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K&K Outfitters Guides and Staff

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KENDALL KELSO

Owner and Guide

Kendall was raised on farms in Southwest Iowa and Northwest Missouri. He runs the Central Kansas Camp. He started hunting early in life, chasing raccoons with his older brother Kirk, and hunting deer, upland birds, and small game with his brothers and his father.


Kendall started a very successful jockey career in the National Quarter Horse racing circuit at age 16 and continued racing quarter horses for 17 years, winning some of the nation’s most prestigious races. In between races, he devoted his off time to one of his greatest passions: waterfowl hunting.


In 1998, Kendall and Keaton started K&K Outfitters, guiding hunters from around the United States, Mexico, Canada and even Europe.

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KEATON KELSO

Owner and Guide

Keaton was also raised on farms in Southwest Iowa and Northwest Missouri. He now lives in Southeast Kansas where he runs the Southeast Kansas Camp. He spent much of his childhood in the field with his brothers and his father hunting small game and upland birds, taking his first deer at the age of 10.


During his teen years, Keaton spent hours with his brother Kendall chasing waterfowl on the marshes of Central Missouri before attending college at Pittsburg State University. After college he used his Communication degree to run several large non-profit organizations across Kansas assisting children with afterschool projects, mentoring, tutoring, and drug and alcohol prevention programs.


Keaton and Kendall started K&K Outfitters in 1998, and turned it into a fulltime hunting and land management business in 2005.   Keaton served as the President of the Kansas Outfitters' Association for over 10 years and is currently the Treasurer.

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KAREN KELSO

Administrative Assistant & SE Kansas Cook

Keaton’s wife, Karen (a retired school counselor) is now our K&K Outfitters Administrative Assistant. She is also the cook for the Southeast Kansas Camp. Karen takes pride in the meals she serves our clients.  We receive many compliments on the food she prepares, and we often hear that the hunters each gain 5 pounds on their trip. You might have to go on a diet after leaving camp!  Karen's specialty is Gluten-Free cooking.   If you have dietary needs, she can take care of you especially gluten-free cooking.   Dietary needs in the SE Kansas camp should be discussed with Karen. 

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KEITH DANIELS

Guide

Keith has been a guide at the Central Camp since our first whitetail hunt in 2002. He runs a dairy farm in Southwest Missouri and guides throughout the fall season.  Keith is an avid coyote hunter in the off season; he also enjoys packing into the mountains with his horses and mules to chase elk in the early fall.  

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Taylor Higgins

Guide

Taylor has been one of our Southeast Kansas guides since 2023.   He is an avid whitetail, turkey and waterfowl hunter.   He spent three years on Seahunter Charters throughout the Bahamas as a professional fishing mate.  He was also a guide for River Bottom Sportsman Disabled Veteran hunts.   

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Matt Robertson

Guide

Matt was born and raised in the midwest where growing big deer and chasing turkeys is the name of the game. Matt graduated from Kansas State in 2019 and has been guiding hunts in Alaska and Kansas since. When not guiding or hunting himself, Matt is a land leasing agent looking to obtain hunting leases for resale. 

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