Americana Outdoors E-Magazine - November 2019

A MUZZLELOADER IN KANSAS Whitetail hunting is something that’s been in my blood for years and I’ve dreamed of harvesting deer of all sizes in every state that I can with every legal means that I can. One of those states that’s has always captivated me is Kansas thanks to hit’s history of producing big deer both body weight and antler size so after not having been there in a while I decided it was time to put in for a Kansas Muz- zleloader tag as I knew if I drew I’d have time during that September window to schedule a hunt.

After getting notified I’d been drawn for units 4 and 5 it was time to start planning my hunt with the assistance of Worldwide Trophy Adventures. Based on their insight I settled on hunting an area near the Cheyenne Bottoms outside of Great Bend, Kansas. This area of Kansas is well known for producing big deer and there are several quality deer hunting outfits in the area. In fact one hunter I spoke with had hunted that area 12 of the past 15 seasons for the changes at a giant Kansas buck. In preparation for the hunt I had been shooting the recent- ly released Thompson/Center Impact!SB muzzleloader rigged with a Cabela’s Scope designed for muzzleloaders.

Wade practicing out in the field before opening day for Muzzleloader season.

I’d spent several trips to the range dialing it in and was feel- ing very confident with my 1 inch three shot groups to 150 yards which is great for a combination like I was shooting that would be priced around $600.00 As excited as I was my good friend and camera guy Jeff Reynolds was as equally excited as he’d not hunted or filmed in Kansas so our talks about the hunt and planning we’re pretty fun.