en-us http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal.aspx?id=86 10 Journals http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1234 With the month of April coming to a close, and still with 2 unused turkey tags in my pocket, I knew I had to stay more persistent in my hunting.   My old faithful turkey hunting spot still had a lot of birds, but with the change of crops in the fields, their patterns were different.   Th... 6/15/2010 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1220 After exhibiting at a local outdoor show in Wichita, Casi & I worked hard to prepare for the next one.  And once Thursday at 5 hit, we took off from Kansas and headed towards Bloomington Illinois.  It was a 9 hour drive for us and even though we ended up arriving at 3am,... 4/20/2010 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1106 With most Spring Turkey Seasons winding down to a close, I wanted to Recap on some great success stories.   I have been personally waiting to post a journal until Casi & I took our birds, but as hunting would have it, things didn’t fall into place.   We were on birds every hunt, and ... 6/1/2009 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1027 On October 18th, Casi and I decided to hunt the edge of a milo field that we have been seeing a few bucks in, throughout the summer.   The deer seemed to be on a fairly consistent pattern, in that every night they would feed in the nearby ag fields, and then bed in the milo throughout the day.... 11/13/2008 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1010 We just got back from Canada over the weekend, visiting & hunting with our good friends Dan & Jill Schafer.   My wife Casi & I have had this trip planned now for close to a year & we definitely had a fantastic time.   Dan & Jill were a blast to hang out with &... 10/16/2008 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=1009 With deer season finally underway, I’m amazed as to how fast the summer has gone.   It seems like only a few weeks ago that I took the game cameras out of the woods in preparation of Spring.   But now the cameras are back out and the hunt has just begun.   This has to be one of my ... 10/15/2008 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=934 With Spring in full swing… so is the my wildlife habitat project. Last year, my wife and I purchased a small piece of ground. Like many of us, our dream was to someday own some acreage that will guarantee a place for us to hunt in the future. A place not necessarily for my wife and I to hunt, but fo... 5/22/2008 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=852 The title sums up my late season pretty well. Even with the nasty winter storms that hit Kansas in December, the deer sightings were still pretty high during the calm days. Several inches of ice, mixed with a near record amount of snow, and the high Kansas winds created a harder than normal wintery ... 1/4/2008 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=815 First of all, I’d have to say that this year, by far, has been the hardest year for Casi and I to find the time to hunt. In the past couple of months, our lives have been a fast-paced whirlwind. Casi and I purchased a new house, a farmstead actually, and have spent enough time working on it to consi... 11/16/2007 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=756 With the 2007 Deer Seasons underway, the Rut Junkie Crew has been busy in the field hunting every available chance. Many of you already know Rut Junkie Team Member Dan Schafer, who goes by the user screen name "_Dan" on the HNI forums. Like many of us, him and his wife Jill, are hardcore, passionate... 10/16/2007 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=621 It's that time of the year for Outdoor Shows, and what a crazy weekend for the Iowa Whitetail Classic, in Des Moines Iowa .   The biggest challenge that most attendees faced was just getting there!   Just a day before the show, Iowa and much of the Midwest was hammere... 9/17/2007 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=729 This past weekend Casi and I traveled out of state to beautiful South Dakota, on a 'Do-It-Yourself' archery antelope hunt. This was our first time to hunt in South Dakota, and our first time to hunt antelope with archery gear. Like most Do-It-Yourself hunters, I’ve spent the past year pla... 9/14/2007 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=295 For the past 2 months I have been anxiously waiting to shed antler hunt for a particular deer I named "Stickers". "Stickers" is a monster buck that I have been tracking since before the Kansas season opener last year.  The buck was first spotted by my father in late July, feeding with another b... 9/10/2007 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=307 It was 8:30 PM, November the 2 nd , and we're waiting on a lonesome dirt road for my hunting buddies, who were supposed to pick us up an hour ago.   We were a group of 4, and had split up in the afternoon to hunt 2 new areas for the first time.   They had the truck, and were bow hunting ... 9/10/2007 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=413 One of the biggest challenges a hunter faces today is finding a good place to hunt. Many of the hunting areas we used to hunt for many years are now being leased or sold. The hunting competition seems to be increasing every year on those good hunting areas. With the change of hunting access, a hunte... 9/10/2007 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=602 Season is over, but I’m still hitting the woods as much as I can. Right now is the best time to get out and check the deer scrapes, rubs, and trails. Since you don’t have to worry about spooking deer, get out there and plan for next fall… it’s only 8-9 months away! Casi and I decided to do some pre... 1/30/2007 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=555 Hunting season has been busy! Even though I have already harvested my buck, I’ve still been out in the field with other people. With rifle season opening last week, my wife and I had good expectations. We were looking for a mature buck. A cold front came in on opening day, and the temps were down in... 12/6/2006 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=511 Like many hunters, I’m a “Weekend Warrior”. I normally don’t have the time to hunt unless it’s Saturday or Sunday.  So once hunting season rolls around, I’m living for the weekends.  Luckily I have a supportive wife that is fine with that. On Saturday, October the 14 th I decided to... 10/25/2006 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=484 Archery Deer Season has just opened.   I decided to take the weekend off though, to stay home to get things done around the house.   I’ve been gone for the past 6 weekends and figure that with season opening I had better get a few household things in order.   Once the season starts... 10/2/2006 http://huntingnet.com/fieldjournal/fieldjournal_detail.aspx?nID=482 What could be better than hunting after a Giant Whitetail?   How about the chance to hunt a Giant Mulie!   Recently my friend, Dave Krien, sent me these photos of his 2006 hunt, in which he harvested a monster mule deer, with his Thompson Center Prohunter Muzzleloader. &n... 9/29/2006