2021 Kansas Meat Pole
Kansas
Well folks, 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 head out amongst ‘em, fling some arrows, and get some meat hung on the pole! Best of luck to all, and share pictures of your successful harvests here.
I could possibly be an earlier than usual, for me, participant on here. I’ll finally join the non-res hunter ranks this year. I’ve been invited to an all-inclusive hunt on a ranch in NC Nebraska. They are even going to reimburse me for tag and license. Just can’t pass up a deal like that. A longtime, good friend is fixing me up.
Good Luck Kyler, James & Everyone! James.....good to have friends in High places!
Good luck to all, hopefully this weekend will be productive?? ??
It’ll be hot, but I’ll be out there.
Hope that Nebraska hunt is in the Sandhills. Neat country.
Good job Frank, have a great season!
Looks tasty Frank. Congrats!
Thanks guys, I appreciate the kind words.
Another, tonight, 10/1, also at our MO farm.
Kyle, been waiting for your season hunt thread to start. ??? Hope you are going to do one.
Nice job filling the freezer.
Gosh Dang Frank...other people have to eat as well:) congrats man
Congrats on some nice fresh meat for your freezer.
Actually passed this buck opening day. Came back by on 9/25 hauling 25-30ft of this cord behind him, plus whatever was in his rack. Onto Missouri until my trip to Eastern CO.
Congrats...looks like he was enjoying somebody’s hay bale.
Good on you, Joe! It doesn’t look like that would come out of his rack any time soon!
Congrats! Hard to say how he'd have faired with that mess, did him a favor.
I’ll have to post pics of one of those we found. Our former farmer was a total slob and it was a sad sight to see. Coyotes ate him alive and it took awhile to cut him out of the fence where he eventually got tangled. You definitely helped him out.
What happens when an Okie farms your place and doesn’t keep things clean…
Sorry if you don't like the rifle. And as to the face I was making. The wind was crazy and getting good picture was rough. My son got his first lope. First in my family to get one. Eastern Co doe tag. 2.25 mile walk, 100yd crawl, 200yd shot. Not a hard hunt. But a blast for me and the boys
Good job , great memories
Nice work. Fun day and some good meat! Doesn't get much better than that.
I don’t care what weapon is used when I see youngsters being involved in our passion. Congrats to all three of you and thanks!
Yeah I agree with Frank. Congrats
Good stuff Rusty, thanks for passing it on!
That’s a good shot. After a crawl like that I bet his heart was pumping along with the adrenaline that had to be flowing. Big congrats.
Double on does this morning.
Saw a Bald Eagle close up!!
Alright Frank...that’s enough. Time to tone it down some:)
Had this small buck come in and check out the first doe I shot.
Some serious herd management going on Frank. Way to go.
Some serious herd management going on Frank. Way to go.Good job taking those boys out Rusty. Congrats to your son.
You could feed a village! Good shootin sir
Thanks guys, just been really lucky.
Frank at what point will it be enough?
Great morning, Frank. Funny how you’re “really lucky” year after year.
Curious what exactly you’re asking, Free Range?
Question seems obvious Writer unless of course you are a dimwit then you might struggle.
Thanks Mike for the kind words.
Free Range, based on herd density, crop damage etc. I will take what the biologists recommend and my own observations support.
Maybe you know more than the biologists in my area? Do you know where my farm is located? If you have superior knowledge I will gladly take your input.
None of it will go to waste!
Just curious why I have never seen a post of yours congratulating anyone, including kids, but felt compelled to post such an “obvious “ question. Obvious to many is such passive-aggressive posts are why many quit participating.
But let’s not clog up a thread that is intended to be celebratory, start another thread if you so desire.
I find it ironic when guys go to great effort to put in bait plots and habitat then say there are too many deer on the land. Ever think you are pulling them from a large area to your heaven patch? Never said it was going to waste. If you want to decrease the heard stop planting groceries.
Habitat, it’s not just for deer!
And yes, I am pulling wildlife, and neighbors, plural, combine efforts for the benefit of numerous species, not just target animals.
You worry about what you do, and I will do the same and not try and tell you how to manage what I have no knowledge of.
Wrong thread free range, leave this one alone please. Seriously, we all need to get hunting, we must be bored or something.
Yup, that's me, not much experience with the English language...only published several million words.
Or, I was giving you a chance to explain in more detail.
We have kill plots, trying to get the deer on our side of the fence during hunting seasons. Our farm is classic Unit 19, with a lot of 5-20 acre "ranches" that don't want anyone shooting "their deer." We also have a hunting club to our south that starts putting corn out literally by the ton when seasons open. We feed them through the summer, then they're often gone to the neighbors.
Many years our soybeans get hammered, like last year, and we can't get to the deer easily as they come off the neighbor's, cross a county road and are on to our place. Hopefully not as bad this year because the chinquapin and red oak mast is great.
During and right after the drought we only took 1-2 does. Now, it seems like we can't take enough.
Writer, Just spent the day with my family up in Smith Center. I think they have 4500 acres among them and Rodger mentioned today they are not letting people kill does due to such a low deer population.
Are the whitetails or muley?Wonder why the state still allows any muley does killed?
Not a surprise, Matt. Lost a lot of fawning habitat and many places still haven’t recovered from the drought.
Frank, the only way to take a mule deer doe is with the either-sex “buck tags.”.
They want to have someway out there to counter complaining landowners, etc.
Hoping this thread picks up some steam in next week or so….I’m betting it will!
Crazy ain't it? Only one buck so far...and still only one or two on the AT KS Thread?
They use to have Mule Deer but now it is all Whitetail. I am not up there enough to comment on habitat change but they do keep wildlife in mind with their business model. Here is a snap shot of what most of their ground is like. Wooded draws, pasture and ag.
I wonder how many combines meatpoled deer? Reportedly somewhere in Nebarska
I've seen that pic floating around for a couple of years. Last week it was "in Minnesota". No matter when or where... it's kind of awful but I image it happens from time to time.
I’ve seen that picture in years past, but I’m sure it happens with some regularity. Sounds like it could be a big mess for the combine operator.
The farmers I know say that the problem exists when combining wheat or swathing hay. They say that fawns often do not move (as that is their first line of defense) and create a big mess when run into the machine. I would assume that healthy mature deer would get out of the way.
First deer with a bow since 2015. Only my 2nd sit of the season.
Beautiful buck! But that beard is world class.
Yep, like the buck and beard! Congrats
Congrats Pugs/Sasquatch!! What a damn beard!!
Thanks guys! My wife just informed me I’ve been working on it for almost 3 years! Don’t seem like it’s been that long??
Way to go, Gary!
I agree with everyone’s sentiment on the beard, kick ass!
Filled my antlerless tag.
Rattled him in at 2:15 this afternoon. Biggest bow kill to date
Way to go Travis! Dandy buck!
Now we’re talking……only going to get better! Congrats Catman!
Oh yeah that’s a good one. Congrats Travis.
That is a really nice deer. I tip my hat to you!
Congrats on a good deer. Looks like a mature one as well. My stupid self just shot a young one and I’m so pissed at myself I can’t hardly see straight.
Good mass on that buck Matt...and good tread left on that tire, grab it!
Well you know the Arkansas river holds lots of treasures. Just look here. That was a cold wet drag out.
Nice buck Matte, congratulations.
Congrats Matte. Settle in by a warm fireplace tonight!
Alright I usually don’t post my deer but I messed up so bad yesterday that I feel if I tell the story I can heal quicker. Maybe somebody else will learn from this and be better off. Yesterday morning thought I would try some big hill stalking and rattling. The 3rd spot I came to was at the north end of a long draw running south. Further south there was a couple fingers off of it...good looking spot. Slipped up there to where some cedar trees was on top close to the ravine on the eastern side. Nearly dropped into it but thought better of it in case something was bedded towards the head of it. Backed into a cedar and sat down.
With a pretty stiff south wind my intentions was to do a short and just enough volume on the horns to pull something maybe halfway down the draw and then head further south and try it again closer to the other ones. As soon as I put the horns down and got to my knees cause I knew it could be up close and personal with the edge of the draw only about 20 yards to my right I heard a sound down in the draw like a deer pawing or raking trees softly. A few seconds later I spotted movement through the trees and on the other side a deer pops out. I bring my glasses up and see what looks like a big 10. He’s headed north and instantly I was thinking he was going to try and skirt the north end of the draw and come back east to get down wind of me.
Looked that direction and there was another cedar that could have blocked my shot opportunity before that happened. At that moment I couldn’t see him really so I stayed low and scooted around to the north end of my cedar where I could cover both spots. I guess he slipped back into the draw cause at that moment he started raking and hitting branches with more force.
Now I have rattled multiple deer in before but I can’t ever remember having what I think is a big deer causing a big ruckus that close but not being able to see him. Not sure if he was trying to work himself into a fight or he was already ready and he was trying to call me to get down there to him. It was pretty clear he was starting to lose his wits which in turn was causing me to lose a little of mine. Never good situation for wise decision making and that I did not when he had enough and popped out about 20 yards towards my left...the direction I was kinda originally facing.
Now I’m not making an excuse but with me wired up and seeing him slightly standing upwards on that hill looking my direction with them long brows he didn’t look like no young deer. He was looking slightly off of me at first but before I started drawing he was staring me down. Thought for sure he was going to run but instead of tilting my bow a little upwards I kept it level towards him and tried a real slow draw so only parallel movement backwards would be seen. It worked and I took just a split second to make sure everything was right with the shot and touched her off...he was quartering to facing me. One of the biggest mistakes in my hunting career I knew I just made though when I walked upon on him later where he fell on the other side of the draw.
I probably have no business rattling anymore if I can’t keep my nerves in check but the lesson learned from this is that if I ever do rattle again...I would rather take a few seconds looking closer and possibly let an old deer get away from me then to shoot a young one like this.
I hope this on nobody but in these types of situations it can go south pretty quick. It really hit me hard when I got to him and I had to literally remind myself that I had my family and a dog that loves me and was missing me back home. Had to think of the things I been blessed with and lucky in life which is a whole lot just to get myself off the ground and take out the knife. Moral of the story is for the people that spend a lot of time in this endeavor...all of the sweat, emotions, tears, and all of the other stuff. You know what makes you happy and whole so before you send that arrow or throw that lead just take a second more before you touch her off...cause you ain’t fast enough to bring it back.
Here’s a pic of the young one which I shameful of...took some weeds and wiped the milk off his mouth as best I could. Posted a few because some people thought he might be 4 but they’re just trying to be nice which is still too young but I know nearly for sure he’s only 3 which is terrible. For all I know he might be 2.
Got lucky this morning. Hopefully the next one has antlers.
Nice job Patrick, on da board! Be Still, that's a great buck, no shame in that at all man. P.S. They'll make more!
He's only 2 or 3, SO WHAT, you hunt deer, you shoot deer, what's the problem?
Thanks man. You too. If you are truly ashamed of that encounter and that buck maybe you oughta consider a new hobby. Sounds like a fun hunt to me and some good meat to boot.
Not many would have passed that buck up. I see at least 12 scoreable points.
Man!! Great deer all around! You guys are literally ”killing” it.
Terrible pun I know….
Nothing wrong with that deer at all! You can’t tell how old they are in a bowl of chili! Nice job!
Don't feel bad. I was running short on deer hunting time in college once one year. I had missed a very large buck in the draw that I followed and flung an arrow at only to find out later he was 60 yards. I went back a few mornings later and rattled, only to have a forkhorn come crashing in. I was so excited, that I shot him anyway despite his size. He was good eating for a poor college student.
Dave I hear you and it’s just a deer and in the grand scheme of things it’s seems real small but as a hobby I love to be out there with them. The few seconds I had of excitement wasn’t worth taking that deer’s life...I look at it this way. If I would have held off no telling how many seconds of excitement this deer could have given to multiple people in the next years. Not including his off spring later and them growing old to give excitement to my kids your kids and so on. Dang this deer probably hadn’t had his first real fight yet...I bet yesterday he was thinking alright maybe I’ll get my chance today to see what I can do. Man he looked pretty when he stepped out...alright I got to stop before I get too mad again.
Patrick it wasn’t the encounter I was ashamed of and yes for sure the meat will be really tender...I’m sure I’ll slice right through with just a fork. And Thornton I know for sure you know that type of deer with those kind of horns at that age is the type to let go. So wish it would have been a 3 legged 6 yr old fork horn with a one eye for me as well.
be still, I know exactly how you feel! There had been many times, even before I would climb down out of a tree, I would say to myself, what the hell did I shoot that deer for. It's not a thought that is very pleasant, and it is one of the reasons I quit. I had had my fill of it. There is an alternative way to enjoy the outdoors and bow hunting, only pursue the big un's, you know the ones that you would be proud to spend the day showing it off. I have no ill will feelings against anyone that shoots anything of any size, if they enjoy it and don't have that what the hell did I shoot that for feeling, then more power to them. I told this to one of my camp hunt buddies one night while dancing around the camp fire smoke. He came back and said, "damn I hope that what ever you got it ain't catching!
Be Still….why let woulda, shoulda, coulda, thoughts or comments overshadow the excitement and memories of your hunt. Those feelings and memories are real as you explained in your hunt re-cap above.
You strategized and orchestrated a successful set-up and harvest of a great buck. Yes, maybe he wasn’t an ancient 6 or 7 year old. All of us that have hunted along time have a few regrets or ground shrinkage stories. Don’t let that and “humanizing” a deer rain on your parade.
You hunted it, it gave you a great hunting experience and memory. Now eat it and go out hunting a doe or just sit in a stand. Just cause you killed your buck in early Nov. don’t mean your done hunting.
Glad to see that your season was a success!
It’s been a good year. A hog in March, a moose in Sept and a buck in Nov.
Send the teeth in then you will know for sure. The stickers and kickers make me think he maybe a little older than you think he is. It is always fun to rattle one in and stick an arrow in it.
Mr. Jameson that’s a great looking deer...congrats on a fun year and the kid sure looks proud.
Jason you can’t congratulate someone on a mess up and as far as strategy goes....I’m from Texas so I would be in piss poor shape if I starting trying to feel proud of how I kill deer. Now I know you’re just trying trying to make me feel better and I appreciate it. Chief seems to understand and he felt my pain. Then his last sentence he gave me something to think about...he’s got it going on. Alright let’s not talk about this anymore and close this chapter out so people can keep posting their animals.
Great pic Jason, heck of a year!
That’s a dandy buck Calhoun! Nothing to be ashamed of. Certainly nothing to beat yourself up over. He doesn’t look like a “spring chicken” to me, either. Sounds like an awesome hunt to me!
Can’t beat that, Jason! Sounds like it’s been a great year for you.
Non-typ….great job. The look on both your faces says this was a fantastic hunt and memory! Congrats
My brother and I took my son out today. We were following a creek doing rattling stops every 250yds or so. 1st spot nothing. 2nd spot a nice 8pt, but to far at 60yds. 3rd spot brought in a different decent 8pt, little to far at 40yds. He spooked off. While standing there getting ready to move again my brother spotted this buck 150yds our. Hit the antlers together and in the matter of a minute or so, he came to 30yds. Ethan made a nice shot. Deer ran off and out of sight so we just sat down to wait 30 minutes before proceeding to shot site. 3 different bucks came cruising by us at 40yds or under during the 30 minutes while we waited. Took up the trail and found him probably 75yds away.
Awesome Rusty, love to see that!
non typ, sounds like you have a great year going, congrats and great picture. Nice to see the kids sharing in the glory. KsRancher, sounds like an exciting morning for sure. I bet your sons adrenaline was running high. Congrats to him for getting it done.
Tell Ethan congrats...love to see that smile on his face.
Congrats Ethan! Ditto Dad and uncle!
Saturday morning resulted in a 9 yard frontal on the same piece of public in Missouri I shot a buck last year. Was fortunate to have my girlfriend and a buddy along for the trail (and drag). Leaving for CO Tuesday evening!
Nice job Joe. Looks like a fun morning.
Wow Joe you’re having a great year...with the land purchase, winning archery tournaments, and now being successful on your deer hunts. Congrats man.
Thanks be still. Definitely have been feeling fortunate with the experiences I've had so far....now I just need to actually hunt the property I purchased. Haven't gotten a deer there yet!
Great looking deer! Congrats to all so far.
My biggest buck to date! Lost about 500 acres of hunting ground last year, so decided to go to a family farm not to far from my house. Packed in all my hunting stuff plus ladder stick and a hang on stand roughly 3/4 of a mile. Picked a tree on the edge of a bean field near a fresh scrape. At 5:30 4 does enter the bean field, so I decided to rattle and by 5:45 he was standing 21 yards broadside. Between this deer and the Antelope I harvested I think the only way to top this year would be a muley and a elk in Kansas!
cwater, you must be doing things right, those are some nice animals.
Oh yeah...he’s heavy CWater. Very nice.
Great animals Austin, and cool story on the WT, congrats!
Eli is on board first!
Eli is on board first!
Had crazy morning on Sunday, this was 9th buck of the day. The kid made a great shot, despited dad questions if it was or not and let him go for 3 hours, deer only went 70 yards.
You can’t undo that kids smile….that’s what it’s all about…congrats to the young man!
Starting to get some meat on the pole now! Some very impressive animals! :)
Super big congrats to Eli...good deer.
Way to get it done Eli. Nice buck.
Great morning
Great morning
Congrats everyone! Double congrats to the youngsters!
Another heavy one with character...congrats Dan.
Crazy mass Dan! Congrats!!!
Now that’s a buck with character, Dan!
Great buck, Fulldraw. Congrats
Never shoot another like that, Dan.
So much character!
Thanks guys. I had my heart set on another deer I’d been watching, but when I saw this one I decided to “settle”. ????? Very happy to tag him. As awesome as he looks in the pic, honestly in person is crazy. Good luck all…enjoy November.
I agree with Writer, that's a heck of a buck Danny!
On the morning of Nov 9, I had to make a quick decision on whether or not this was a shooter. No history with this deer and scent checking a trail walking quickly. But I saw his mature body and unique 6 pt rack so I decided to let him have it! Hard to pass up big ole 6 pts!
Yep, cool buck, congrats!
Very unique 6pt. Good decision and great shot. Congrats.
Wednesday morning I was about as low as a bow hunter gets. Had a set up where the wind changed to a bad direction. I should have bailed but you can guess what happened. Mature buck did exactly what he was supposed to and got down wind of me before I could get drawn. I know better (and probably said that to myself 1,000 times in the hours that followed) but didn’t act quickly and it cost me. I was pretty down but on the advice of my brother, regrouped and went to a new stand we hung a month ago together. He had sat that stand for the very first time a week after we placed it and tagged out on a nice buck. While headed to the stand I was still replaying the morning’s failure in my head and didn’t notice two does in a plumb thicket 30 yards from the stand and they flushed like pheasants as I got close. Another WIN for the stealthy predator… lol! I was cussing my lack of skill and focus as I tried to place the decoy out front and this time in the correct spot for the wind direction. I climbed into the ladder stand, sat halfway on the seat and was looking for a place to hang my backpack and bow to get settled in. Before that could happen a big doe jumped the fence and was going to pass right in front of my stand. My problem was the backpack I was wearing was hitting the trunk of the tree and I couldn’t get turned to my right and get into position for a shot. I managed to get an arrow nocked but couldn’t free the backpack no matter how much I leaned forward. Needless to say between the decoy and my commotion she didn’t stick around and headed north. I was really bemoaning my lack of hunting skills when I saw tines coming down the same trail the doe had used. The buck jumps the fence and is bristling up at my decoy. He’s going to be broadside at 25 yards in seconds. The only problem was I was still stuck by the backpack! I leaned as far forward as I could and forced it to slide across the trunk as I turned to my right. I got drawn as he was about to the decoy and stopped him. The shot was right on target and he crashed back through the fence and disappeared into the cedars. I had literally been “in the stand” for less than 2 minutes. It wasn’t a long blood trail, around 150 yards, but he ended up dying in a pond. Messy recovery and a wild day altogether but I couldn’t be more happy with the results. What an up and down roller coaster this passion is!
Wow, nice buck. Looks like great mass to. Congrats.
That is a really cool buck. Congrats, Nimrod and everyone else so far!!
Main beams almost come together, that's unique, good deer.
Thanks guys. It was an experience! My brother and my dad came to help track, recover and drag him so it was extra special for sure.
Great buck, the mass on his mains is incredible, congrats!
Awesome buck cool story. Isn’t it great?
Awesome buck cool story. Isn’t it great?
Awesome evening on stand in MO. Quit counting at 15, the number of deer walking by within 40 yards of my stand. This included 2 mature bucks, one of which I watched breed a doe!
Fortunate to harvest another 1.5763 year old doe.
What a toad of a buck, tony!
Aren’t you about done, Frank? ??
Chad and Tony getting it done with "unique" mature bucks! Way to go fellas!
Congrats to Chad and Tony on some great bucks. Frank...I need a speed dial congrats button for him.
Some really cool bucks taken. Congrats fellas.
Congratulations! Loved the story as well. Way to go!
Hard to get a good picture when you hunt by yourself in the evening. Quarter away shot went in last rib and hit offside shoulder and was down in 80 yards.
Someday you can give a class on photography skills. LOL Thanks Kyle
Great buck Brian. Congratulations
Mr. Tabor… nice buck. Congrats!
Brian Tabor: Nice buck and good job as I would shoot that buck any day!
Mike
Congrats to all the successful hunters on this thread. Some great bucks hitting the dirt.
Extra congrats to the youngsters on here and their parents for getting them out hunting. Killing a deer is just the icing on the cake to just spending time hunting with your kids.
I bet some more big ones will be showing up here in the next 7 days.
My NE Kansas buck. I killed him on the morning of the 11th...
Nice job Frank, Brian, and John!
Thanks Kansas!!
11-14-21. Came to check a scrape after a light rain the night before. Amazing state you guys have . Hunt
Such a cool old heavy buck Hunt, thanks for treating her like she was your own!
Love the way that beam curves upward, Hunt. Congrats!!
Congratulations to all who have been fortunate to fill their tag. Been awhile since I have checked in and glad to have the time now to do so. Love keeping up with everyone's stories. I was fortunate enough to get redemption on a buck I had a bit of history with. I have a more detailed story on my FB page, but I will save you the boredom. Short version is that I missed him after he provided me a chip shot at 17 yards after he worked one of my mock scrapes and headed to the other one directly in front of my stand. I still don't know how or what really happened but I can only think it was a trigger punch that didn't actually punch far enough. It caught me off guard and caused me to pull off of him and as I went to settle back in apparently set the trigger off. I was sick and luckily just shot under him and didn't wound him. Anyway, I hunted hard the next several days bouncing between stands and got lucky on a warm evening November 15th. I was able to make good on the 30 yard shot this time and he ran about 50 and fell on film. I was all but ready to write him off and hunting one exclusively isn't easy for me mentally. Good luck to all of you still after it and this was a reminder I needed that it truly can happen when you least expect it. Hunt smart and stay after it.
Very nice bucks Hunter John.
Yes sir Dylan...I like that one a lot.
Awesome guys!! Congrats all around!
Was just thinking about you day before yesterday Dylan...and what you were chasing. Another great specimen buddy!
Dylan, Very hard mentally to focus on one especially of his caliber. Awesome buck glad you got a second chance at him.
What a beast, Dylan! I know it always gets good about the same time of year but man... still feels like Christmas as a kid when the rut gets the big ones out and about (and hopefully DOWN)!
What a beast Dylan. I've watched some of your YouTube old hunts. What do you use in your mock scrapes? Thanks.
Dylan, Hunt and Nimrod...…….congrats and thanks for showing us what Kansas whitetails have the potential to grow into:)
Congrats to everyone who was lucky enough to punch a tag and best of luck to those still grinding!!!
Congratulations to everyone . Looks like there’s still some great ones coming in.
Congratulations guys! Some great looking deer!
Thank you all. Jug, I have been using Buck Fever Synthetics since about 2004. I was never a fan of the urine based scents and found them more of a pain in the you know what. I have found this as a great tool but the biggest key is location. It's also paired well for me on other factors that make them the best scrapes possible. Most have turned into year-round hub scrapes, but I still like to bring in limbs from areas over 5 miles away if possible(preferably oak) and I wire tie them to the existing branches that inevitably get broken off in time. It's no rocket science method and I think the same results could by had by completing the prep work the same and allowing them to take over. I also think scent control is a huge key when anywhere near them, and I am not a scent control nut with my hunting anymore, mostly play the wind. I do the basic precautions and cedar limbs in my totes.
My favorite setups are J or S shaped draws that allow me to give them a good wind to quarter into, however they will at times in the rut come in to them regardless of wind direction. I do see them using them more frequently in daylight if they can have that wind and also if it's not a wide open field edge. I like low lying topography and hunting high near the scrape. It's been my favorite style of hunting for some time now but also feel that the overall location makes a huge difference. There are some locations that they just don't really care for in daylight and you just have to adjust. You will know its a good location when the multiplication of new scrapes pop-up around it. The one that remains is the one you are able to keep active. I also like to clear the vegetation in mid summer after spraying the first year. It will get bigger and bigger each year but I feel they see those spots even when they may not be hitting it and communicating and when it's time the light bulb goes off like, "Oh yeah, I know where I'm going to go." It's also key that the does take it over and that's what I feel makes them a year round scrape. Not sure on that, but I think it's fun to make theories on it.
I started mine back when Buck Fever was owned by a guy named Kevin Krey or something like that. His old DVD taught it like making bucks hunt you, which I believe to a degree. I don't make special trips when we get close to November but take advantage of rainy or extremely windy days to freshen and then every hunting trip in. I feel like the bucks get furious when they check all hours of the night and never find the intruder. Similar with the intruder buck scent you bring in from far away. I like removing farmer field edge scrapes that not only help the combine paint but also bring in the foreign buck forehead gland. Who knows for sure if it works, but I know it doesn't hurt and I sure enjoy it. I'll be sure to get the video up for you guys to see some of it. I was totally caught off guard on the 11th when I looked up and he was in my scrape and done working it, so I just caught the tail end of that one. Good luck to you all!
Thanks for the detailed response.
Great bucks,are you starting to see lockdown yesterday and today for sure.
I don’t know how much he weighs, but he’s big. I’m debating on whether to drop him off at Fredonia for skinning and processing, since I have to deal with the camper. I hate to spend the money, but it would sure be easier. I got lucky. I was hunting about 50 yards from the truck, when I shothim, heran a big circle and died about 10 yards from where I shot him. The guy that runs the place came and helped me drag him to the truck after I gutted him.
Sorry, last text was supposed to go to my wife. Lol
Here’s the one for you guys. Keep em coming boys.
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Bowhunting isn't all dead animals.....Kansas November 2021
Near Manhattan November 17, 2021
Congrats on a beauty Mr. Davis.
Great buck. Congrats Stubblebuck.
Second weekend of MO rifle season, hunted both with bow.
Congrats Frank, on your farm?
Congrats Frank. Got a good year going.
Congrats guys! I have a feeling we'll see a few more soon as well with the Thanksgiving holiday and big ones looking for love...
Have a few big guys in daylight on scrapes. Waiting for football season to be over. Ducks, Bucks and geese better watch out!
Sunday morning I only gave myself until 7:30 to hunt since I'm a pastor and have church responsibilities. Also knew it would have to be a nice one to even think about it. Well, at 7:25 I saw this guy coming towards me. As he passed behind some cover, I drew and as he was about to step into a clear lane, I gave him a voice grunt. He stopped perfectly, my pin quickly settled and the arrow was on its way. Thankfully, he ran through a lane I cut last January and then just to the other side into the thick nasties. I didn't see him fall, but was pretty sure by what I saw as he moved and because of where I saw my arrow hit he would be right there. Sure enough, took about five minutes on the stand to catch my breath and debate with myself what to do. Finally decided to sneak down to where I thought he was and if he wasn't there, I would back out until after church. However, I found him 75 yards from my stand, right where I thought he would be. Snapped a few pics, quartered him, hung the meat in the trees and hustled to get a shower and on to church. Crazy morning but I'd do it again.
Second year in a row shooting a deer from the same spot and also not having to try to decipher a blood trail. Unfortunately, I think there will be houses there next November so it was likely my time to hunt it. Fun while it lasted. Hopefully, I'll find another spot for next year.
Great buck, pastor. And great morning for sure.Congratulations.
Nice buck Darrell! Being a pastor has its advantages. When you pray on stand He hears you, lol!
That’s a beautiful 8 Darrell! Congrats.
Sat. 11/13 at 8:45am on Grand Osage WA special hunt. He was chasing a doe along with another smaller 10ptr. 20-25 yd shot, approx. 30 yd recovery and went down within sight.
The hunt/shot/blood trail are in my thread (CB’s 2021 Hunting Journal) per my posts dated 11/13, 11/14 and videos on 11/15.
Been since 2016 since I even let one fly. In years since then I’ve had many opportunities that I passed up and some “almosts” that I wish would have given me a shot.
Good Luck and safe hunting to all still holding a tag whether buck or doe. Keep’on A Hunt’in. -CB-
11/15. Caught him cruising and once he saw the decoy it was all over. Booner Dog was with me and was very proud!
Good lord that's a lot of mass!! If you don't mind, would you share what those mass measurements turn out to be? I'm in awe...
Love that Weimy! Had one myself years ago.
Holy smokes ZB....a really good one.
Love that mass! What a great buck and I'm sure the experience was one to remember. Palmation like crazy! Love the mix of rack colors based on environment.
Great buck Jason. PGA Pro, very nice buck, amazing mass. Cool looking buck for sure.
Long time since I've shot a buck worthy of the MeatPole thread...After choosing to shot him with the Nikon the day before, I ended up having another chance the next day, Nov 15th....Both days had him as close as 3 yards, but the shot was at 7 yards.
I cant figure out how to post multiple photos on one post.
Very nice bucks Jason, PGA, Andy tail.
Click the edit button by your first picture, it will give you a pop up where you can add three more pictures, BUT only one at a time
Bucks worthy of the meatpole thread? Have you not seen the bucks I’ve posted on these threads in the past?? Lol! Great bucks fellas!
Beautiful deer and pics guys. Thanks for sharing. Amazing!
ZB, what a pig of a buck!
Kelly, all deer are worthy of being on the meat pole! Hell, I don’t think it even has to be a deer!
KSNimrod, his mass measurements are Right: 6 1/8, 5 3/8, 9 4/8, 7 4/8 Left: 6 1/8, 4 6/8, 6, 5 2/8
Thanks for the nice comments. Booner Dog just turned 1 and he’s a silver lab. He was also with me when I killed an antelope in Wyoming spot and stalk. Both were killed using decoys that I don’t have in the pictures. Sorry in advance on another sideways photo, they’ll never rotate
Jeesh, some of the bucks in this thread are mind boggling
Final try at getting the pic right lol
Final try at getting the pic right lol
I guess I never posted my buck on here.
My biggest to date. Shot the afternoon/evening sit of 11/14.
Second sit ever on this property, and shot him almost exactly 24hrs after hanging this stand. I’d seen him the night before across the creek, and nearly setup on the ground near that trail on the 14th due to a bad wind, but decided to hunt the stand last second. Guess I made the right choice!
Congrats to everyone on this thread, there have been some absolute studs on here!
Edit: tried to rotate with pic 2, clearly didn’t work. Not sure the proper way to get it right?
You have to screen shot your photo, then post it or it will always be sideways.
Actually Jason, if you take your photos in "Landscape mode/orientation" there's rarely if ever a problem. This has been mentioned many times here. A screen shot works too, and is also usually a low-res image that uploads faster, and works better when you have minimal cell coverage.
Well this morning marked the end of my 2021 season. No picture to post on the meat pole as I never seen a mature deer ( let alone one over 130") from the stand or on camera. 3rd year in a row of not seeing anything. Figured it was time to hang it up when the neighbor to the north who took out all his trees a couple years ago drives in and starts pouring out failure piles right on the fence line. Did miss a coyote though that was trying to sneak a turkey. How a coyote at 25 yards can jump an arrow is crazy! Guess I'm going to have to hold 3 feet in front of there nose and about 3 feet high!
First chance at a mature buck November 26th. I heard him grunting after letting a doe pass at 12 yards.
Congrats on the correctly orientated pic Kolby ;?), again a great buck! Tony that's the pinnacle, nice work
That’s a wide one for sure Huck!
Great buck, Tony. Good job waiting waiting for the right shot.
--Mike
I had a little luck Saturday night. This 8 pointer came by following a doe and trailed by a spike. The shot was at about 10 yards and passed through the buck's heart. He went about 100 yards and piled up in the bottom of a nasty ravine. The only way to get him out was to quarter him and pack him out in the dark. It took 3 trips to get the buck and gear back to the canoe. The buck was shot at 4:00 and I slid the canoe into the dock at 8:30. I used a Douglas fir arrow tipped with a Magnus 4 blade head. The bow was a Wild Horse Creek Destiny longbow. --Mike
Congrats to you both Mr. Huckaby and Dunnaway on some great deer. Mr. Dunnaway it sounds like you had the most fun after the shot...like it when it happens like that cause those are the memories you never forget. Still amazes me how y’all make good shots with those things. I know y’all call them longbows but to me it looks like a stick y’all just found out there and tied a string to it. Great hunts.
If you saw one of Mike's bows you wouldn't think it "looks like some stick" buddy...he builds the best. Congrats Mike, great buck and hunt, good to see your face here!
Great bucks Kolby, Tony, and Mike. Couple of great trad kills. Congrats.
That’s even more impressive building it himself...would love to have the time to watch him make one. With a compound I feel like I’m using a gun compared to these guys.
Horsey: you have to tell me about the canoe to sneak in, on the Delaware?
Dave - I have hunted for over 40 years on a couple of properties adjoining a little lake where Susie and I have a cabin. We travel by canoe for about 1/2 mile, then hike up to our stands. It helps keep us from disturbing the area any more than necessary. I bet we have hauled well over 50 deer back in the canoe. Using the canoe adds a whole new element to the hunt.
Horsey,
I accidentally posted this on another thread yesterday. After reading more of what you wrote above, your story would be fun to read if you can do it without giving up your area. Congrats again!
Great bucks men, congrats. I would also love to hear the story of sneaking into a great spot with a canoe and killing a beast with a self made bow! That’s the stuff of legends! Congrats again.
Here is the whole story I posted on another site. This contains more detail. I have also attached a photo of the buck's heart with the broadhead cut.
Last night was a good night. I had a really nice 8 pointer come in traveling with a spike buck and following a doe. The stand I was in is located on a bench running parallel to the bank of a small lake. This stand was perfect for the northerly wind we had last night. The doe was in the lead. She walked straight for me. For a while I couldn't tell which side of the stand she was going to pass. She finally chose the side on my right. Not good for a right hand shooter. I figured the buck would follow the same path. After milling around in front of me at 40 yards for a while. The buck followed the path of the doe. I was already turned around for the shot as he passed at 10 yards. There were 3 openings in the brush I could shoot through. I was coming to full draw as he passed the first opening. By the time I reached full draw he was through the opening. I almost released as he went through the second opening but missed my opportunity. As his chest appeared in opening 3, I released. The shot was a perfect heart shot. There was no pass through as the broadhead lodged in the breast bone, but I could see blood spraying immediately. The blood trail was easy to follow. The problem was he went downhill into a deep ravine. He traveled about 100 yards and piled up in the bottom of a nasty, knarly draw. My first thought was that I could field dress him and drag him through the bottom of the ravine about 1/4 mile to where I parked the canoe. I finished field dressing him after dark and decided to carry my gear to the canoe and scout out a path to drag the deer. The bottom of the ravine and sidehill were choked with downed trees making it impossible to drag the deer. I thought about taking him out the other side of the ravine but it looked just as impossible. The only way for me to get him out by myself was to pack him out. After dropping my gear at the canoe, I called my wife and told her I would be delayed because I was going to part the deer out and pack him to the canoe. She told me to get me drivers license out, look at the dates and recognize that I was 70 years old, which came with some limitations. After promising not to make the trip in one load, I got spousal permission to continue with the task. I had trouble finding the deer in the dark with all the blowdowns. Once I found the deer, the skinning and quartering was fairly easy, but time consuming. A headlamp was a big help. I packed the meat in old pillow cases I always carry in my pack. For the first load, I put the bags containing the hind quarters, backstraps and tenderloins into the pack. I decided to leave my flashlight with the rest of the deer to help me find my way back and use my headlamp for navigation. I also decided that the only reasonable way out was back up the steep hill, follow the ridge to the high bank of the lake and back down to the canoe. The trip was tough. Trip 2 wasn't as bad with a smaller load of meat and the head. What a rewarding canoe ride back. My wife, Susie was waiting at the dock. I paddled into the dock at 8:30 and transferred the load to my jeep. Upon arriving home, I put the meat in a refrigerator to cool overnight. Dinner and a glass of whiskey hit the spot. Sorry for the long post, but I wanted to share the great experience. I used my Wild Horse Creek Destiny longbow and a Douglas fir arrow tipped with a Magnus 4 blade head. --Mike
Great story, Mike! You can’t make a more perfect shot than that!
That is a great story, and perfect shot!
It is nice to have such a loving and caring wife! We share that in common, but not our hunting ability. You are in a totally different league!
Enjoy, and thanks for sharing!
Mr. Dunnaway it looks like you eat the heart by the pic...just curious if you eat the liver as well? My dad back in the day got me hooked on the heart but the liver I didn’t like as much.
I an not much of a liver guy. We do some different things with the heart as follows: 1. Cut the heart in strips, wrap with bacon, season it with lemon pepper and grill. Be careful not to overcook. 2. Cut it in chunks and put it in chili with ground venison. 3. Cut into chunks about 2" x 2" and boil until done. When cooked through, cut into small (1/4") pieces. Make a dip by mixing it with chopped celery, mayonnaise, horseradish, chopped onion, lemon juice, black pepper and hot sauce. (our favorite)
--Mike
All we’ve ever done is to cut it into strips and fry it...course that’s all that man ever did. He fried everything...never did see him grill anything. You’re recipes sounds a lot better and I just read them to her. We’re definitely going to try that last one.
Gun “shooter”….Shelby County, OH. GIANT main frame 8. Is that double drop tines on right side?
No it would be scored as part of the main beam
The main beam curls. That is a double drop tine
My vote is - The end of the main beam is the middle of the last three tines. It’s a single drop.
I’m in the double drop camp.
Unlike the left side the main beam on the right coming around on the backside going forward the main beam has a downward slope. To me that last point because of that already down slope fits right into the curve but it gets skinny so quick it’s hard to tell. I would guess single drop too...in other words I would call it a main frame 9 with double drops.
Call it what you want, I say it's a magnificent deer.
Yea, and it's an OH deer on the KS meatpole
We have people listing about handgun ammo on an archery site?
On a thread by itself, yes, good eye Mike
Got a chance to pass on the hunting tradition in my family. This is my oldest grandson's first deer. It was hard to keep him from fidgeting and talking but once he did stop he had success.
He was pretty excited to say the least. I had to remind him of his form seconds before the shot, things like right eye open left eye closed, hand position and the butt stock in the shoulder pocket. He made a double lung shot at 35 yards. The deer went about 30 yards spun around 360 degrees and then went another 10 or so yards, just out of our sight. He immediately thought he might have missed but I reassured him that he didn't. I had him slowly approach where he shot the buck and to continue to check in the direction he last seen him. We got to site of where he was when Tyler shot him to start the blood trail. I showed him a yellow leaf with three spots on it and he figured out right away those weren't blood spots. Then we took up the blood trail and I had him follow it all the way to the deer.
That old 30-30 has seen a lot of firsts. Mine, my wife and kids, now my grandson. It has taken many of deer lives. As Hank Jr. would say "It's a Family Tradition".
I should clarify my first whitetail, as I took my 1st mule deer with a .264 magnum that was loaned to me by a dear old friend who is like an Uncle to me.
Congrats, and heck of a shot. The student and teacher did well together!
The Ohio buck the 4th point on right side is coming off the top side of beam which would make it a typical point, Only 1 drop on that side. From what I see in picture.
Congrats Copperhead Road. That’s a special hunt right there.
Good Job Tyler, Thats a great looking deer and well done with the good old 30 -30!
A memory that will never be forgotten by either party. A grandpa gets to feel like a kid again and a kid gets to feel like a man.
Don’t get any better. Congrats to the both of you!
Congrats on the family tradition. Love the rifle aspect.
Guy who’s been a measurer on a lot of panel scoring said single drop on the Ohio buck. He also added he could change his mind if he saw more pics or held the antlers.
A woman I know shot this brute in NC KS a few days ago. Avid hunter, and her family had been after that buck for two seasons.
Is that buck wild? I know the outfitter raises deer in pens as well. Didn't know if it was an outfitted free range hunt or a pen raised buck.
Buck looks old in the face Mike. Did he used to be bigger or did they say?
My understanding is that it was wild, and they’d hunted it for two years.
Her dad is one of the owners of the outfitting company.
Also, why would a deer breeder let a close relative shoot a buck that could be sold for thousands.
I assumed it was wild, just wondered if you had heard for sure.
Thanks to all for the compliments, I'll pass them along to my grandson.
Mike, that deer is a brute for sure. Congrats to the huntress. He looks to have an under bite. I wonder how old he is?
Yes Patrick I would assume it was wild as well for 2 reasons. 1...it probably wouldn’t have taken her 2 years to get a pen deer. 2...it’s way too small to be considered a good one for the pen. It would be considered a cull inside the high fence. Interesting that you knew that he was a breeder cause the deer does have the look of one though that has went downhill.
It might be pen raised and was on the downhill side and it took two years for the daughter to convince her dad to let her shoot it;-)
Amazing they can grow that much antler in one season. Congrats to her, I have never even seen anything close to that size in the wild.
Blest to fill an anterless rifle tag with bow yesterday evening. Happened two hours after hanging my stand in a location I believe my previous activity caused the deer to slightly change patterns and use this corridor.
And I’m blessed to still be alive to give you congrats once again. I still see you have a few arrows left....run deer:)
Finally the second boy is done and it will be doe30. Long year for this kid. Elk at Riley, State Championship Game, College Visits and girlfriend. He finally connected with a 9 he wanted yo take if our big 11 did not offer a shot. Both came to the wheat tonight and had a fight. The 11 went on to birddog a doe and that gave Kody the perfect shot. 24 yard shot dead at 59 yards.
I got to watch it unfold from about 150 yards away.
Congrats on the deer and everything else.
Matte, great parenting sir. Congrats on everything!
Good for you, and the boy!
Kody...great job. Matt....great dad!
Been too busy to post...but I have enjoyed skimming this page and seeing how you guys have been doing. For me, it was a very trying season. Fun, but exhausting. After countless sits since the last week of October, I never drew my bow back until tonight. This was one of three decent bucks on the new property I am hunting. I was happy to take him tonight...especially being December 22.
I still have a tag for Missouri, so I'm hoping to get lucky there as their season goes till 1/15. Need cold weather. Kansas has been like Cancun this fall.
Nice buck Tony. Congrats!
Congrats Tony...good luck in Missouri.
Nice work Tony, good to see your face here again!
Thanks guys. Kyle- I've been reading...great threads again. Just had too much life happen this last year. Great deer on this thread especially. Love to see you old timers. We all go way back....
My brother has been taking my 12yr old son out the past 9 days over Christmas break. They have been sitting in a trail along a creek. They have been on deer every sit but haven't been able to make it for different reasons like too far (he has a hard limit of 20yds), deer just walk on by without stopping for the shot, not a good angle and so on. So my brother was getting frustrated, so today he took a little doe urine and put on a branch hoping a deer would stop just long enough for a shot. And it worked. His first deer
My brother got a video of it. Hopefully get it posted soon.
He's a trooper, congrats young man!
Your brother is a great uncle to spend that much time taking your son out and sticking with it. That’s a great 1st buck, one he will never forget. When that much effort is put into the hunt, it just makes success that much sweeter. Tell you son congratulations and way to stay in the hunt. You should be very proud of your son, and your brother.
Rusty that’s a great deer and a very nice video. 9 days can take a toll on a kid. Loved how your son kept his composure to let the first deer walk and keep it together to make the shot on the bigger one. I could hear the tense excitement in your brother’s voice when he told him he could take the shot and then the exhale of emotions out of both of them right after the shot. Brought back so many memories with me and my son when he was younger. A lot of people don’t get to experience that with their kids and they sure don’t know what they’re missing. Great stuff again and thanks for sharing.
That’s awesome Rusty. Love hearing that young man’s excitement.
Congrats to all 3 of you!
That's some great video footage. Awesome ground blind set up! Congrats.
Thanks guys. That concludes our deer season. On to upland and yotes
Great video work! Looked like a natural ground blind and the deer didn't have a clue......very "ninja-like" and tough to pull off with a youngster. I've taught my own 3 boys to hunt with some great hunts and a ton of misses, mishaps and better-luck-next-times:)
Yep. The blind was a cedar tree with the bottom branches cut off on one side then stacked in a row in front of them.
Finally got around to editing my video. Took a while to get the motivation due to the devastating loss of data from an external hard drive. It's pretty much a throw-together but was somewhat able to put the story together even with the loss.
Awesome footage and story as always Dylan, sorry about your HD, he's a bruiser!
Great job on the video and super buck.
Thanks all! Wishing you all a Happy New Year filled with adventures in the great outdoors. I enjoy following each and every one of your stories as well.
Great stuff Dylan, congrats
Congrats Dylan. Enjoyed it
brought 4 arrows in, used two
brought 4 arrows in, used two
Thought she was safe below me on a bench...but didn't realize I could shoot that far :)
Thought she was safe below me on a bench...but didn't realize I could shoot that far :)
This one ended up being a X-mas present for girlfriend's dad
This one ended up being a X-mas present for girlfriend's dad
Quick update - Colorado didn't result in a filled tag but I absolutely had my opportunities. Been working on doe tags for a population hunt and have had some fun. Doubled up on 12/2/21 and got my 4th doe in Kansas 12/23/21
For a second I thought these does succumbed to another killing spree by Frank aka Habitat..
Doubled out in does with my buddy. Known this guy since the 8th grade glad he finally took up hunting a few years ago.
grandsons first buck with a crossbow
grandsons first buck with a crossbow
Wonderful, bet he will keep on the trail.
Good job young man, and thanks for passing it on "grandpa"!
Congrats young man and I have no issues with you using a crossbow during regular bow season unlike the 2 primadonnas that posted before me.
Todd: just go back to the Atlantic coast and leave the rest of us alone!
David: You can be honest to the young man. Tell him how you feel about crossbows.
For the record, they were already approved for youth and seniors, as well as physically challenged. Nobody here that I know of fought that.
I personally apologize for this person's response above. It's an attack on us, not you, ya done good kid
Don’t apologize for me Kyle. Don’t patronize the young man. He is probably smarter then you think. He can tell the difference. Ask yourself Kyle would it be ok if the young man shot it over a corn pile? (Failure Pile) Would he had done good?
Good job Kansas Farmer and congrats to your Grandson on a great deer and a perfect shot.
Way to get the grandson involved Kansas Farmer. Congrats to both you and the grandson on a job well done by both.
Congrats to both of you. Perfectly placed shot!
