hello and welcome from Ohio.
Believe me, my buddies have jumped on the chance to hunt on my place with me to "help me get started". You are correct in that there are some nice deer in Kansas. I believe the river you are talking about in Chanute is the Neosho, does that ring a bell? Appreciate everyone welcoming me.Welcome from another Tennessean and I probably need to come help you scout your place and hunt it with you just to get you strated right. I always need new material for an article. :lol:
I have hunted KS quite a few times and have found some great deer there. Hunted on some river near Chanute (been a long time, can't remember the name) and killed a dandy 11-point back in the mid-90's. When I was rodeoing for a living, I worked rodeos all over KS from the Flint Hills to Goodland.
Welcome and keep us posted on your progress.
Scribe