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Tumble Weed said:
Some people have lived too long in an HOA and it shows.
This thread reminds me of why I like fishing.
Yea when I saw that list it is exactly what I thought. That type of list would only be necessary if you hunt with lots city folks.
Well geniuses, the OP asked for what rules do you have on your ranch because of this reason:
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it seems like somebody brings a cousin or a friend and suddenly some people revert to being feral male toddlers if they dont have something/somebody to remind them of how to behave
This isn't a list we have printed out, but it's kind of a SOP ingrained in us all: Be safe, Take care of the place and animals, help each other out, and if things go south know who to call and how to tell them to get here.
I'm curious what rules you think are too difficult to follow or silly. All of it looks like normal stuff to me.
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1. Leave gates in the manner you find them. They are open or shut for a reason.
2. Don't give gate combinations to anyone
3. Pick up any trash you see, no exceptions.
4. Report anything damaged: fences, gates, water troughs, etc.
5. You see a log in the road, you move it completely out of the way. Don't drive around it.
6. Don't drive around in the mud and rut up the roads.
7. No neck/head shots on deer.
8. Figure out where you're going to sit the night before. Everyone knows where everyone is.
9. Figure out how to drive to stands to avoid disturbing anyone.
10. Agree on when to go to the stand & when to leave. (as other have said)
11. Somebody wounds a deer, everyone helps to look for it.
12. No alcohol in the stand or driving around. Camp only after hunting is over. No dumbassery.
13. Everyone knows where the first aid kit, fire extinguisher and emergency numbers.
14. Everyone knows the address, GPS coordinates, etc. of the place for emergency responders.
15. Everyone cleans up every time. No mess is left and no shirking.
16. Bring your own food, coffee, booze, etc. Don't eat others food without asking.
17. Guests must be agreed upon and vetted
18. Everyone signs a hold harmless agreement
19. No dogs running around
20. Some sort of agreement on shooting hogs, coyotes, coons, foxes, bobcats, etc. What is policy?
21. Everyone learns to age deer, and adheres to the standards of harvest agreed upon.
22. What is the policy on "claiming" a deer? ie: Bubba's been hunting that drop tine buck all season. Skeeter is out for the first time all year in January and kills "Bubba's drop tine buck". Bubba now hates Skeeter and camp tranquility is ruined. Get this mess sorted out and stick to it.
Everything in bold is silly and overbearing IMO. Just my opinion though.
#1-#6 are just normal common sense things to me, not really rules per se. #8, #9 and #10 are good rules, especially if you don't have permanent areas for members on #8. #21 is the hardest to enforce because people are people and you simply can't change that fact. There is always one that is a brown and down type, and one or two that think everything should go another year.
