New to Hunt Hickory Creek this year is our Central Kansas lodge.
We will be running hunters from the end of October all the way through January. Our main hunting area is located between Quivira National Refuge and Cheyanne Bottoms Refuge. Central Kansas is a special place for waterfowl hunting. During peak migration our refuges hold hundreds of thousands if not close to a million ducks and geese at one time. Mainly being Specklebelly Geese, Snow Geese, Lesser Canada Geese, Mallards, Pintails and Wigeon. You may have an opportunity to harvest all of these species in one hunt. You will be very comfortable every morning in our Avian-x a-frame blinds or laying on backboards. We move to new feed locations each day running up to 1,200 of the industry’s best decoys. When our refuges freeze up birds move to open water such as sand pits and large bodies of water. As we go into late season we see a lot of reverse migration and this brings opportunities for very good Lesser Canada hunting.
What to Expect
A typical day waterfowl hunting with us will start with and early morning coffee and continental style breakfast including cereal, muffins, Danish pastry, and bagels.
You will then head out to your hunting location with your guide who will set the decoy spread, prepare the blind(s) and then continue to hunt with you throughout the morning.
We typically hunt out of a-frame style blinds or layout blinds. This is the same whether hunting a dry field loaded with Canada Geese (Cacklers, Lessers and Greaters), ducks and occasional Snow Geese or Specklebelly Geese or many of the watershed lakes or ponds that we have at our disposal.
You may choose to go in for lunch or pack a lunch and continue to hunt throughout the day. At the end of your long day of hunting you will be escorted back to the lodge where a home-style meal will be waiting for you.
Stories are told around the dinner table while getting a game plan together for the next morning.
Guided Waterfowl Experience
We spend countless hours throughout the season scouting and prepping for your arrival.
Our guides run a variety of decoys and decoys spreads so you do not have to bring your own!
A few things that are recommended to bring are of course your gun, plenty of ammo, and at least knee-high water proof boots. Waders are most certainly an option but are not necessary for your hunting experience. It will be required that any birds that you harvest are to be tagged and cleaned prior to your next day or hunting. If you don't not tag and clean your birds prior to the next day’s hunt you will be excluded from the next day’s hunt until your birds are processed. The processing can be further explained by your guide upon arrival.
Typical birds that are harvested here in Kansas are as follows:
- Ducks
- Mallards
- Pintails
- Gadwall
- Wigeon
- Divers
- Geese
- Cackling Canada Geese
- Lesser Canada Geese
- Greater Canada Geese
- Snow Geese
- Specklebelly Geese
All-Inclusive Duck & Goose Hunting Trips
Bring your favorite weapon and gear - we'll provide the rest!
Food
- Continental Breakfast
- Deli Style Lunch (Soup & Sandwiches)
- Homestyle Dinner
- All beverages: soft drinks, juice & coffee. No alcoholic beverages included.
- Full bath, kitchen, sleeping areas, washer & dryer
Hunting Guide
- Experienced hunting guide
Already Booked a Trip? Please refer to your hunting confirmation email for reservation details.
2018 / 2019 Waterfowl Hunting Schedule & Prices
Prices do not include hunting tag and license fees for the State of Kansas.
GUIDED WATERFOWL HUNTING
3 Full Days of Hunting / 4 Nights Lodging. Prices are Per Hunter
Groups of 6 or more hunters will reserve lodge exclusively.
| Hunting Dates |
Fully-Guided |
| Waterfowl Season |
| Mid October - Mid February |
$1,2001 |
Due to the many species of bird and varying hunting seasons, please contact us before booking your waterfowl hunt.
- Bird cleaning and processing at additional cost.
Reservations & Deposit
When you’re ready to reserve your waterfowl hunting trip, a $200 deposit is required to hold your trip date.
For your convenience you can securely Pay Deposit online using our reservation system.
Personal checks are accepted for deposits only, and can be mailed to: Hunt Hickory Creek, 1658 Pioneer Rd, Howard, KS 67349. The remaining balance is due upon arrival, and payable in cash or credit card.
No person shall possess, have in custody, or transport more than the daily bag limit or aggregate daily bag limit, whichever applies, of migratory game birds, tagged or not tagged, at or between the place where taken and either (a) his automobile or principal means of land transportation; or (b) his personal abode or temporary transient place of lodging; or (c) a migratory birds preservation facility; or (d) a post office; or (e) a common carrier facility.
Toe Tags Note: The law is stating you cannot walk out of the field or marsh with someone else’s birds in your possession. You cannot drive from the field to your house or anywhere else with someone else’s birds in your vehicle that is not riding in your vehicle and the birds not tagged. Each migratory bird shall be tagged and the tag must be completely filled out, attached, and signed by the person that harvested that particular bird.
No person shall put or leave any migratory game birds at any place (other than at his personal abode), or in the custody of another person for picking, cleaning, processing, shipping, transportation, or storage (including temporary storage), or for the purpose of having taxidermy services performed, unless such birds have a tag attached, signed by the hunter, stating his address, the total number and species of birds, and the date such birds were killed. Migratory game birds being transported in any vehicle as the personal baggage of the possessor shall not be considered as being in storage or temporary storage.