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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: BigJim on November 10, 2014, 07:13:00 AM
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Well, due to the moon phase, we decided to start our Kansas hunt a week later than normal. Normally I'm up for a "little" change, but I have done so well in the last four years that I have mixed feelings.
Anyway, I'm excited...the weather report for next week is outstanding. I'm expecting single digits for lows and 30's for highs.
I have been fortunate to take 3 great 140" whitetails and one respectable mule deer in four years ...not to mention several does including my biggest ever "Big Jane!". I have also passed on several and couldn't close the deal on two mid 150's plus bucks before taking the mentioned bucks.
Why change? well why not? I figure if it doesn't happen during the new week, I'll just stay until it does :) ...I wish.
It may open up new beginnings. Maybe the bigger bucks are waiting to get excited. Well, I know this buck is excited and can't wait to make the trek. There is nothing I despise more about deer hunting than sweating while on stand and I won't have to worry about that!
anxiously waiting, BigJim
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Good luck Big J,keep us posted.
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Good Luck Jim.
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Good luck Jim...hope you get a big one!
Kenny :bigsmyl:
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The Cold front Tuesday should really turn things on. Good luck.
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Good luck!
Bisch
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Kansas is a special place in November. I'm guessing a week delay was a good call. I'll sure be watching this to find out!
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Best of luck to ya.
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Good Luck! :campfire:
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Good luck... let us know the results!
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Good luck big guy...keep us posted!!
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Good luck Jim, I can't wait to see you holding a big KS brute
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Get em , good pic to ya....
,,,,Sam,,,,
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Good luck and look forward to some pics! :wavey:
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Good luck! Hoping for a Big Buck for the Big Guy!!!
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I think you may have done the right thing Jim! I have seen no chasing here other than a few little farts trying to herd a doe, unsuccessfully .
Also saw 2 bruisers together nite before last. The cold will hopefully get em goin too.
We just hung 2 stands between bedding areas for the upcoming NW wind. I'll let you know whats happening by Thursday!
Good luck out there, and feel free to stop by and show me the goods on the way back!
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The deer were moving well between the 6th to the 8th out by Lake Wilson on the public this weekend.I got to see a beauty of a buck Friday evening, course, he got to see me as well... :banghead:
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60 degrees when I came home half hour ago. Looking at a low of 27 tonight and a high of 35 tomorrow. Wind gusting to 35 MPH. Gotta love November in the sunflower state.
The weather forecast for the next 10 days looks steady highs in the 30's lows in the low 20's maybe a teen or two. Maybe some snow on the weekend.
They should be gung ho for the next week or two. Good luck to all.
bretto
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20s and 30s are great..... With light winds!! LOL
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I'm so excited! working on the trailer...or it's working on me!
This will be its last trip for us and it is trying to tell me something. As of last night, water heater element was not functioning...fixed that and then the water pump acted up...same thing as last year. Eight days without a shower is not a pleasant thing. Doesn't make the wife very happy either.
That's ok, as it won't detour me from my destiny!
By February, we should have our new travel trailer built and she is going to be a biggie.
Anyway, I have been shooting my 3d range here in the mornings...just me and my dog. I have been readying four different bows for this journey. One bow of each of my models in various weights but all the same general velocity. I haven't found one that I shoot enough better than another to justify the "go to" bow so I will just keep alternating them for fun. I wouldn't want one bow to think I loved it any less.
In addition to this being a great time, it is my fill the freezer hunt. I have been fortunate enough to take no less than two deer and as many as four each year here. Tough for us to survive on only two. However, this year my wife has already taken four locally. Should be plenty of eats at the Babcock house.
My equipment specs:
64" Buffalo 2 piece (new of course:)) 66@32 shooting 7595 gold tip trad blems with 300 g BigJim/vpa heads
58" ThunderChild (nearly new :) ) 66@32 shooting the same arrow as above with same broadheads.
64" Buffalo 3 piece (new bow/newly designed) 62@32 shooting black and white ebony footed fur shafts with ace 145g two blade heads.
60" Desert Bighorn recurve (old bow new limbs). 55@32 shooting CX 150 heritage with 175 g Vpa two and three blade heads.
Did I mention I am excited ???
thanks, bigjim
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Have fun !
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Good luck Big Jim!
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Good luck BIG GUY ... :campfire:
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Thanks...going to the Doc tomorrow to see about getting a shot or some meds. Been having phantom back spasms for 3 days. Going to be tough to sit still all day like that. I really think the 15 hour drive will be the toughest though.
Oh well, modern medicine will probably fix everything so I can wait patiently for Mr. Big and Jane Doe.
BigJim
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Pack your handwarmer and thermals, shoot a monster.
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Good luck! Keep us posted!
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Better pack a sleeping bag for the stand it was a cold one yesterday. We saw 9 different bucks chasing two different does, had all out fighting and the action was nonstop till about noon. It's going to be a busy week hope it's still going next week for you when you get here.
Watch the drive up, my brother got a buck with his new car last Friday coming home from work and my son got another Saturday night coming home from hunting.
Tracy
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I wish you well. Be safe.
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Well, it looks like we won't be early, but worst case, I'll have to shoot the old guy as he saunters back to rest after a hard day with the girls...I can do that :)
Hopefully they will be somewhat responsive to the calls as that is half the fun. The first Year I went to Kansas, I was amazed at how well the calls worked. The next three, not so much.
BigJim
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Good luck Jim Glad I got my order in early. :)
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Hey, don't think because I'm leaving that things won't continue to operate here in my absence. The office generally runs smoothly without me except when people need advice....even then I think a lot of advice seekers just like to tell me how wrong I am :)
BigJim
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Well, I made it back and didn't freeze...but it was close! Water pipes froze on my travel trailer, apparently we had a little water in the gas and it gelled in the generator and my blood certainly gelled a little too!
I was unable to connect on anything but the opportunities were there. It was a little slimmer than previous years and can't figure if we were too late or too early. I did see some chasing though and had two bucks come to rattling.
Three doe opportunities, two whitetail and one mule deer and no deer were harmed although I tried. I am sure I got my string caught in my coat twice and I think the doe dropped out from under my arrow on one miss.
I thought I had it covered and even practiced with the heavier clothes, but but but. I was just wearing so much. The first 4 days started out at between 4 deg and 12 deg and didn't warm up to more than 24 deg tops. Add 15 - 20 mph winds and a guy has got to bundle.
I'm already making plans for next years Ks trip but in the mean time I planning on giving the GA deer and pigs heck. Afterall, I can only take so much razzing from my wife. See, she already has 4 deer in the freezer.
BigJIm
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Glad you at least had some opportunities. That is some cold weather to deal with, for sure. If I had that weather all of the time, I would buy a heater body suit.
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Pick a spot,..... on a big buck!!! :archer2:
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That's cold!
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Jim : glad you had a good trip and made it back safe .
I sure won't say anything about Barbara having four deer in the freezer already uuhhh uh nope not me :rolleyes:
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Jim, Glad you enjoyed your trip. Glad the issues with the travel trailer were not too serious.
Now what to do with a Barbara showing you up so badly..... well it sounds like you have your hands full so I will let you handle that one. ;) :p
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Yeah, full hands but not full freezer. Oh well, there's always pigs!
I made the call to graywolf woolens and having them make me a "special" shirt to put under my non layered wool. I have a windstopper shirt about 10 years old that is a little small, but when I wear it under my wool, I can reduce layering by two articles...just working on next year.
Here in GA, too often I could hunt shirtless :(
Anyway, the pigs are starting to come in good and we are going to start to focus on them in Dec.
My buddy/partner Preacher was called to aid another hunter in loading a pig over the weekend. When he arrived at the enormous dead pig, he noticed another pig at least as big walking back in forth through the headlights.
Seems the hunter shot a "in heat" sow and her boy friend was unwilling to leave the area.
Preacher retrieved his trusty "BigJim" Buffalo bow and shot the boar at close range as it advanced to him taking the big boy in the crease and angling back. Shortly after, Preacher made an attempt to retrieve his boar only to find out that the pig was unwilling to get in the truck....as of yet, no dead pig, no circling buzzards. Shoot and release!
Keep tuned as I will be starting a thread on this soon. We will be selling pig hunts for Jan - May of 2015.
Thanks ya'll, BigJim
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Great news, Jim. Always nice to have good spots for trad hog hunting.