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| ApplicationUpland bird hunting with us begins with a telephone conversation where we will discuss two central topics that ensure a good upland bird hunting experience. The first is to ensure what we offer is what the hunter believes us to be and the second is just to ensure we can work together. If we agree then the membership applicant must return an original signed release of liability/membership agreement form and payment by check or credit card. We will respond with the member's ID card, vehicle marker and initial map issue on CD. The accompanying welcome letter will tell how to access lease land map updates on line. Where To Hunt
Within all three of our states (Kansas, Missouri, Iowa) we have large regions of overlapping pheasant and quail and two quail only areas. Within each of the overlapping areas a the entire pheasant and quail habitat range exists and the hunter may be hunting brushy draws, crop edge and tall grass all the same day or chose to concentrate within one type of habitat. In terms of habitat distinction it is more a density by type decision than all else. In some regions we have large lease land holdings of tall prairie grass that hold pheasants hard. In other regions it is a matter of very little tall grass and mostly crop edge quail hunting. Crop edge hunting dependent on the region may yield a pheasant as often as a covey. In any regard of bird or habitat preference we will recommend to the hunter where to hunt by state, county and that upland bird hunting will be to a "unit" of property.
PressureAn upland bird unit currently ranges from 1,200 to 11,000 acres and the hunter would reserve one unit per day selecting at his election from several days in the larger units to a different unit each day. Any lease land within that reserved unit the hunter can select to hunt or pass dependent on the cover and food habitat and his preferences for his own hunting style and bird dog power. Upland bird units also allow us to separate hunters and to manage hunting pressure. An example of how a reservation serves to separate hunters would be anyone calling for any specific state and county and is the first to call in to make a reservation for any given day has his choice of units. The next hunter calling into reserve land for the same day and county would be given the choice of the remaining units without hunters. If all units in any one county have a hunting party each then the gun limit per unit comes into practice. A unit gun limit is the total number of hunters we permit within any unit given the amount of acreage and habitat quality for that unit. It is not a direct ratio of acres per hunter per day. This may equate to a larger 4,000 acre unit of less huntable habitat having a limit of 6 guns for over 600 acres per hunter to a 2,000 acre of greater cover habitat unit with a 5 gun limit or 400 acres per hunter. The point we are making here is that we are bird dogs hunters and know what it takes to have a good hunt. MAHA is also a business not a hunting club with all of that title's social connotation. To both of these ends we know what it takes to have a good hunt and thoroughly understand it is only the satisfied hunter that will renew his membership. Long time members is the goal we seek. |
Once the hunter has his maps in hand it is a lot easier to talk about where to hunt for either Bobwhite Quail or pheasant and if there is a habitat type preference. Within our three state region it is more if there is a preference for more quail than pheasant or the other way on where to hunt. habitat distinction does separate where to hunt to a greater extent.
