Rio Grande Turkey Hunts
Rio Grande Turkey Habitat
Late spring/early summer Rio Grande Turkey flock that our presence moved from the crop field into a pasture.
Where we belive from the droppings the Rios roosted.
Advantages
Kansas wild Rio Grande Turkey hunts is a surprise to many that think this bird is limited to Texas. What Kansas has to offer is a 6 week long, all day long spring season with 2 tags available for over the counter purchase and the ability to tag two toms in one day. A further advantages of no snakes and no cactus. And, a lot of birds in large flocks.
What MAHA brings to wild turkey hunts is the private land we lease for our exclusive use, two full time staff that are very familiar with the Rios, and a hunter's choice lodging listing for every county where we lease land.
For every one of our do it yourself hunters seeking to tag a couple of toms we will recommend to them what properties to hunt, they will have more ground to setup on than time to cover it all and most importantly they will be able to hunt on their own, their own style, their own calling and their own ability to camouflage. This is the kind of hunt for those that know how to hunt. For those just learning they will gain much experience in the process and the Rio Grande is an easier bird to learn on than the Eastern.
Location
Just as are our Mule Deer, the Kansas Rios is a habitat and regionally specific turkey that is not indigenous to the entire state. Those that study ground nesting birds know the value of the right environmental limiting factors that geographically separates different species. In the case of the Rio Grande, it is a matter of humidity, altitude, average rainfall and the timing of rains.
We have long recognized where the right environmental limiting factors exist and within that region and we have a thorough understanding of the habitat most frequently occupied. This means the Association hunter will be spending his time in the right region of the state and on the right habitat identified to a specific numbered property on our map sheets and will be spending his time Rio Grande hunting.
No Mystery
No hoping, wishing or wanting. Long before any hunter leaves home he will know exactly where he will hunt, he will have his lodging reservations in place, may purchase his licenses online or over the counter once within the state. All the hunter has to do is simply talk to us by telephone, travel out here and when he arrives he goes straight to his reserved land and hunts on his own separated from other hunters.
And, we have more options all for the same cost. Simply by traveling over to Missouri the hunter may purchase over the counter two more spring season tags and continue his hunting trip beyond that of Kansas Rios onto Easterns as well with all the same advantages we listed above.
That is two over the counter tags in each state for four tags total between Kansas and Missouri. Two states and two bird species, on the same trip. For those collecting toms by the state we also offer more land in Iowa, however the Iowa tag must be applied for through a competitive lottery.
Continuing the advantages to our approach to do it yourself hunts on private land leases is that the same cost that allows for spring season Rio Grande Turkey hunts allows for Mule and Whitetail Deer hunts as well.
Winter Rio Grande Turkey Flock
Agricultural land in grain fields within watersheds provides the year round food source and roost trees for this Rio Grande Turkey flock in southern Kansas. Otherwise the terrain is wide open.