Ted Dantzler

When they get buried down in the grass they don't want to come out especially if the weather is bad. One time it had just snowed a dusting and I was hunting the edge of a corn field and CRP area. I saw some tracks lead into the CRP and followed them about 20 yards until they ended...Nothing, followed them back again and ended up in the same place. The dog didn't pick up anything and was milling around a different area. After about 30 seconds of pondering where the bird could be I decided to take a piss and the second I pulled my zipper down a bird flew up from about 1ft away and almost knocked my hat off with it's wings. I missed that one out of shock as well.....

I ended up getting 6 birds over a couple of days hunting solo with 1 dog and the highlight was definitely on Sunday. Went hunting in the morning and got one bird then decided to watch the chefs game. At halftime I decided to do a quick hunt across the street and ended up bagging 2 birds in 30 minutes before heading back inside to watch the second half. Token pic of the birds and the windbreak where all hell broke loose.

I was out in NWKS at our old family farm for the Pheasant opener 10 days ago. We have a large windbreak right behind the house that I hunt a couple of times a day because it's so close and takes 5 minutes but I rarely see any birds there, at most a single bird. I got in on a Friday night and it had rained all day into Saturday morning which apparently had the birds looking for shelter. When I woke up I made a cup of coffee then walked outside to get my gear ready when I started to hear a couple of cackles coming from behind the house. Sweet! An easy bird to start out the day! I grabbed my shotgun and started creeping around the house to the windbreak where the cackles were coming from. When I got to the woodpile all hell broke loose for about 20 seconds. There were birds flying out of tree tops, birds busting up from the ground, birds running across the road etc etc. Just complete pandemonium, maybe 15-30 birds total and lots of roosters. Guess how many I ended up getting? ZERO. Just complete panic, do I shoot that one, wait there's another, is that a hen or rooster, is that tree in the way, is that one too far now? I think I only shot twice and didn't hit anything.

Yes. We also have a windmill lease on our land, they ended up building the windmills a mile north and a mile south of our land so no actual windmills but they did bury a power line through our land next to the road. Since they didn't build any on our land they gave us an extra "good neighbor" bonus for having to look at them....I don't mind though. As far as I know the only condition is we can't build any structures over a certain height. From looking at neighbors land some of them have windmills and oil wells on the same section so I don't think that would be an issue. Token windmill sunset pic

Thanks for the input, definitely looks like we should be looking for more. My dad's going out there next week to talk to some neighbors etc to see if he can get any details of what is standard out there. For reference its 620 acres of pasture/cropland.

Hello Texas oil barons, it's an old big12 friend here with some questions. Is there something new going on in NW Kansas? My parents have owned the grandparents old place by Colby KS for 5+ years and just had a landman knock on their door in KC inquiring about leasing the land. Basic conditions seem to be $20 an acre upfront for the right to drill for 3 years and then 1/8 of the oil if they find any. Here is the company that would eventually end up with the rights https://www.jfredhambrightinc.com/ Is this a pretty standard lease agreement? We would have an attorney look over it before signing anything but just figured I'd see what the shaggy collective has to say. This map shows a record of every well in KS and while there are none immediately next to our land there are a couple about 2-3 miles away that average around 2k bbls per year. https://maps.kgs.ku.edu/oilgas/index.html

Jordy Nelson

Did you know that Kansas State's offense coordinator Collin Klein was a 2 star WR recruit and started his first collegiate game at QB against Texas in 2010? Collin went 2/4 passing for 9 yards (That was it, no one else threw a pass) and the Kansas State Wildcats won 39-14. Collin Klein went on to beat Texas 2 more times in 11/12 and has as many Big12 Football championships (As a player) as Ricky Williams, Vince Young and Colt McCoy. Collin Klein also has a Big12 Football championship as an OC last year (2022).

Did you know that Kansas State has as many Big12 football Titles as Texas? Wow, crazy stat when you compare the relative prestige of the hayseed school on the plains to ultra elite rich good smelling smart Texas school.

Prairie rattler in NW KS while my dad was planting some wheat at the edge of the pasture. This one lived as it was well away from the house. I've seen a couple of rattlers out there but always in the crp or pasture well away from the house/out buildings. Only thing I have seen near the house/buildings are bull snakes.

What are your guys thoughts on CWD (Chronic Wasting Disease, basically mad cow but deer) in deer? I've never deer hunted but my family has some land in NW Kansas where I go pheasant hunting and I see plenty of deer while chasing birds. My concern is that 1/3 deer in that part of KS test positive for CWD and while there has been no transmission to humans yet maybe it takes like 10 years to develop or something. Anyways I'll probably kill a deer at some point but it's not on the top of the priority list. Last year while pheasant hunting I watched 2 bucks fighting in a Milo field long enough for me to walk up almost next to them with a dog...here is the winner.

Also I couldn't stop thinking about Borat every time she talked.

As someone who went on TWO dates with a Ukrainian refugee I'll add my insight. She had a law degree and worked for the government for a couple of years then a western company doing web design or something. Her family left Kiev right after the invasion. Me: So explain the relationship between Russia/Ukraine. You speak both languages, are your countries like cousins or what? Her: Fuck Russia. The only reason I speak Russian is because they made us in school. ....10 minutes later Me: So how did you end up in KC of all places? Her: Well my cousin, who is russian (rolls eyes) lives here so I'm staying with him. He came over when he was 4 so he's alright. Her parents came over too but after it was clear the russians weren't going to take Kiev they went back because according to her dad "I'm going to die one day, if its during a missile strike so be it"

I read In Broad Daylight a couple of years ago and its a great book. Here is his wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_McElroy The TL:DR version is the local town bully/fucktard keeps getting away with crimes due to technicalities/intimidating witnesses. Eventually the townspeople have enough, he goes to the local bar, leaves and is shot with 30-40 witnesses but nobody saw a thing.