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High Plains Outdoors: Hunting For Deer In Kansas

High Plains Public Radio | By Luke Clayton

Published September 8, 2017 at 9:00 PM CDT

Larry Weishuhn (Mr. Whitetail) getting ready to harvest a buck that is "coming to the horns" for Steven Ray, maker of the Rattling Forks.

As Luke explains, there’s something special about hunting on one of the big farms in Kansas, and that’s the deer.

His guest this week, Larry Weishuhn fondly recalls hos own deer hunting trips to Kansas. He drew a tag for the Sunflower State this season and is excited about the opportunity to put one of those bruiser Kansas bucks on the meat pole!

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Luke Clayton

Outdoors writer, radio host and book author Luke Clayton has been addicted to everything outdoors related since his childhood when he grew up hunting and fishing in rural northeast Texas. Luke pens a weekly newspaper column that appears in over thirty newspapers.

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High Plains Outdoors: Annual White Bass Spawn

Luke Clayton

The annual white bass spawn is about to kick off in a creek or river near you. This week, Luke gives some white bass catching tips that will help you catch the makings of a big creekside meal of freshly caught fried white bass!
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High Plains Outdoors: A Visit with Larry Weishuhn

Luke Clayton

This week, Luke enjoys a visit with an old buddy, Larry Weishuhn!
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High Plains Outdoors: Blackberry Fried Pies

Luke Clayton

This week, Luke 'walks' you through a very simple recipe for making tasty fried pies from fresh blackberries.Blueberries, strawberries or your favorite berry can be used but Luke says his blueberry vines are loaded and he's putting the berries to good use.Luke use fresh, soft flour tortillas for dough in this recipe and the entire process takes very little time.Click above to listen to Luke give you step by step instructions.
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High Plains Outdoors: Stripers On Lake Texoma And A Delicious Mexican Recipe

Luke Clayton

In this week's show, Luke covers all the bases, everything from a current striper update on Lake Texoma from the folks at www.striperexpress.com, to an…
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High Plains Outdoors: Patterns In Fishing

This week, Luke devotes a little time talking about his career as an outdoors writer and gives some tips on how to make the best use of fishing…