Iowa Hunting
Administrative | Hunts Since 1965Mid-America Hunting Association has been providing do it yourself hunts since 1965. Our Iowa private lease land is located in turkey zone 4 and whitetail deer zones 4 and 5 all of which are in south central and southwest Iowa. This entire region is the upper fringe of the Grand Giver Watershed making many brushed in drainages cutting through Iowa’s farm fields that combined makes excellent pheasant and Bobwhite Quail habitat. What we offer in this region are season long hunts for those seeking self guided hunts. Our approach is simple. We lease land and we make that land available for self guided hunts. The do it yourself Iowa hunter simply hunts on his own with his own equipment and skill. We make that land available through an online map distribution of all avaible acreage and a telephone reservation system that ensures hunter separation.
ConsultationThere is more to what we offer the do it yourself hunter to ensure he will want to hunt through us as well as come back again that season and for years to come. We recommend to the first year member where to hunt based on his hunting discipline and habitat of choice. We will not let anyone flounder by going to the wrong habitat or region for the hunt he desires. SavingsOur system of self guided hunts for the do it yourself hunter saves him money and time. Regardless how it is cut all hunters spend money and time to hunt. Gaining the best return value for that cost is the distinction between a successful and an average season. All do it yourself hunters want to hunt on their own, at their own pace, using their own equipment and importantly doing so on their schedule free of competition from others. Not a simple task to achieve. To gain this hunters will spend many hours knocking on doors seeking free access and giving gifts, try to beat others to public land or pay a hunting service. Our system simplifies this entire process. Take one comparison model using cost of travel and time plus gifts for landowners or simply the cost of hunting public land. What is all that worth per acre for the average hunter? Let us say just $2.00 per acre. Then take the number of acres required to have a good single day’s hunt and call that 400 acres. That is now a cost of $800 for one day’s hunt. A high sum. A $150/day guided bird or a $2,500 for a 5 day deer hunt is looking better. That is for those that want just one short hunt a season and is willing to take the chance on pen raised birds or a guide having better hunting skills than the hunter. This just is not for the do it yourself hunter even one that has just one vacation week a year to hunt. For that do it yourself hunter with one vacation week that amounts to 9 clear days counting both weekends at the beginning and end of the work week that amounts to two travel days and 7 hunting days. Using the comparison model of $2/acre and 400 acres/day for that 7 hunting days the cost is now $5,600/ A very large sum. A trick with math -- maybe so. However, use whatever model you would like to compare. The amount of acreage we provide, the cost of the annual membership dues, the number of hunting days available and most do it yourself hunters will agree for the effort of writing a check to have year round access to scout and hunt on a self guided basis with MAHA is a very good value. True BenefitThat ease of hunting land access we provide is the first step to the true benefit that do it yourself hunters really want. That is the tranquility achieved through spending the day in the field away from all others and enjoying one’s participation with nature. Within our system, the hunter is spending his time hunting rather than hunting for a place to hunt. And, do so the entire season on his schedule.
ChoiceThe choice is simple. All may continue to achieve the hunt quality they currently have or take the risk for the potential of achieving even greater results. The very minimal return will be the adventure of seeing new ground. The very most that can be expected are memories for a lifetime that may exceed any previous hunting experience. The real potential lies with more deer, turkey upland and waterfowl hunting than anyone can hunt even if hunting every day of the season. The payback begins immediate on map issue that starts the planning process. After that it is all about hunting. Look over this website, call us, talk to our references we will prove this -- that is for those capable of do it yourself hunts.
Iowa pheasant hunts along the Grand River watershed |
