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Whitetail General
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ScoutingKansas September muzzleloader deer season is most direct connection between deer scouting and hunting there does exist. Finding a group of two to four bucks moving together, locating their bedding, feeding areas and their water source allows for the summer scouting effort to pay off more than any other deer hunting season. The payoff is where deer are seen in August they are still there in September. Not until the first of the rubs begin to show at the very end of September do the bucks begin their wider area movement pattern typical of the rut.
The bucks found with velvet on their racks during summer scouting will very likely be in the same area in September having shed their velvet before muzzleloader deer season comes around. Finding a September scrape further reinforces the hunter has found the right area for a September muzzleloader deer hunting experience unique to Kansas compared to other states and the time of the year. For those that cannot pre-season scout, a combination deer hunting and scouting trip is viable. What makes it this way is that this September deer season is where walking up the bucks is a primary means of getting within shot range as this buck has no motivation to move to the hunter. Contrasted to a peak rut deer hunt where the hunter is dependent upon a hot doe to move the bucks this September deer season is where the hunter expresses prime trophy whitetail deer finding skill. While this may seem an advantage to be able to maneuver in on a trophy whitetail the equalizer is the thick foliage cover and open sight only muzzleloaders. HuntersMuzzleloader deer hunting is a minority deer hunt in the overall scheme of hunters even with the chances of being awarded a tag from our two draw states is higher than for modern gun deer tags. In the case of the Kansas muzzleloader deer tag the unique opportunity to hunt bachelor group bucks is frequently the draw for those that seek a more diverse experience within the deer hunting discipline. Getting the muzzleloader deer tag will allow the hunter yet another option to refine his skills during a deer hunting season with a whitetail behavior pattern foreign to most deer hunters. With this one more deer hunting option the Association hunter is left to argue with himself as when and where to deer hunt given the range of muzzleloader seasons. The deer hunter's choice is not limited to just one state, one hunting season or one property. Within our organization we give the do it yourself deer hunter the opportunity to truly make his own deer hunting success.
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The bachelor bucks. The two on the left have quality racks with the far
left a trophy whitetail and shown enlarged at right. This group is of at
least two age groups. The far left two deer have significant body weight
compared to the right two bucks.