I am interested in hunting Kansas Early Muzzleloader Season. Within my circle of hunting friends, I am getting mixed reviews about the early season. Some friends claim its a good hunt with a good chance to get a quality buck. Others feel the deer move very late in the day, so it's a lot of sitting around all day for 30 minutes of movement before dark. I understand that weather can be an issue with all hunts. I am looking for thoughts and/or insight from people with experience hunting the Kansas Early Muzzleloader Season.
Come on down. It's a great time to hunt and to score on a quality buck.
Is it hot? Sure is, often over 90 degrees. So what, the deer will still be moving.
The bucks are often still in bachelor groups, relatively simple to glass in food sources and haven't been hunted for 9 months.
Ever since I started using Sawyer Permethrin Clothing Insect Repellent the ticks, chiggers and mosquitoes are a non-issue in the early season. The stuff is great.
The days are long and I generally hunt all day; over food sources in the mornings and evenings and glass and stalk during mid-day.
More often than not, I have a KS buck down by the 3rd week in September which frees me up to hunt other states, to hunt other game and get some fall fishing in.