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What it is all about

When it comes to pheasant hunting there are two pheasant hunter types each with different hunting ideas about what a quality pheasant hunt is or should be. We offer this article to use as decision criteria about the pheasant hunting we offer.

Our model for paid hunting lease land access is designed for the do it yourself hunter that seeks to hunt over his own dogs on wild upland birds. Having said that there does still remain those we chose to work with and those we do not as we do not simply allocate memberships to all that have the means to pay. This article separates those that we will offer memberships to and those we will not accept payment from.

The upland bird hunting adventure continues in the winter as the sign, pheasant tracks in this picture, is far more evident allowing the dedicated pheasant hunter the opportunity to learn more about his game. More tracks were on this lease than can be captured in one photo.

Seeing this kind of pheasant movement record enhances the hunting and may even make it more challenging as it is clear the pheasants were here, the photographer (member and pheasant hunter) had moved them during his hunt and the dogs were reported to be intense.

On this hunt the tracks were discovered, pheasants pointed, roosters flushed and not one bagged, however the hunters were having a good time of it all the while.

This is a good snow for us. Deep enough to record movement, cold enough to prevent the dogs from getting heat fatigue and not too deep to inhibit the hunt. Notice the pheasant's body is not plowing through the snow, just deep enough to record the leg movements.

Have a look at some more pheasant hunting habitat.

Types

Pheasant hunting encompasses two basic methods.

The first pheasant hunting technique and the one that appears to be the most common are drives with or without dogs. The second method is the individual or small group hunter with one or few dogs. We cater to only the individual or small group pheasant hunters and loathe the drive hunt. Additionally, we offer only self guided pheasant hunts.

Score Card

The pheasant drive hunt piles up dead birds for those that measure pheasant hunting quality in terms of score card numbers. Frequently, one bird will get up and two to three hunters will fire one or more times at it.

Such a pheasant hunting techniques we regulate to the novice or the incidental pheasant hunter rather than one seeking the quality of a good day in the field. While some may attempt to render this distinction irrelevant it is paramount to us. That subtly alone says much about the quality we seek in our hunters and that of the hunts we seek to provide. To not understand that difference is to miss entirely the purpose of this article.

And, for those that require things more plainly do not continue with this article or even think of calling us if the reader is a gang or ditch pheasant hunter.

Dog Work

The individual or small group bird dog running method of pheasant hunting quality is measured in the amount and quality of pheasant hunting dog work and birds harvested with one shot.

The ideal all strive for in this second method is on each pheasant hunting day a limit of roosters, off the dog (either pointing or flushing), a single shot per bird and every bird shot at goes in the bag.

This technique describes the hunter that seeks a quality experience. That experience is a special tranquility that only a dog working its heart out for his master can achieve. That is the pheasant hunting that respects the pheasants, dogs and the hunting activity representing the best of hunters.

A picture from a hunter that enjoys the day with his dog. Thanks to Darren from MN that sent in pictures from his first year as a MAHA member.