I had a great Spring Turkey season. I harvested two great Toms with two different selfbows. Shot one with my TradeBow made by my Buddy Mike Hames. That bird weighed 25# 2oz, had an eleven inch beard and inch and 7/16 spurs. The second Tom, I killed with an unfinished bow. This tom weighed 25# 6 oz, ...

I realize I've been AWOL from TradRag for some time. I apologize for my absence. I'll try hard to be a better boy.

As Doc mentioned, it was great to see such a great turnout at out Banquet. Really enjoyed the weekend. Thanks to all who donated such wonderful and desirable items for the Auction and Raffle. This is a Major Fundraiser and a successful evening will insure that we're able to continue doing all the th...

A very Special Christmas Wish to our OSS family from your Kansas Family, part of it anyway. Hope this finds you safe and sound, surrounded by Love Ones. May God grant you and your's Peace this Blessed Season. Ralph aka. KsBow, Dianne, and Greyden

Four years now. I killed his Daddy 5 years ago to get him out of the gene pool and Pig was a year and a half old horse already. He got the nickname because of his sheer mass, deep tracks, and the fact that he like to hang out near feeders. He has a son out there to take his place. Of Course he's cal...

I will add this to the discussion on cold. On the 18th, it got up to around 13 degrees in the afternoon, so that seemed just right to hit the woods. By 5:00 the temp was dropping like a rock. I put an arrow through a doe around 5:30. She ran off with most of the business end of my cedar shaft sticki...

Same here Dennis, only 69 adds more squeaks to the noise level. Right shoulder is no good for most things, however I can still pull a bowstring and that's kinda important to me.

Ladies and Gentlemen. If you are located in the cold, be extremely careful. We're enduring temps that are dangerous. Our wind has layed some up here to some extent. However, the ambient temp this morning was 10 below zero. Yesterday we had some windchills in the minus 30's. That's not to be taken li...

Bless his ole heart. He survived Rifle season, now he's getting careless thinking it's all over for the year. But I have other plans for my ole Friend. Other than the knocked off brow tine, he's in good shape post rut.

That's a good thing Bob. You'll get lots of ideas for starting your event at OJam and it's not as miserably hot at MoJam...

Day before Thanksgiving I finally got to pull the string back on "Heritage" an Osage Selfbow built by my Buddy Todd Weldon. Year's ago, I helped Todd build his first bow. He has progressed into a fine Bowyer. The bow he built me is 55" nock to nock and 53# @ 27 inches. A beautiful and functions bow....

Here's some recent pics.

Just saw this today Leslie. Yep I have trees, all laying on the ground, and lots of partial trees about 10-12 feet high, and lot of suckers growing straight up out of trucks that are still attached to root balls. Thanks a lot tornado..

On the south side of the East Food Plot. They really like the triticale I planted.

Dennis, I had the wind right yesterday and got into it around 4:00. Till about 5:30 it was hot, with a slight breeze every once and a while. By 6 it was nice. I'm gonna like it when it gets cold.

Not Good eddie c. Prayers for them and you. So far you're not missing anything.

Here's a pic of one of my shooters, Mr. Pig, a huge 3x3 that I've been watching for several years. Now I have at least two young 3x3s showing up on cameras. I feel it may be necessary to put the old warrior down. Do you think there may be some common DNA in the two? Finally the guy that may have sta...

Anyone going out yet or are you waiting on the hot weather to be done? I've been out 4 or 5 times with no luck. I'll hit it tomorrow morning.

Mikee.....short on sage.....Yeah Right! Next you'll tell us you've been seeing pigs fly!!!

Here are some pics from recent days. My Pig is back and Kicker has grown and we have a couple of new guys showing up.

Pulled some camera chips. Actually got to hunt this morning and evening. Saw only varmits. Mornings getting cooler. Getting good pics on cameras. Congrats Leslie. Beautiful arrows Mikee.

Had a low of 35 degrees this morning. If that don't get a Bowhunter ready, Nothing will. My Buddy Mike Hames is ready to do this..

Where are you located Billie?

Here's photographic proof that John Cooke isn't a camp rat during cold weather. Here's a November pic from a few years ago. 14 degrees and he's picking up an arrow. Perhaps he shot at something.

Here's a better pic. G-2 on his left is forked and there's a kicker between the G-2 and G-3 on his left side.

A couple of new pics from last week.

Got a call, my Triticale seed came in. Drove 15 miles to pick up the two 50# bags. Threw em in the back of my Silverado that had my tractor and mower loaded up. Drove 12 miles to the farm. Mowed a strip near the road that was about a quarter mile long. Unhooked the mower. Hooked up the disc. Ran the...

Here's a couple of pics from around the ole water hole. In one, two bucks are on the tank and in another two are at a salt/mineral lick.

I placed the shooting window using a 59 inch bow. I normally shoot shorter than that, so it should be fine. I did add a square more on the vertical on the left hand side. Inspected it in place today and back was higher giving me a poor angle so I remedied that problem. Here it is in place.

Of Course they are John. Wives can't go, KsBow won't go..