Kansas Quail Hunting
That Texas Quail Hunter Thing Again
With hunters coming from a good many states we receive and listen to much feedback about the variance in experiences as described about Kansas.
It's About The Dog Action
Kansas Hunting Scenes
The one Kansas quail hunting comment that stands out the most frequent comes from the many covey only quail hunters. They tell of their state lacking the single quail point action after the covey flush. What they experience in the central midwest is quite different with many singles points after the covey flush. Most prior to this experience were covey flush shooters only.
These quail hunters comment on the frenzied dog work they get to watch as their dogs seem to be in quail heaven working singles for the first time. This is the point in time many of these quail hunters find that one quail dog is plenty, two dogs make the hunter to work more than desired by walking fast between points. Three dogs even for two hunters a bit much.
What is more interesting is that these same hunters find the more enjoyable hunts of more than one dog on the ground at a time to be best with dogs that back, steady to point, flush, wing and shot, breaking only on command. Anything less and dogs will be flushing birds well before the hunter is set to shoot.
This is the best criteria for the number of dogs on the ground at one time during any hunt. A covey of 20 birds will easily yield 3 to 6 singles points for a single dog and more with a brace. Having more dogs on the ground will only serve the hunter if they are steady to break on command. It will happen that the number of points subsequent to the covey point will be well into the teens.
Costs And Value
Our prices allow the average quail hunter that wants an entire season availability of wild quail. On the right habitat within the right region of Kansas. And, the quail hunter we seek is a hunter not a tourist seeking hunting guides, dogs, lodge, Jacuzzi and prepared meals. We provide the Kansas hunting land for those that can quail hunt on their own. Those wanting the corporate hunter environment are well suited with other than with us.
Even though no one quail hunter has the capacity to hunt the entire Kansas season or leases we keep our administration simple by making the whole Kansas season available rather than count days for each hunter. All may quail hunt any time during the Kansas season and do so on their schedule without long lead time planning. Any quail hunter in the Association past his first season will tell how he waits just before his hunt to decide where to go and will use current weather forecasts as part of the hunting locality decision.
For most hunters one week a year is common. Those with more time frequently make a second trip. Few hunt a third tip. Most find that evan a short hunt is worth the cost. That cost begins at $1,500 per individual hunter Dependent family member discounts.
Eastern Kansas
What Works Best
For those wanting to do more research about our organization and hunts read a bit more using the "Index" link at the bottom of every page to access both the boring to read and more interesting hunt pages. then give us a call to discuss specific hunt plans.
Quail are by far the most difficult hunt we offer just due to the walking required to develop knowledge of where the coveys are located. Part of the consequence of a self guided hunter organization. That consequence defined further is in that for every 1,000 acres of quail habitat, the coveys generally occupy a 5 square acre area. To find the several coveys or those several 5 acre localities for each 1,000 acres of land takes the willingness to walk all of the acreage. A benefit within a self guided hunter organization as opposed to a knock-on-door or public lands hunter is that the self guided hunter does not shoot out a covey as he is there for reasons other than the birds alone. That self guided quail hunter husbands his known coveys to insure good hunts to come. The public lands hunter shoots every quail he can as he knows that if he does not the next free land hunter will.
Since we built this web site back in 1996 we have learned much from listening to prospective, current new and older members of what kind of pictures to show and which pictures have more value than others. This picture is just such a case.
Many new to the central mid-west have a concern about being able to identify property lines to prevent accidental trespass onto other land than what we have under lease. This pictures of a fence line single quail point long after the covey flush illustrates well the obvious demarcation of property lines. Between the two farms in this picture the more valued quail lease is that with grain crop fields rather than the hay field to the left. The next value is that of dogs on point as proof of quail holding habitat better than can be seen in a harvest limit picture of birds, dogs and hunter at a truck. The geese flying over are just a bonus to make the day more enjoyable.
Western Kansas Quail Hunting
Western Kansas cover is shown below. It contrasts that of eastern Kansas with its open lands grass based quail habitat. Putting this low to ground cover next to any of the dry land milo or irrigated corn field makes for some good quail hunts.
Open lands with much clear shooting. A drainage that boarders two crop fields. The drainage has many of these fingers that cut deeper into the grain fields. The dog is on a single's quail point.
Compare this open land to eastern Kansas tree lined fields and brushed in waterways. The picture above shows this is a tougher region to come up with excuses for missed shots.
That far crop field is milo. That alone would make this a must hunt spot. Add the grass and scrub makes it better. The real value of this picture is there is a 70 pound dog on point well within beeper collar hearing range and yet to be seen. That weed and grass slope ranges from ankle high to above the waist.
We thought this was another quail singles point making for the ninth from that covey. It turned into a rooster at flush. Same field as the picture immediately above.
One of those long draws that twists around a bit making it a longer walk than it first appears. Crops on both sides, more scrub else where. Produced but one covey.
The east half of Kansas typically rivals that of Missouri quail in terms of covey counts. This difference in habitat makes for the variety we all need to keep motivated by avoiding the routine of hunting the same spots or covers. Western Kansas hunts offer a break from the more common tall grass pheasant hunts for those that enjoy the mixed bag hunt. Dog power makes a big difference and often a limiter greater than the additional shooting skill required by quail.
All of this presentation is meant for those not yet familiar with the Association's Kansas quail hunting land resources. Our telephone number is at the bottom of each page. Feel free to call any day or evening for a better direct conversation.
