We are trainers and hunters of our own bird dogs. Because of this we have plenty of first hand experience with almost all of the wild upland bird land and track (forecast) both pheasant and quail populations over the entire year as well as from season to season. It begins with surveying the land we may lease and then following up with hunting each of our regions during the season to confirm the quality of the game production as well as keeping tabs on the landowners. We will recommend to all first year upland bird hunters where to upland hunt for his bird and habitat of choice. After the first year most do it yourself hunters simply return to favored areas and all typically explore new regions as well. The OwnerThis is Jon Nee the Association owner with one of his dogs. Little can add to this picture. The dog, Buck, passed away in 1993 after a career of bird hunting that those that hunted with him still reminisce about today. Buck was one of those exceptional dogs that will not be forgotten and many more stories told about. Jon continues to hunt with pointers. The Partner
John has also trained and hunted Wirehairs, Brittany's and GSPs not being breed blind recognizing it is the breeder first and the breed second. John is who hunters will speak to when calling in to inquire of membership. About Traveling To Bird Hunt John also is a multi state, multi bird self guided hunter covering the cactus and snake regions of the southwest, the east slope of the Rockies and the northern grouse states as well as avidly pursuing pheasant and quail here in the central mid-west. His multiple state hunting trips reminds him of that which new to any area hunter requires. That is, where is the right land, what is the right habitat and where to stay. The only elements most do it yourself hunters require to break into a new region. Those that hunt where John recommends typically have a good time of it, but a recommendation is not the same as a guarantee.
A picture of the Wyoming Thunder Basin National Grasslands showing one of the many places where local rancher over grazing eliminated any potential Sharp-tailed Grouse populations through habitat destruction. Both locals and the sate wildlife department recommended this place for hunting. It was a waste of time and money to travel to and hunt. We are showing this picture as that after several days of hunting Wyoming's walk-in hunter access areas and national grasslands we did not find a single bird or a local Wyoming resident that had seen any. This experience was in contrast to the Wyoming Fish and Game publications citing three large regions containing Sharp-Tailed Grouse. This type of experience will not occur in this hunting Association, our hunters get on birds. Advance to our administrative section for a historical description of the Association since its inception in 1965. Or, a less precise history. Not ExpertsNeither of us claim to be upland bird hunting or bird dog experts. We simply enjoy watching our dogs hunt and the upland bird action we gain. When we hunt we hunt a new property each time out and cover all regions where the Association has lease land. If we recommend a place to hunt it is based on this level of first hand knowledge of the land the birds and habitat. The hunter's confidence he can trust our recommendations is that our motivation is pure. We want all hunters to renew their membership each year and we know they will only do so if they have a good hunt. That is what we are after. Contact Information
Costs
Individual members are adults and each individual membership is issued by name to one person and cannot be shared or sold.
Spouse is a married person to the individual member.
Dependent children are 18 and under in high school and 21 and under in college. dependent children can only hunt in the company of a parent and on the same numbered/lettered lease as the parent. A more detailed discussion of our costs is available at that page within our administration information section. Hunting PressureReflected in the chart below are the number of members that made reservations to upland bird hunt by state and by season.
For a more complete picture of our total hunting pressure please advance to our Hunter Pressure page within in our administrative section. Upland Bird Hunting Difference
The difference is significant as we clearly understand what the product is that we provide, to whom we will market it to and we will remain true to that mission. To do otherwise would be to risk our livelihoods. To that end we seek each member to renew his membership each year for many years to come, and most do. That is the effect, the cause is that all members have as good as a hunt as is possible through equal access to all land, all seasons in all states. We will further assist the first year member with recommendation where to hunt for his choice of habitat and upland bird. The idea is not to let anyone flounder and get all on birds every hunt. As a business we are friendly to all that comply with our Conditions Of Membership and poorly tolerate those that attempt to redefine the Association regulations. This approach keeps life simple and all know where they stand. We seek all to have good hunts and always work toward that end. For a more thorough review of our approach to paid hunts have a read of that topic within our greater "About Us" section.
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John Wenzel trains and hunts his own bird dogs, in this picture a Llewellin Setter known by some as Gentleman Jack.
Feel free to call anytime on most days from 9-9 at 913-773-8110. We try to answer the telephone whenever we can and always return all messages. With our organization staffed at three full time folks counting our secretary (at right) and the amount of land we maintain means that we are on the road quite a bit throughout the year. If we are not immediately present to discuss your upland bird hunting interest please be patient as we will talk as soon as we can.
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