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Administrative | MuzzleloaderKansas deer hunting is distinct for its muzzleloader season that is most underused season we have to offer. Muzzleloader hunters have a Kansas advantage of a double season one in September and another in December and both are available on the same tag. The early Kansas September muzzleloader deer season is during the last two weeks when the bucks separate into bachelor groups, lazy and easily scouted and maneuvered in on. Any bucks scouted during late July through September are likely to remain within the smallest areas that allows for undisturbed bedding, loafing, watering and browsing. The bucks are lazy, move later in the morning well into daylight, bed during the heat of the day and generally move again during evening daylight hours. This season is unique to Kansas giving the hunter one more variance to his hunts. Kansas' regular firearms and muzzleloader December deer season allows the muzzleloader hunter to return for a second hunt with either a muzzleloader or modern rifle. That same hunter may have either a Whitetail or a Mule Deer tag or the any deer tag that allows either one on the same tag.
WatershedsIn all cases of our Kansas whitetail habitat the cognizant review of geography will show our deer leases within watersheds of some of the largest river systems such as the Medicine Lodge River, Neosho River, Osage River and smaller watersheds of the Republic, Solomon, Big and Little Blue as well as some of the extensive creeks like Stranger, Soldier and the Delaware. This is no small point about our Kansas whitetail deer hunting and not to understand its value may make for many long miles without any whitetails of any description let alone a trophy deer. What the watershed brings to Kansas deer hunting is first more soil depth than in areas like the Flint or Sand Hills or the well know Kansas public land access of the ancient dry areas found in the Cimarron. More soil makes for more cover and more drainages that cut through farm fields. Just more deer cover overall. The contrast between these types of Kansas geographic regions and corresponding soil conditions is the deer cover to be found that will grow in these areas, trees most notably (remembering this is Kansas part of the great plains as opposed to thickly wooded Alabama). These areas of water and cover habitat combined with grain crop farming provides the environmental enhancing factors that allow for more dense whitetail deer populations within Kansas, more opportunity for a trophy deer and simply a better deer hunting. In short, Kansas trophy whitetail deer first seek a food source and then as a secondary need that of cover. On this second point more deer hunters have come to realize that whitetail deer will make use of any available cover regardless of size as long as there is food nearby. That presents another set of challenges that out in Kansas' agriculture rich region food is not hard to come by, it is everywhere. YouthFor those with children the Kansas youth deer season is at the end of September-early October separating the September muzzleloader season from the start of archery deer season. This short deer season allows dad and child to be out in the field when other deer hunters will not be pressuring the land leaving all to be as alone as it gets within each other's company. All with any youth should whitetail deer hunt this season and work for a buck and be happy with a doe. OpportunityOverall, if wanting to come out and spend some time Kansas whitetail deer hunting or scouting we have the private leases, the local motels will be nearby and we are the friendly point of contact to get all to the right place to park the truck, step out and go deer hunting.
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