Opening Weekend

We made the drive up on Friday for the opening of archery season in Kansas. We were really excited and had high hopes because the weather was supposed to be perfect. Well the weather cooperated, but the birds didn't. We hunted hard Friday afternoon, all day Saturday and Sunday morning. We had a lot of close calls and there was one bird that I probably should've killed, but we just couldn't quite close the deal. It was a little frustrating but we had a lot of fun. It felt really good to actually get out and hunt. Plus, there's hardly anything cooler than hearing the woods wake up in the morning, especially when there's a fired up gobbler roosted nearby. It is still early and the Toms were definitely "henned up". One afternoon we witnessed a huge tom in full strut, and he had good reason to be strutting. He was surrounded by about 15 hens. A world champion caller might be able to pull him off of those hens, but not this guy. Nevertheless, it was a pretty cool thing watch. We always have a great time and will be going back this weekend, if not sooner.