re: Hunting Camp rules

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if common sense and courtesy can't rule the day

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if common sense and courtesy can't rule the day

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has worked really well for over a decade with duck hunting crew

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Duck is a whole lot easier on rules than deer

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Until some capitalist figures out how to compare ducks in inches, etc.

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You a member on Davis?

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Oh no. Just fortunate enough to get an invite or two a year when the place isn't ruined by flood. Those rules...damn.

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Those deer this year are insane. Great year for that area.

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2 years of basically not being able to hunt will make for some big deer.

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The rules need to be that way with the amount of $ these guys invest. Its working.

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Yeah, I get it. The problem I have is, the owners actually want their guest to shoot bucks. Figuring out how to decide on a legal buck is just too much pressure for me. Especially archery hunting when you don't have time to study the animal. Also, it's kinda counter intuitive. For instance, with 8 points, you are better off shooting one that score low.

I got luck with my one buck kill there. It was an old 6 point, and damn near any 6 point is legal there.

Uncle tells me a story about one of his friends hunting at a club with guide. Friend raises up to shoulder rifle and the guide whispers that he (friend) can afford that buck

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So many rules in place that my kids are scared to shoot does or buck though. My daughter has had some nice deer in front of her with her bow that she ended up not getting a shot on because she is texting me to figure out if it is a shooter. Still trying to get her a buck with her bow

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That shite just takes all the fun out of it for me. If ages/inches have to be exact then I'm not going to be the one making that call.

Ours are simple. you get one "good" buck and one "cull" a year. We don't define those... just try to shoot older deer and not come back with something you're embarrassed you shot. We all know generally what the bigger deer around look like what what a 2.5 year old 8 looks like. No need to over complicate things or bring money into it. No one is going to be anything but happy if your kid shoots the first thing that walks out on his first hunt. And shoot more does damnit.

The club I used to be a member in was almost all family and has been around for over 50 years. Supposedly one of the oldest in the state. My dad and I got out a few years ago because we had more stands than we could hunt on our personal land. I was basically subsidizing other hunters as I was only hunting on the club a couple of times a year. My dad had been a member since founding and I had hunted there as a kid and became a member when I turned 18.

Its rules were 3 personal stands per membership. A person could buy multiple memberships if they wanted. Stands had to be labeled with certain tags provided by the club. If you wanted more stands than that, they were open to anyone. No tag meant open. No hunting anyone else's labeled stands without specific permission. All stands at least 300 yards apart and out of direct line of sight.

That has worked well for generations now. And if you think "family clubs" means less drama . . . you are wrong!

And this should be popular here: No alcohol on the club. Now, I would assume that some people had alcohol in their camps but you didn't bring it in the open where anyone could see.

My grandfather died 45 years ago but still rules that club from his grave. His rules are still club rules though they have tweaked them over the years due to changes in hunting styles.

It was/is mostly family with a lot of kids hunting. I know personally I don't want to hunt around anyone drinking. That also appears to be another difference between North and South Louisiana but not a hard line distinction in either case.