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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
2015 Sporting Clay Shoots
Social Membership 2015
Trivia Challenge
Save The Date
Calendar of Events
Deer Permits
Upcoming Events
Scholarship Recipients
2015 Kansas State S/C Championship
Hunter Safety Educatiion
Bylaws
2015/2016 Open Europeans
Important Reminders
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★Outdoor Recreation
Spring 2015
★Shooting Sports
2015 Sporting Clay Shoots
25th Annual
Boy Scout Invitational
Bust-A-Clay for Kids Sake
Spring League
Flint Oak’s 2015 Social season will
be a great opportunity to come out and
shoot. We will start things off with
Spring Sporting Clay League. The
League will start on Thursday, Apr il 2,
2 0 1 5 a n d r u n fo r s i x we e k s.
Competitors will shoot fifty rounds per
week, totaling a 300 bird event. Teams
of three will compete for purse and
prizes that will be awarded at the Spring
League Banguet on Thursday, May 14,
the last day of the competition. Entry
forms for leagues will be available on
the Flint Oak website or from the office.
YMCA
Keeping the Flint Oak staff hopping,
the next shoot is the YMCA’s Sporting
C l ay F u n d r a i s e r To u r n a m e n t ,
benefitting the local YMCA chapters, it
is April 17 and 18.
The 12th Annual “Bust-A-Clay for
Kids Sake” (Pass It On) shoot will be May
15 and 16. This fundraiser is for the Pass
It On Outdoors Mentors program,
which works with Kansas Big Brothers
Big Sisters groups to get kids outdoors to
learn about and enjoy the opportunities
and heritage of the outdoors.
6th Annual Red Cross
Coming up next is the 6th Annual
Red Cross Sporting Clay Fundraiser
Tournament on June 5 and 6. This
shoot aids the local Red Cross.
As August comes around, Flint
Oak will host the 25th Annual Boy
Scout Invitational Sporting Clay Shoot,
August 14 and 15. Benefitting local Boy
Scout Chapters, it consists of a 100 bird
event, a live auction, a silent auction
and historically has over 100 shooters participate annually.
Summer Sizzler
September 26 and 27 are the dates
for the “Summer Sizzler”. This is a
NSCA certified shoot that consists of
100 targets daily, allowing you to shoot
one or both days. You will find more
information on both the Oakley Cup and
the Summer Sizzler on the back page
of this Flint Oak Update.
KS S/Clay Championship
The Kansas State Sporting Clay
Championship is July 9 through July 12.
The Oakley Cup is on Saturday July 11.
We are looking forward to a great
turnout so everyone come out and enjoy
this shoot. For additional information
see the back cover of this “Update”.
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Fall League
Last but not least, our Fall League
begins Thursday, September 3, it also
runs for six weeks and will be held in
accordance to the same rules as the
Spring League.
Social Membership 2015
With the passing of “Liquor by the
Drink” in last year’s election, Flint Oak
is now open to the public for all activities during the summer, but there are
still several benefits to becoming a Social Member at Flint Oak! Cost of this
year’s membership will be $60 plus tax
for the entire summer season, which
runs April 1 through September 30.
There is still no monthly minimum and
you can bring as many guests as you
like. Flint Oak is excited to have our
past Chef, Vincent Reif, back as our Accommodations Manager, so come out
and see all he has to offer from the
kitchen!!
The Social Membership benefits
include:
Discounted rates on Sporting Clays
and Skeet/Trap. Member cost is
.35/target and Non Member cost
is .45/target.
Discounted rate on Guided Fishing
on Indian Lake, our Trophy Bass
Lake which is stocked with Bass,
Wiper, Perch and Catfish.
Access to our “Members ONLY”
Wiper Lake, West Lake. This
lake is stocked with “Huge”
Wipers!!
Free bank fishing at Center Lake,
Lodge Lake and Indian Creek.
Two-Man Boats may be rented
for Center Lake.
Free access to our heated
swimming pool.
Invitation to Flint Oak during the winter season, including Christmas
time and Valentine’s Day.
Addition to our “Upcoming Specials”
list, which notifies you of upcoming events at Flint Oak and
Monthly Calendar.
Flint Oak’s Annual Spring Update
Magazine and Pocket Calendar.
Flint Oak operates by “reservation
only”, so be sure to call and book your
reservation prior to arrival.
Hours of Operation
Monday-Tuesday Closed
Wednesday - 8:00 AM – 9 PM
Thursday - 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Friday - 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Saturday – 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Sunday - 8:00 AM - 3 PM
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Watch for
Upcoming
Specials
History of
the Silo
One of the icons of Hunt Village, part
of the original farmstead, is the longstanding silo. The barn, turned into the
Lodge, opened to our Membership in
1982. But, what to do with the silo?
When the 10-station sporting clays
course was built in 1989, it just came
naturally to use the silo as Station 1 for
shooting sports. The iconic picture of
the shooter welcomes all to Hunt Village
and Flint Oak.
Earlier this year, we updated the
sign for its third time. This “Update’s”
front cover shows the newly installed
sign in all its glory. The silo continues
to be an outstanding feature of Hunt
Village.
Explore miles of scenic trails.
Quiet Time in the Country
Have you ever wanted to get away
from the hustle and bustle of everyday
life to the peace and quiet? Well, then
do we have the place for you! Flint Oak
offers something for everyone, young
and old alike, whether you enjoy shooting sporting clays, fishing, biking/hiking,
swimming or just relaxing on the deck
with a good book, one can find it at Flint
Oak. Our Lodge has comfortable
rooms and an excellent full service
restaurant, serving breakfast, lunch and
dinner as well as a fully stocked bar and
excellent wine list. Put your abilities to
the test on our 5-Star rated ten Station
Sporting Clay course. Other shooting
activities include our skeet/trap field,
5-Stand, and Knockout. If fishing is
more your style, there are several different options including the guided trophy bass fishing at Indian Lake, the self
guided Wiper fishing at West Lake,
Center Lake, Lodge Lake and Indian
Creek. There are also miles of scenic
trails to explore, whether by foot, bike or
horse. Bike rentals and horse paddocks
are available if needed. After a day of
activities, don’t forget to cool off in our
swimming pool before enjoying a world
class dinner and the awesome sunsets.
Flint Oak is open Wednesday through
Sunday, April through September. Call
620-658-4401 to book your outing or for
more information.
Flint Oak Trivia Challenge
Relax on the deck with a good book.
How would you like to win a $25.00 Flint Oak gift certificate? Just be one of the
first four people to call the office (must be a phone call) with the correct answers
and you will be a winner.
What year was the first acreage purchased to start Flint Oak?
How many blinds are on the new Osage?
What year did Flint Oak first open for hunting?
What year was the first Guided Fishing on Indian Lake?
What year did Flint Oak Sporting Clay Course open?
What year did new Lodge open?
How many Duck blinds does Flint Oak have on West Lake?
How many boats does the Marina on Indian lake hold?
How many shooters does the Major European hold?
How many targets are attempted in a round of 5-stand per person?
Good luck and have fun!
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SAVE THE
DATE
Fun, friendly family atmosphere.
Flint Oak’s Summer
BBQ and Fireworks
The Flint Oak Summer Social is
going to be held Saturday June 27.
Come join us for the weekend and
spend some time on Flint Oak’s Sporting Clay course for unlimited shooting
from 2 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. There will also be bank fishing
on Center Lake, plenty of games including volleyball and horseshoes for
the family or take a dip in the pool to escape the summer heat.
The summer event will take place
outside Saturday evening with a BBQ
style dinner; smoked suckling pigs, ribs
and beef brisket, chicken quarters,
hamburgers and hot dogs for the kids.
Flint Oak will offer a variety of ice
creams and assortment of toppings
with Texas size waffle cones for dessert.
Fresh summer cocktails and an assortment of drinks will be being served. The
event will include music in a fun and
friendly family atmosphere.
Tickets for the Day will be $40.00
per person (tax included) and will include the dinner, one drink ticket, the
fireworks show, unlimited shooting on
the sporting clay course from 2:00 pm
to 6:00 pm and the bank fishing on Center Lake.
Book a room for the Saturday night
festivities and the room rates for that
evening will include the breakfast buffet
next Sunday morning, (limit two free
breakfast buffets per room).
Watch for your monthly calendar for
further details.
APRIL5th, EASTER BRUNCH
Seating will be 10:00 am to 2:00
pm. As always Flint Oak will have an
array of sumptuous foods and
desserts.
MAY 10th, MOTHERS’ DAY
BRUNCH
Bring Mom to Flint Oak this year
and enjoy a wonderful brunch. All
Mothers will receive a rose.
JUNE 27th, FLINT OAK’S
SUMMER BBQ/FIREWORKS
Our always fun night filled with
great food, music and fire works.
BUFFETS
April 2nd
May 7th
June 27th
August 6th
September 3rd
BOOK YOUR OWN OCCASION
If you have a family reunion, a
wedding, a company retreat or even
just a birthday call Flint Oak, we can
help you plan an event you won’t
soon forget.
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Help us serve you better. We schedule our personnel
based on the reservations we receive. This is why we require advance reservations on ALL activities. Spur of the
moment decisions to add to, or change, scheduled activities
are difficult and sometimes impossible to accommodate. The
more accurate the information you provide in advance, the
better we can serve you.
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You won’t want to miss any of the fun at Flint Oak this spring and summer, so be sure to make your reservations early.
Call the Office at 620-658-4401 TODAY ! Or email [email protected].
Dinner reservations must be made with the Office by 3 pm.
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Flint Oak - The Greatest Place
What better place is there to have
your next reunion, wedding or company
outing than Flint Oak? A quiet get-away
from the hustle and bustle of day-to-day
life with unmatched scenic views tucked
away in the Flint Hills. Offering multiple
locations for wedding ceremonies and
receptions, you are sure to find the perfect place to say “I Do”.
Comfortable lodging, balcony rooms
with lake views, and over fifty double occupancy rooms ensure there is plenty
of space for your entire group. Flint Oak
also has customizable menus, from the
simplest buffet to a more extravagant
plated dinner, ensuring the perfect meal
for your special day.
Lakeside Lodge is the perfect place
for the wedding party or a family reunion and is only steps away from the
pool at Flint Oak, offering a great place
for a cool down from the summer heat.
Lakeside Lodge also provides the perfect setting for your party to enjoy pri-
vate dinners by Flint Oak’s Chefs, or
have the Chef manage an outside grill
while your party enjoys fishing off the
deck. Please do not forget to ask the
office for a bar planner and request your
own bartender for the evening.
Flint Oak also has multiple meeting
rooms with audio/visual equipment that
can accommodate up to 150 people for
your next company retreat. We can
customize your meeting with beverage
and snack options, private lunches and
private dinners. Make your way outside
and utilize the thousands of acres Flint
Oak has for team building exercises,
competitions or as a break from the day.
The new 4G Verizon tower and AT&T
cell phone booster ensure you have cell
phone coverage in our remote location.
It’s as simple as making a reservation,
filling out a meeting planner and letting
Flint Oak’s friendly staff take care of the
rest.
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Something
To Shoot For
Want to learn something new, or improve on what you already know? Our
shooting sports department offers lessons year round. Whether you are an
individual visiting for the first time, or a
corporate member here with a hundred
co-workers, if you know of someone
who would enjoy some extra instruction,
let us know. We can teach individually
or in groups of up to three. We get beginners going safely and get them in the
field harvesting birds or knocking down
clays at the shooting stations. We can
also improve the skill of someone experienced. Bring your own gun or we can
set you up with our rental guns. Give us
a call and make a reservation today.
Receive College Credit While
Shooting at Flint Oak
Ken Gibson took the trophy for largest
deer harvested
2014-2015
Deer Season
The 2014 deer season saw improved harvest numbers over previous
years here at Flint Oak. Out of the
bucks harvested, Ken Gibson took the
trophy for largest deer harvested during
archery season. Scott Navarro shot a
very nice ten point during firearms season. Additionally, David Walters and
Don Henry both took nice bucks. The
unusually warm weather during October and November did play havoc with
our hunters who came to hunt.
Our preserve department will continue to add additional food plots of
wheat, clover and turnips. We will feed
supplements high in proteins starting in
early April when it is needed the most
for antler growth. Our newly purchased
gravity feeders will arrive soon. We are
excited to see the results of improved
deer management practices on the
ranch.
The reservations for the 2015 deer
season have already began to fill up so
don’t wait until the last minute to book
yours as only a limited number of hunts
will be booked. We are offering a package deal of two (2) nights lodging and
three (3) days of hunting. Our members
will be able to harvest both a buck and
a doe provided they have the appropriate tags. Flint Oak will be posting Facebook photos from the trail cams in late
spring. Nonresidents will need to apply
on-line in April through the KDWP website selecting Unit 12.
By Jeff Oakes PHD….Pheasant Hunt
Daily!!
You read the headline correctly, and
three times per year students from
Kansas State University’s Wildlife and
Outdoor Enterprise Management program (WOEM) do just this. Up to fifty
enrolled students attend the two weekend springtime hands-on courses
where they lear n Spor ting Clays,
5-Stand, FITASC, Gun Fitting, Trap,
Skeet and successful Tournament management. The courses, running from
daylight until after dark, have both
classroom and hands-on sessions.
Students shoot over 200 rounds of
shells and actually design and set up
their own Sporting Clays courses using
portable equipment, gaining real life experience while being taught by notable
professionals in the shooting sports industry and Flint Oak staff.
The third trip the WOEM students
make is in the fall where the Flint Oak
management team shows the future
outdoor degree graduates what the
day-to-day business at a busy hunting
operation looks like. These students
also have to secure a six-month internship in the Outdoor industry in the fall
semester of their senior year before
graduating with a BS and a minor in
Business.
As you may be aware, Flint Oak
hosts an annual scholarship fundraiser
for ingoing freshman enrolled in the
WOEM program. For over five years,
we have presented three $1,000.00
scholarships, helping students and parents alike with tuition costs. This event
held the last Saturday of March, is
where, on the Open European, seventyeight shooters try their eye and gun on
1500 hard flying pheasants. If you
would like more information on this program, please contact Dr. Thomas
Warner at KSU 785-532-1412.
PUPPIES &
DOGS
Hunting season at Flint Oak is underway; the dogs are getting more action than ever. The 2015 hunt season
looks to be another fun-filled, actionpacked one for our kennel. The pups,
now mature enough to begin training,
are showing more promise through
each stage of their training process.
When not being trained, the young dogs
enjoy playing in the play yard, burning
the lingering puppy energy before relaxing in the kennel after their daily treat
and resting up for another day of training. Now that last summer’s puppies
are in training we are looking at the future of the breeding program. There
should be enough puppies to train for
the next hunt season and a few for individual purchase. Flint Oak offers boarding and/or training at our kennel for
Members. Please contact the office for
more details.
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Young dogs enjoy the play yard.
From the
Preserve
By Brent
It’s here, warmer weather, greening
grass and a ton of things to do this summer ! No one likes to see hunting season come to an end, but I am excited to
get summer going. This is my first full
summer on the preserve and I can’t wait
to see what we can accomplish.
After our yearly burn, we will dive
right into turkey season as well as prepare for the 2015 fishing season.
Turkey hunts will be limited so get your
tags and schedule a hunt.
Maintenance on Flint Oak is an ongoing task that never seems to slow-up.
Between reeds, trees and the fastest
growing grass in Kansas, it keeps all of
us extremely busy through out the summer months.
So get yourself ready and head to
out Flint Oak to enjoy a summer of great
fishing and relaxing.
2014 FISHING SEASON
ONE OF THE BEST
The 2014 fishing season was one of
our best years of fishing with over one
hundred guided fishing excursions on
Indian Lake. Great times and fishing
were had by all who fished our West
Lake. Fishing West Lake is a great
value as our members can fish the entire lake for half a day without interruption from other anglers. From the size
of the Wipers, Bass and Blue cats
caught, we believe the 2015 season will
be hard to beat.
Due to a mild winter, the fish have
stayed active feeding on warmer days
causing them to grow year round. With
the new feeding strategies, we feel the
bite will be good for both morning and
afternoon trips. Flint Oak will also reduce the amount of smaller bass to
leave more baitfish available for the
Lunkers.
We hope to make a few of the new
staff on board into fishing guides so be
sure to give them a hard time when they
get the boat stuck on a log! Spring
spawning is not far away so book your
fishing trip early and lets set a hook!
2015 Nonresident
Deer Permits
2015 Nonresident Deer Permits:
By drawing only: 2015
Nonresident DEER Permit Application Deadline: April 24, 2015
Two person rental
boats are available
to fish Center Lake
or you may fish
from the bank.
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There will be no paper applications or mail in forms for 2015. All
applications will need to be
submitted thru the online application
process.
Applicants must apply online from
April 1 through April 24, 2015 or
apply by phone 620-672-0728.
FIVE HUNTERS IN ONE
Matt Arnold
Old is now New
Let us introduce you to Flint Oak’s
two newest managers, Matt Arnold and
Steve Herring. You are thinking “New?
They’re not new. They have been at
Flint Oak for years”, and you are correct, but they are now the newest managers at Flint Oak.
Matt Arnold has been at Flint Oak
since September 2010, and became
Shooting Clay Manager in July 2014.
He and Allyson have two boys, Lane, 5
and Colt, 2. Matt is also an avid sporting clays shooter, competing in many
Sporting Clay Tournaments and placing
well. He makes great use of his shooting skills when giving either individual
or group shooting lessons at Flint Oak.
Steve Herring, Kennel Manager, has
three children, Danika, 20, Daryan, 15,
and Dreytan, 11. Steve has worked in
the Dog Department as our head trainer
since July 2011. Promoted to Kennel
Manager in September 2014, he lives
on site at the Kennel house. Steve has
a great way with pointing dogs and has
a full plate this summer starting seventeen new pups. Many of these new
young prospects will be in the field
come fall.
A hunter is, at different times in his
life, really five different hunters, according to a field study by Dr. Bob Norton
and Dr. Bob Jackson of the University of
Wisconsin.
During the first stage of a hunter’s
evolution, he is a “Shooter”, measuring
satisfaction by how many times he pulls
the trigger.
The “Limiting-Out” stage finds the
developing hunter striving to harvest his
limit every time out; measuring success
by the quantity of legal game taken.
The next step is the “Trophy” stage.
By now, the hunter has developed his
skills and enough knowledge to take
pride in harvesting selectively, big bucks
or nothing but drake mallards or long
bearded turkeys, for instance.
During the “Method” period, technique becomes all-important, i.e. ducks
taken only when decoying to handmade
blocks. Equipment is essential; calls,
blinds, dogs, specific firearms. Only
taking deer after tracking or stalking,
drives or stump sitting aren’t quality
enough for the Method hunter, who
bags to hunt, rather than hunts to bag.
Finally, the hunter reaches the
“Sportsman” stage. He mellows out,
finding satisfaction in the measures of
the hunt. The Sportsman no longer
judges his worth or controls his world by
the taking of game. According to Norton and Jackson, few hunters reach the
Sportsman stage before they are forty
years old.
(Continued next column)
Well-trained dogs a combination of
good genetic selection and careful dedicated training
(Five Hunters in One cotinued)
Regardless of the hunting stage, the
true Upland Hunter knows that a welltrained bird dog rates up there with a favorite over and under or pair of “lucky”
socks. The Upland Hunter savors each
statuesque point; the dog holding
steady to wing and shot, then fetching
the harvested bird back to hand. Welltrained dogs do not magically happen;
they are a combination of good genetic
selection and careful dedicated training.
The dogs insure those magic moments
in the field, after they go on point, a
cackling rooster pheasant towers into
the crisp air or a covey of plump quail
flushes, their wings beating their unique
cadence. Flint Oak’s dog training staff
starts with the right genetics and builds
on them with training until the finished
dog is an asset to the hunt, a joy in the
field and as necessary as those lucky
socks!
Flint Oak proudly
uses and recommends
Steve Herring
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Flint Oak’s
Great Events
Corporate Retreats at Flint Oak
Looking for a change from those
same ol’ boring meetings? Flint Oak
has the answer, with lodging rooms, first
class dining, several meeting room options as well as team building activities
to improve camaraderie among your
employees. Your meeting can be customized to fit any size of group. The
Board Room can accommodate up to
twelve guests, the Flint or Oak Room up
to forty guests each or combine the Flint
and Oak room for up to eighty guests or
the Mallard Room up to 100 guests.
Our forty room Main Lodge can accommodate up to eighty guests, with our
Private Lakeside Lodge accommodating up to twelve guests. Audio/Visual
materials are available for rent or you
are more than welcome to bring your
own. Break items, including snacks and
beverages, are also available. There is
free wireless internet in both the Main
Lodge and Lakeside Lodge along with
Verizon and limited AT&T cell phone
service coverage. Conducting business
and staying in touch with others is easier than ever even in our remote location. The Lodge restaurant features full
dining service with breakfast, lunch and
dinner. The breakfast buffet omelet station is always a big hit; our lunch and
dinner menus offer a wide range of
choices, from beef to chicken to
seafood as well as a variety of salad options and appetizers. A full cocktail bar
and excellent wine list is available during dinner.
Need some fresh air and a break
from the doldrums of the meeting
room? Flint Oak offers a wide variety of
shooting sport activities, such as our
5-star ten station Sporting Clay Course,
with each station simulating a different
type of bird or game, Skeet/Trap Field,
5-Stand, or if you want to really build
team camaraderie, a few games of
Knockout will do the trick. For our Hunt
Members during our hunt season, a private European solely for your corporate
group is also a great team building experience. Our Europeans can accommodate groups of all sizes. We also
offer traditional Field Hunts for quail,
pheasant and partridge where you can
watch the dogs point and flush birds
first hand in the Flint Hills of Kansas.
Super Quail Hunts and our exciting
Duck Hunts are also a huge hit.
Therefore, as you can see, Flint Oak
is a GREAT place to host a Corporate
Retreat. Our staff is 100% committed
to exceeding your expectations and
changing your outlook on those ol’ boring meetings. Call today for availability.
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This year we want to bring you new
specials and new reasons to visit us at
Flint Oak and, Flint Oak has many great
events happening this Social season.
Flint Oak will once again host both
the wonderful Easter Brunch on April 5
and the equally fantastic Mother’s Day
Brunch on May10, featuring multiple action stations and assorted desserts.
Almost every month we will host a
buffet including the ever-popular Fried
Chicken Buffet, but we will also be
bringing an Italian buffet and Mexican
buffet for your enjoyment. These will
once again be on the first Thursday of
the month, except July where we will
not have one due to previous activities
booked.
June 27 will be Flint Oak’s great
Summer BBQ/Fireworks spectacular,
with shooting sports, fireworks, music
and great food to be enjoyed by all.
Flint Oak will be bringing back the
Burgers ‘N Clay special and will be trading off every other month with Tacos ‘N
Targets, giving you a little more bang for
your buck. For just $39.95 per person,
you can shoot all the Sporting Clays
you wish from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm,
one Sunday each month, and the Burgers or Tacos, (depending on the month)
are on Flint Oak. (Lunch will be served
from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm.)
Alongside Flint Oak’s new Ala Carte
Menu, we will be hosting nightly specials from fresh seafood to wild game;
we repeatedly try to bring you new and
noteworthy dinners. Each month will
once again have one Weekend Get-AWay with half-priced rooms on Saturday
night.
Flint Oak will send e-mails monthly
keeping you informed of all upcoming
events and specials for the month.
Watch for your monthly calendar via
email or check out the calendar on Flint
Oak’s website www.flintoak.com for
more details.
Scholarship Recipients
Marchant Starr
My name is Marchant Starr and I am
from Cedar Bluff, Alabama. I grew up
on a farm that primarily was a commercial cow/calf operation, but we also
managed wildlife. The family farm was
transformed into a wildlife management
and hunting operation almost ten years
ago. My father is an avid outdoorsman
and I was introduced to outdoor recreation and wildlife management at a very
young age, I started hunting at the age
of seven.
I graduated from Darlington School
in Rome Georgia in May of 2013. When
I learned of the Wildlife and Outdoor Enterprise Management program at
Kansas State I knew that this program
was what I wanted.
My early involvement in my father’s
conservation efforts, being involved with
the family business and a passion for
the outdoors led me to realize how important conservation, wildlife habitat
management and outdoor recreation
are for future generation.
Flint Oak
Boards &
Trains Dogs
Year Around
Noah Parsons
My name is Noah Parsons. I was
born and raised in Wichita, Kansas and
have two brothers. Our family time was
spent outdoors, instilling a great love
and respect for nature. In 2001, our
lives completely changed when my dad
unexpectedly passed away. Even then,
my amazing mom committed her life to
keeping my two brothers and I involved
with church, sports, musical instruments and exploring the world outside
our front door. It was in the woods that
I found meaning and could always
make sense out of life. I loved sports
but I was already hooked on the great
outdoors by age ten when my grandpa
introduced me to his incredible world of
hunting.
I was always active in school activities but when I wasn’t doing school activities, I was definitely hunting or
fishing. Hutchinson Community College, an economic decision, was my
first step in making my Kansas State
WOEM dream a reality. I spent two
years there getting my general classes
and then enrolled in K-State to finish my
education. I am fully committed to maximizing every opportunity I have to
learn, grow, participate and spread the
love of this great program and its ability
to touch and change lives for the better…as it did mine.
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Shane Webb
Hi, my name is Shane Webb. I was
born in Fort Collins, Colorado; my family moved to Kansas when I was 4
years old. My parents are Jerry and
Lauren Webb and I have two sisters,
Shaylin and April. We live on the outskirts of Kensington, Kansas where I
formed my love for wildlife and their
habitat. For eight years, my family has
been a part of the local Quail Forever
chapter helping to preserve and protect
the natural habitat. Other family members and I support a local archery club
where I introduce youth to archery and
bow hunting.
Through high school, I was involved
in all aspects of the school, holding offices in many different classes and
clubs. I also participated in land, livestock and dairy judging, and participated in sports, in and out of school, for
as long as I can remember. Recently,
through the scholarship application
process, I was awarded the Kansas
State University Achievement Award in
recognition of my academic and leadership achievements.
Growing up in rural Kansas, agriculture has always been a large part of my
life. I am a twelve-year member of the
Busy Bees 4-H club in Kensington,
holding different offices. I have learned
a great deal through these clubs including feeding, nutrition, care and development of livestock.
“HANDS ON” HUNTER EDUCATION
Flint Oak, with the assistance of Roger Wells and Dan Lantow of Americus, KS
and our local conservation officer, Aaron Scheve, will conduct the 33th annual
Hunter Education course on August 8 and 9, 2015. The course consists of outdoor
“hands on” instruction that allows students to become more involved in the learning process. During these sessions, students will be taught hunter responsibility,
ethics, fair chase, history of firearms, firearms basics, ammunition, basic gun
safety, field safety, bow hunting, conservation and wildlife management, wildlife of
Kansas, outdoor emergencies, Kansas hunting regulations and boating safety for
hunters. The course will run all day on Saturday and half a day on Sunday. After
completing the session work, the students will be allowed to “PRACTICE” what
they have learned at Flint Oak’s 5-Star rated Sporting Clay Course on Sunday
afternoon.
The age requirement to become certified in hunter education is eleven (11)
years of age. The hunter safety course may be taken by those under the age of
eleven, on space available basis, but will be required to take the course again upon
reaching age eleven. There is no charge for the course and everyone is encouraged to take the course even if not required by law. Rooms are available for those
who would like to enjoy a weekend stay at Flint Oak and lunch will be provided for
a minimal fee to the attendees. As openings for this course are limited, please
call 620-658-4401 to reserve your spot today!
Remember, anyone born on or after July 1, 1957 must be certified by an approved hunter education course before they can hunt in Kansas with the exception
of anyone fifteen (15) years old and under may hunt without hunter education certification provided that they are under the direct supervision of an adult eighteen
(18) years of age or older who has completed a hunter education course. A onetime deferral of the Hunter Education requirements may be acquired by individuals sixteen (16) and older by purchasing an Apprentice hunting license. Holders
of Apprentice hunting licenses must hunt under the supervision of a licensed
hunter age eighteen (18) or older. Under Kansas Law, Hunter Education Certification issued by any state, Canadian Province and some foreign jurisdictions are
also deemed to meet the Hunter Education requirements.
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Memories…. those wonderful brief fleeting moments that you never want to forget,
yet as time passes by memories begin to dim. What better way to keep them forever than with a photo. Flint Oak offers the service of taking a picture for you and
placing it in a beautiful custom folio. Whether it’s just the two of you enjoying a
wonderful time at Flint Oak, a family get together, a school reunion, or even your
corporate event, just let us know and Flint Oak will be sure and set up a time to take
that once in a lifetime photo. We then process, print and package your photos in
a Flint Oak folio for you and your group to take with you when you leave, to help
remember the wonderful fun you had at Flint Oak. Be sure to take advantage of this
great deal.
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Get your “PULL”
on at the 2015
Kansas State
Sporting Clays
Championship
Flint Oak proudly announces the
Kansas State Sporting Clays Association chose us to host the 2015 Kansas
State Sporting Clays Championship.
The dates are July 9 through 12, 2015;
we again sold out of rooms before the
announcement of the awarding of the
event. This large tournament historically draws over 300 shooters who attempt over 900 targets during the four
days of activities. The shooting will start
on Thursday and run daylight to dark
daily until Sunday’s awards ceremony.
Scheduled events at this time are:
200 Main Event
100 Lois Lessing Cup
100 Preliminary
100 Oakley Cup
100 K-State Cup
50 Small Gauge - 20/28/4.10
SXS and Pump
50 Super Sporting
Make-a-Break Competition
If you have never seen a major
shooting tournament, we would like to
invite you come out and experience all
that Flint Oak offers. We will have
eighty extra target throwers spread over
the Ranch letting shooters experience
a variety of backgrounds, target presentations along with the beautiful
Kansas scenery that Flint Oak offers.
Look for additional information during
the coming months.
Make It EASY !
Request a Free
Meeting Planner
Kit from the
Flint Oak Office
Individual and Corporate
Membership By-Laws
Flint Oak offers four (4) kinds of hunt
memberships, Individual, Corporate
(multiple), Junior or Senior.
Individual (Single designee)
Individual Memberships shall be
issued in the name of an individual or
in the name of a business or firm. Individual Memberships are assigned to
one (1) designated individual and are
non-transferable. The designee of an
Individual Membership will be responsible for any charges incurred by his
guests.
Corporate (Multiple designees)
Corporate Memberships shall be
issued either in the name of a company or an individual associate of a
professional group. A company is understood to be any entity holding a
Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN).
Such named entity
(whether a company or an individual
associate) shall be designated as the
Owner of the Membership, and the
rights and privileges of the Membership are the property of the named
Owner. The first Designee appointed
by the Owner of the Membership shall
be responsible for and billed for all
charges incurred by designees and
their guests.
Corporate Memberships include
membership rights and privileges for
three (3) designated individuals. The
first Designee shall be Flint Oak’s contact for billing purposes. All designees
must be directly employed by said
company or an associate of the same
firm as the Owner of the Membership.
Designees may be changed at no
charge provided the Owner of the
Membership notifies Flint Oak in writing of the substitution.
Junior (Single designee)
Junior Memberships, for those between the ages of twenty-one and
forty, require current Hunt Member
sponsorship, are assigned to one (1)
designated individual and are nontransferable. The designee of a Junior
Membership will be responsible for
any charges incurred by his guests.
Senior (Single designee)
Senior Memberships are available
to our current members, who have
been a member for the previous five
years and are 70 years of age or older.
Membership is assigned to one (1)
designated individual and is nontransferable. The designee of a Senior Membership will be responsible for
any charges incurred by his guests
Dues and Charges
1. Membership dues, regardless of
Membership type, shall be paid in
advance. Hunt Membership dues
will establish membership for one
year from the date of acceptance.
2. All monthly charges will be due the
tenth of the month following the
month such charges were incurred.
3. Members will be responsible for any
charges and/or damages incurred
by their guests. Guests will have no
billing privileges.
4. Members will be billed monthly.
5. Corporate Membership billings will
be to one designated Member, and
will not be broken down to individual
designee charges.
6. Hunt credits and/or services included with the initial membership
fee must be used during the months
of membership. They do not carry
over to another membership year,
nor are such unused services subject to refund at the conclusion of the
membership. Social Memberships
receive no hunt credits.
On a Corporate Membership the first
Designee or his assigned should collect
and forward any moneys paid in order
to keep the account accurate. Flint Oak
will consider the corporate membership
as one account and cannot credit individuals in that account as well as assign
hunt credits to individuals in that account. All monies received will be applied to earliest invoices.
The Corporate Membership rate is extended due to the reduction in bookkeeping on one account rather than
three individual accounts.
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Flint Oak offers two great opportunities during your visit, the ability to fly
your company flag and printing your
company logo on our dining room
placemats, both at no charge to you.
First opportunity, flying your flag.
To fly your flag during the length of your
visit to Flint oak simply bring it with your
on your visit or ship it to us in advance.
Our American and Kansas flags
are 4’x6’
Second opportunity, creating your
own personal placemat: maybe you are
holding your family reunion, a school reunion or other special event. If you have
an emblem or crest you would like on
your placemats, request Flint Oak to
print them, email the emblem to Flint
Oak and your table at breakfast and
lunch will be set using your own personalized placemats.
Please notify the office staff, when
making your reservations, regarding
arrangements for flying your flag and
printing your placemats.
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AIRPORT PICKUP or RETURN
Airport pickup charges are listed below.
Other local airport pick-ups are charged at
the rate of $1.50 per mile (1 way). The closest commercial airport is Wichita (85 miles).
Customers may wish to rent a car so they
have their own, vehicle. We do have a helicopter area and windsock on premise.
Chanute Airport (620) 431-5290 or 2200
Hard Surface
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Asphalt & Turf
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Unicom # 122.700
Car Rental (620) 431-0480
Pickup
$70.00
Eureka Flint Hills Aviation (620) 583-7732
Hard Surface
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Turf Strip
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Unicom # 122.8
Fuel-Mechanic-Charter Service
Pickup
$60.00
Fredonia Airport (620) 378-2231
Concrete
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Hard Surface ¶[¶ Lighted Taxi
Unicom #122.9
Fuel with advance notice (620) 378-2412
Pickup
$50.00
Tulsa International Airport (918) 838-5000
Serviced by Major Airlines and Commuter Lines
Unicom #122.95
Car Rentals
Pickup
$200.00
Independence Municipal Airport (620) 332-2531
Hard Surface
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Lighted
Hard Surface
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Unicom # 122.70
Fuel²Car Rental (620) 331-0605
Pickup
$95.00
Parsons Tri-City Airport (620) 336-3440
Hard Surface
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Hard Surface
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Hard Surface
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Unicom # 123.0 Fuel²
Mechanic
Pickup
$100.00
Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (316) 942-4131
Serviced by Major Airlines & Commuter Lines
Helicopter to Flint Oak available by:
Triangle Copter Service (316) 942-1239
Unicom # 122.95
Car Rentals ² National Weather Service
Pickup
$150.00
Colonel James Jabara Airport (316) 636-9755
Hard Surface 61¶[¶
Lighted
Full Service
Unicom # 122.7
Car Rentals
Pickup
$150.00
FISHING REMINDERS
Fishing is April 1st through October 31st.
Catch and release only for Bass and Wipers.
See fishing rules. During these months fishing for overnight guests and Social Members is at Center Lake, Duck Pond, along the
creek and Lodge Lake from the silo to the
windsock. Indian Lake is not included. During the month of September fishing lakes
may be booked as long as no European or
Field Hunts are scheduled in the vicinity.
During fishing season Flint Oak rental
boats are permitted on Center Lake. No
boats are allowed on Lodge Lake or Timber
Lake due to the shot fall from Sporting
Clays. We are very concerned about contamination of our water, with either zebra
mussels or other non-native species. Under
no circumstances will boats not owned by
Flint Oak be allowed on any of the lakes or
the creek. No waders allowed. Artificial bait
only in the lakes, barbless hooks required.
GUIDED FISHING CANCELLATIONS
SUMMER
RESERVATIONS AND CANCELLATIONS
All activities at Flint Oak require ADVANCE RESERVATIONS. We limit the
reservations we accept to the personnel and
facilities we have available. Unlike the airlines, WE DO NOT OVERBOOK! If we accept your reservation, we guarantee that we
will have everything required for your activities (just like buying a ticket to a ballgame).
We are located ³GHHS in the FRXQWU\´ and do
not have passer-by business. Our food
orders and personnel schedules are
made weekly and must be based on
advance reservations.
Once your reservation is booked, we
incur the expense of whatever advance ordering and planning are required. So if you
fail to come, or cancel after the expense of
preparations has been incurred, what is fair?
Should all guests be penalized by increased
charges to cover these expenses? Most of
our guests believe it is fairer to charge a
cancellation fee to those who create the increased cost!
Guided fishing cancellations received
eight (8) days in advance, no charge; cancelled seven (7) days or less $125 per boat
reserved.
ROOM CANCELLATIONS
HUNT SEASON HOURS
(October 1st through March 31st)
Office
7:30 am to 6:00 pm
Breakfast
7:00 am to 8:30 am
Lunch
Noon to 1:30 pm
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Dinner
SUMMER HOURS
(April 1st through August 31st)
8:00 am to 6:00 pm Wed-Sat
8:00 am to 3:00 pm Sunday
Breakfast 8:00 am to 9:30 am Thur-Sun
Lunch 11:00 am to 1:30 pm Wed-Sun
Dinner
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm Wed-Sat
Room (meeting or lodging) reservations
made for NON-HUNT/FISHING RELATED
activities require a first-day deposit per room
for non-members to guarantee reservations.
Rooms may be cancelled at NO CHARGE
twenty-four (24) hours in advance. Cancellations twenty-four (24) hours or less will be
charged the full amount per room per day
reserved unless other arrangements have
been made in writing by management.
Office
PRO SHOP
9:00 am to 6:30 pm Wed - Sat
9:00 am to 3:00 pm Sunday
SPORTING CLAY HOURS
9:30 am to dusk Wed ± Sat
9:30 am to 3:00 pm on Sunday
5-STAND, SKEET & TRAP
9:30 am to 10:00 pm Wed-Sat
9:30 am to 3:00 pm Sunday
Sporting Clay Reservation cut off time
is 5:00 pm daily (2:00 pm Sundays)
Summer Check-Out Time is 11:00 AM
(Closed to customer activities 3:00 p.m.
Sunday to 8:00 am Wednesday)
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MEAL DEADLINES
Please make reservations for meals by the
following deadlines to allow us to prepare
properly. Reservations will be accepted
after deadline if we can do so with the staff
and food preparations available.
Breakfast
6:00 pm the night prior
10:00 am
Lunch
3:00 pm
Dinner
Because we do not have ³GURS-LQ´ business, Flint Oak can seldom fill a ³VKRUW-noWLFH´ cancellation. The only way we can
continue to provide the services you expect
at realistic prices is if all guests respect and
adhere to our reservation and cancellation
guidelines. We have tried to structure our
requirements to be fair to ALL concerned you, other guests, and Flint Oak.