Hunting whitetail deer in Kansas


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Kansas farm hunt yields big whitetails

This hunt offers a good chance to take a big whitetail buck . Trophy whitetails in Kansas compare favorably with those from Alberta and Saskatchewan.

This hunt takes place in the eastern third of the state about an hour from Topeka. The outfitter operates on private land where he has exclusive hunting rights. The terrain is mostly flat with a mixture of croplands and timber. He has about 18,000 acres to hunt.

Hunting is in stands for the first three days of rifle season. Later you might do some spotting and stalking. Bowhunting is entirely by tree stand hunting.

The outfitter is a successful bowhunter and said that most hunters will see good numbers of deer.

"You go out turkey hunting and you'll see 75 deer," he said. "The buck-to-doe ratio is high. We even find bucks that died from fighting. I found a massive eight-pointer with several holes in his side, and the landowner found a 12-pointer with a piece of antler tine through the temple. The landowner has some very impresssive bucks on his wall, including several that I would guess would score in the 170s."

The outfitter has exclusive hunting rights; he does not have to share the farm with the landowner's family.

This buck's rack gross-scored 168 5/8 gross B&C points.

Hunts.Net customer Randy Chastain got this buck, which scored about 155 B&C.

This buck grossed 158 4/8 B&C.

Thad Scott with his buck, whose antlers scored 147 B&C.

One of the bucks taken in 2003.

Hunt	Price
Hunt WD565
Archery or blackpowder, any 5 days	$2,600 plus landowner tag if you don't draw a tag (landowner permits in 2003 sold for $900 to $1,500)
Rifle, 1st or last five days (early Dec.)	$5,000 if you draw plus cost of landowner tag if you don't draw
Hunter success	Size
Typically 75 to 85% for rifle hunters and 20 to 35% for bowhunters. Most years 80% of archers get shooting at Pope & Young bucks. In 2003 6 of 7 rifle hunters scored	Best bucks in 2003 scored 186, 173, 164, two in the 150s. Best in previous years scored 200, 168. Bucks in 2002 and 2003 averaged in the high 150s.
Seasons	Hunting area
Bow: Oct. 1-Dec. 30 except during rifle season, which is probably Dec. 4-15. Muzzleloader season. Usually in Sept.	15,000 private acres in the Flint Hills, featuring oak canyons, big hills with bald pastures, sycamores, cedars, alfalfa and clover bottomland
Other	Lodging and meals
Turkey hunting is $300/day, April 14-23. No draw for $25 tag.	Motel or farmhouse quarters are included in the hunt price
License cost	Travel
$205 for tag + $65 license	Kansas City Airport (Missouri) or drive to Manhattan, Kansas
Licenses	Notes
May 31, expect 85% drawing odds for about 300 rifle tags in this area. If you don't apply or draw, you can pay extra for a landowner permit.	Bowhunters usually see more big bucks because they can hunt during the rut. Most rifle hunters see big bucks, but weather can be a factor.

Archery: The outfitter reported that all but one of his 10 archers saw Pope and Young class bucks in November. They hit six deer and killed three. The biggest buck they recovered was a beauty, scoring 166. One hunter missed a 180 B&C deer at 17 yards. This is a tree stand hunt on private land.

Hunts.Net customer Dave Sanders of New York was the only one of seven hunters who did not get a buck on this hunt, but he was impressed with the outfitter and his leases, so he went back and got this buck, which scores in the 160s.

This 2003 had an unusual rack.

Hunts.Net customer Steve Brown with his 147 B&C.