Kansas Hunting Lease
Our 2010 Kansas lease land is a means to avoid public land hunter mentality and the strings attached to an individual lease.
Mid-America Hunting Association makes it possible for the average hunter to hunt Kansas private land. More importantly we make Kansas private land hunts possible for the do it yourself hunter that seeks hunts across a range of Kansas options of Mule and Whitetail Deer; Eastern and Rio Grande Turkey; pheasant and quail and waterfowl.
Kansas has long been the destination of pheasant and trophy Whitetail Deer hunters and it is growing in popularity amongst turkey and quail hunters. While Kansas has huntable populations of Mule Deer, Bobwhite Quail and turkeys, both Eastern and Rio Grande, these disciplines have not brought the lease type attention as has Whitetail Deer. And, Kansas does deserve its trophy Whitetail Deer status. The benefit of our approach is much land in a variety of Kansas' regions to include multiple deer management units giving increased tag draw potential.
A once in a lifetime 17 pt. non-typical.
We offer the opportunity for hunters to enjoy the day in the field away from free land hunters while having the potential for the greatest success of their hunting careers.
Whitetail Deer
The cause for private lease land of course is money, not just that spent on a Kansas leases, but that deer hunters are predisposed to spend money in pursuit of their trophy whitetail in Kansas and elsewhere.
Of these lease or pay to hunt hunters, there are two basic categories. The first is that which depends on the guide service that often accompanies a small acreage lease operation around 25,000 acres and frequently less. This hunter wants it all and all of it easy. A lodge with meals provided, stands placed and of course the trophy whitetail as quickly as possible.
The other category of Kansas deer hunter is the self guided deer hunter that lacks the desired private land resource and already has learned to shy away from public lands. This hunter frequently seeks out a guide service or his own lease probably a ½ section or 320 acres. This action revolves around that these are the most commonly read about approaches in hunter magazines presenting articles of deer lease systems or highlighting a guide service or semi guided private lease land operation.
In the case of MAHA private land lease approach, ours is rarely written about. We do not allow any type of commercial activities on our lease land and we do not offer free hunts in exchange for an article – an offer we get regularly. What we offer the self guided hunter is that valuable resource of private land we lease for our own use. No guides, no stands placed, no lodge, just hunts on private lease land contracted for our exclusive use.
Turkey
Spring season turkey hunting is such a skill demanding hunting discipline that hunter pressure on our lease land is kept well in check. Kansas turkey hunting further suffers from the national domination of neighboring Missouri further creating a natural limit to Kansas hunters. All together our Kansas hunting lease land with turkeys and the right habitat goes under hunted each spring.
In the case of a turkey hunting lease, the hunter seeks safety foremost. What MAHA brings to the turkey hunter is that all of our lease lands are numbered and every turkey hunter hunts each numbered lease alone. We do not stack hunters up on each other on the same lease. And, that hunter may have multiple deer and turkey hunts on the same collection of lease lands and thereby gain a greater understanding of year round wildlife movement patterns.
Pheasant and Quail
The goal of every upland bird hunter is to hunt wild birds in sufficient numbers to give their dogs a lot of experience and the hunter many opportunities to observe their dog in action. A tough requirement to fulfill under any hunting lease system.
Kansas public land (within the great plains where agriculture is king and most hunting land privately held) simply cannot sustain the dogs and hunters it receives. The birds move out.
Collection of enough private land access rights in sufficient acreage to prevent hunting the same places each trip is a time consumptive process that simply wears out a hunter. The alternative are preserves with pen raised birds or traveling a much longer distance to the huge tracks of western states and walk the endless miles of federal and state lands.
The preserve with pen raised bird hunting defeats the goal of the do it yourself hunter with his own dogs that simply seeks land for a self guided hunt. The western states public land solve the land availability problem and creates a second, that of where to hunt.
Having a million Kansas public hunting acres access is great. Where in that million acres are the birds? There is no one to ask. The Kansas hunter is left to figure it out himself and while many do, the chances of failure are stacked against the hunter.
The MAHA alternative solves the land access issue. Perhaps more important is the staff of John Wenzel and Jon Nee. They have a knowledge base of intimate boots on the ground experience with the land they lease and are motivated to support the member/do it yourself hunter.
Even with our self guided approach it is recognized that MAHA is a business based on customer service or in this case, ensure the do it yourself hunter has a good hunting experience. That good hunt brings the hunter back for years of hunting MAHA lease land. That returning hunter is low maintenance as he has his favorite hunting spots and always more lease land to explore than time available. The returning hunter simply hunts as compared to the first year member that requires a good bit of verbal guidance to insure he is where he wants to be based on habitat and bird of preference in Kansas as well as when expanding out to our Iowa and Missouri lease land.
For a wild bird hunting lease option we and any reader of this article will be hard pressed to find a better alternative in Kansas or Missouri and Iowa.
First MAHA Kansas Hunt
Dear MAHA, Here is a photo of my first ever Mid-America hunt in Kansas with my two shorthairs. This was my first year with MAHA and it exceeded all my expectations. I took Jon's advise and hunted three different Kansas regions this year. There was not one day where I didn't get into birds. Several days resulted in me limiting out. Other days, we had to work pretty hard for what we got. That's hunting! I've heard that others did not do as good citing that Kansas is having a down year. If that's the case, I cannot wait until a "good year."
I met some other members in the field. Each member I meet has been very courteous and respectful. They too take ownership in MAHA and it is refreshing share land with such people.
I've been impressed by MAHA staff. Everyone has been helpful in answering my questions. All messages have been return in a timely manner.
I look forward to many more years with MAHA. Thanks for providing such high quality land.
Bryan
MAHA Lease Option
We are but one choice when it comes to a Kansas hunting lease. We are not the right fit for everyone. For the do it yourself hunter wanting the added adventure of a self guided hunt we do provide the Kansas hunting lease land resource to fit that need. Those that want fancy lodging, equipment provided or a hunting guide should find another alternative. That type of hunter will not be successful on our Kansas land on his own. Continuing though the Kansas hunting links below will give the reader increasingly greater details about the options we provide. Namely one, the chance to hunt Kansas.