Trophy Hunting Club
Operating policy for 2024 - 2025
The governing committee consists of the following club members:
Glenn Leason: Glennleason@gmail.com Harry Mauldin: Treasurer, cabinetman2x4@gmail.com
Tim Legarth: Tim.welder5@gmail.com
Pete Ryan: Liqrman@outlook.com
Gator Addison: Bammag1968@gmail.com
Goals:
It is the goal of trophy hunting club to promote quality deer management and the enjoyment of the outdoors. We strongly encourage the taking of Mature Bucks only (8 points or better). The taking of younger, immature Bucks is highly frowned upon. We are seeking only members who have these same management goals in mind.
General:
(1) The Club is managed by a Governing Committee, comprised of 5 club members
(2) It is each member’s responsibility to initially set up their own hookups to water and power. Each individual camper should have a shutoff and drain valve below ground located at the point near where waterline comes out of ground to your camper. Once installed these hook ups become club Property and must be left in working order upon you leaving the club at any time in the future. Thereafter, included as a part of your annual dues are the costs for water and grass maintenance on the campgrounds. You are responsible for paying power usage to whoever you connect power into.
(3) When you leave your cabin or trailer, please turn off the water and winterize.
(4) If you have any questions, call one of the club members on the Governing Committee.
(5) The Governing Committee can at any time by a simple Majority Vote, remove any member from the club. If this is ever required there will be no refund of dues and the X member can only return to club property with Permission of the committee. So, please abide by all rules so as not to risk your ability to continue your membership in Trophy Hunting Club.
(6) Family members of an existing club member, who want to join Trophy Hunting Club, will take precedent over all others. All prospective members, who are recommended by an existing club member, will be moved to the top of the waiting list. One member of the Governing Committee (Harry Mauldin) will be responsible for keeping this list in order.
Hunting On Leased Land:
Club Dues:
The amount of dues will be determined each year based on the cost of the club’s leased hunting and campground land, estimated operating costs, and a reserve for maintenance. Dues may be increased, on a one-time basis, to cover the cost of a large capital expenditure. Dues must be paid no later than March 1. Our hunting year is from March 1st thru February28.
(1)
The Club has over 1900 acres leased for the 2024 - 2025 hunting season.
(2)Full Membership grants you access to all Trophy Hunting Club land and campgrounds with water connection, Ice machine access, and deer cooler access. &1 Claimed Stand (see rule #9). You are responsible for your own power bill. The club has 6 power meters that are in the names of 6 lead members. Your power will be from one of these 6 members. You may bring guest to hunt (see rule #3). a full member’s immediate family. (Spouse, child or grandchild) that is in school (K-12th) and living at home may hunt anytime the full member is present. If the child is in college for up to 4 years or in the military for up to 4 years) may hunt anytime the full member is present. If your child graduates in the summer of 2024 they still qualify to hunt the 2024 -2025 deer season.
IF THE CHILD DROPS OUT OF SCHOOL FOR ANY REASON THESE PRIVILEGES ARE VOID.
Clubs Governing body may decide to allow or deny special circumstances at their discretion.
(3)Guest rules are as follows:
Members may not bring a guest during the first seven days of gun season.
A full member may bring a guest on no more than two hunts in one year. (You may bring only 1 guest at a time) One, or both of these hunts can be multiple consecutive days; they must be consecutive to qualify as one hunt. Members may not bring a guest during the first seven days of gun season.
(4)When hunting on our Taylor County property, there’ll be one (1) buck of choice allowed for each member. After that, four points, 1 inch or longer, on one side or better. When hunting on our Talbot County property, at all times only antlered bucks with at least four (4) points on either side are legal. After two antlered bucks are killed by a member, that member must not shoot any more antlered deer.
(5) Deer Stands must be a minimum of 50 ft from any property line and facing into our property
(6)Baiting is Allowed in accordance with DNR regulations.
(7)Please hunt and shoot only during legal hours.
(8)Property leased from the Paper Company must be used in accordance with their Paper Company rules
(9)One claimed or designated stand per member. This claimed stand must be tagged. The claimed stand also includes a claimed area that covers 200 yards radius from the stand itself. No other member may walk in that claimed area or hunt in that claimed area without the express permission of the member owning the claimed stand and claimed area.
Please be considerate in recognizing these claims of other members and recognize that many members have automated cameras in their claimed area do not get caught on film in an area where you do not belong. You may have other stands on the property that do not fall under these claimed stand rules. Other members may hunt these areas without your permission. (Common curtesy would be to ask the owner for permission)
(10)All deer killed on Club land must be brought to the camp for weighing and aging and added to the harvest record kept at the deer cooler. If you kill a deer and don’t want the meat, please let other members know and they will gladly take the deer.
(11)Planting food plots is always encouraged. Due to the budget considerations and to keep dues at the very minimum, there’ll be no reimbursement for seed or fertilizer.
Campgrounds:
The Chestnut Family are, owners of the land that is leased for our campgrounds, The Chestnuts live on Chestnut Road just passed the entrance the campgrounds. This leased campground land is separate from our hunting leases. There rules are as follows:
(1)No guns are to be shot on the grounds ever, there are no exceptions.
(2)No fighting on the grounds. The member starting a fight will immediately lose his membership, with no return of dues.
(3)No unsafe driving on the grounds, no speeding or spinning doughnuts are allowed.
(4)The grounds must be kept clean at all times. Litter will not be tolerated.
(5)Enter and depart the campgrounds by using the road nearest the club’s sign, do not drive your vehicle or four wheelers down the street on which The Chestnut's and other homes are located.
Deer Cooler:
(1)When you place a deer in the cooler, please fill in the club form that is used to keep statistics on deer killed on our club leases. There is also a tag that must be completed with your name, the tag should be attached securely to your deer while it is in the cooler.
(2)Please keep the cooler clean at all times! Bleach, mop, and water hose are available. When you remove your deer from the cooler, please clean up the blood on the walls and floor at that time. Don’t leave the cleanup for the next man. do your part in keeping the cooler clean at all times.
(3)Do not adjust the thermostat, leave it “AS IS” and close the door when you exit. If you are the last with a deer in the cooler. Shut the cooler off at the main breaker and leave the door open.
(4)There is a designated place behind The Chestnuts Property that has been provided for deer remains. Please remove your deer remains to this area, don’t leave that task for someone else to clean up behind you.
Ice machine is located in the well house.
Please limit your use of Ice to reasonable amounts so as to be considerate of all member's needs.
Water well:
If you’re the last to leave the campgrounds in the winter, please turn the well off and drain the well pump. In the summer, if you’re the last one to leave, turn the well off. Be sure the light is off in the pump house. Ask if you don’t know how! Our well pump does not have an automatic low water shut off. We serve a lot of members from our single well and do not want to run out of water and burn up the pump motor. Therefore, please wash off all four wheelers, trucks, trailers and any of your other equipment away from the campground. Using club water for anything other than kitchen and bathroom uses or to clean out a deer is inconsiderate of other members and will not be tolerated. do not use club water for outside cleaning, except for deer cleaning at the designated location.
