MAHA deer bow hunting is for the self guided deer hunter that is able to bow hunt on his own with his own equipment and deer hunter tactics. That one statement applies to all of our hunts be it for archery, whitetail, turkey, upland or waterfowl. What this statement means to the hunter is that we do the work to find the right habitat within the right region of the states where we lease land (Kansas, Missouri and Iowa). We then manage the written contract land lease, provide landowner liability insurance coverage and all the other administrative actions required to secure our exclusive use for all fishing, scout and hunter access. This administrative effort includes a lawyer on retainer to pursue landowner contract and membership regulations violations. The ugly side of hunting lease operations and reality in what has become a competitive industry with greed overriding other common values at times. For those interested in further deer lease research to determine decision criteria for the right deer lease approach to any specific deer hunter use the previous link or continue with this article. Feedback from all our hunters both of success and unsuccessful hunts is always appreciated.
John, Too often we get wrapped up in the details of hunting and seem to miss out on the experience. Yesterday afternoon I had a neat experience on some prime MAHA property. I spotted this buck trolling along a hedgerow between two cut cornfields. Rattled, bleated and grunted and he crossed the corn from about 225 yards away. I got to watch him work several overhanging branches and make 6 different scrapes. Finally, he worked directly underneath my tree stand where he rubbed his pre-orbital glands on several limbs. He crossed behind me and I was able to make the shot at 10 yards. Getting the deer was minor in this case. Getting to enjoy watching this whitetail behavior up close and personal made it a memorable experience for me. He gross scored at 132” and field dressed at 197 pounds. Thanks again for your recommendations. They continue to be right on!!! Best to you the rest of the season. Steve 
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Ease of the huntThe bow deer hunter/member simply goes deer hunting without any burden of making contact with the landowner as all land use is through a telephone reservation system centralized at the MAHA office. The hunter also provides his own lodging and may use our lodging listing frequently called the “MAHA Yellow Pages” that lists all known motels, country homes for rent, B&Bs within every county where we lease land. This same listing also has local wrecker and meat locker services for when those needs should arise.
The remainder of the hunter oriented support requirements of licensing, transportation and meals the hunter also provides for himself as these are unique to the hunter’s own tastes. 
Preparation meeting opportunity equals luck. A camera in the truck and these bucks by happenstance crossed the road onto our deer lease while we were parked. The interesting aspect is they all three had complete racks on February 17th when this picture was taken. We have found sheds as early as the end of January. For those planning on a deer scouting trip several key points to consider is that most sheds are found in late February and during March. For those planning to do some combination turkey and deer scouting for a spring hunt the bachelor tom groups start to flock up with the hens in Mid March. Turkey season does not start until early April. |
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