Association applicants frequently request what our hunter success ratio. Remembering this is a do it yourself hunter organization this is not an appropriate question and its approach to hunting. As a self guided hunting organization that solely caters to the do it yourself hunter our success ratio calculation is impossible as we, the Association staff, are not at point of harvest. We are reliant of other evaluation means with the most obvious being our return hunter strength.
Success ratios are often a question found in magazine articles on how to evaluate guide services. We do not guide and offer only the opportunity to hunt on a self guided hunt basis on private land we lease for our exclusive use. The difference between these two approaches to managed hunting is extreme. A simple criteria comparison includes a guided hunt the client is paying for the guide's skill and direction of where, when and how to hunt. The client is betting the guide is the better hunter between the two of them. The guide's success ratio comes from his ability to locate game on a regular bases and ensure the clients follow orders. All the client must be able to do is shoot as all of his other needs are taken care of by the guide. Mid-America Hunting Association success ratio is entirely depended upon the do it yourself hunter/member's hunting skill and his alone. We lease for habitat in regions of the states that have historic production and after that it is up to the member to achieve his own success. All the photos shown on this web site are from those that first take the time to take a picture and then send it in to us. We are sure these photos only represent a fraction of the harvest our members secure every year. Reference deer hunters a second significant difference between our approach and that of guide services is that guide services frequently process through their outfit new hunters each season and their success ratio is measured primarily on one time hunter experiences. In our Association our hunters hunt with us for years and after any given time they have harvested enough trophies that their standards continue to rise until they go years between deer. While there are many 120 class deer there are far fewer 180 class and those seeking such animals will need to spend more time at it.
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