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Private European ResultsDuck HuntingJunior MembershipsGood Old Fashioned Quail HuntsNew from the Pro Shop2015 Flint Oak/K-State Memorial Scholarship EuroLooking BackCalendar of EventsWine, Economics and HuntingSporting Clays NewsMemories to Last a LifetimeMembership Bylaws2014/2015 Open European DatesImportant Reminders

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2013-2014 PRIVATE EUROPEAN RESULTS


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If you don’t know what all the quacking is about around the lodge or from theguides…it’s Flint Oak’s newest form of Hunting, Duck Hunting. This fall will be ourfourth year of running our waterfowl program, and it continues to grow each year.As an added bonus to the diehard hunter, it allows you to enjoy three hunts in oneday since we start around 6:30 in the morning, depending on the sunrise.

Your guide will pick you up at the Lodge, and you receive a safety talk on theway to the blind. Once you arrive at West Lake and get settled into your blind theguide will serve you your giant breakfast burrito and coffee before the morningshooting begins.

Strategically placed around West Lake are four pit blinds, each is twenty-eightfeet long and accommodates up to six hunters, along with the guide and his lab(s).The fast-paced shooting includes both decoying and pass shooting of Mallards.After you have harvested your share of Mallards, your guide will return your partyback to the Lodge in time for your scheduled morning Field Hunt or European. Ifyou haven’t been on a Flint Oak Duck hunt yet, you better call today and makeyour reservation because for the last three years we ran out of ducks before sea-son’s end, forcing us to have to turn some away, something we do not like doing.

Duck Hunting at Flint Oak Quack-Quack-Quack

Help us serve you better. We schedule our personnel based onthe reservations we receive. This is why we require advancereservations on ALL activities. Spur of the moment decisions toadd to, or change, scheduled activities are difficult andsometimes impossible to accommodate. The more accurate theinformation you provide in advance, the better we can serve you.

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The 2014 spring season at Flint Oakbegan with burning a large portion ofthe Ranch to kick start new growth forthe 2014/2015 hunt season. A coolJune and July, with lots of moisture thisyear, really gave a boost to milo andfood plots. Plenty of additional coverand foliage will make for great huntingthis year at Flint Oak. Preserve main-tenance continues to take up most ofour time as the summer days fly by. Be-tween road maintenance, mowing,spraying and planting there is neverenough time in the day. This past sum-mer Flint Oak built a new and improvedroad at the West Ranch. During thepast spring season three tom turkeyswere harvested at Flint Oak. We haveseen multiple shooter toms this summerand plan to see more members huntingfor these great turkeys next spring.

We are ready for another great huntseason.

Preserve News


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Staring at a computer screen, sittingin an office chair and constantly being“connected” to technology wearing youout? Take a break, stretch your legs,get the blood pumping and enjoy somethrilling activities in the beautiful FlintHills by experiencing all the outdoorrecreation available at Flint Oak. Weoffer a variety of incredible and memo-rable Hunts as well as Shooting Sports.Field Hunts (mixed bag of Pheasant,Quail and Chukar), Super Quail Hunts,Duck Hunts and European DrivenPheasant Shoots are sure to provideaction packed enjoyment for all. Whilenot only enjoying the shooting aspect ofhunting, you will get to witness firsthand the impressive dog work that alsogoes along with these traditional sports.Shooting Sports include a 10-StationSporting Clay Course, Skeet/Trap Field,5-Stand and friendly games of Knock-out or Flurry.

Need to get back down to businessafter a little fun in the field? Flint Oakhas several meeting rooms available toconduct your presentations, meetingsand host speakers. You can still ac-complish your goals and get throughyour agendas while visiting our resort.A variety of beverages, cookies andhealthy snacks can be providedthroughout your meeting along withaudio/visual equipment and wireless in-ternet access.

Our Main and Lakeside Lodge pro-

vide comfortable accommodations foreveryone during your stay. And after afull day of meetings and incredible out-door recreation, enjoy happy hour at ourfull bar with wine and cocktails or visitour restaurant located right in the MainLodge. Our restaurant will have you re-laxing and enjoying our extraordinarylunch and dinner menus where spec-tacular specials and entrees delight andsatisfy all. And don’t forget about ourfamous breakfast buffet that will geteveryone well nourished and ready togo for the day ahead.

Overall, we can customize your cor-porate retreat whether you want to getout into the field right away and conductyour meetings later, or spread the funthroughout your business agenda. Wecan tailor our facilities to fit your com-pany’s needs while offering outstandingaccommodations, exceptional food andthrilling outdoor activities for all to enjoy.

Business & Recreational Fun at Flint Oak

Flint Oak had to say good-bye to agreat friend, Ethan Rimel. Ethan left usunexpectedly in a tragic accident. Ethanfirst started at Flint Oak on October 22,2005, as an after school bird cleanerand continued to work for Flint Oak asseasonal help until he was hired on per-manently November 14, 2010 as anemployee in the Shooting Sports De-partment. Ethan had recently been pro-moted to the new Manager of ShootingSports on April 6, 2014, before the ac-cident took his life on May 25, 2014.Ethan leaves behind his fiancée Kayla,their two boys Colton and Canton, aswell as many great friends here at FlintOak, he will be greatly missed.

Ethan Rimel

Thank you to all who went fishin’ forthe lost lure in our Spring 2014 Update.The four lucky winners of a $25.00 FlintOak gift certificate were:

Bob O’HairBarry LawDavid WaltersBobby Maley

Spring Lure Winners


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Junior Memberships are the newestform of Memberships Flint Oak offers.Created four years ago, many Membersstill do not know they exist. If your son,daughter or even someone in your of-fice loves the outdoors this is the per-fect gift or reward. Junior Membershipscost $1,000.00, come with $900.00 inhunt/fish credits and run one full calen-dar year from date of purchase. TheJunior Member must be betweentwenty-one and forty years of age andsponsored by a current Member. Thisdeal sounds too good to betrue….$1000.00 Membership with$900.00 back in credit! Junior Mem-berships help in building continued gen-erations of Members. If you havesomeone for whom you would like toget a Junior Membership, call the officetoday and the staff will take care of you. Deer season is just around the cor-

ner; Archery and Muzzleloader startSeptember 15. The deer cameras havebeen up since June and the bucks areshowing up in the photos. This year thedeer program has made an upgradewith newly positioned tree stands andall new enclosed box blinds in place.

The cameras have shown manyshooter bucks this year and in additionto being able to harvest a buck in thisyear’s deer hunting package, it allows ahunter to bag a doe at no additionalcharge (providing you have purchaseda second doe only tag). The deer pack-age offering will include a three-dayhunt, two nights lodging (one room perpackage) and a guide that will take youto and from the blind. Pretty good deal

if you think about it, two deer for theprice of one. For pricing on the newdeer hunting packages, pleases contactthe office and stay tuned to Facebookto see some of the shooter deer thatyou may have a chance to bag this sea-son. Flint Oak will set you up in a blindin the right spot, but it will be up to youto make your shots count and harvestyour deer.

Once you have bagged your deer,Flint Oak staff will help you in the pro-cessing of your harvest. All you need toprovide are the coolers to pack it home.

(All out-of-state hunters must securebuck tags during the out-of-state draw-ing with entries turned in by late April forthe drawing held in July)

“They Can Run, But They Can’t Hide”

Junior Memberships -Possibly Flint Oak’s Best Deal

Don’t miss out on Flint Oak’s “Photo Memory”as a way to capture, keep and share all thespecial moments. No matter what the season,Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter, or the activity,a “Photo Memory” is the perfect way to pre-serve the great times everyone had ! At eachMajor European and private European, a FlintOak photographer will be at the “Coffee Break”to take a group picture. If you would like pho-tographs of any activity you are planning, justcontact the office staff and arrangements willbe made to make it happen. In our “Pursuit ofExcellence”, we try to never say “NO”!

Flint Oak proudly usesand recommends.


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The hunting season is here andeveryone is getting excited. The dogsare ready for some actual “in the fieldaction”, because laying around all sum-mer for a working dog is boring. Theroading program is in full swing gettingeveryone in shape and we are puttingthe finishing touches on Flint Oak’syoung dogs that are starting their firsthunting season. All I can say is the ken-nels are getting pumped up to start see-ing birds flying so these hard workingdogs can do the job they so love to do.

Starting in the early spring the ken-nels have had several litters of pups in-cluding Brittanys, Labs, Pointers andGerman Shorthair Pointers. It has beenan exciting summer as these pups willbe the future of Flint Oak’s kennel dogsand they all seem to show a lot of prom-ise.

“Hunt Em Up”

Lab puppies.

Pointer puppies.

Brittany puppies.

Flint Oak Boards & Trains Dogs Year Around


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The dogs are ready to go, as theguide heads up the road to pick up theMembers and their guests who are ex-cited to experience their first field huntof the season at Flint Oak. On the wayto the field, the guides give the safetytalk, letting the hunters know that tohave a great hunt everyone must besafe.

With the truck parked and theguides readying the dogs, the huntershear pheasants cackling and just knowit’s going to be a great hunt. As thegroup enters the fields, watching thegreat dog work, the first point of the daygets everyone’s blood pumping.Throughout the three-hour hunt, thedogs point numerous pheasant, quailand Chukar, and all hunters makememories to last a lifetime. While walk-ing the group experiences some of thebest hunting terrain in the country alongwith many great views of Flint Oak.Halfway through the hunt, the guidegets two fresh dogs and the huntersmay get a drink and give each othertrouble about missed shots.

With the hunt over the guide dropsthe Members and their guests off at thelodge where the kitchen staff is ready toserve them a great meal. By the timelunch is finished the hunt’s harvest iscleaned and ready for pick up.

Hunt season at Flint oak is great, sobook a hunt for this fall and come pre-pared to experience the best uplandhunting of your life.

Good... definitely, Old Fashioned… not at Flint Oak Flint Oak brought back the fun and non-stop action and shooting when we in-

troduced the Super Quail Hunt. The 2014-2015 Hunt Season is the fifth year forthis action packed event. The Super Quail Hunt averages between twelve to four-teen coveys of quail, affords constant action and definitely ups the fun factor.Watching the dogs hunt down singles and retrieve is, for some, the best part ofthe hunt. This style of hunt has become a Member/guest favorite.

Remember that when you book a field hunt, you now have the option of a SuperQuail hunt or our traditional mixed harvest fields hunt (quail, pheasant and Chukar).We can only accommodate a limited number daily so be sure and book your huntsearly for lots of action, fantastic dog work and magic moments that will last a life-time.

Experience aFlint Oak Field Hunt

Good Old Fashioned Quail Hunts

The 2014 fishing season is one of our best years yet. We had more guidedtrips by the end of July than in all of the 2013 season. Fish quality increases everyyear and this year several bass caught were in the five to eight pound range andwipers averaging eight to ten pounds. Another great success was the new fishingat West Lake. One boat, two anglers, one-half day with no guide at West Lakeseemed a great fit for many of our members.

Spring was cooler than usual causing the water to stay cold longer, making ita little rough to catch fish in the earlier part of the season. But once the watermade it up to spawning temperature the fishing went wild and has not let up.

Summer has been very delightful with mild weather and plenty of rain to keepthe lake up and the vegetation lush, always a good thing to have at Flint Oak.There were even a few successful trips in the rain.

Don’t forget Flint Oak’s fishing season goes all through October, weather per-mitting. Late season is as good as any, so come on out, see us and let’s wet ahook!

2014 Best Fishing Yet


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It’s that time of year! All our newitems for the upcoming hunt season arestarting to arrive. (Feels like Christmasin the pro shop when the UPS manshows up). As usual, Jeff Oakes hasput me on an unlimited budget and Ihave exceeded it!

For all you Browning Shotgun loverswe’re happy to inform you that we havethe largest selection of Browning shot-gun’s we’ve ever had in my time at FlintOak. We have everything from the newCrossover Target (only seen at the shotshow, not available in any catalog) tothe new and improved A5 in 3 inch and3.5 inch chamber’s.

We’ve also just received in the newBeretta A400 28ga. which is a must seeand shoot!

And last but not least, we also haveBenelli’s newest shotgun, the Ethos instock along with several other models.

Our Oakley cabinet is as full as it’sbeen in a long time! We’ve got in stockthe new Oakley M2’s along with anarray of other new styles.

We’ve received in this year’s line ofKUHL pants which were a big hit lastyear along with several different stylesin outerwear. We are in the processright now of having a new blaze hatmade for this hunt season along withseveral new colors and styles to beadded to our existing hat collection.

A new clothing line that we will beadding to the Pro Shop this year is Spy-der, which we believe is going to be agreat addition. Spyder is known for its“Top of the Line” outerwear! We will con-tinue to keep stocking all our “Ol’ Faith-fuls” as in Beretta, Browning, UnderArmour, Oakley, and Antigua. We lookforward to hunt season to catch up withall our Members and to show youwhat’s new in the Pro Shop.

New from the Pro Shop

33rd Annual Hunter Safety CourseAugust 8 and 9, 2015


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Sporting Clays building gets an UpdateOver the summer, the Sporting Clays building has received a facelift. New tile

on the inside, a pitched roof as well as new paint outside to finish it all off in andout. You will notice the new roof from afar as you enter Hunt Village; it really fin-ishes the building off nicely.

Some of our guests have figured outalready that Flint Oak is here to please.We have no problem with special re-quests because we know that the littlethings matter when trying to show yourguest a memorable time. If you have aspecial request please feel free to giveus a call. Advance notices are requiredfor most things because of our remotelocation, but we can make anythinghappen with the proper amount of preptime.

Order a special cake for a specialoccasion, have a private wine or liquortasting. If you would like something thatis not on the menu, give us a call, wecan make it happen. If you would like aspecial dinner cooked at the LakesideLodge we can make that happen too.Would you like a special gift or gift cardplaced in your guests rooms prior tothem arriving? For all your special re-quests just give us a call we will behappy to make your event unique.

Wine or Liquor Tasting* Cakes *

Dinner Lakeside *Special Menu’s*

Christmas Parties *Meetings *

Special Gifts*

Make Your Flint OakEvent Unique

One of Flint Oak’s Chukar has flown onto the Update pages for a visit. Wewant you to find the Chukar and report back to the office to let us knowwhere it is. The first four to call into theoffice will receive a $25.00 gift certifi-cate for Flint Oak. Start checkin’ it outto find the Chukar. (Employees andtheir families are not eligible.)

Checking for the Chukar


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Flint Oak is proud to announce thenewest member of our managementteam. Brent Rutledge accepted a pro-motion to the Preserve Manager posi-tion.

Brent started working at Flint Oakon July 21, 2011 in the Kennel Depart-ment; little did he know then that hewould one day take the biggest step inhis life to date by accepting a promotionto Preserve Manager. He stated, “I amvery excited to work at this level andhope to make the most of it.”

Brent believes he is qualified for theposition based not only on his experi-ence at Flint Oak, but also on his back-ground. He grew up on a farm in EastTexas rearing Angus cattle and balinghay. Brent and his family kept busy withthe farm, but always found time to huntand fish, two things about which he isvery passionate.

Taught how to hunt many differentanimals, one in particular held his at-tention more than the others did. At ageeleven, he was introduced to the chal-lenge of duck hunting and he stated, “Iam still just as interested as I was onmy first duck hunt. Nothing smells bet-ter than gunpowder at sunrise.”

“Enough about me, let’s get thisHunting Season started. I cannot waitto see all the new and familiar faces atFlint Oak.”

Congratulations Brent.

Introducing…

Flint Oak’s New Preserve ManagerBrent Rutledge

Flint Oak is proud to introduce Vin-cent Reif as the new AccommodationsManager at Flint Oak

Vincent Reif, was previously em-ployed as Flint Oak’s executive cheffrom June, 2011 until April, 2013. WithVincent’s vast knowledge and experi-ence the Members and their guestscan look forward to an exciting new sea-son in the dining room.

Welcome Back Vincent

Flint Oak’s New AccommodationsManager Vincent Reif

Hi, my name is Scott Turner, I amtwenty years old and I am fromHopewell, New Jersey. I have been anavid outdoorsman since I was sevenyears old. My dad started taking me outwith him when I was very young and Ithink that’s why I’ve become a very die-hard hunter today. I believe that’s why Iwent to school at Southeastern IllinoisCollege. I studied shooting complexmanagement and wildlife management.Now I have been placed here at FlintOak Ranch to see what it’s really like inthe day-to-day basis of running an op-eration like this.

I don’t think I could have beenplaced at a better facility. Everybodyhere is great and fun to work with andI’m learning everyday, which I love. Ilook forward to the rest of my time hereat Flint Oak Ranch.

Flint Oak Intern 2014

Scott Turner, Flint Oak’s 2014 Intern.

After feeding Purina for a solid yearthe Flint Oak Kennel has seen a majordifference. This past hunting seasonwas one of the hardest I have seen intwo different ways. First is that we hada large number of hunts and second itwas a cold winter. Put those two to-gether and it is hard on a working dog.If it wasn’t for feeding Purina dog foodwe wouldn’t have had an average of twoto four pounds weight increase per dogover the previous year and that yearwasn’t nearly as hard of a season asthis year was.

So ask yourself a question, whichdog food are you feeding. We feed Pu-rina!

One Word “Purina”


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The 2014 Summer Season at Flint Oak was a huge success! The unusuallycool temperatures and above average rainfall were much appreciated by all.Whether dining, meeting, shooting, fishing or just relaxing by the pool, Flint Oakwas the place to be this summer! Of course, the summer wouldn’t be the samewithout our Famous Fried Chicken Buffet, which was held the first Thursdaymonthly. This year’s Spring Sporting Clay league included eight teams, and FlintOak would like to send out a big “THANK YOU” to all the shooters that have sup-ported our League shoots in the past and we look forward to having you all in thefuture.

The K-State WOEM (Wildlife Outdoor Enterprise Management) students par-ticipated in their annual learning session, learning the various aspects of the hunt-ing/shooting business. Several corporate meetings held throughout the summerincluded Farm Bureau, Rabo AgriFinance, Wesley Medical Center, Envision,American AgCredit, BlueCross BlueShield of Kansas, Braunvieh Cattle Associa-tion, AFLAC, Kansas Health Institute, Strategic Financial Concepts and KansasChamber of Commerce. The Annual Sporting Clay Fundraiser Tournaments,which included Red Cross, YMCA, Bust-A-Clay for Kids Sake, Boy Scouts andKARL, enjoyed increased participation and donations – “THANK YOU” to all whomade these events successful!

Flint Oak was once again the site for the annual Kansas Sunflower RetrieverClub Hunt Test Trial and if any of you are interested in learning how to quilt, justcome on over to Flint Oak, as Needle In A Haystack and Itchin To Stich host sev-eral quilting retreats throughout the summer! The milder summer lead to increasedparticipation in our Annual Oakley Cup and Summer Sizzler NSCA Sporting ClayTournaments, even with record rains during the Oakley Cup! Tindle ConstructionCompany enjoyed shooting, relaxing by the pool, BBQ Buffet and Fireworks dur-ing their annual company picnic, while Crossland Construction split their group into two this year, with the Heavy Contractor side one weekend and the Construc-tion side then next weekend.

So, as you can see, Flint Oak was definitely the place to be this last summer!We are now gearing up for Hunt Season and look forward to seeing you all soon.Make sure to get your reservations made soon as some dates for the upcomingseason are already booked full!

Hunting Season is starting back upin full swing and it’s the time of year tospiff up on your shooting ability. To thatend - Did you know that Flint Oakgives shooting lessons? Whether youhave been a life long enthusiast of hunt-ing and shooting sports and would liketo brush up on your skills, or a first timerthinking it would be fun to learn, FlintOak staff can help you.

Bringing a group for a hunt? Besure and schedule a lesson for thosewho might benefit from hands on tute-lage in the sport of shooting. It willmake a great experience even more en-joyable for those first timers.

Call the office and schedule yourlessons now.

It’s That Time of Year

Make a great experience better withshooting lessons.

Summer In Review

Have the time of your life while helping others!Mark your calendars and plan to attend this year’s last European of the Hunt-

ing season, on Saturday March 28, 2015, where you can help raise money for agreat cause and have fun at the same time. Last year’s event was held on March29, and we experienced a triple sell out on three Europeans after only having onescheduled what a great problem to have. 114 guns participated in the two days offast-paced European shooting that our Members all love.

Funds generated from the participants go to ingoing freshman to help covertuition in Kansas State University’s new Outdoor Wildlife and Enterprise Manage-ment course, which is in its sixth year. Students actually attend classes at three dif-ferent times at Flint Oak during their four year Bachelor of Science Program wherethey also receive a minor in business.

This year’s event will take place on thelast Saturday of March 2015, so call todayso that you too can experience a 1500 birdMajor European, something that should beon every ones bucket list more than once.

2015 Flint Oak/Kansas State UniversityMemorial Scholarship European


Tradition, Pageantry and History - Flint Oak’sThe driven pheasant shoot, re-

served for Europe’s royalty and aris-tocracy until the mid-20th Century, hasa long and rich history. The shoot be-gins with the Horns men. The huntinghorns blow notifying the shooters tobegin and the “beaters”, traditionallyservants walking through the woodsdriving the game ahead of them, startpushing the birds towards the shoot-ers. When the birds approach theclearing at the edge of the forest theyflush high and fly very, very fast to-wards the waiting guns providing “mis-sile” like targets. Traditionally, midwaythrough the hunt, servants broughttheir masters food and drink and afeast at the castle followed the hunt.

Flint Oak’s European shoots, in thetradition of those reserved for the kingsso long ago, begins with the huntinghorns. Flint Oak’s rich and diversebackground provides a truly excitingpheasant shooting for both the noviceand the experienced gun. As thehunters’ horns sound across the land-scape, prepare for the most exhilarat-ing pheasant shoot of your life. True totradition, food and drink are providedhalfway through the hunt, a welcomerespite to the shooting. The hunters’lunch served at the lodge, rounds outthe day. Start planning today for a trulyexciting pheasant shooting in FlintOak’s magnificent surroundings. Feellike a king; come to Flint Oak whereyou are royalty.

Flint Oak not only offers a variety ofPrivate European Hunt choices, FlintOak’s “Open European Shoot”, our“Grand Event”, is held virtuallythroughout the Hunt Season (seeschedule page 22). The pageantry ofthis event, the mix of participants, theweather and a myriad of other factors,make each and every shoot unique.

Held on Saturday mornings, this isthe “granddaddy” of our Europeans. Itincludes a wonderful buffet breakfast, acoffee break around a toasty campfire, ahearty lunch and an equal share of theday’s harvest.

The European has 39 blinds thatsurround the hill. Driven to flight, thepheasants fly towards the shooters.Flint Oak’s retrievers pick up the har-vested pheasants even as you shoot.

As each brace completes, you moveto a new blind that offers new and dif-ferent shooting challenges, then the funstarts all over. Shooting the Europeanwith a special friend or family membermakes memories to last a lifetime.

The Open European, scheduled reg-ularly throughout hunt season, is an“open” shoot; you can book reservationsfrom one to seventy-eight shooters!

At the Open Europeans, we serve avariety of buffet lunches to finish off yourfantastic European style driven shoot.

The Open European

The Mini, the first private Europeanshoot introduced at Flint Oak, hasproven to be very exciting and evensportier than we first anticipated. Atwelve blind shoot, it accommodates upto twenty-four shooters.

The birds are on the shootersQUICK on the west side (blinds 7through 12), the “forest side”. Theshooters need to help each other byyelling information to one another. Thebirds darting through tree openings ver-ify the importance of staying alert at alltimes. Instinctive “snap shooting” abilityis a real plus. Most of the bag comesfrom pass shots behind the blinds.

Blinds 1 and 6 transition from the for-est to the prairie side (blinds 2 through5). Circling and turning birds providesome long lead shots with the birds infull view and really moving fast! Thebirds reach such speed that very fewbirds harvested end up in front of theblind on the prairie side.

The Mini-European

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k’s Private and Open Driven Pheasant Shoots

The Phoenix was a mythical bird thatarose from the smoke and ashes of itsown destruction ! Thus, we thought itwas an appropriate name for this drivenshoot because those birds just seem tokeep rising and flying despite smokingshotguns ! The Phoenix, located on thewesterly portion of Flint Oak, accom-modates eighteen to thirty- six shooters.More trees and completely different ter-rain than any of our other Europeansmake for a unique shooting experience.

The Phoenix

The MeccaWebster defines the Mecca as “a

center of activity sought as a goal bypeople sharing a common interest”. Weat Flint Oak certainly hope that is truewith our Mecca. Nestled in the upperend of a long brushy draw, sitting amongsome very large oaks and blackjackswith cedars and oaks in the center, thisshoot produces some extremely chal-lenging shots. It also sets astride acreek forking into a bigger creek. Thearea is a very pretty site.

As you move around this shoot fromtimber to clearings, the variety of shoot-ing opportunities will amaze you.

This shoot, unlike some Europeans,is very versatile enabling groups of eightto sixteen shooters to use the shoot.With up to sixteen guns, extra birds willbe a blast.

The Scottie / Double Scottie

Ideal for six to eight shooters, theScottie lies toward the east and allowssmaller groups to enjoy European styleshooting.

-Or, the “Double Scottie” differs inthe fact that the shooters rotate aroundthe circle twice, giving more shootingopportunity and a second chance atmastering the nuances of each shoot-ing position. A coffee break after thecompletion of the first rotation enablesthe shooters to cuss and discuss theblinds and formulate new strategiesprior to the second round. The secondround’s harvest percentages are usu-ally much higher.

This shoot is ideal for those smallgroups of friends or clients that youwish to entertain on a more personalbasis.

European shoots are a great way tointroduce your friends or businessclients to Flint Oak. They are designedfor Private groups of all sizes. Thistype of shoot is ideal for those not ableto Field Hunt. When you factor in theunpredictability of Kansas weather,even the most experienced shooter willbe challenged, while the novice willhave an enjoyable experience huntingwith friends. The camaraderie and at-mosphere of these shoots is a greattool for team building. With all this inmind, why not schedule your EuropeanShoot soon?

To increase the fun and add moreshooting pleasure, extra birds may bepurchased for each of these shootsexcept the Open European.

Advantages of theEuropean Hunt

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The Osage, Flint Oak’s newest pri-vate European, and 6th European sitedebuted October 16, 2012. Located onthe northwest corner of Flint Oak, it layson a beautiful piece of acreage, with oneside heavily populated with trees andoverlooking a pond to the west. Wenamed this European after the OsageIndian tribe that camped on IndianCreek, located to the north. The Osagefeatures ten blinds which allows a groupof up to twenty to experience this greatthrill.

The Osage


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On October 18-20, 2013, Flint Oakagain hosted one of the most specialevents that we have had in our 35 yearsof being in business. It’s was specialevent where you have the opportunityto have a fantastic time, meet somehero’s and come away a changed indi-vidual.

Kansas Salutes the Troops is one ofthe Special events that change you forthe better!

All of you have seen the picturesand heard the stories of Servicemenand Servicewomen coming home fromwar with permanent disabilities theyhave received while defending our somany special freedoms. This was arare opportunity to have real experiencefirsthand with these American Heroesin a casual atmosphere where newfriends are made.

Flint Oak was honored to host this4th Annual special event for the OutdoorRecreational Heritage Fund. OutdoorRecreation Heritage Fund (ORHF) ex-ists to provide healing experiences toveterans, troops, and their familiesthrough hunting, fishing and other out-door activities. We want to ensure thatoutdoor sports and recreation opportu-nities abound for the brave men andwomen who have served our country.We’re hunters. We’re anglers. We’rearchers and trappers. Their motto is: Be

a Hero: Help a Hero.Proceeds from various events like

this held across the country go to helpour Veterans in many ways. It also al-lows them the opportunity to try newoutdoor-based events across the coun-try.

Last Fall’s three-day event was partof ORHF’s mission to raise funds tosupport Outdoor Sports Programs andto organize outdoor events for Amer-ica’s injured and wounded veterans thathelp them heal from their wounds, whilethey rediscover their abilities, build con-fidence and support networks.

Participants included veterans fromrecent conflicts, who now face daily lifewith loss of vision, prosthetic limbs,IED/shrapnel and bullet wounds, as wellas Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) andPost Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).They embraced the shooting venueswith enthusiasm, enjoying the outdoorsetting, the wonderful facilities at FlintOak and the chance for some friendlycompetition.

Sponsors provided quality outdoorand safety equipment, as well as an as-sortment of welcome gifts given to allthe vets. Participants started theirweekend off on Friday evening with ameet and greet in the Lodge followed bya fantastic wild game dinner. Our He-roes and Guest awoke early on Satur-

day morning to more food (eating andshooting at all times while at Flint Oak),and then off for the Safety Talk beforethe Major European kicked off at 9:00am. Out of the 55 in attendance, only asmall handful of them had ever experi-enced the hard fast flying pheasants ona European at Flint Oak. As a specialsurprise guest for our troops andguests, Kansas Governor Sam Brown-back was in attendance to thank ourHeroes and enjoy a day in the field.After a hearty lunch and many a story ofthe morning’s fun, the guest enjoyed afun sporting clays tournament beforedinner. A live auction was held after din-ner to help raise even more funds tosupport the Outdoor Recreational Her-itage Fund mission. Sunday morningwe had things wrapping up for all withmany hugs and contacts being ex-changed before all left to travel homewith smiles, sore shoulders and newfriends.

If you would like to participate or do-nate to this world class outing sched-uled to take place on October 17, 18,19, 2014. Please contact Matthew Cookat 800-545-6200 or contact LindaGrimes, this coming year’s Master co-ordinator at: 540-349-5080. I promiseyou that it will be a life-altering weekendat Flint Oak and that you will go home achanged person with a great feeling ofAmerican Patriotism in your heart.

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by Carl Tiedemann About four miles south of Fall River,

Kansas, population: 152, is the locationof the Flint Oak Ranch, one of the topfive shooting preserves in the U.S. Sowhat does a shooting preserve have todo with a wine blog, you may wonder?In this case, a lot and I will explain aftera little history on the event I just at-tended at Flint Oak.

Since 1988 Flint Oak Ranch hasbeen the home of Herb “Bwana” Krum-sick’s annual Real Estate Review andForecast Conference and Hunt. This an-nual event, now in its 26th year (therewas a short break in 2011-2013 due tothe recession), is generally held nearthe last weekend in January (it is ad-justed for the Super Bowl). It is a gath-ering of some of the top real estate folksfrom around the county.

This year’s event started on a Thurs-day, as is the normal routine. Everyoneis instructed to arrive in Wichita, KS,where Herb lives, by 5:00 p.m. After ashort reunion of old friends and themaking of new ones, everyone is off tothe Flint Oak Ranch for dinner.

Let me begin by saying alcohol andguns do not mix. Flint Oak has very un-wavering and rigid safety rules and reg-ulations. A serious violation of any ofthe safety rules could result in youbeing asked to leave Flint Oak and aforfeiture of your fees, etc. Needless tosay there is no drinking of any liquor,beer or wine permitted until after all ac-

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tivities of the day involving firearmshave been completed.

If you are a sportsman, Flint Oak isyour dream come true. Started in 1978with an original 699 acres, Flint Oakhas grown to some 5,500 acres nestledin Elk County about an hour and thirtyminutes southeast of Wichita, KS.

Flint Oak is a “5-star” National Asso-ciation of Shooting Ranges member-ship style facility (similar to a countryclub). The very first designationawarded by the National Association ofShooting Ranges was to Flint Oak. FlintOak is a year-round operation offeringa wide variety of hunting options in-cluding field hunts for upland game, Eu-ropean-driven style pheasant hunts,mallard duck hunting, and also deerand turkey hunting. Guided bass fishingis also available as well as a variety ofshooting sports including a 10-stationsporting clay course, 5-stand course,and a trap, skeet and knockout course.

The world-class sporting clay courseis great fun and challenging to shootwith each of the ten stations featuring aBruce Killen bronze. The course is de-signed for National Championshipshooting events. Many of which are heldthere annually.

Let me provide a couple more factsabout Flint Oak before we move on.

*Largest private employer in ElkCounty

*Employs 65 individuals full and parttime year round

*Flint Oak hosts over 7,000 hunters aseason, over 10,000 annually

*Over 100,000 various game birdsare purchased annually for release onthe ranch

*Flint Oak has 125 dogs in its kennelsand has 20 guides and handlers

*Has a staff of 23 in the accommoda-tions department which covers hotel,food, and beverages

*Flint Oak’s Executive Chef heads thekitchen with 4 line cooks

Finally, Flint Oak features an out-standing pro shop headed by BrendaEdwards. I will readily admit I have beenthe recipient of more than one newshotgun over the years due to Brenda’sknowledge and salesmanship.

Saturday afternoon is always setaside for the various speakers and dis-cussions

After all these years, a distinct pat-tern has seemed to emerge as to whenwe do our sporting or shooting events.Friday seems to be the day for SportingClays and this year was no different. Fri-day morning the temperature was hov-ering around 1 degree at breakfast timewith a wind chill factor below zero. NowI am an avid fan of shooting sportingclays, but at these temperatures, I willadmit I really wanted to stay by the fire-place. However, I dressed for the occa-sion and headed to the safety talk(always held before any shooting event)near the first shooting station. It hadwarmed to nearly 12 degrees by this

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Standing in the freezing cold on a hilltop getting our picture taken with a bird.


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time. I will save you the details and tellyou that, as much as I love to shoot, Imade it through the first five stands andmy shooting pal and I headed for thewarmth of the lodge. I also knew thatthe afternoon program would be heldoutside as well, so I needed to warm upand get myself ready for the next event.Which by the way we were all told was“top secret” and we would be briefed onit later.

After lunch, we were all hustled offto the Lodge’s Conference Center for abriefing on the upcoming afternoon ac-tivities. After we were all seated, fourfellows from the Oklahoma Falconry As-sociation came on the stage and wereintroduced along with four differentbreeds of falcons.

After a brief explanation of each ofthe various types of falcons, we weredriven to the western part of the ranchfor a demonstration of the falcon’s hunt-ing skills. Let me give you a Friday af-ternoon weather update. It had nowwarmed up to about 17 degrees, with awind chill of about 9 degrees. We allthought that this was going to be a veryinteresting and exciting event to watch,(at least it seemed so at the time). Weassembled on a hilltop and waited forthe handlers to get in place with theirfalcons and then release their birds.

Let me set the stage for this falconhunt for you: There are 30 guys stand-ing on a hilltop in the middle of 5,500acres, in a wind chill of 9 degrees, star-ing down the side of a hill waiting for theaction to begin. Well as luck would haveit, sometime things just do not go asplanned. The first handler released thefalcon so it could begin circling over-head, gaining altitude as it circled. Thesecond handler released a partridge forthe falcon to hunt. Now the partridgewas to fly downhill away from us so wecould see the falcon hunt the partridgeright in front of us. Well the partridgehad plans of its own. It flew in the oppo-site direction, over the top of the crowdand to the other side of the hill, notdownhill in front of us. By this point inthe demonstration, the falcon had founda marsh hawk to dive for and com-pletely missed the partridge. All of thisleft us out in the cold cheering on themarsh hawk.

After some time the falcon returnedto the arm of the handler and we as-sembled, back on the hilltop, to see the

falcon and a have a photo with it. Yes,we are all allegedly educated adults, butto see us standing in the freezing coldon a hilltop getting our picture takenwith a bird, one might wonder aboutthat statement. I made it through onemore attempted demonstration andheaded for the heat of the van. Lookingat the accompanying pictures is a lotwarmer.

On Saturday and Sunday morning,we had several more hunting events, in-cluding an early morning duck hunt.

Early on in the planning cycle of thisyear’s event, I had volunteered to be incharge of assembling the wine list. Notan easy job considering there are somesophisticated wine drinkers in ourgroup.

My original plan was to have OldWorld wines on Thursday (Spanish)and Friday (French) evening, and NewWorld, particularly California wine, onSaturday.

As luck would have it, the wines Ihad selected and shipped to Flint Oakdidn’t arrive a week in advance of ourarrival as planned. The arctic weatherduring that period prevented the winesfrom being delivered. They finally ar-rived on Friday morning, a number ofdays late. Needless to say, we adaptedto the change in plans and enjoyedsome excellent wines.

This always shapes up to be a greatevent. Over the years we have all madesome wonderful friendships, received alittle education that hopefully helps usbe more successful in our business life,and we have tasted some great wine aswell. Not a “bad gig” as they say.Reprinted from TiedemannOnWines.com

The big event that took this place onthe Sporting Clays course was our an-nual Oakley Cup. This year’s event wasgreeted by the unseasonably cool tem-peratures that we experienced for thebiggest part of summer and one little4.5” rain shower. The shooting beganon Friday June 27 with our Small gaugeevent along with the thirteen stationLois Lessing Cup which was laid outaround the Mini European. This coursewas rolled on Friday evening into the K-State Cup which began on Saturday,when the Main Event Oakley Cupkicked off as well. The thirteen StationOakley course took place on back fenceline of the Ranch, just east of the MajorEuropean. It ran all day Saturday, chal-lenging the shooters with great targetsand wet skies at times, and was thenchanged at the end of the day to greetthe same shooters Sunday morningwith a totally different set of thirteen sta-tions.

When the smoke settled…sincedust was not an issue this year, KevinJacobson came out as the High OverallChampion shooting a very respectable91 / 92 for a 183 total.

High score for the K-State cup was atie between Terry Barrett and PeteSchleicher, each shooting a score of 88.High scorer for the Lois Lessing Cupwas Mickey Roberts, shooting an 89.

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The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, along with Flint Oak’sstaff, held its 32nd Annual Hunter Safety Course at Flint Oak on August 9 and 10,2014 with forty-four attendees. This course is a great bonding experience betweenparent and child or grandparent and grandchild. With the new format in place, stu-dents were able to receive lots of hands on experience both in the class room andout on the preserve. After completing ten hours of classroom credits, each grad-uate receives a free box of shells to practice what they have learned on Flint Oak’s5-Star Sporting Clay Course. Participants and observers commented that theywere really impressed with the knowledge the students gained over the weekend.This is also a great time to experience everything Flint Oak has to offer, includingguided and non-guided fishing, shooting on Flint Oak’s 5-Star Sporting ClayCourse and swimming, which many participants enjoyed while here for the week-end. There is no fee for taking the course and it is a great experience for all ages.Thank you to Roger Wells, Aaron Scheve, Dustin Lantow, Bryan Pearson, JohnYoung and Pat Riese for donating their time to assist with this event. Don’t forgetto mark you calendar for our 33rd Annual Hunter Safety Course to be held August8 and 9, 2015 at Flint Oak. The course will be limited to 50 participants, so makesure to sign up early!

Once again, we would like to thankall of the Flint Oak guest, family andfriends who came out for this year’s 4thAnnual Luau. Every year we seem topick the hottest day of the year for thisevent, however this year I think wepicked the wettest. Though it was wet,it was still a success. The dancers didan amazing job even though they didn’tuse the stage because of the rain andthey had mud up to their knees. Thefood was a hit and the pig came out per-fect. Surprisingly the fireworks showwas not a wash and it went off without ahitch. Thank you all for coming and welook forward to another great event for2015.

Our Polaris Gator hunts were verypopular this past hunting season. TheGators, with their four-seat capacity, arecapable of fitting you and two of yourguests comfortably, with plenty of stor-age for gear and guns. It offers a greatopportunity for our hunters to have allthe excitement and thrills of our alreadyenjoyable field hunts and to make fieldhunts available for our guests that couldnot otherwise walk the terrain for threehours to enjoy hunting upland birds.

Flint Oak’s guides chauffeur youaround following the amazing pointingdogs across the beautiful Flint Hills.The gators are very smooth riding,making it easier to watch some awe-some dog work or to take in some ofFlint Oak’s spectacular scenery.

Whether you are hunting or wouldjust like to go watch the action, be sureto request a Gator to enhance your nexthunting experience and we will happilybook your Gator hunt.

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The following article by Joe Kneze-vic appeared in American Iron Maga-zine. Joe flew into Wichita, mounted aKMW motorcycle and along withfriends, headed to Flint Oak. Here is hisrecount of that portion of his trip.

Our plan was to head east into thescenic Flint Hills region of southeasternKansas to get to Flint Oak, America’sPremier Hunting Resort. We continuedeast on 400 until we reached the townof Fall River, where we turned southand followed the signs for Flint Oak.This 5,500-acre property is one of thetop shooting facilities in the country andholds a five-star rating from the NationalAssociation of Shooting Ranges(NASR). Right off the bat, I was totallyimpressed by the facilities and must sayit was easy to see why this place is ashooters and hunters’ dream location.

Upon arrival, our goal was to getsettled in and get some shooting prac-tice on the skeet range, but by the timeour group got checked into the lodgeand visited the pro shop to secure ourBenelli rental shotguns for the nextday’s European pheasant shoot, thesun was beginning to set. To my sur-prise, the folks at Flint Oak told us thatthey would simply turn on the lights sowe could work on our rusty shootingskills on the skeet range so we could beon target for the next day’s hunt. Afterseveral rounds, we felt we were pre-pared for the big event so we adjourned

back to the lodge and had an outstand-ing meal and some adult beverages atthe lodge restaurant on-site.

The next morning, all the huntersmet for a hearty breakfast and attendeda safety meeting before we were takento what we came for, the Flint Oak’sopen European driven pheasant shoot.For those that are not familiar with thistype of hunt, up until the mid-20th cen-tury, a driven pheasant shoot was re-served for European aristocrats androyalty. To recreate this, Flint Oak hasset up thirty-nine different blinds thathold two hunters each and surround ahill. In the center, beaters drive the cap-tive-reared pheasants to flight, sendingthem high into the air, where they be-come free game for the people inwhichever blind they come in range of.As you can imagine, the shooting be-comes fast and furious while the pheas-ants streak across the sky at top speedin every direction. While this is goingon, the supplied retrieving dogs gatherthe spoils. As in traditional Europeanshoots, midway through the shoot, thegroup takes a break to enjoy nonalco-holic drinks and snacks before goingout for some more hunting. Afterward,the whole group reconvenes at thelodge to share stories and learn howproductive the day was — our groupshot something like 63 percent.

Flint Oak is a private member hunt-ing club, so to visit and participate in

any of its many hunting events duringthe hunting season you need to be amember or the guest of a member as Iwas. The good news is that during thesummer season (April 1 through Sep-tember 30), Flint Oak’s facilities areopen to the public. To me, the best partof what it offers motorcyclists is thateverything you need to enjoy the shoot-ing sports can be rented from the full-line pro shop while you’re visiting,making it an ideal place to ride to andgo shooting. Regardless of your interestin Flint Oak, I’m sure the fine youngladies at reservations are capable ofmaking it work for you and your ridinggroup.

Having had our fill of hunting andskeet shooting the previous day, in themorning we remounted our choppersand headed out.

Memories to last a lifetime


On a Corporate Membership the firstDesignee or his assigned should collectand forward any moneys paid in orderto keep the account accurate. Flint Oakwill consider the corporate membershipas one account and cannot credit indi-viduals in that account as well as assignhunt credits to individuals in that ac-count. All monies received will be ap-plied to earliest invoices.

The Corporate Membership rate is ex-tended due to the reduction in book-keeping on one account rather thanthree individual accounts.

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Flint Oak offers four (4) kinds of huntmemberships, Individual, Corporate(multiple), Junior or Senior.Individual (Single designee)

Individual Memberships shall beissued in the name of an individual orin the name of a business or firm. In-dividual Memberships are assigned toone (1) designated individual and arenon-transferable. The designee of anIndividual Membership will be respon-sible for any charges incurred by hisguests.

Corporate (Multiple designees)Corporate Memberships shall be

issued either in the name of a com-pany or an individual associate of aprofessional group. A company is un-derstood to be any entity holding aFederal Employer Identification Num-ber (FEIN). Such named entity(whether a company or an individualassociate) shall be designated as theOwner of the Membership, and therights and privileges of the Member-ship are the property of the namedOwner. The first Designee appointedby the Owner of the Membership shallbe responsible for and billed for allcharges incurred by designees andtheir guests.

Corporate Memberships includemembership rights and privileges forthree (3) designated individuals. Thefirst Designee shall be Flint Oak’s con-tact for billing purposes. All designeesmust be directly employed by saidcompany or an associate of the samefirm as the Owner of the Membership.Designees may be changed at nocharge provided the Owner of theMembership notifies Flint Oak in writ-ing of the substitution.

Junior (Single designee) Junior Memberships, for those be-

tween the ages of twenty-one andforty, require current Hunt Membersponsorship, are assigned to one (1)designated individual and are non-transferable. The designee of a JuniorMembership will be responsible forany charges incurred by his guests.

Senior (Single designee) Senior Memberships are available

to our current members, who havebeen a member for the previous fiveyears and are 70 years of age or older.Membership is assigned to one (1)designated individual and is non-transferable. The designee of a Sen-ior Membership will be responsible forany charges incurred by his guests

Dues and Charges1. Membership dues, regardless of

Membership type, shall be paid inadvance. Hunt Membership dueswill establish membership for oneyear from the date of acceptance.

2. All monthly charges will be due thetenth of the month following themonth such charges were incurred.

3. Members will be responsible for anycharges and/or damages incurredby their guests. Guests will have nobilling privileges.

4. Members will be billed monthly.5. Corporate Membership billings will

be to one designated Member, andwill not be broken down to individualdesignee charges.

6. Hunt credits and/or services in-cluded with the initial membershipfee must be used during the monthsof membership. They do not carryover to another membership year,nor are such unused services sub-ject to refund at the conclusion of themembership. Social Membershipsreceive no hunt credits.

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Membership By-Laws

We would be more than happy to flyyour company flag during the length ofyour visit to Flint Oak. You may bring itwith you on your visit or send it to us inadvance. Your flag may also be storedat Flint Oak for use during future trips ifyou wish. Our American and Kansasflags are 4’x6’.

Another great dividend when at FlintOak is placing your company logo onour dining room placemats. Simply re-quest that you would like to have themprinted then email your company logoto Flint Oak and your table at breakfastand lunch will be set using your ownpersonalized placemats.

Please notify the office staff whenmaking your reservations if you wouldlike us to fly your flag or make your com-pany placements. Both of these serv-ices are available at no charge to you.

Proudly Fly Your Flag

HUNT CANCELLATIONS• Hunt reservations (whether FieldHunt, European driven shoots orDuck Hunt) m ay b e c a n c e l l e d a tNO CHARGE forty-five (45) days ormore in advance.• A $100 CANCELLATION FEE per gunwill be charged on all hunt reservationscancelled forty-four (44) to thirty-one(31) days in advance.• Hunt cancellations received thirty (30)days or less f rom the hunt dateWILL BE CHARGED for the FULL amountof the hunt(s) reserved.• During Hunt Season ALL reservationsmust include hunting activities as ourLodging space is limited (excluding dining).


2014-2015 Open European Dates

November 01, 2014

November 28, 2014 Father/Son-Daughter (Friday)

November 29, 2014 Father/Son-Daughter (Saturday)

December 20, 2014

January 10, 2015

February 07, 2015

February 21, 2015

March 07, 2015

March 14, 2015

March 21, 2015

March 28, 2015 Flint Oak/K-State Memorial Scholarship

2639 Quail Road, Fall River, KS 67047

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wwwflintoak.com

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2014-2015 Open European Dates

AIRPORT PICKUP or RETURNAirport pickup charges are listed below.

Other local airport pick-ups are charged atthe rate of $1.50 per mile (1 way). The clos-est commercial airport is Wichita (85 miles).Customers may wish to rent a car so theyhave their own, vehicle. We do have a heli-copter pad and windsock on premise.

Chanute Airport (620) 431-5290 or 2200Hard Surface 4256’ x 75’ LightedAsphalt & Turf 2460’ x 75’Full ServiceUnicom # 122.700Car Rental (620) 431-0480Pickup $70.00

Eureka Flint Hills Aviation (620) 583-7732Hard Surface 3500’ x 60’ LightedTurf Strip 2000’ x 65’Unicom # 122.8Fuel-Mechanic-Charter ServicePickup $60.00

Fredonia Airport (620) 378-2231Concrete 4600’ x 45’ LightedHard Surface 2410’x25’ Lighted Taxi Unicom #122.9Fuel with advance notice (620) 378-2412Pickup $50.00

Independence Municipal Airport (620) 332-2531Hard Surface 5500’ x 100’ LightedHard Surface 3400’ x 50’Unicom # 122.70Fuel—Car Rental (620) 331-0605Pickup $95.00

Tulsa International Airport (918) 838-5000Serviced by Major Airlines and Commuter LinesUnicom #122.95Car RentalsPickup $200.00

Parsons Tri-City Airport (620) 336-3440Hard Surface 5687’ x 100’ LightedHard Surface 4007’ x 100’ LightedHard Surface 4007’ x 100’Unicom # 123.0Fuel—MechanicPickup $100.00

Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (316) 942-4131Serviced by Major Airlines & Commuter LinesHelicopter to Flint Oak available by:Triangle Copter Service (316) 942-1239Unicom # 122.95Car Rentals — National Weather ServicePickup $150.00

Colonel James Jabara Airport (316) 636-9755Hard Surface 6100’ x 100’ LightedFull ServiceUnicom # 122.7Car RentalsPickup $150.00

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HUNT SEASON HOURS(October 1st through March 31st)

Office 7:30 am to 6:00 pmPro Shop 8:00 am to 8:00 pmSporting Clays 9:30 am to duskSkeet/Trap/5-Stand 9:30 am to 10:00 pmBreakfast 7:00 am to 8:30 amLunch Noon to 1:30 pmDinner 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm(Closed to Member activities 5:00 pm

Sunday to 5:00 pm Monday)

MEAL DEADLINESPlease make reservations for meals bythe following deadlines to allow us toprepare properly. Reservations will beaccepted after deadline if we can do sowith the staff and food preparationsavailable.Breakfast 6:00 pm the night priorLunch 10:00 amDinner 3:00 pmBecause we do not have “drop in” busi-ness, Flint Oak can seldom fill a “shortnotice” cancellation. The only way wecan continue to provide the servicesyou expect at realistic prices is if allguests respect and adhere to our reser-vation and cancellation guidelines. Wehave tried to structure our requirementsto be fair to ALL concerned, you, otherguests and Flint Oak.

FISHING REMINDERSFishing is April 1st through October31st. Catch and release only for Bassand Wipers. See fishing rules. Duringthese months fishing for overnightguests and Social Members is at CenterLake, Duck Pond, along the creek andLodge Lake from the silo to the wind-sock. Indian Lake is not included. Dur-ing the month of September fishinglakes may be booked as long as no Eu-ropean or Field Hunts are scheduled inthe vicinity.During fishing season Flint Oak rentalboats are permitted on Center Lake. Noboats are allowed on Lodge Lake orTimber Lake due to the shot fall fromSporting Clays. We are very concernedabout contamination of our water byzebra mussels or other invasivespecies. Under no circumstances willboats not owned by Flint Oak be al-lowed on any of the lakes or the creek.No waders allowed. Artificial bait onlyin the lakes, barbless hooks required.

GUIDED FISHING CANCELLATIONSGuided fishing cancellations receivedeight (8) days in advance, no charge;cancelled seven (7) days or less $125per boat reserved.

HUNT SEASONRESERVATIONS AND CANCELLATIONSAll activities at Flint Oak require AD-VANCE RESERVATIONS. We limit thereservations we accept to the person-nel and facilities we have available. Un-like the airlines, WE DO NOTOVERBOOK! If we accept your reser-vation, we guarantee that we will haveeverything required for your activities(just like buying a ticket to a ball-game).We are located “deep in the country”and do not have passerby business.Our food orders and personnel sched-ules are made weekly and must bebased on advance reservations.

Once your reservation is booked, weincur the expense of whatever advanceordering and planning are required. Soif you fail to come, or cancel after the ex-pense of preparations has been in-curred, what is fair? Should all guestsbe penalized by increased charges tocover these expenses? Most of ourguests believe it is fairer to charge acancellation fee to those who create theincreased cost!

HUNT CANCELLATIONS• Hunt reservations (whether FieldHunt, European driven shoots orDuck Hunt) m ay b e c a n c e l l e d a tNO CHARGE forty-five (45) days ormore in advance.• A $100 CANCELLATION FEE per gunwill be charged on all hunt reservationscancelled forty-four (44) to thirty-one(31) days in advance.• Hunt cancellations received thirty (30)days or less f rom the hunt dateWILL BE CHARGED for the FULL amountof the hunt(s) reserved.• During Hunt Season ALL reservationsmust include hunting activities as ourLodging space is limited (excluding dining).

OFFICE HOURSThe Flint Oak Office is open seven daysa week (except on Thanksgiving, Christ-mas, and New Year’s when we areclosed). Reservations can be made anyday during Office hours by calling(620) 658-4401

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