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Habitat
Of Interest | Expectations
The average good quail hunting day for the better quail dogs is a four covey day with much singles action. Zero covey days and up to eight may occur for some, however most should not expect too many of either. The four covey average is as much driven by our 8 quail daily bag limit than all else. This experience is relative to one's background and magazine articles. Have a read about our quail hunting quality providing comparison to several other quail hunt examples.
As a do it yourself quail hunter organization most train and hunt their own dogs and that is the focus, the dog work not the quail. Most of these hunter run a brace and shoot two quail per covey either on covey or singles points giving each dog a chance and move on. The value is the opportunity to return to that same covey later in the season or the next year as they are residential or headquartered to the same spot for the life of the covey.
Flexibility & Choice
We keep our system simple with one cost for all for all lease land access for all seasons in all three states. This allows all quail hunters to select which state or states they would like to hunt and at what time during any state seasons.
All may hunt as often as desired and for as many days each trip.
Hunter Quality
If we agree that MAHA and the do it yourself hunters we seek enjoy more the quality of dog work than having to have a quail limit every day then we should also agree to the following hunter management issues.
Not to quail hunt the last hour of daylight to allow the birds to covey up before dark.
Not hunt to shoot coveys less than 10 birds and assume two pairs may survive for the next breeding season.
Shoot pointed not jumped quail.
No covey shooting.
Dogs on the ground limitation of two per any one hunter and not more than three per hunting party regardless of size. More may be in the truck and rotated.
No gang hunts.
Missouri
During the Missouri rifle deer season during the middle two weeks in November we close bird hunting due to safety considerations. Upland bird hunting continues in Iowa and Kansas during those state firearms deer seasons. Missouri is distinguished due to their deer tag being cheap and over the counter allowing for many hunters in the field where in Kansas and Iowa the deer tags are restrictive to the point of not adversely impacting bird hunts.
Missouri quail hunting is the classic edge habitat well suited for the long running quail dogs. The walking is easy and much eyes on the dog possible.
Kansas
Kansas upland bird hunting offers the most pheasants and equally within some regions to Missouri on quail hunting. Those desiring a mixed bag hunt find Kansas best suits that requirement.
Kansas quail hunting is similar to Missouri's crop edge except the fields are larger and Kansas has the brush filled draw offering miles of huntable habitat as well. This one variation alone makes for that added bit of adventure that avoids the routine of the same habitat through all field trips.
Iowa
Do not allow Iowa's pheasant hunt reputation cloud anyone's quail hunting. Our south-central Iowa lease land is on the same watershed as north central Missouri.
This is the Grand River Watershed a very large area of multiple sized stream that are tree lined and cutting through farm country. The right combination of cover and food in small repeated areas over the entire region. The fact that the Iowa - Missouri state line separates this locality does not inhibit the coveys.
Iowa quail hunting doses distinguish itself from Missouri with its higher pheasant density.
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