Kansas elk 2023

[kansasdad]

This fall has been really tough on archery deer and the elk hunters at Ft Riley, with more than 80% of the training area off limits for almost all time their tags have been valid.

 

[MO Betta]

Can be expected with current world events.

 

[kansasdad]

Lifted from the Ft Riley FB page

Fort Riley Fishing & Hunting | Saw this poor guy tonight with junk stuck in his antlers, including what looked like a cow bell (volume up to hear it) | Facebook

Saw this poor guy tonight with junk stuck in his antlers, including what looked like a cow bell (volume up to hear it). Hopefully he sheds early so he doesn’t have to keep enduring that.

www.facebook.com

 

[Selser363]

very cool

 

[kansasdad]

Fort Riley Facebook page: large herd of elk crossing the old highway

Fort Riley Fishing & Hunting | Haven’t seen a single deer in 2 days, but this is the second time I’ve seen these guys running around. | Facebook

Haven’t seen a single deer in 2 days, but this is the second time I’ve seen these guys running around.

www.facebook.com

 

[kansasdad]

Cow party on the Ft Riley training grounds

Fort Riley Fishing & Hunting | Beautiful herd of elk | Facebook

Beautiful herd of elk

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[kansasdad]

Deer hunters lament on Ft Riley Facebook pages:

Fort Riley Fishing & Hunting | 3 Cows, 2 Bulls, and a calf walk into a Hunter’s shooting lane | Facebook

3 Cows, 2 Bulls, and a calf walk into a Hunter’s shooting lane. What do they say? Sucks to suck. You don’t have tags for us. The saga continues for my first deer.

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[kansasdad]

Elk v truck on a highway on the west side of the post.

 

[Hammsolo]

Elk v truck on a highway on the west side of the post.

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What a cool bull and a toasted truck? Hope the driver is okay.

 

[KSBorn]

This was a cool thread to read. New to the forum. Approaching middle age. Been deer hunting KS in the vicinity of the old Ft. as long as I can remember. I will agree the events of 9/11 lead to the significant change in difficult hunting the Post. So much so, my Dad didn't take us out there to hunt much after that. We stuck to walking the big bluffs and sitting the small spots off the creek on the private land we had access to. As a late teen I swore off firearms and stuck to stirngs, as lofty ideal youth often do. Wrestling was ever more important and rifle season disappeared anyway. I felt at that time carrying a gun instilled too much confidence having not yet taken a successful harvest. I rode the bow grind, still unsuccessfully for the next handful of seasons until taking a shot on a nice 10pt that flexed and managed to guard his pocket nicely with the broad side shoulder blade. In addition to the buck fever and premature stand departure. I lost my expensive broadhead and 4-inches of carbon shaft. With a bloody arrow too short to save. A kicked deer from an 80yd still blood trail. I left the experience deeply frustrated having wished I not taken the shot in the first place.

It is the discipline and experiences that we share with the wild that conserve it. My we all have such discipline as kansasdad.

I apologize for the lofty introduction. I tagged up for the first time this season in what feels like a long time. Figured I would get a read on the room.

Here's to the elk coming back to Kansas!

 

[kansasdad]

From the Ft Riley hunting and fishing page...

This years haul (so far).

This poster does a cool event every year. A "shed hunt" for youth who sign up, with her collection plus multiple others contributing to ensure a kid finds a shed antler of their own.

 

[kansasdad]

Some of the boys straying off post, lifted the photo from a Facebook page...




@kansasson missed on his elk draw so it seems. Maybe he will be a lucky alternate like I was

 

[nontyp]

Some of the boys straying off post, lifted the photo from a Facebook page...

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@kansasson missed on his elk draw so it seems. Maybe he will be a lucky alternate like I was

have they released draw results? My application is still active. haven’t ever received an email. kids apps are still open too.

 

[kansasdad]

have they released draw results? My application is still active. haven’t ever received an email. kids apps are still open too.

People on the Kansas Hunting and Fishing Facebook page are talking about results coming out. Its never official unless you get the phone call from Pratt in my experience. Folks were talking about points being updated on the app, and some are zeroed out.

The one thread that had the most posts about the elk draw isn't found after a quick search, but this is another one...

 

[kansasdad]

Here is a screen shot of the other thread talking about draw success...

 

[nontyp]

just got my emails this morning. Negative as usual.

 

[kansasdad]

just got my emails this morning. Negative as usual.

Next year!

(Plus, OTC tags for residents available, just not on Ft Riley)

 

[MO Betta]

Unsuccessful on elk again this year, unsuccessful on pronghorn as well. 5 pref points on pronghorn was the very lowest I saw draw on published data from last year so I wasn't super hopeful.

 

[dribeerfeht]

I received my unsuccessful letter this week. I'll keep trying.

 

[typhoon916]

I got another point this yr.