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SOUTHERN PINES HUNTING CLUB
ESTABLISHED 1993 COOSA COUNTY www.southernpineshuntingclub.com
“RULES AND CLUB STATEMENT”
1. PURPOSE THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO LEASE HUNTING AREAS AND ITS PROPER USE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF HUNTING CONDITIONS AND FOR THE TEACHING ON GOOD HUNTING PRACTICE.
2. OFFICERS THE OFFICERS OF THE CLUB SHALL CONSIST OF A PERMANENT PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT AND FINANCIAL OFFICER..
3. MEMBERSHIP CLUB MEMBERSHIP IS BY ANNUAL INVITATION. MEMBERS MAY BE EXPELLED WITHOUT MEMBERSHIP DUES REFUNDED FOR VIOLATING CLUB RULES, STATE HUNTING LAWS OR PAPER COMPANY LEASE AGREEMENTS. DUES AMOUNT AND TERMS MAY BE ADJUSTED ANNUALLY.
4. SAFETY ALL MEMBERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR GUESTS, IN RESPECT TO HUNTER SAFETY. EVERY PERSON ON THE HUNTING LAND DURING THE GUN DEER SEASON MUST WEAR HUNTERS ORANGE AS REQUIRED BY LAW. EACH HUNTER MUST SIGN IN AND OUT OF HUNTING AREAS.
5. GUEST EACH MEMBER IS ALLOWED TO HAVE ONE GUEST PER TRIP. GUESTS ARE NOT ALLOWED ON THE PROPERTY WITHOUT A MEMBER. ALL GUESTS MUST SIGN IN THE GUEST BOOK AND PAY THE $25 FEE PRIOR TO HUNTING. PARENTS, CHILDREN, AND SPOUSES OF MEMBERS HUNT WITH NO GUEST FEE. GUESTS MAY HUNT ANY AREA NOT SIGNED BY A MEMBER. GUESTS MAY PIN UNSIGNED AREAS FOR MORNING HUNTS AT 5:00 AM. GUESTS MUST RETURN TO THE SIGN IN BOARD AND REMOVE THEIR PIN BY 12:00 PM. GUESTS MAY PIN ANY UNSIGNED AREA FOR THE EVENING HUNT AT 1:00 PM. ALL PINS, MEMBERS AND GUESTS SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE BOARD AFTER THE EVENING HUNT. MEMBERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR GUEST. IMPROPER DEER TAKEN BY A GUEST WILL BE CHARGED TO THE MEMBER. ONLY FAMILY OF MEMBERS MAY HUNT IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY. GUESTS ARE NOT TO HUNT THE TROPHY AREA AFTER JANUARY 1.
6. GAME MANAGEMENT MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO HARVEST MATURE DOES ACCORDING TO STATE LAWS. THE STATE LIMIT OF THREE BUCKS PER HUNTER APPLIES. GUEST BUCKS DO NOT COUNT TOWARD THE MEMBERS THREE BUCK LIMIT. ALL BUCKS SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM OF THREE POINTS ON ONE SIDE. ONCE A MEMBER OR HIS GUEST KILL ANY BUCK (INCLUDING BUTTON BUCKS), ALL ADDITIONAL BUCKS SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM OF FOUR POINTS ON ONE SIDE. NO BUTTONS, SPIKES OR FOUR POINTERS ARE TO BE TAKEN. EACH MEMBER MUST GATHER AND REPORT HARVEST DATA FOR BOTH HE AND HIS GUEST. PLEASE DISPOSE OF ALL PREDATORS AS ALLOWED BY LAW.
7. TROPHY AREA IN THE AREA OF THE PROPERTY DESIGNATED AS THE TROPHY AREA BUCKS MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF FOUR POINTS ON ONE SIDE. NO ONE IS ALLOWED IN THE AREA AFTER OCT. 15TH OF EACH SEASON EXCEPT HUNTERS SIGNED IN TO HUNT IN THE AREA. THERE IS TO BE ABSOLUTELY NO JOY RIDING YEAR ROUND IN THE TROPHY AREA. AFTER JAN.1ST OF EACH SEASON, NO GUEST ARE ALLOWED TO HUNT IN THE AREA AND NO ANTERLESS DEER WILL BE TAKEN FROM PLOTS IN THE TROPHY AREA AFTER DECEMBER 1ST.
8. PROPERTY UPKEEP MEMBERS ARE TO RESPECT THE PROPERTY OWNERS LAND AND THAT OF ADJOINING LANDOWNERS. PLEASE DO NOT LITTER AND DO YOUR PART TO KEEP THE HOUSE AND PROPERTY CLEAN. DO NOT DAMAGE PAPER COMPANY PROPERTY INCLUDING TREES AND ROADS. MEMBERS SHOULD REPORT ANY PROBLEM THEY MAY OBSERVE.
9. IMPROPER DEER AN IMPROPER DEER IS (1) ANY BUCK LESS THAN 3 POINTS ON ONE SIDE, THIS INCLUDES BUTTON BUCKS (2)AFTER THE FIRST BUCK PER SEASON, ANY ADDITIONAL BUCKS LESS THAN 4 POINTS ON ONE SIDE (3) IN THE TROPHY AREA ANY BUCK LESS THAN 4 POINTS ON ONE SIDE OR (4) IN THE TROPHY AREA, A DOE AFTER DEC 1ST FROM A FOOD PLOT. DOES MAY CONTINUE TO BE HARVESTED FROM PLOTS AFTER DEC. 1ST, OFF THE TROPHY AREA. FOR THE FIRST IMPROPER DEER TAKEN BY A MEMBER OR HIS GUEST, THE MEMBER WILL BE PLACED ON LEVEL ONE PROBATION FOR ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF THE KILL. NO ACTION OF ANY KIND IS TAKEN ON LEVEL ONE PROBATION. IT JUST SERVES AS A WARNING. IF A MEMBER OR HIS GUEST KILLS A SECOND IMPROPER DEER HE WILL BE ON LEVEL 2 PROBATION. THAT MEANS THE MEMBER WILL LOSE HIS PRIVILEGE FOR HE OR HIS GUEST TO HARVEST UNANTLERED DEER FOR ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF THE SECOND KILL. IF A MEMBER OR HIS GUEST KILLS A THIRD IMPROPER DEER, THE MEMBER IS FINED $100 AND REMAINS ON PROBATION FOR ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF THE THIRD KILL. IF AN IMPROPER DEER IS TAKEN IN THE TROPHY AREA, IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE, THE MEMBER WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO HUNT IN THE TROPHY AREA FOR "ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF THE KILL". IF THE IMPROPER DEER HAS SPIKES OF 1 INCH OR LESS, THE HUNTER WILL BE ON PROBATION BUT CAN CONTINUE TO HUNT IN THE TROPHY AREA. PROBATION STATUS FOR EACH MEMBER WILL BE SHOWN ON THE ROSTER.
10. WORK DAYS DUE TO OUTSTANDING MEMBER PARTIPATION, WE HAVE NO MANDATORY WORK DAYS. MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND ANY OF THE SPRING, SUMMER AND FALL WORK DAYS POSIBLE.
11. DRAWING FOR STANDS IN AN EFFORT TO BE COMPLETELY FAIR TO ALL MEMBERS A DRAWING WILL BE HELD EACH EVENING TO DETERMINE THE ORDER IN WHICH WE CHOOSE OUR STAND LOCATIONS. THE DRAWING WILL BEGIN THE EVENING BEFORE OPENING DAY OF GUN SEASON. DRAWINGS WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE CLUB HOUSE AT 8:00 P.M. MEMBERS DO NOT HAVE TO BE PRESENT TO BE IN THE DRAWING BUT MUST HUNT THE NEXT MORNING. MEMBERS ARE FREE TO MOVE THEIR PINS TO UNSIGNED AREAS DURING THE DAY BUT MUST NOT PIN MORE THAN ONE AREA AT A TIME. ALL PINS MUST BE REMOVED AFTER THE EVENING HUNT. GUESTS ARE NOT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE DRAWING. PLEASE DO NOT PIN AN AREA UNLESS YOU KNOW YOU WILL BE HUNTING IT.
9th REVISION 03/17/07 |