Upland Inn Hunts

Upland Inn Hunts operates one of southern Kansas's most serious game bird operations. Jason Johnson's 12,000-acre property near Greensburg combines 6,000 acres of native grass CRP (spread across 50 different fields) with pivot-irrigated cropland—corn, beans, milo, and wheat—to create habitat that holds pheasants through every season.

The habitat work is deliberate. They use controlled burns to prevent native grass from becoming too thick, strip disking to open bugging areas for broods, inter-seeding with forbs and legumes (which studies show increases insect numbers by 300%), and strategic food plots. Cellular trail cameras throughout the property monitor bird populations year-round. On their best days, they count over 500 pheasants during a 4-hour hunt.

They hunt fewer times per field. Because they have 50 CRP fields across 12,000 acres, most fields only get hunted 6-8 times per season. Late-season pheasant hunts in January are as productive as early season hunts. Average highs in January run near 50°F—comfortable walking weather.

Kansas allows 4 roosters per day (33% higher than South Dakota). This means more birds in your bag and longer action days.

Over 90% of past hunters rebook with Upland Inn Hunts—a clear indicator of hunt quality and hospitality.

• •Arrival: If you arrive before 4 PM, they'll take you on a wildlife tour. See deer, turkey, pheasant, and quail moving in the last light. Optional: trap range (lit until 9 PM), predator hunting, or their Trackman IO golf simulator.

• •Morning: Home-cooked breakfast (biscuits and gravy, bacon, eggs, cinnamon rolls). Head to fields around 8:30 AM.

• •Mid-Day: Most groups limit out in 4 hours or so. Return to lodge for lunch and rest, or stay in field with a packed lunch. Afternoon activities: predator hunts (no charge), trap shooting, golf simulator, or relax by the fire pit.

• •Evening: Prime KC strip steaks, beef brisket, pork loin, or chicken parmesan. Homemade pies or cheesecake. Pool, shuffleboard, darts, poker, cornhole, horseshoes, ping pong.

• •Lodging in modern hunting lodges (multiple options available)
• •Experienced guides and knowledgeable staff
• •Three excellent meals per day
• •Use of Upland Inn's hunting dogs or room for yours
• •Non-alcoholic beverages and snacks
• •Bird cleaning and vacuum-sealed packaging (pheasant hunts)

• •Kansas hunting license (and draw permit for non-resident deer hunters)
• •Ammunition
• •Alcoholic beverages (BYOB)
• •Your own bird dogs (optional but encouraged)

They run a mix of pointing dogs and flushing dogs. Thick CRP cover and low hunting pressure mean their pointing dogs get plenty of points. You're encouraged to bring your own—nothing beats watching your dog work wild pheasants in that grass.

With 50+ cellular trail cameras monitoring the property, they track pheasant densities, brood success, and predator activity daily. Roadside counts every spring and fall provide statistical data on upland game populations. They know where the birds are and when they'll be there.

Greensburg, Kansas (Kiowa County) — Unit 16 (some Unit 17 land) — located in one of the better buck zones for trophy whitetail hunting.