Tagged out in Kansas

[dawgfrombama]

Took my annual trip to Kansas this past weekend.  Got to the camp about midnight on Thursday.  Got up Friday and got on birds almost immediately.  Called in 3 longbeards but they hung up about 70yds out and were eventually carried away by some hens.  A couple of hours later I hear a gobble in the same area.  I slipped down the wood line and set up in a downed tree top.  I let out a series of yelps on a box call and they cut me off with gobbles. Made one more call and they closed the distance of a couple hundred yards in a matter of minutes.  When they got in range I got the big one doing all the strutting.

9 inch beard, inch spurs and 21lbs



I struck out on Friday afternoon and headed to another property yesterday morning.  I got out and heard a bird gobble before I shut the door.  Grabbed my stuff and headed in his direction.  Set up near the roost area and had a couple of gobblers in front of me just out of range after flydown.  Once the hens flew down, they headed  off with them.  I tried to get around them several times but backed out due to how open the land was.  After eating  a quick snack, I headed back to  the area where I started the morning.  I decided to be patient and call about every 20 minutes or so.  After the first series of yelps I think I hear a gobble but not sure.  I called a little later and faintly hear another gobble.  After 1 1/2 hours I hear a gobble and he's probably 200 yards behind me.  I get in position for where I think he will come into the field and he never shows.  I reach down and grab my call when he gobbles in the woods behind me not 30 yards away.  I swing my gun just in time to see 3 bids coming out of a dry creek bed.  I got the last one in line.

10inch beard   1.25 spurs 22lbs


Bird number #2 headed to the camp

[MerriamMac]

do you hunt on public or private out there?.... if it was private, how did you go about gaining access?

[hobbes]

Congrats!

[renegade19]

 

[Hookinembig]

Great job on both of the birds. Looks like you nearly decapitated the second one!

[cramerhunts]

Great job on a couple of great birds.

[dawgfrombama]

Great job on both of the birds. Looks like you nearly decapitated the second one!

Mag Blends through a jelly-head choke mean business at 15 yrds

[Gooserbat]

 :whip2:very nice

[Mike Honcho]

Great hunt congratulations!

[maytom]

NICE....bird!!!

[mgm1955]

Congrats!!

[Dr Juice]

Awesome job. Congrats.

[WyoHunter]

Congrats!

[SteelerFan]

   Nice pair!

[RutnNStrutn]

Congrats on tagging out!!