Advice for hunting western Kansas?

[Bob lee]

This will be my second trip out west but my first in 15 years . Will be hunting unguided on a friend's lease in southwest Kansas. I have nothing to compare it to as an Eastern treestand hunter. Any tips/advice/insight hunting related or otherwise is greatly appreciated.

 

[Stk]

I hunted West Kansas this past December. My wife's family has a good bit of land right along the Colorado border, but I went down to Cimmaron Grasslands to try to find a denser deer population. Found a coyote and some tracks, but that was it. What town are you going to be close to?

 

[dmoon]

Bob,

As a native Kansan I would say the trick to harvesting game in the state is to locate your target animal. A good pair of binoc's and maybe a spotting scope would be valuable. Depending on where you are out west, a lot of guys drive the section roads in the early am and right before dark to see where the deer are moving and try to make a plan for the next morning/evening. Good luck with your adventure.

 

[toddc]

Western Kansas is long range city. Glass, glass and glass. Really depends on what the lease looks like, creekbed, wheat, corn, CRP, canyons? Lots of variability. I would look at it on Google Earth 1st and get an idea. I can Google property and know exactly where to be just from the images.