Policies
Short, plain, and the same for everyone.
Deposits and cancellation
- Your deposit holds your dates. The balance is due when you arrive.
- Deposits are not refundable. Cancel 30 or more days before your hunt and the full deposit moves to another date within 12 months.
- Cancel inside 30 days and the deposit is forfeited. Weather does not change this.
- Groups of 4 or more save 10%. Youth under 16 hunt at half price with a paying adult.
- Lodging: the cabin sleeps two and goes to the first hunters booked each week. Others stay in Lamar, 15 minutes away; we send the motel list with your confirmation.
Permits and hunter education
- Every hunter buys their own state permit before arrival. Landowner permits do not cover guests. Missouri: mdc.mo.gov. Kansas: ksoutdoors.gov.
- Missouri 2026 nonresident prices: Firearms Any-Deer $360, Spring Turkey $304.50, Fall Turkey $176.50. Youth ages 6 to 15: $9.75 deer, $7.50 fall turkey.
- Kansas nonresident deer permits are issued by draw. Applications run in April. Kansas residents buy over the counter.
- Hunter education: Missouri requires it for anyone born on or after January 1, 1967; Kansas for anyone born on or after July 1, 1957. Out-of-state cards are accepted.
- Nonresidents may take one antlered buck in Missouri in 2026. Barton County antlerless permits are over the counter.
- Missouri harvests are Telechecked by 10 p.m. on the day of harvest and before leaving the county. We walk you through it.
Firearms and bows
- Firearms are unloaded and cased inside the cabin and in vehicles. Load at the stand or blind.
- No alcohol before or during any shooting. The cabin is yours after the last stand of the day.
- Blaze orange hat and vest are required during firearms seasons, including for anyone riding along.
- Shots are taken only at identified targets with a safe backstop. Property lines and no-shoot zones are marked on your map.
UTV, trails and the pond
- UTV riders under 16 ride only with an adult. Riders under 18 wear a helmet.
- Guests drive property vehicles only when Tondo hands over the keys and shows the route.
- Fishing requires a Missouri fishing permit. Catch and release unless told otherwise.
- Swimming in the pond is not permitted.
Liability release
- Every guest signs a participant release before any activity. Minors need a parent or legal guardian signature.
- The release covers hunting, shooting, UTV and trail use, fishing, and lodging on the property. You receive it by email after your deposit and again on arrival.
- Hunting and outdoor recreation carry risk of serious injury. Guests take part at their own risk and carry their own health insurance.
Lodging
- Check-in after 2 p.m. the day before your first hunt. Check-out by 10 a.m. the day after your last hunt.
- No smoking inside. Dogs by arrangement only. Clean game outside at the skinning station.
- Damage beyond normal wear is billed at cost.
Prices are per hunter before Missouri sales tax (about 7.475% in Liberal). Time4Thrills is a trade name of Heartland Advantage Land Management LLC.