hoosierhunter Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 After some really hard work and a trip down to kansas to evaluate properties we found our lease! It's 350 acres in Neosho County. We have about 150 in woods, 125 in crp and hay and 75 in crops. We have 4 ponds and a creek running through as well. No cattle either! I'm looking for some advice from people on hunting down there and what you feel is best for food plots. Any help is appreciated. Hoosier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Can't help you, but it sounds great! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhine16 Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 I picked up a Kansas lease! You need one more at a discounted price don't you??? Congrats! Have to draw a tag don't you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrown Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Wheat and soybeans are the prefered crop down here. I'd advise that you find something a little different, alfalfa, oats, rie, austrian winter peas, turnips. There's a seed company out of Enid OK called Johnston Seed Co. they have seed just for this area and climate. Your a little farther east, but still same area. We use them for our food plots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted March 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 I shouldn't have any issues drawing as I have 1 point from last year and tags have been available over the counter in eastern Kansas the past few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 congrats! i'd say cover and whatever else isn't around. grown up crp fields with a tree here or there are gold mines. i've been to Kansas once, and not to hunt. the largest buck i've ever seen on the hoof was running through a grown up crp field. small field with clover and cover all around them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotashRLS Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 My new sister-in-law has shirt tail relation in Eastern Kansas and we will be heading down there within 2 years to bowhunt too. The only thing I have heard about it is that it is much warmer down there in the end of October than it is here. The weather can make or break your hunt in a hurry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Sounds like a great lease. Good luck with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrown Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 I haven't ever had that much luck during late October, not to say you won't. I've had all my luck around the 10th or so of November. Usually it's a sure thing you'll either hit early rut or pre-rut, the big boys usually are cruisen either way, looking or fighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted March 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Brown- What is considered warm down there for Mid Nov? Up here in Indiana a high of 45 or less will do fine and below 35 is best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrown Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Warm down here would be anything around +50-60. I love Kansas bowhunting cause their seasons are set up for bowhunters. ML season is the last week in September, and the rifle season is the first week in December, which keeps the rifle hunters from hitting prime rut, but PERFECT for bowhunters!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SE_KSBowhunter Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Where at in Neosho County? Our ground is along the Neosho River outside of St. Paul. Tim has hunted a few times. Simple clover or alfalfa seems to work pretty good, that time of the year there is mostly soy beans and corn. Everyone is right about the weather, its tough to predict. Could be in the 70's one day and the 30's the next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 I hope we covered everything I've experienced in our telephone conversation Pat. Good talking to ya! Local knowledge will be better regarding food plot plantings. BTW...if you head that way to do any scouting during the summer months...ticks are pretty bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted March 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 ksbowhunter- I'm guessing that you have had a few dinners at the lodge steakhouse down there. I ate there last week as a celebratory dinner. We are very close to eachother. I'll send you a PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SE_KSBowhunter Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Yep, been to the lodge several times. Tim had to buy me a steak dinner there for filming his kill in Montana in 2010. The cafe is also a good place to grab some breakfast in the morning! I replied to your pm, will do my best to help out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted March 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 GRRRRR....After having all the details set up the landowner decided he wanted us to drive another 12 hours back down to meet him and then sign the lease. After going round and round with him about this issue we decided to pull the plug and go with a different property in NE Kansas. I understand wanting to meet us, but that's what our orginal trip down there was for and he didn't make himself available then. Live and learn I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 There's some great bucks in NE Kansas too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunter97 Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 good luck on it hope you get a big one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 hope things work out with the different property. it's still KS though! Hope you see and shoot some that put you in a fumbling mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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