HUNTER'S MOON

Thought you might want to know...

October's full moon is often referred to as the Full Hunter's Moon, Blood Moon or Sanguine Moon. Years ago, Native Americans gave the title Hunter's Moon as the leaves are falling from trees, the deer are fattened and it's time to begin storing up meet for the long winter ahead. Because the fields were traditionally harvested in late September or early October, hunters could easily see turkey, deer and other animals that come out to glean from the fallen grains. Probably because of the threat of winter coming, the Hunter's Moon is generally accorded with special honor. Historically serving as an important feast day in both Western Europe and among many Native American tribes. November's full moon is referred to as the Beaver Moon. This is the time beavers are preparing for winter. Also, it's a good time to trap for those much needed furs. Winter is coming and back in the day, you didn't get your coats at JC Penny's.

2 BUCKS GOING AT IT!

This was sent to us today by Nathan Sexton. This is something you don't see every day. Check it out!

Nathan writes - This is a picture of two bucks sparing, one is a ten with two stickers (hard to see in this photo) foreground, the other is an eight with a droopy right ear, background. Both are 120-130ish.

Kansas Turkey Hunt

OCTOBER 28, 2007

Albert Simon let his Mathews bow play a little string music and lets the air out of another Kansas longbeard!! 3/4 ' spurs, 8 inch beard!!

Note that the date on the cam was not correct. This was shot last night!

RUT IS ALMOST HERE!

OCT 28,2007
Got into the tree about 4:15pm. Just sat down and hit the grunt call and horns for a little sequence...... just as soon as I finished, I heard something running through the trees. I grabbed my bow...... out from the trees came a black cow, not exactly what I was trying to call in but it soon made its way south of me and back through the hole in the fence that it apparently came through. About 5:30 rolled around and I heard leaves crunching in front of me. A doe appeared from the treeline. She made here way to 15 yards from my stand, an easy kill shot but I was after that wall hanger. She milled around browsing on the pecans that had fallen. Then to my right 2 bucks showed to check the doe ( 1 fork horn, 1 small 8 pointer) they began dogging her (rut is gettin close) and eventually ran her off into the pasture. The time ticked by it was about 6:15 wen the doe and the 2 bucks showed again this time it was to browse on the pecans and leaves on the little shrubs. Well dark sat in and I began to pack up my gear, I lowered down my bow and at that time I saw a dark spot moving across the open field about 70 yards away. I pulled up my binoc's and checked it out....... It was a nice 8 pointer (130"class) nice deer but not what I'm looking for. The night was productive and the deer are movin!!!! RUT IS JUST A FEW DAYS AWAY!!! - Colby Simon

First Venison Meal of the Season

Well, Momma cooked me some stuffed peppers tonight. I had shot a doe 2 weeks ago, and it was a good thing. Our freezer was empty, and we had to resort to store bought beef. The doe was a 2006 model, and I have to say quite tasty. Those yearlings are not gamy at all! Probably didn't hurt that it was eating from my corn pile. I'll have her put the recipe on her page soon.
After supper, I got a phone call from a buddy of mine. He said he stuck one at 6:30 tonight and was going out to search. Hope he finds it and we'll have a new pic tomorrow!
I haven't been out since Friday morning, and it's killing me. I've been working OT, but I'm going out in the morning. Hope to have new pics from cam. Like to see if my 9 pt is still around.
Sure would like to get one before bird season opens. The old dog keeps giving me the pouty eyes. He is ready to hit the field!

CASEY GAMBLE SHOOTS THE ONE HE WANTED

Casey shot this buck around 7pm on his 7th day out. I guess 7 is his lucky number. This buck scored 152 7/8! Guys who have seen this buck tell us it has incredible mass.

Nick's Dad's Buck from '05

Nick Huelskamp's '06 Buck

What did he score, Nick?

BUCK-O-LANTERN!

Look at this new twist on pumpkin carving! Handywork by Nick Huelskamp and his girlfriend Catie.

Just an interesting fact - Where did Jack-o’-lanterns originate? According to Irish legend, there was a miserly old drunkard named Jack who, accepted in neither heaven nor hell. He was forced to wander the earth, with a coal from hell stuck in a turnip to light his way. Wonder if he's still out there wandering?

BIG BUCK DOWN!

I shot this Deer sunday October 21 at 3:33 in the afternoon. I had been in my stand about 15 minutes. I hit my rattlin' box for about 15 seconds then grunted twice. It wasn't 5 minutes and there he was. - Brian Johnson

Note, this buck scored 139 1/4 by Bunyard Taxidermy.

Another Great Shot From CattleKate

LARGE BULL ELK BY POND

CattleKate sent this picture in. She snapped it while laying behind a pond damn 200 yards from her house in New Mexico. Don't you wish you were her neighbor?

BIG ONE SIGHTED!

This pic was submitted today by one of our readers, Colby Simon. I don't think this buck wants to share his corn with that darn coon!

CAT HUNT

This little kitty is doing some coon hunting! Look closely at the tree.

Not the Best Place to Bed Down, Bud!

October is here! The hunt is on...

Well, I have survived another year and that holy month has finally arrived! I have already found peace in my sanctuary in the trees. If only work and the "real world" would not draw me away.I dedicate this post to all of the Kansas bow hunters out there who are blessed with a farmer's kindness and given permission to hunt another year. We are a dieing breed who's anger of the Sedgewackers has given way to the panicked fear of the new weekend hunters with even fatter wallets. Now they come from New York, California and everywhere in between to hunt our giants and buy up our hunting ground. Local land owners lay down their gates and throw out the welcome mats when they smell that money. Honestly, who can blame them when their land is worth more as hunting land than it is for plowing or grazing? We blue collared red-necked boys can no longer compete. I look at my two young boys with saddened eyes knowing that when they reach that golden age of 12 and are ready to follow my footsteps to the woods, the woods will be no more.Anyway, these pages go out to all of my fellow hunters and the land owners who let us hunt their lands asking nothing more than a handshake and a man's good word (oh, and sometimes a bottle of whiskey for Christmas). God Bless Ya!I will be posting some field cam shots here of local monsters as I get them downloaded! Please do not ask where they were taken, as the response will always be, "a discreet, undisclosed location! Ha-ha!