Drew a Kansas elk tag!

[Ttannahill14]

Thanks for the offer guys! I may take you up on that come later in the season.

Scouted most the day today. Wow this place is big. 77,000 huntable acres. Managed very well. Has 30-40 food plots that are planted beans, corn, milo. Access is good, but not too good. Still plenty of land to get by yourself. To get onto base is kinda a hassle, you have to check in and get a background check and redo it every 7 days. Once you have your 7 day pass you can come and go as you please. Have to do the same with firearms except I have to re-check those every 3 days. Lots of "tank crossing" signs and random fake Iraqi villages that they train in haha. So it will be interesting. I'm not allowed to use an Iraqi village as a blind... I asked.

A few 350"+ bulls. the herd is pushing 300 elk according to game wardens. I will be ineligible to draw a tag again for 5 years, if you draw a bull tag you're done for life.

They allow you to take a vehicle off road to retrieve downed game. Clutch... Because I was not expecting to go elk hunting this year therefor I am not in elk shape ha.

 

[Mcseal2]

Good luck on the hunt! I hope to draw that bull tag someday.

 

[Red Dirt Archer]

If you want any information about Fort Riley I was stationed there for several years and helped several guys get elk. I never drew the tag but I was always around them.

 

[JLDemo]

Awesome! Congrats, on the draw. Maybe one of these years I'll draw as well, good luck!

 

[Elkhunter24]

Congrats and Good luck!

 

[Ttannahill14]

KDWP posted some pictures today on Facebook of them riding around in a helicopter around Ft. Riley which is where my elk tag is for. I've scouted a few times and just waiting for December to role around so I can go chase some!

Figured I would share... going to be weird hunting with helicopters over head, tanks, and afghany villages.