Opinions please. Our current list of members are a good group of guys, most have all the same goals and ethics.
I/We feel we are putting too much pressure on what we have. Since inception, as a "club" (about 9 years), in all we've had the land 15+ years just not as a club. We have taken some really good mature bucks. I personally have (2)140". Other members have taken 163" and a 198" among other 4.5+ yr olds. The past 2 years have been kinda slow but we have grown from 10 members to 14 members.
Also, the timber company has thinned 2 years in a row, 2013-2014 and 2014-2015. We lost a good bit of thick cover in these thinnings along with the pressure of more members I conclude the pressure is the problem.
We are discussing a few changes:
N.Central Al, 1800 acres, 14 members.
My suggestion is to cut membership and how we supplemental feed to reduce cost of operations. I'm willing to pay double what I pay now to cut the membership in half. I understand 7 people can put just as much pressure on the lease as 14 but there would be more implemented than just lowering the head count.
Others would like to keep membership the same and cut down on the number of days of hunting, say Thursday-Sunday.
What say you ALL?
