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re: Hunting LLC shares for sale?
Posted on 11/1/22 at 3:01 pm to FowlGuy
Posted on 11/1/22 at 3:01 pm to FowlGuy
I grew up hunting in one of these clubs on the river, and I would probably rank the hunting above south Texas and the Midwest. It is hard to explain what it feels like hunting on those river islands. However, as much as I miss it, I couldn’t go back to dealing with all of the drama in those clubs. The deal that finally ended it for me involved my son’s first buck. He killed a 152” ten point with his crossbow as a seven year old, and I had some older members bitch about him getting to hunt early in bow season with a crossbow. They said it wasn’t fair to the gun hunters. I just shook my head and told them to learn how to shoot a crossbow, or just be happy that a young kid is getting in the woods and having success. Most members of those clubs are pretty successful, and they are used to being the top dog in their business or profession. That mindset leads to having a lot of chiefs and very few Indians. If I could hunt the island without the drama, I would buy a membership tomorrow.
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Posted on 11/1/22 at 6:28 pm to Rebel12
Which club were you in? I’ve noticed in some of your previous posts you’re promoting SOE. I killed a good deer at the grigsby a few years ago. Going back in 2 weeks. Still curious to which river club you were in. I really like the river hunting over there and agree that it’s in around New Years eve
Posted on 11/1/22 at 7:22 pm to Rebel12
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I grew up hunting in one of these clubs on the river, and I would probably rank the hunting above south Texas and the Midwest. It is hard to explain what it feels like hunting on those river islands. However, as much as I miss it, I couldn’t go back to dealing with all of the drama in those clubs.
Feel exactly the same way. My grandfather was the president of one for 30 years. He had a good deal though. It was him, VP, and one other man over 25-40 members. Those 3 made the calls, and everyone respected them……. until they got old and “lost it”.
They’re fun to look at on the internet, and visit from time to time, but frick the drama. Deer hunting and deer camp, for me, is supposed to be an escape from the real world. Relax, enjoy the sport during the day and have a little fun around the fire or at the skinning rack at night.
Now, the vast majority of it all has devolved into a dick measuring contest. All the people in those clubs now are usually the boss in their day to day, so they think they should be the boss at deer camp. They all enjoy telling us peasants what club they’re in, and what’s going on on their island, but when they get on the island, they retreat into a bunch of cliques that hate each other.
Posted on 11/1/22 at 7:37 pm to FBVA
If you like living in a high end neighborhood with a HOA and all the drama that ensues you may be okay. It really depends on the club but in my experience, the larger the buy in, the larger the egos and drama.
I believe the Diamond Island share referenced above has a $1500 every 3 months fee for maintenance on top of the buy in. I leased a share at an equity club in Arkansas until they had a $12k/ member assessment for a new ferry and landing. I'd ask for an accounting of all assessments over the past decade to get a feel for what you might face.
I believe the Diamond Island share referenced above has a $1500 every 3 months fee for maintenance on top of the buy in. I leased a share at an equity club in Arkansas until they had a $12k/ member assessment for a new ferry and landing. I'd ask for an accounting of all assessments over the past decade to get a feel for what you might face.
Posted on 11/1/22 at 8:43 pm to greenbean
I hunted many times as a guest on Togo Island south of Vicksburg. It was a cool place but there was alot of Bs that came with hunting there. It was fun to go to but I wouldn’t want to hunt there all the time. Guys would get into screaming matches over deer or stands . I’ll just stick to my spots at home.
Posted on 11/1/22 at 8:48 pm to pdubya76
One of my co-worker's husband is a deer hunting fanatic. He is associated with one of the high-dollar clubs, inside the level, and is always in some type of drama.
Posted on 11/1/22 at 8:50 pm to prostyleoffensetime
It’s interesting that you talked about enjoying time around the skinning rack or the camp house at night . It reminded me of all the good times when everybody gathered for supper at the big house or around the skinning shed. Today, at the club, everybody retreats to their own cabin for meals, and everybody is a nervous wreck taking their buck to the rack for measurements. I love seeing and killing trophy bucks as much as anybody, but I really miss listening to the old timers tell their stories and mess with each other. The quality of hunting has increased dramatically through the years, but the club experience has decreased.
Posted on 11/1/22 at 8:58 pm to greenbean
The one I hunted at is a high dollar club now. Pretty sure Brad Farris runs or owns it. It was just pretty woods with a ratty camp house back then .
Posted on 11/1/22 at 11:11 pm to FBVA
Reading this thread confirms my life decision to be too poor to ever be able to afford a 500k buy-in at a high-end club.
Sounds like the bitching at some of these clubs would make women seem bearable.
Sounds like the bitching at some of these clubs would make women seem bearable.
Posted on 11/1/22 at 11:37 pm to pdubya76
Merigold sounds very nice,I don’t have that deep of pockets.
A friend of mine was in one of the river clubs and I went a few times as a guest.It would have been great except for the drama.Some of the members just wanted to hunt but a lot of them had formed into cliques and seemed to be in perpetual power struggles.
Hunting clubs have their problems also.Squabbling,jealousy,etc.
Deer turn a lot of men into idiots and destroy friendships.
A friend of mine was in one of the river clubs and I went a few times as a guest.It would have been great except for the drama.Some of the members just wanted to hunt but a lot of them had formed into cliques and seemed to be in perpetual power struggles.
Hunting clubs have their problems also.Squabbling,jealousy,etc.
Deer turn a lot of men into idiots and destroy friendships.
Posted on 11/2/22 at 1:23 am to pdubya76
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The one I hunted at is a high dollar club now. Pretty sure Brad Farris runs or owns it. It was just pretty woods with a ratty camp house back then .
Togo. Word on the street is that Brad isn’t setting too well with the locals and he might not want to get caught by them
Posted on 11/2/22 at 6:17 am to Rebel12
Because still hunting sucks and everyone thinks they’re the next Jim Shockley or Bill Jordan or Will Primose. Or that meat eater fig (for the young guys).
Posted on 11/2/22 at 6:20 am to Outdoorreb
They are more about hunting shows and notoriety now.
That’s way off the beaten path to have someone want to get ya.
We were just around the turn from “red beards “ camp. It was called Buck Run. The gate to Paradise was just down the road a bit.
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Togo. Word on the street is that Brad isn’t setting too well with the locals and he might not want to get caught by them
That’s way off the beaten path to have someone want to get ya.
We were just around the turn from “red beards “ camp. It was called Buck Run. The gate to Paradise was just down the road a bit.
Posted on 11/2/22 at 7:13 am to Turnblad85
Equity clubs have no more drama than poor boy clubs. Human nature, I guess.
As others have stated, nothing like hunting on the River on a well managed property.
As others have stated, nothing like hunting on the River on a well managed property.
Posted on 11/2/22 at 8:31 am to Rebel12
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It reminded me of all the good times when everybody gathered for supper at the big house or around the skinning shed. Today, at the club, everybody retreats to their own cabin for meals
Grew up hunting in the delta and still do. This is one of the biggest differences I've seen over the years. When I was a kid it was pretty much unheard of to see a female at the camp. We had a "big camp" where everybody bunked, old men farted, drank whiskey, watched grainey big bush 1980's vhs porn flicks, ate all of their meals together, tested their 4x4s against each other, and generally had a badass get away from their old ladies. As it a kid it was glorious. And even though back then there was somewhat of an effort to kill "big" deer, it was nothing like today. If you drug a dink up to the skinning shed you got ridiculed and made fun of. That was it. Now we all have private "camps" (houses) on the property, women and kids are more prevalent than the old men. The emphasis is solely focused on killing mature bucks. And I get it. Hell I help set the rules for what we can kill. But is it as fun as the place I grew up? Not even close.
Posted on 11/2/22 at 9:02 am to MobileJosh
quote:The kids still think it’s fun though, baw.
But is it as fun as the place I grew up? Not even close.
I understand the mature buck thing, the challenge, it’s fun, but I realize quickly even if I could stack 190’s like cord wood I’m not mounting them - so we killin’.
But the mature buck thing for most it seems is about building market value in a club/property.
Posted on 11/2/22 at 9:34 am to Rebel12
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I grew up hunting in one of these clubs on the river, and I would probably rank the hunting above south Texas and the Midwest. It is hard to explain what it feels like hunting on those river islands. However, as much as I miss it, I couldn’t go back to dealing with all of the drama in those clubs. The deal that finally ended it for me involved my son’s first buck. He killed a 152” ten point with his crossbow as a seven year old, and I had some older members bitch about him getting to hunt early in bow season with a crossbow. They said it wasn’t fair to the gun hunters. I just shook my head and told them to learn how to shoot a crossbow, or just be happy that a young kid is getting in the woods and having success. Most members of those clubs are pretty successful, and they are used to being the top dog in their business or profession. That mindset leads to having a lot of chiefs and very few Indians. If I could hunt the island without the drama, I would buy a membership tomorrow.
That would have been the end of it for me as well.
Grew up hunting a nice club in Alabama. It was not without drama but the one thing every single member was good about was trying to get a kid their first dear and/or buck. In the by-laws they waived virtually every rule/fine for kids. On top of that unlike a lot of clubs where people are quiet about the deer they see etc. at certain stands etc they'd be very honest where'd they see deer and a lot of times if there was a daily lottery for stands they'd let whoever had a kid go first. Looking back I truly admire how those guys handled everything and try to be the same way as it relates to kids and the outdoors.
Posted on 11/2/22 at 9:57 am to MobileJosh
Reading about all the drama in this thread makes me glad that I hunt places where no matter what you pull up to the skinning rack with, everyone is happy, smiling, crackin jokes, and just bullshitting.
Even if you pulled up with a button buck nobody's mad. You would get ragged on, but all in good fun.
Even if you pulled up with a button buck nobody's mad. You would get ragged on, but all in good fun.
This post was edited on 11/2/22 at 12:39 pm
Posted on 11/2/22 at 11:28 am to pdubya76
Brad helped start it. Even he sold his share(s), though, and bought his own place.
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