Upland Bird Hunting for Wild Pheasant and Bobwhite Quail
Our upland bird hunting is on natural habitat and 100% wild pheasant and quail for the do it yourself upland bird hunter seeking self guided hunts in Kansas, Missouri and Iowa.
Our hunters hunt with their own dogs, using their own style, at their own pace. Hunters hunt over multiple farms within easy driving distance that will add up to more acreage than any one hunter with the best dogs will be able to cover in a day. From day to day on the same trip all may step from their truck onto a different field each time doing so on every day and not cross their tracks.
The upland bird hunter can select from tall prairie grass, to brushy draws, to crop field soft edge, giving his bird dog a range of habitat variety and the hunter a changing of conditions that adds to the adventure of the bird hunt.
Add to this that the central mid-west has overlapping upland bird populations of both pheasant and Bobwhite Quail making for a mixed bag for each bird hunting trip or in some areas a concentration on one or the other. It is essentially the bird hunter's choice to make his own self guided upland bird hunting experience. We provide the basic resources of the land, bird habitat, recommendations and a local lodging list to make that hunt possible.
Upland Bird Hunter Distribution
A picture of an upland bird hunting unit of lease land map sheet (about 200 total on the web site.) a bird hunter would reserve for a day or more dependent on habitat quality and quantity per upland bird unit. In this case just over 2,000 acres.
On membership allocation each member receives access to a password protected web site. where we post all lease land map sheets for all member access to hunt.
Not all acreage is suited for upland bird hunting and some are within predominate pheasant or Bobwhite Quail regions. Before any bird hunter leaves home for his first season he will communicate by telephone with one of the two MAHA staff of Jon Nee or John Wenzel and receive recommendations as where to hunt for the bird of choice and habitat of choice. After the first season most members develop their favorite bird hunting regions and return there as well as explore other areas for the added adventure.
Two examples of what aerials look like for a pheasant spot above right and a quail lease below.
The difference between these two properties is the one above is covered with tall prairie grass that holds pheasants. The one below is within the quail only agricultural region and composed of row crop, fallow pasture and forage fields.We do not expect any one to know where to hunt during their first year in the Association and will get all to the spot where to park their truck. After that it is up to the do it yourself hunter to make his own bird hunt.
This is the difference the right habitat within the right region produces.
Upland Bird Hunt Quality
We take out the mystery of where to make a do it yourself upland bird hunting trip in Kansas, Missouri and Iowa for the hunter's choice of pheasant or quail or both hunts.
One of the Association staff's (John Wenzel's) dog's and a Kansas pheasant limit.
"I found 4 coveys but had to walk to find them. They were wild and on the run all day. A lot of crops were still in the fields and the ground was muddy. I found the majority of the quail on high dry pastures that I normally would have overlooked, but hunted to avoid slipping through the mud." Kevin C.
Our lease land is for during season hunts only and no pre-season dog training or running is permitted. We also do not allow gang or drive hunts.
Our lease land is for the upland bird hunter that seeks the enjoyment of watching his dogs at work. If the hunter enjoys more the capture in a picture of a fine looking point than a bag limit then that hunter has the right attitude for those we choose to associate with.
We observe all state season regulations and bag limits. We do not have any prohibitions as to the number of hunt days any bird hunter may choose to hunt. He may return for multiple trips through our long upland bird season from the end of October to the end of January.
Our mild winter weather allows for bird hunting throughout the season and our limited pressure and abundance of land prevents pressuring the birds. We have good hunts throughout the season and no upland bird hunter must feel that he has to hunt the opening two weeks to have a good hunt.
Our approach to paid upland bird hunts is that all hunters are in the field for as much time as they have. There is not any time wasted time checking in, tracking down landowners or knocking on doors.
Long before the hunter leaves home he knows exactly where he will be upland bird hunting, where he will locally lodge and when he arrives in our area he travels directly to his upland bird hunting area and begins walking the fields waiting until after dark that first day to check into the local motel. The hunter also does not stop until the very last minute he has available before traveling home again. The idea is to be upland bird hunting every moment possible to gain as much field time on birds as can be achieved.
The bottom line is for those that truly want to hunt we have the right habitat, a great amount of acreage and a staff that trains and hunts their own dogs to provide recommendations of where to hunt. All the hunter has to do is go hunt. It is that simple.
Self guided upland bird hunting at any time during any season by way of the hunters' telephone calls in a reservation to a unit of property. If he does not have an idea where to bird hunt we will recommend several starting upland units and once there the hunter may stick with the recommendation or expand out to bird habitat that more suits his hunt style and dogs.