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Administrative | MAHA HuntsWhat MAHA brings to the fall turkey hunting is the private land in all three states where we lease land. Every fall turkey hunter would reserve a unit of land comparable to the upland bird hunter and different than the one turkey hunter per numbered property during spring turkey season. Units of leases run from 240 to 11,000 acres dependent on locality. That fall turkey hunter may then scout his choice of land within that unit until finding a flock and maneuver in as he sees fit to do so. Every turkey hunter can hunt as often as he wants, in as many states as he has tags and do so simply by telephoning in his reservation. The motivation for making reservations is for us to know where hunters are so we may ensure hunter separation to allow for more enjoyable hunts for all. The more enjoyable the hunts the more likely members will renew their memberships from year to year. What we offer is fall turkey hunting without any addition to existing state turkey hunting regulations. It is the do it yourself hunter that determines how he will hunt and his choice of fall turkey be it hen, jake or mature tom. If not having any idea where to fall turkey hunt both of the two MAHA fulltime field staff will provide recommendations where to hunt and the final element is the lodging listing for every county we lease land. The end result is that every hunter will know where he will hunt and where he will sleep long before he leaves home. And, that hunter will have more land to hunt than he will have daylight hours. When the hunter does drive out of his driveway he will travel straight to his hunt location and not waste time looking for permission or worrying of public land type competition. After the first hunt or two the new member will come to realize he can take a leisurely approach to his hunting as the birds are there, the land is available and the hunter pressure light. The public lands competitive mentality of having to beat the other guy to the best spots and hope no one else shows up during the hunt becomes a memory and the hunter begins to discover what it is like to hunt natural game. Once the hunter begins to pursue that natural game the hunter's understanding of wildlife behavior with variances by seasons and habitat rather than pressure begins to add greatly to the overall hunt quality. That is the turning point when the hunt itself becomes more valued than the harvest. It no longer becomes just another bird, the actions to harvest that bird are the memories that last. In the case of fall turkey season it is an example of yet one more option available to the MAHA do it yourself hunter. Another reason to be in the field rather than at home. Overall, if anyone tried to hunt all the options available within our system of pay-to-hunt that hunter would simply tire of too much field time. Hard for many of us to comprehend that all members have more hunt options than energy to hunt. However, that is typified in our fall turkey season especially when compared to spring hunting. The fall wild turkey season loses out to deer scouting, bird dog preparation or final effort on a summer work project. It also requires a different skill set than spring birds and other more desired hunting disciplines. All that conspires to leave our lease land free of boot prints.
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