It’s a good thing we are all somewhat different !
I like this approach and agree with what someone posted above about respecting a persons stand and the effort they put into it. If a person has a feeder there or food plot and you like hunting it. Offer to help or kick in some money if it’s a persons personal money not a club money deal. It’s all really about finding the right place with the rules you like find like minded people that share you views and ways of hunting. Become friends and do things for the betterment of the club. When I see places with all their personal places of assigned areas it just tells me people are selfish and competition hunting and more about there selves.. that’s my view point anywaysThousand ways to skin a cat.
If I’m paying for 2,200 acres, I want to hunt 2,200 acres
I’m alright with first come, first serve
The whole private area thing only benefits the President and his buddies that have the best spots- leave the rest for others
The whole private area thing only benefits the President and his buddies that have the best spots- leave the rest for others
Long Cut,
It is with great chagrin that I read sentiments such as yours.
Certainly not calling you out but blanket statements like yours are simply not accurate in ALL situations.
This question is for the first come crowd. Who plants the food plots and fills feeders if they are there for every member? Where does the seed,fertilizer and feed money come from? Does the club have the tractor,equipment and fuel for the club?
I like this approach and agree with what someone posted above about respecting a persons stand and the effort they put into it. If a person has a feeder there or food plot and you like hunting it
Nothing wrong with that^^^^Long Cut,
It is with great chagrin that I read sentiments such as yours.
Certainly not calling you out but blanket statements like yours are simply not accurate in ALL situations.
Are some situations a wreck? We would be ignorant not to concede that they are.
Are all situations a wreck? I would think we would be equally ignorant to answer that question in the affirmative.
We are 8 on 844 and we all have private areas of 20-25 acres or so.
Areas ARE chosen on seniority.
However, IIRC - we have 12 or so areas to choose from so even the “last” member has 4-5 options.
Additionally, members are free to move each year if they want (and they do - in fact I moved in 2023).
I mentioned the 844 on purpose. If areas were all 25 acres - 8 x 25 = 200.
That leaves 644 acres of open club ground that is equally accessed by all first come / first served.
I fear that in many cases, the prevalent notion of “what am I not getting” vs the realization “hey, this works pretty good” is what drives much of the animus that circles in and out of any club - and hunting is obviously not immune.
I mean not to change your mind (I do not have a dog in that fight) but I would offer that not all options suck.
We have one former and one current member active on GON - perhaps they will chime in.
@Kebo07
@BluewaterFever
Now, I will admit that we went through a few iterations of our process and some members were alienated (read that they left the club) but the changes were always driven by the members inability (or refusal) to meet simple land management guidelines - largely: take care of the food plots.
I offer no argument and just a few facts that I know to be true.
As with all of us, our mileages may vary.
Club dues.
Budget for seed, fertilizer, diesel, feed.. etc
Club work days say 2-4x a season, miss a day, pay a fee in some cases.
Everyone comes together for 1 or 2 weekends a year with their equipment and gets all of the planting, bush-hogging taken care of.
Works for us.
In my opinion you weren’t wrong. It shows a lack or character on there part and not someone I would want to hunt with everydayI’ll tell ya about a spot on our club. We have a small plot maybe 1/3 an ac close to camp that’s easy access and visible from road going to camp. I have always kept that plot planted every year with my own money and keep a feeder in it year round filled by me. My GF is disabled and this is the only spot I can get her wheel chair and a ground blind to without a whole lot of trouble and no one has ever had a problem since it’s layed out in a bad way. Well about four years ago I wasn’t there one weekend and I got a notification from a camera at that feeder of a former member’s nephew climbing a tree 10 yds from the feeder. After a simple conversation we found out him and the nephew was hunting up front around that plot and feeder to hopefully kill a few doe’s and not spook his spot up in the back of the club. I asked if he’d top the feeder off with a bag of corn when they left and he got mad and pretty much cussed us out. Was I wrong for what I done?
I’ll tell ya about a spot on our club. We have a small plot maybe 1/3 an ac close to camp that’s easy access and visible from road going to camp. I have always kept that plot planted every year with my own money and keep a feeder in it year round filled by me. My GF is disabled and this is the only spot I can get her wheel chair and a ground blind to without a whole lot of trouble and no one has ever had a problem since it’s layed out in a bad way. Well about four years ago I wasn’t there one weekend and I got a notification from a camera at that feeder of a former member’s nephew climbing a tree 10 yds from the feeder. After a simple conversation we found out him and the nephew was hunting up front around that plot and feeder to hopefully kill a few doe’s and not spook his spot up in the back of the club. I asked if he’d top the feeder off with a bag of corn when they left and he got mad and pretty much cussed us out. Was I wrong for what I done?
About a dozen on 1100 acres, you get to flag three spots you want to hunt. If you pin in on one of your spots the others are open. One can hunt the whole property as long as that spots not flagged. Flags are ripped down and new flags marked each year before season. A lot do it on the work day.This question is for the first come crowd. Who plants the food plots workday and fills feeders No feeders if they are there for every member? Where does the seed,fertilizer and feed money come from? out of dues Does the club have the tractor,equipment and fuel for the club? Yes
About a dozen on 1100 acres, you get to flag three spots you want to hunt. If you pin in on one of your spots the others are open. One can hunt the whole property as long as that spots not flagged. Flags are ripped down and new flags marked each year before season. A lot do it on the work day.
I’m comfortable with it. Some of the old timers have elevated blinds near food plots doesn’t bother me. Some day I might need an easier way to hunt.You just described exactly how I ran my old club, and how it was supposed to continued to run as, we could change one or more of our three spots if we wanted to, as long as the spot we chose wasn't already taken
Hey Jim,
Didn’t mean to strike a chord with you or call anyone out personally.