Bad Boy From The Badlands Bagging a huge North Dakota non-typical buck was a unbeatable end to a late-season bowhunt. That it's big enough to set a new state record is just icing on the cake! (December 2007) ... [+] Full Article
The Great Plains' 2007 Deer Outlook -- Part 2: Finding Trophy Bucks
The point, however, is that Kansas really doesn't differ from the rest of the Great Plains region stretching north from here all the way to Canada -- for when it comes to mature bucks with trophy racks, every DMU in the state will provide at least some encounters for hunters this season.
KDWP biologist Lloyd Fox is no different from his counterparts in Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota when pushed for specifics on trophy hunting. In Kansas, he's quick to point out, a big whitetail is liable to show up anywhere. History shows that they do show up in several spots around the state every season. You can focus your efforts on the top DMUs noted here, and you're likely to improve your chances of an encounter with "Big Boy."
To what extent you improve those chances, however, is problematic. Kansas has that kind of trophy whitetail potential. In reality, so do the other states that comprise the Great Plains region. Mule deer tend to be more focused in western areas of the whole region, while whitetails are found statewide.
It's a pretty safe bet that hunters in our states know that the Great Plains is home to some consistently good hunting for mature whitetails and mule deer. All signs point to that being the case again in 2007.
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