First day in Kansas

[ZachMarkus]

These birds are a whole lot tougher to hunt than every one says. They are very skittish and don't really like to be called to much and they don't gobble much at all and if they see a vehicle just driving down the road they will fly to the next county. We ended up killing two today but it was very tough. My buddy killed one right after flydown just because we knew the exact tree he was in and was able to get pretty close to him and they happened to fly down in the field we were set up on. We hunted the rest of the day and I killed one right before roost time. We called both of the birds in just calling very soft and just short yelps. We ended up roosting a couple more this afternoon so maybe we can get in done in the morning. Beautiful birds and beautiful country out here.

Buddies bird:
8" beard
1" spurs
22 lbs

My bird
9 1/2" beard
1 1/8" spurs
24lbs

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[ROUGH COUNTRY HUNTER]

Congrats

 

[catman529]

Congrats! They are pretty birds. Wouldn't have thought they would be so skittish.


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[Wrangler95]

Very nice Tom's,congrats on the beautiful birds! :super:

 

[MR Yote]

Congrats, those are some good looking birds there

 

[cbhunter]

nice birds, congrats!

 

[Roost 1]

Good job guys.....sounds like there are a few around.

 

[Os2 Outdoors]

These birds are a whole lot tougher to hunt than every one says. They are very skittish and don't really like to be called to much and they don't gobble much at all and if they see a vehicle just driving down the road they will fly to the next county. We ended up killing two today but it was very tough. My buddy killed one right after flydown just because we knew the exact tree he was in and was able to get pretty close to him and they happened to fly down in the field we were set up on. We hunted the rest of the day and I killed one right before roost time. We called both of the birds in just calling very soft and just short yelps. We ended up roosting a couple more this afternoon so maybe we can get in done in the morning. Beautiful birds and beautiful country out here.

Buddies bird:
8" beard
1" spurs
22 lbs

My bird
9 1/2" beard
1 1/8" spurs
24lbs

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Congrats!! Aren't you fairly deep into their season though?

All my Kansas turkey hunting experience was complete opposite. I considered them very easy an dumb, gobbled at anything. We killed our 4 on the first day last year.

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[muddyboots]

That's awesome right there. Big congratulations.

 

[Tennessee Lead]

Congratulations Zach!


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[String Music]

Good job, Zach.

 

[Andy S.]

Congrats on connecting with those two, hope that is just the beginning. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Andy S.]

Congrats!! Aren't you fairly deep into their season though?

Correct, gun season opened April 12, and you had juvenile and archery since April 1.

All my Kansas turkey hunting experience was complete opposite. I considered them very easy an dumb, gobbled at anything. We killed our 4 on the first day last year.

This is in line with every report I have ever seen/read/heard about in KS as well. With that said, timing and location can play a big role in what one experiences compared to the next. Kansas is a big state with a pretty long season, so things do change.

 

[Mista Bone]

Congrats to you both.....those Merriams are pretty birds.

 

[ZachMarkus]

Congrats!! Aren't you fairly deep into their season though?

Correct, gun season opened April 12, and you had juvenile and archery since April 1.

All my Kansas turkey hunting experience was complete opposite. I considered them very easy an dumb, gobbled at anything. We killed our 4 on the first day last year.

This is in line with every report I have ever seen/read/heard about in KS as well. With that said, timing and location can play a big role in what one experiences compared to the next. Kansas is a big state with a pretty long season, so things do change.

That's what I've heard/read as well but that isn't the case where I'm hunting. The guys we talked to at the local bar last night said the birds in this area are hunted to death. They said this is one of the most heavily hunted counties in the state. These birds remind me of some high pressured public land birds I hunt back home.


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[Rjratliff1975]

Congrats! Man those are some beautiful birds!

 

[Os2 Outdoors]

Congrats!! Aren't you fairly deep into their season though?

Correct, gun season opened April 12, and you had juvenile and archery since April 1.

All my Kansas turkey hunting experience was complete opposite. I considered them very easy an dumb, gobbled at anything. We killed our 4 on the first day last year.

This is in line with every report I have ever seen/read/heard about in KS as well. With that said, timing and location can play a big role in what one experiences compared to the next. Kansas is a big state with a pretty long season, so things do change.

That's what I've heard/read as well but that isn't the case where I'm hunting. The guys we talked to at the local bar last night said the birds in this area are hunted to death. They said this is one of the most heavily hunted counties in the state. These birds remind me of some high pressured public land birds I hunt back home.


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What part of the state? I hunt kinda South Central Comanche county

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[ZachMarkus]

Congrats!! Aren't you fairly deep into their season though?

Correct, gun season opened April 12, and you had juvenile and archery since April 1.

All my Kansas turkey hunting experience was complete opposite. I considered them very easy an dumb, gobbled at anything. We killed our 4 on the first day last year.

This is in line with every report I have ever seen/read/heard about in KS as well. With that said, timing and location can play a big role in what one experiences compared to the next. Kansas is a big state with a pretty long season, so things do change.

That's what I've heard/read as well but that isn't the case where I'm hunting. The guys we talked to at the local bar last night said the birds in this area are hunted to death. They said this is one of the most heavily hunted counties in the state. These birds remind me of some high pressured public land birds I hunt back home.


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What part of the state? I hunt kinda South Central Comanche county

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North central Kansas in jewell county. The farm is about 6 miles from the Nebraska line.


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[Os2 Outdoors]

Congrats!! Aren't you fairly deep into their season though?

Correct, gun season opened April 12, and you had juvenile and archery since April 1.

All my Kansas turkey hunting experience was complete opposite. I considered them very easy an dumb, gobbled at anything. We killed our 4 on the first day last year.

This is in line with every report I have ever seen/read/heard about in KS as well. With that said, timing and location can play a big role in what one experiences compared to the next. Kansas is a big state with a pretty long season, so things do change.

That's what I've heard/read as well but that isn't the case where I'm hunting. The guys we talked to at the local bar last night said the birds in this area are hunted to death. They said this is one of the most heavily hunted counties in the state. These birds remind me of some high pressured public land birds I hunt back home.


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What part of the state? I hunt kinda South Central Comanche county

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North central Kansas in jewell county. The farm is about 6 miles from the Nebraska line.


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Got ya. I want to go after the Merriam's next year in the black hills if I can get a few people together to go.

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[ZachMarkus]

Congrats!! Aren't you fairly deep into their season though?

Correct, gun season opened April 12, and you had juvenile and archery since April 1.

All my Kansas turkey hunting experience was complete opposite. I considered them very easy an dumb, gobbled at anything. We killed our 4 on the first day last year.

This is in line with every report I have ever seen/read/heard about in KS as well. With that said, timing and location can play a big role in what one experiences compared to the next. Kansas is a big state with a pretty long season, so things do change.

That's what I've heard/read as well but that isn't the case where I'm hunting. The guys we talked to at the local bar last night said the birds in this area are hunted to death. They said this is one of the most heavily hunted counties in the state. These birds remind me of some high pressured public land birds I hunt back home.


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What part of the state? I hunt kinda South Central Comanche county

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North central Kansas in jewell county. The farm is about 6 miles from the Nebraska line.


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Got ya. I want to go after the Merriam's next year in the black hills if I can get a few people together to go.

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Me and my hunting partner were just talking about hunting the black hills for merriams next year.


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