Quail Hunter Interests
Upland Bird Hunts
| Location ComparisonKansas wild Bobwhite Quail hunting for the self guided hunter along private land grain fields, grassed waterways, wooded drainages and brush filled draws. Kansas offers more Bobwhite Quail habitat variety than that of Iowa or Missouri and Kansas has quail covey numbers to rival that of Missouri. This page assumes the reader has never hunted Kansas Bobwhite Quail. If he has hunted Kansas quail the links at left will be more informative about our organization. Kansas quail season starts in early November and runs late into January. Kansas compared to Iowa quail habitat is simply a lot more edge due to more rolling terrain and greater watersheds making for less efficient agriculture. While Kansas crop fields may be larger than other localities the one mile road square sections makes vehicle access easy. Compared to Missouri quail hunts, our Kansas quail hunt quality is typically on par with occasional years having more coveys than in Missouri. The difference between Kansas and Missouri remain that Kansas quail hunts include pheasant.
Upland Bird Hunter PressureWe offer one more option to the do it yourself upland bird dog hunter. With three states to select from, a three month season, limited hunter pressure, a variety of habitat, overlapping pheasant and Prairie Chickens. Our winter weather allows good hunts through January all combine to give each hunter more places to hunt than time to hunt. The best aspect is the ability to hunt without mixing dogs up with other hunters or chasing on the heels of others that previously hunted that field that day. Within MAHA the publics land hunter mentality is absent and all will find a more tranquil approach to watching his dog hunt. There are many intangible advantages to our method of organization that simply add up to all may hunt on their schedule, on game productive habitat at anytime during any season. The only way to beat what we offer is to lease your own five thousand acre ranch and keep everyone off it. Until then we are the best average hunter option.
Where To HuntIn general terms northeast through north central Kansas regions offers the most abundant quail populations. In past years the southeast Kansas region was famous for exceptional quail numbers and has been experiencing a recovery that the high power quail dog hunters are enjoying. However, this area remains afflicted with alternating good and bad springs during the critical brood and nesting period that create largely variable quail populations. The northwest and south central Kansas regions while having acceptable covey numbers will have high pheasant populations that some quail purist find simply distracting. The Kansas quail habitat in these various regions is different as it may be the stubby plumb and short, sparse grass that holds the coveys. Or, in other areas the soft crop edge habitat that most are accustomed to hold the better quail numbers. And, in other locals it is the brush draw cutting through a grain field that will yield more quail. With the Association staff as the hunter's friendly point of contact and who train and hunt over their own Kansas quail dogs, all hunters are assured they will be recommended as to where to hunt for the best Kansas quail hunt experience possible.
Concerning our lease land management, we do not stand still on our leases. Every year we drop those where the quail habitat no longer supports our requirements and add land that does. |
"A 7 hour day quail walk on properties totaling 690 acres. The birds were willing to let us walk by. The properties had two dog habitat and lots of woods shooting. It took right to the last hour to get the final bird. The older dog was so tired at the end of the day he refused to come out of his box for the picture. Harry O." 
