bentstick54

21-Nov-20

Great bucks for the kids. Congrats

From: Trebarker

21-Nov-20

Love the look on his face Rusty, congrats to both of you

From: be still

22-Nov-20

Big congrats to both of y’all Rusty. It was 11 yrs ago when Utah shot his first...still remember it like it was yesterday. Enjoy every second cause they grow up super quick.

From: sitO

22-Nov-20

He earned that one Rusty, congrats to you both...your turn!

From: Sand man

22-Nov-20

Congrats! Nothing like seeing our youth succeeding!!!

From: drbonner

22-Nov-20

Congrats to all

From: goldtip5575

23-Nov-20

Someone start a new meat pole. If I actually shoot one I will.

From: Kansan

23-Nov-20

Great to see the kids putting them on the ground!

From: Matt Palmquist

24-Nov-20

It has been a great fall regardless of the rest of 2020!

From: Trebarker

24-Nov-20

I'd say Matt

From: keepemsharp

24-Nov-20

From: keepemsharp

24-Nov-20

Great year Matt and the young'n too.

From: Bentstick54

24-Nov-20

Wow Matt, I’d say it was a great fall. Congrats on some nice animals.

From: Two dogs mobile

24-Nov-20

That is a good fall Matt

From: sitO

24-Nov-20

What a year buddy! Can't wait to see these guys in Feb!

From: be still

24-Nov-20

I like all 3 Matt but I love the bottom pic since since I’m a whitetail dude...congrats though on all 3.

From: BigEight

24-Nov-20

I got it done last night on my best bow kill yet. I enjoyed every hunt I went on but this one was the best for sure!

From: Matt Palmquist

24-Nov-20

Wowzer!! What a cool buck! Congrats!

Matt

From: Kicker Point

24-Nov-20

Lotta great deer! Congrats!

From: Kansan

24-Nov-20

Wow! Talk about girthy!

From: KSBOW

24-Nov-20

Congrats to all some nice looking deer, Matt I am jealous great year! What state is Elk in?

From: Matt Palmquist

24-Nov-20

Oregon otc Lucas. Had friends there though that really know the area

From: Bigfeet14

25-Nov-20

From: Bigfeet14

25-Nov-20

Ended my dry spell this morning! Who would have thought my good luck charm would be having my 11 y/o nephew and wife who's 8 months pregnant in the blind with me? Good times.

From: Quailhunter

25-Nov-20

Wow! Congrats!

From: Sand man

25-Nov-20

Awesome deer! Makes it that much better when you can share the experience with someone...

From: be still

25-Nov-20

Very nice buck Dan...congrats.

From: sitO

25-Nov-20

That's a great picture, and a buck with some character, congrats!

From: Thornton

25-Nov-20

Awesome bucks guys! That's what we're after

From: Trebarker

26-Nov-20

Very nice Dan, congrats and good luck with the new family addition

From: Kansan

26-Nov-20

Beautiful buck, Dan!

From: Dixie

26-Nov-20

Got it done yesterday evening.

From: keepemsharp

26-Nov-20

Nice deer, good job. I really like big eight point deer.

From: Bentstick54

26-Nov-20

Great buck Dan. I’d take a dry spell to shoot1 like that. Congratulations on the deer and the family addition.

From: Chubbs34

27-Nov-20

November 12, all day sit. Shot at 2pm, checking bedding areas.

From: Trebarker

28-Nov-20

Very nice deer, congrats!

From: writer

28-Nov-20

Solid buck, chubs.

From: sitO

28-Nov-20

That's another cool old buck, congrats...hope you got some better pics?

From: Sand man

28-Nov-20

Congrats fellas!

From: Chubbs34

28-Nov-20

Kyle, I am admittedly a terrible picture taker. I was solo hunting, called my brother to help but he was rounding up cattle to move to winter pastures so no help there. Tried my dad, no answer..so loaded myself. Found out later his phone had died, but he watched me drive to the creek to load up, the whole time wondering what I was doing. I'll put a back of the truck picture up, but dont like those as much.

From: be still

28-Nov-20

I’m not doubting your hunting skills one bit but your pic taking skills...well.) That’s a very nice looking deer and some people don’t realize how hard it is to sit all day...congrats Ryan.

From: sitO

28-Nov-20

He's an awesome buck Ryan, by yourself is tough, congrats again!

From: Bentstick54

28-Nov-20

Great bucks James and Ryan.

From: DEERSLAYER77

28-Nov-20

From: DEERSLAYER77

28-Nov-20

From: Bentstick54

28-Nov-20

Nice and unique Deerslayer, congrats.

From: Chubbs34

28-Nov-20

Awesome buck deerslayer!

From: be still

28-Nov-20

Good looking buck Deerslayer...love the turkey foot flyer coming out the back.

From: Sand man

28-Nov-20

Another great buck!

Congrats!

From: Trebarker

28-Nov-20

Congrats Deer slayer, I see the Bowsite servor served up one of my very old trail camera pictures on your next post?????

From: DEERSLAYER77

28-Nov-20

Thanks all, congratulations to you also. Be Safe

From: Cracken74

28-Nov-20

Passed this deer up twice this year from the stand. Was walking in at noon on veterans day and he had a doe penned up under my stand. Decided if I could sneak up on him I would try to shoot him as he was an older buck. Got within 30 and shot him, thought the shot was good but he kept going and never really bleed. Got him on camera last week and hoped I would get a second try at him. Tonight he came in and I finished what I started a couple weeks ago. Not the biggest but over 6.5 years old and I didn't see anything bigger. The white spot above tonight's shot is where I hit him a couple weeks ago.

From: sitO

28-Nov-20

How the heck didn't that first shot kill him? Great buck, great story Thane!

From: Cracken74

28-Nov-20

Right after I shot him he posed in front of my camera 2 weeks ago.

From: Cracken74

28-Nov-20

From: Cracken74

28-Nov-20

Thanks Kyle, it was a challenging year so far. Didnt see any big bone this year. Still trying to get my daughter on one yet.

From: Trebarker

28-Nov-20

Good work Thane

From: bowboy

28-Nov-20

There’s some awesome bucks on here. Congrats everybody!

From: Habitat for Wildlife

29-Nov-20

KS hunter, MO buck. Opening morning of rifle season. Getting low on meat and had only filled one anterless tag so far. Farm and surrounding area hit by EHD, numbers definitely down.

From: Sand man

29-Nov-20

Congrats fellas!!

Doing it right when a guy gets a second poke at the same deer in one season!

From: sitO

29-Nov-20

Congrats Frank, looks like he got stuck there?

From: Habitat for Wildlife

29-Nov-20

Yes he did, it was a steep hill and I saw him slam into the tree. It was loud, no doubt he had expired.

From: sitO

29-Nov-20

Always nice to see them fall, the cape on that buck is perfect!

From: MattDavis

30-Nov-20

No it wasn't a bow but a Kansas bull elk should be shared with kansas hunters and no better place than here for that. Plus I owe thanks to a ton of people on here.

From: be still

30-Nov-20

Cool looking bull Matt and way to get it done Frank.

From: sitO

30-Nov-20

What a unique bull Matt, I followed on Rockslide for awhile but hadn't checked recently, congrats man! Looks like he spent too much time near the trymethalbenzoid barrels ;?)

From: Chubbs34

30-Nov-20

Wow, very cool to see that bull in Kansas! Congrats on the harvest!

From: MattDavis

30-Nov-20

Not as big as I was after but to damn cool to pass up.

There are giants out here, keep applying everyone.

From: MattDavis

30-Nov-20

Not as big as I was after but to damn cool to pass up.

There are giants out here, keep applying everyone.

From: Bigfeet14

30-Nov-20

Shhhh! You are supposed to say there are very few elk left and it's not worth applying anymore.... Good work on the elk!

From: Kicker Point

02-Dec-20

Nice deer, Frank. You always get it done. You've taught me a ton. Hope your farm rebounds from EHD.

From: Kansan

02-Dec-20

Matt & Frank, way to go!

From: Eyelevel

04-Dec-20

Love the color in this guys face.

11/13/20

From: Eyelevel

04-Dec-20

11/13/20

From: Kansan

04-Dec-20

Nice one Bill! Looks like an old tank of a buck!

From: sitO

04-Dec-20

Yep, great buck and I have to agree with your caption!

From: be still

04-Dec-20

I bet it was fun dragging that one out Bill.

From: Does

04-Dec-20

another great year chicken foot has died

From: Kansan

04-Dec-20

Lol he does have a chicken foot on his head!

From: The Kid

04-Dec-20

Congrats all!!! Greats bucks and bull!!

From: sitO

04-Dec-20

Well chickens like corn huh Eric

From: Chubbs34

04-Dec-20

Awesome bucks, congrats to all!

From: Koogie

04-Dec-20

If you ever had caught a baseball at a game before, you could display it right in that chicken foot.

From: Brick

04-Dec-20

That chicken foot would work nicely on top of a scepter.

From: Tradnut

06-Dec-20

Thanksgiving day.

From: Tradnut

06-Dec-20

From: Chief

06-Dec-20

Switched to traditional. Good job.

From: Sand man

07-Dec-20

Tradnut, I’m trying to get my 1st with a recurve. What kind of broadhead are you using? Looks like they done a number!

Congrats!!

From: be still

07-Dec-20

Some impressive killing there Chris.

From: Tradnut

08-Dec-20

Sandman I shoot Magnus Stingers and Buzzcuts. 125 grain with 100 grain brass inserts.

From: CJE

08-Dec-20

I shot this guy last Friday evening and recovered him Saturday morning. It was great getting both my boys out to enjoy it. I believe this buck to be 8 or 9 years old, he was an old battle axe.

From: Trebarker

08-Dec-20

Very nice, congrats!

From: Bentstick54

08-Dec-20

Very nice buck Caley,congrats.

From: be still

08-Dec-20

Cool looking buck Caley.

From: Chief

08-Dec-20

Good one cje, I think you're right about being an old deer. I always thought that when there face gets to looking shorter than normal it was an old deer.

From: Sand man

08-Dec-20

Ty. That’s what I bought so it appears I had made a good decision. Sure do a number!

From: sitO

08-Dec-20

Cool buck Caley, is it a big spike on his right? Can't see it on my phone. Them boys are gonna have a great life!

From: CJE

08-Dec-20

He actually broke off his antler right after his G2, kind of a bummer. I debated whether to shoot him or not since he was broke up, but he is an ancient deer, well passed his prime. He grew his best rack in 2017 and has been going down hill ever since. This picture shows his right side pretty well.

From: doubledrop

09-Dec-20

Great buck Caley! Well, hopefully he was battling in an area you can shed hunt. With that much missing, you may have a decent chance of recovering it.

From: CJE

09-Dec-20

Thank you guys. I have a good friend that does some amazing antler repair so he has the task of rebuilding it. His rack hasn't changed much in the last couple years so he should be able to use quite a bit of one of his old sheds to do the rebuild.

From: sitO

09-Dec-20

That's what I was hoping! You'll have to post a pic when it's done.

From: CJE

09-Dec-20

I sure will!

From: keepemsharp

09-Dec-20

Caley: you and the younguns is the best pix so far!!!!!!

From: Kansan

09-Dec-20

Awesome buck Caley!

From: KB

11-Dec-20

Really cool buck and great pic! Definitely post up the mount when he’s done!

From: KsRancher

12-Dec-20

Took my wife out this morning. She got her second deer ever. It's a rifle kill, but I am excited.

From: writer

12-Dec-20

Good for her, Rusty.

From: sitO

12-Dec-20

Congrats to your better half bud!

From: Catscratch

12-Dec-20

Congrats!!!

From: be still

12-Dec-20

Congrats...know that was good times there.

From: Habitat for Wildlife

13-Dec-20

Congratulations to you both!

From: Bentstick54

13-Dec-20

Congrats to your wife Rusty. Nice buck.

From: Treece_Bowhunter

15-Dec-20

Better late than never! My biggest to date, 5.5 yr old. Caught him dogging a doe yesterday afternoon. SEK

From: cherney12

15-Dec-20

Nice work!

From: Bentstick54

15-Dec-20

That’s a super buck Adam. Congratulations

From: Kansan

15-Dec-20

Way to go Adam! Dandy buck.

From: sitO

15-Dec-20

That's a cool old heavy buck, congrats bud!

From: FFZYarcher

17-Dec-20

12/15/2020

My fiancé was determined to get a buck this year. She worked hard to practice and put time in the field with me. After 6 hunts together, we got the opportunity we were looking for. A 17 yard broadside shot on a beautiful buck over fresh snow. She made a perfect heart shot and we watched him fall after a 70ish yard final sprint. It has been a season for the books and needless to say we are beyond blessed. A wonderful first deer she was able to fill her tag on!

From: Trebarker

18-Dec-20

Super deer for her, congrats

From: Habitat for Wildlife

18-Dec-20

Really nice, congrats!

From: sitO

18-Dec-20

I like seeing the kids and women on here! Congrats to your girl Zach

From: Bentstick54

18-Dec-20

Congratulations to her, very nice buck.