2020 Kansas Gun Hunt Day 5!
Well our hunt is over!
Unless we decided to take a doe towards the end of our stay.
Jason and Jess were up early and headed out for their 1st morning hunt.
We were up and at it, shortly after them and decided that we would check out the area during the
morning light as we have hunted most mornings since we got here.
The drive started out rather dull.
But I find that I quite enjoy Marcus taking me on drives scouting. Well its great bonding time, yes I said “bonding” for one thing, but he knows how much I enjoy the outdoors and all its glory. We have a lot in common and share an appreciation for the simple things in life.
Great sunset this morning! The 1st part of the drive was deerless. I joked with Marcus that deer in Kansas are overrated.
We were driving in a certain area and I spotted roughly 4 deer up on a hill, a field further over there was at least 10 deer in a corn field. They were a ways off the road, through the thicket. Kansas is hilling, most of the roads are depressed into the earth, lots of fences, the old wooden post kind, and lots of Cedar trees.
A little up the dirt road a buck jumped across the road. All I could see was the sun glaring off his rack. A second or two later a doe crosses the road.
A half mile up the road we see another buck, maybe a 2 year old.
A sporadic deer here and there.
We eventually ended up down a road and we spot a huge buck. About 40 yards of the road. The buck was chasing/quarrying a doe. Oh, she must have really hot. It was so cool to watch this buck chase this doe. I have seen a little of this back at home, but nothing to this caliber. The doe must have gotten sick and tired being chased, that she finally bedded down. He just stood there. Occasionally he would stomp is foot. All I know, he was not leaving this chick. And no other buck will have her. Poor Women! Down here in Kansas there is little traffic on the old dirt roads. So, we just parked in the middle of the road and watch this beautiful studdly buck stand and wait. If he can’t have her nobody can. We watched this buck for over 15 minutes, before he bedded down. Once we started the jeep and moved we figured the doe would get up and we were right. The chase was on. He chased her here and there and everywhere. At one time he was chasing her right towards us. That’s the stuff you see on hunting shows!
I was concerned that this buck was too close to the road, and I aver heard stories about people shooting deer from the road around here. So, I hope we chased them off the road enough when we left.
A little way up the road 5 doe ran across the road.
Anyways, this was the coolest thing to watch, you know those things engrained in your memory that you will never forget. This was one of those moments!
This evening we just wondered the countryside enjoying the scenery! We took a quick little ride to town, well not quick 25 minutes as it’s the closest town with fast food restaurant. We stopped at Dairy Queen for a Root beer!
We saw roughly 10 doe tonight!
Ma Ma’s chili for supper tonight! Yum!