Could have shot this fella last night. Had a 170 inch with him that I was waiting for and didnt end up getting either. Its starting to fire up really good here. I seen 4 shooters last night. I also just leased up a nice 500 acre farm that is loaded up with big deer. Hopefully I can put some inches on the board in the next week. I am on VACATION!

Congrats on getting the new lease. That is a great looking buck. Hopefully you will get a shot on the other one though! Enjoy your vacation. Wish I was on vacation with you!!!

Been real windy the last 3 days-today is calm & I will be in the woods around 1pm. I have seen a couple real good shooters but at a distance. Does around them but at a great distance. I think today should be the day for me. I will have the rattle horns & Tinks hangin in the right spot PLUS I "WILL" put out a scent trail. I am a great believer in sex scents as I have taken several Bucks with their nose on my scent rag or follow my scent trail right to me. IT WORKs for me. Good luck fellas-it's time to rack em up.

sat from 2pm till dark-scrapes freshly worked-fresh sign all over-wind good.
Even in IOWA!!! Skunked-saw nothing.

Going tomorrow fellas-gonna do it. Lets get some horn on the ground boys.

Good luck tomorrow ahunter55. I don't think I will be out for a week or two. I was hoping to get out tomorrow but I have spent the day in bed sick.

Had to drive 60 miles yesterday. Saw 2 small bucks along the road-1 small forky & then a little 6 around 2pm.
Coming back home saw a very good 10 point after dark(7pm). No Does.
Will be in the stand today. Overcast but warm.

I'm sorry all .... I'm back from KS, hunted 6 hard days and on the morning of the 7th day had my chance - a 145"-150" 8 pointer, I mean a MONSTER 8 pointer, he was a great deer. Long story short, I shot low on him, nicked his leg, saw him chasing does, no injured deer at least, but other than a meat doe I didn't get my big KS whitetail like I'd wanted []

Overall, the hunting in w KS is not nearly as good as it was 2-3 year ago. Fewer and fewer bucks, I saw that one "shooter" from my stand and that was the only one - in 7 days of hunting []

I'll hunt quite a bit more in AR here, but I was banking on my contribution to team 27 coming from this KS hunt.

Duane- Sorry to hear that you had an unsuccesful trip but you could have been at work with the rest of us!! Good luck next time!

Duane-Don't feel bad. No matter what anyone "THINKS" it is always tough. I have "LIVED" in Ill., Iowa all my life in "BIG" Buck country. They just don't walk by every chance your in the field. I have been Bowhunting over 50 years & those that connect consistently have several factors (usually). 1st, several hours afield, some type property the Bucks are kinda protected so they can grow big like the people who practice management (now) OR some type sanctuary/park ect. where no hunting is allowed bordering where they hunt. I have Bowhunted many tracts of excellent private properties & it usually boiled down to how much gun hunting went on with family or friends of the owner. Not saying that is always the story but anyway-at least you got away for a little fun vacation. Oh, I have yet to draw my bow-haven't even had a Doe where I can fill an antlerless tag (Iowa) & I have passed on 3 small Bucks. Son in law has been hunting solid starting his 2nd week & taken 1 antlerless & passed on 1 little 6 & another forky. His buddy has had 1 shot at a Doe (Iowa). We have ALL seen decent Bucks but not close enough. My son & brother live 30 miles away in Ill. & neither of them have drawn their bow on anything yet. We are all Bowhunting excellent places & have ALL taken many deer with a bow. None of us are, so to speak, "Rookies". So, when you try to close the deal in a week, it's TOUGH, no matter where. Take one of those BIG southern Bucks & I will try to add a decent Buck & we should end up the "WINNER". Good Luck to all.