VarietyWhile we are emphasizing Kansas grasslands wild pheasant hunting that is not to imply that grass is the only pheasant habitat where good pheasant hunting is to be found in Kansas. Quite the contrary is true and much to the benefit of the bird dog hunter. Two aspects come into play at this juncture. The first is pheasant habitat type and the second is bird dog power. Kansas Pheasant Hunter & More Hi John, Pictures of my boys, Mike & Kyle with just the pheasant they shot and also Mikey with his first buck. I grunted two in to 20 yards...a six point with a much bigger rack, but it was a much smaller deer. He will never shoot one better. The first one always is so special. I know it was special for me watching him. My oldest took that 8 point we saw in September...scored 132. Will be taking him this weekend for a doe...we don't get out much together, because he plays three sports (basketball right now)...will be nice to be out in the snow. From here on out it will be all pheasant/geese. Have a great Christmas! Steve 
Steve and sons enjoy their pheasant hunts over a lab. 
No trophy requirement for youths. The next season. John, Again…hats off to you and the staff at MAHA. Had a great time chasing roosters…and I do mean chasing…with my two boys this 06 Kansas pheasant opener. We did not see as many birds as last year, but there is still an abundance of standing crops and the cover is not as abundant or thick as last year. Enclosed are four pictures. My oldest boy joined us on Sunday and he continues to shoot straight given his limited field opportunities due to sports. The picture of Mike says it all…a true double off of our dog, Griz. Both roosters flushed simultaneously and Mike put them down with his 20 gauge Benelli pump. Dad couldn’t have been prouder!!!! Another great family day on MAHA land!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Steve 
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Dog PowerKansas pheasant hunts do not require dogs as pheasants may be walked up however, a good pheasant dog will always make any wild bird hunt all the better. All of these pheasant hunting ideas have been captured over the years from a good many pheasant hunters. In terms of the popular Kansas pheasant habitat type of the tall grass that will produce many birds in the bag, many more, easily over a hundred pheasants may be seen getting up well out of shotgun range. It takes a pheasant hunting dog with specialized skill to be productive in the tall grass. A slow hunting, long point standoff dog will produce an easy pheasant limit of points while a fast dog or one with short standoff will generate a lot of wild flushes. This brings us to the second aspect of our self guided pheasant hunting and that is pheasant specific habitat type compared to dog power and upland bird hunting style. | 
