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Advice needed for Kansas muzzleloader hunt
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09/06/15 02:48 PM
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Apretz
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So I'm new to muzzleloaders and coming up on the 14th I'll be up on northwest Kansas with a whitetail tag. I'm shooting an inline and my question is whether or not I should use a scope or open sights? Any advise or imo's would be great.
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Re: Advice needed for Kansas muzzleloader hunt
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09/06/15 03:53 PM
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kry226
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Absolutely use a scope. That's wide open country and your shots are likely to be long. Heck, I'd even use a scope in East Texas.
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Re: Advice needed for Kansas muzzleloader hunt
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09/06/15 04:10 PM
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stxranchman
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Re: Advice needed for Kansas muzzleloader hunt
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09/06/15 04:59 PM
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Thanks kry. Getting it zeroed in today.
Thanks for the advise stx. I'm also in units 1 and 2. I've never hunted that part of the country but always wanted to. I put in for a mule deer but ended up with a whitetail tag. Good luck to you!
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Re: Advice needed for Kansas muzzleloader hunt
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09/06/15 08:59 PM
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stxranchman
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I got a Mule Deer permit the first two years I put in with zero success. Saw plenty but nothing I wanted. Last two years have been Whitetail only now. Saw a couple of shooter Mule Deer last year. Lot of farm land in that area that is under pivot, but a lot of dryland also. I was told the rains hit just right in June causing the weeds to really take off in the crops. So the deer are not leaving the crops this year like they have in the past couple of years. The friend I am hunting with has not seen very many bucks so far this year. Not looking good for the first week for me. Are you hunting with someone or self-guided?
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Re: Advice needed for Kansas muzzleloader hunt
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09/07/15 01:03 AM
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A friend of my dads is a guide up there (justin kleint). He went last year for a mule deer and was successful. He ended up shooting a 175 and says they saw bigger but couldn't get shots on them. I've heard there are good whitetail too but they take some time and persistence to find. Hopefully the cold front coming in will help get them moving.
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Re: Advice needed for Kansas muzzleloader hunt
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09/07/15 01:26 AM
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stxranchman
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Good luck! Late grain harvest makes it very tough this time of the year. Mule Deer seem to be more in the milo this time of the year vs whitetail more in the corn. Not a lot of beans in this area. Whitetails numbers are way down in that area with the drought though. They are rebounding, just not a lot of mature bucks. Not near the deer density that you will see farther east also.
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