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New hunting club member method?
Posted on 4/5/23 at 11:07 pm
Posted on 4/5/23 at 11:07 pm
How do yall manage the replacement of current members opting to leave with new recruits?
Club is about 4 years old with a president and 2 other board members. By-laws do not specify method to use. We have been keeping a "waiting list" and some members are in favor of ditching that method and lookin for members with equipment and work ethic as the club needs some tractor work etc that is not going to be provided by the private land owner.
We have the normal mix of members from pays dues and never hunts, to hunts and gives minimal required effort at camp etc.
Options:
Stick with a list by order placed regardless if they own equipment or bring a trade (carpenter etc.)
Popularity vote. Multiple guys may know of Tony but no one knows of my coworker I think is a great candidate.
Members get their candidates selected in order.
Etc.Etc.
Club is about 4 years old with a president and 2 other board members. By-laws do not specify method to use. We have been keeping a "waiting list" and some members are in favor of ditching that method and lookin for members with equipment and work ethic as the club needs some tractor work etc that is not going to be provided by the private land owner.
We have the normal mix of members from pays dues and never hunts, to hunts and gives minimal required effort at camp etc.
Options:
Stick with a list by order placed regardless if they own equipment or bring a trade (carpenter etc.)
Popularity vote. Multiple guys may know of Tony but no one knows of my coworker I think is a great candidate.
Members get their candidates selected in order.
Etc.Etc.
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Posted on 4/6/23 at 6:10 am to Bowlinm
[quote]some members are in favor of ditching that method and lookin for members with equipment and work ethic as the club needs some tractor work etc that is not going to be provided by the private land owner.[/quote
This is a big plus in our club, especially the work ethic!
This is a big plus in our club, especially the work ethic!
Posted on 4/6/23 at 6:16 am to Bowlinm
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Posted on 4/6/23 at 6:18 am to Bowlinm
A waiting list should only be a suggestion. Hand pick who you think will make a great member.
Posted on 4/6/23 at 6:27 am to Bowlinm
How will you determine if someone has a good work ethic ?
Posted on 4/6/23 at 6:29 am to Bowlinm
Drama ultimately rules all hunting clubs long term. When selecting a new member if there is a choice there should be some thought as to how the new member fits in with the rest of the members, IMO drama at the hunting club is the biggest PIA in hunting. You wait all year to hunt and get up to the camp and someone pisses you off because of something they are doing.
After the drama issue equipment and work ethic are the next most important factors.
After the drama issue equipment and work ethic are the next most important factors.
Posted on 4/6/23 at 7:02 am to Da Hammer
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Drama ultimately rules all hunting clubs
This is why I went back to hunting public land. I got in a local club that some of my coworkers were in a few years back and the drama from the club spilled over into the workplace. It wasn’t for me. I’d rather have the occasional person walk up on me on public land because 9/10 times they’re at least respectful and apologetic for walking up on you. I’ve met some great people hunting public land over the years.
Posted on 4/6/23 at 7:15 am to Bowlinm
We went to a fine system of you don’t show up for work days . If fines aren’t paid you can’t hunt until they are.
Offer some incentive to a guy that will bring a tractor/bushhog. If other member don’t like it they are free to purchase one. That usually stops the conversation.
If no members have one there are lots of folks that do that kinda work for a reasonable price.
Offer some incentive to a guy that will bring a tractor/bushhog. If other member don’t like it they are free to purchase one. That usually stops the conversation.
If no members have one there are lots of folks that do that kinda work for a reasonable price.
Posted on 4/6/23 at 7:41 am to Bowlinm
Of course, their candidate always has better work ethnic than your candidate. Likewise, their candidate will also vote the way the member wants as well. 
You'll likely hear for years how their candidate would have gotten more work done than yours and he has a whole fleet of bulldozers, backhoes, helicopters, and tractors. You don't really know people until they are asked to show up.
We really have two groups in our club, so the waiting list regardless of equipment is a must. Members get their candidates selected in order. It keeps voting on issues fairly balanced.
Regarding fines for not attending work days mentioned... that just means we have money in our account but not enough to get the work paid for. Lots of folks would rather pay a fine than attend a work day. We rarely schedule them anymore opting for each member to report what days he worked.
You'll likely hear for years how their candidate would have gotten more work done than yours and he has a whole fleet of bulldozers, backhoes, helicopters, and tractors. You don't really know people until they are asked to show up.
We really have two groups in our club, so the waiting list regardless of equipment is a must. Members get their candidates selected in order. It keeps voting on issues fairly balanced.
Regarding fines for not attending work days mentioned... that just means we have money in our account but not enough to get the work paid for. Lots of folks would rather pay a fine than attend a work day. We rarely schedule them anymore opting for each member to report what days he worked.
Posted on 4/6/23 at 8:34 am to Bowlinm
we have a waiting list and a new member must be approved by a majority vote of the existing members.
Posted on 4/6/23 at 8:55 am to Bowlinm
We've found that the best way is to allow the potential guys to come out on work days and invite them on some hunts. Guys who are truly interested in helping to manage land and wildlife will help out if nothing else for the social aspect of it. Hunting with them gives insight into the ethics and type hunter they are.
Posted on 4/6/23 at 10:04 am to Piebald Panther
Pick the best member available (character, ethics, management minded). Dont base it on equipment. In our club, each members pays a little extra and we hire operators with equipment. This is the easiest way. If one person is using their own equipment, how do you figure fuel, repairs, time, etc. It never works out where its fair.
Posted on 4/6/23 at 10:04 am to Piebald Panther
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We've found that the best way is to allow the potential guys to come out on work days and invite them on some hunts. Guys who are truly interested in helping to manage land and wildlife will help out if nothing else for the social aspect of it. Hunting with them gives insight into the ethics and type hunter they are.
Been out of my club for years but this is how we typically handled it.
Ours was a family club and so family members got first dibs and then friends that had been brought around for hunts for a few years. If you sponsored a member in you were responsible for getting them set up for stands. Our club was 3 stands per member and everyone was responsible for their own stands.
We typically had 2-3 work days a year and members only had to make one or get a small fine. In the early years when we had to keep three strands of barbed wire around the land it was a lot of work. At the end it usually ended up being 2-3 hours of work riding around making sure the posted signs were up and trimming brush around them.
Posted on 4/6/23 at 3:25 pm to Bowlinm
Thanks for the replies. Some good info
In here.
In here.
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