Private wetlands duck hunting lease in Missouri

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The sign in front of our office showing a waterfowl preference.

Difference

When it comes to a duck lease we offer a choice separate from what many other lease options there does exist.

When hunters call interested in blinds or wetlands they have the preconceived idea of a single blind for the season or join in with a small group of others on a single wetlands with a few blinds. We take another approach that has proven far more effective over the years since 1965 at retaining our hunters with us for decades. That approach is not to limit any one hunter to just one blind or one wetlands. Our hunters may select on any given day from over 30 duck blinds spread over several private wetlands as well as a number of wade-in areas, farm ponds, and watershed lakes.

In short we provide not just one private duck lease hunting spot but several and all without any of the hunters doing any of the lease work than just to duck hunt.

Decision Criteria

There are benefits and consequences to each of the variable forms of waterfowl hunt lease options that may be considered. We will list only those points our long term members have stated as reasons they renew their membership and those for why some decline applying for a MAHA membership.

The central reason for remaining a member for a decade or more is the ability to hunt different wetlands. The point made by some was they are more effective in one type over another.

The counter point to this rationale is that some hunters enjoy the stability of one wetlands, learning it and remaining with that one spot. The difference appears to be between those that enjoy the adventure or different scenery of different wetlands over that of routine.

The ease of the hunt is also well enjoyed meaning the hunter simply telephones in a reservation to a numbered blind and goes and hunts. The counter point is that duck hunters are a social group and many small groups want a single blind they can hunt without the need of checking in. The difference is we exist for duck hunting and not social activities. Our blinds may seat up to five hunters that may want to hunt together, however we have seen the ducks are not dedicated to any one wetlands throughout the season and especially not to any one blind. The hunters that stay with us for years move to where the duck are, not necessarily where they want the ducks to be.

The final argument for any duck lease method has a similar emotional base to it as the one immediately listed above and similar to the deer hunter. Both want their own place that they can manage to their own taste.

Many hunters want their own piece of land to build into their ultimate duck spot. We actually agree and support this attitude as we, the Association staff, have our own land that we develop for ourselves as our own little playground. And, playground is what it is. When it comes to serious waterfowl hunts we go where the ducks are and far more frequently they are elsewhere than the MAHA partner's own farms.

Above one of our wetlands.

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Blue sky days and still the birds come. Early season teal.

TJ Bass Jr., one of the two future MAHA owner/operators learning the trade. That is if he earns high school grades worthy to enter and graduate college.

Experience

In the case of the MAHA partners, Jon Nee maintains a large watershed pond and slough. John Wenzel has a Wood Duck creek, not much, but something interesting to watch through the seasons. The difference is that Jon Nee is the duck hunter and John Wenzel's farm is in a better location for developing quail habitat for bird dog training as well as to keep his horses. However, the value to both is these two hunters and land managers recognize and understand habitat. It is habitat that brings our quality duck hunts meaning wetlands in the right area of the Lower Missouri River Basin enhanced with water level control, plantings, tree cutting and blind posting that attract ducks.

Multiple wetlands habitats.

Cut a few trees, build a levee with a gated pipe along a well known micro flyway creek bottom and when it floods we have a prime duck spot. See the blind to the right. Sounds easy? It took two years of work to get it to that point it could be hunted.

Choice

The duck lease decision criteria comes down to one basic choice. The self guided duck hunter can buy land, build or manage his own wetlands, cover his own blinds, pump his own water and have one dedicated wetlands or duck blind to hunt. Or, the duck hunter can have the flexibility to hunt several wetlands, multiple blinds or sloughs, wade-in areas or watershed lakes without the work of pumping water, covering blinds or insurance coverage costs.