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Ha guys hate to see the Ingram Land is up For Sale. Contact your leasor in Forsyth and see if he has anymore land.
Dennis
Gentlemen:
There will be a general camp meeting next Tuesday night at the WLC. This meeting will be very important to the survival of the club, as we know it, so it is very important you make every attempt to attend. As some of you already know, the Ingram / Lagrand property has been placed up for sale. This is the property where the Club-house is and the land across the street. The Board met last night and we will present our proposals and ideas at the meeting. We have decisions that need to be made about our clubs survival and request all rational input to help in making these decisions. The following are some scenarios we may be facing with regard to this property:
1. The property sells immediately, within 3 months, and begins development within the next year. If this is the case we will need to find property to move the camp base to immediately. I highly doubt this will happen quickly given the current state of the housing and development markets.
2. Another investor buys the property for future gains and continues to manage it as before. Our lease will not be renewed and we will need to find another placement for the camp immediately.
3. Another investor buys the property for future gains and continues to manage it as before. Our lease will be renewed and we continue to operate as normal. I find this to be the most likely scenario short of the property not selling.
4. The property does not sell and the lease continues as of August of this year, and we will still have to worry about future sales. This I believe is the most likely scenario at this time. If this is the case we need to consider what must be done in the short and long term for the camps placement.
We have also discussed what would need to happen in order to relocate the camp, and assets we have that can be tapped to assist in this process.
The board asks all members notify us what their intentions are in regard to membership in the Club? Please provide this information by answering this Email stating if you are planning to renew you membership or not. This will be considered during our planning for the future.
Gary Bartholomew is also asking he be notified if you are or are not going to be making the meeting. He and Ragan Faler have the meal and need to know how many people they will need to feed.
Other items that will be covered at this meeting:
OLD BUSINESS
- Selective cutting update for the property in the 20’s
- Supplimental feeders status (Gary Bartholomew)
- Camp workday before Turkey season
- Camp committee workday schedules prior to deer season
FINANCIAL REPORT
John Plageman - Financial projections for 2008
- Assets needed for 2008 success
NEW BUSINESS
- Tatum Land Lease and Access
- 2008 Fund Raisers (Raffel)
Additional Suggestions?
Once again it is imperative members make every attempt to attend. Items are going to be discussed that may affect the club/camp. We hopr to see all of you there.
Best Regards
Richard (Rick) Moreau
Office # 404-773-4785
Cell # 678-386-2761
Gentlemen:
DUES ARE DUE!!! March 11th, 2008 is the date when dues are due and also the date of the next camp meeting. I will be sending out a planned itinerary later this week. It is very important we have a good turnout at this meeting. We will be discussing the current land problems/solutions we may have. We need a good headcount so that the board can make decisions on the number of people that will be staying with us and so that we can see what kind of funds we will have in the coming year. Without this number the board is paralyzed to do anything with our property plans.
Several of you have told me you plan to stay in, but several have not responded. Please make every attempt to attend and get your payments in on time. We have definitely lost 4 members and prospectively losing two more minimum.
Remember, late dues, after Tuesday’s meeting will be assessed a $50 penalty for late payment. This goes up after every subsequent meeting, after the April meeting it would be $100 etc.
Please pass this message along to any other members that may not have Email, or may be out of touch that you know of.
First and foremost; some members will be trying to get a number of people together for a Card Game / Dinner on Friday night this week, March 7th. This is the night before the workday on Saturday. Bring your food even if you don’t want to play cards, this should be a good chance to socialize with other members. Prospective members are also welcome.
As we announced at the last meeting we will be having a workday on Saturday the 8th. We would like to see a good turnout for this event. Please bring any prospective members and yourself with any tools you may think we need. Remember this can serve as a meeting for prospective members and it also gives them an opportunity to meet other members in a more relaxed environment. From our board meeting last night we have made this list items that need attention at the camp;
Clear big rocks from new food plots
Cut all the food plots
Clean up the camp and areas around it
Repair the gate to the camp area
Repair the cable to the Wilwell 2 land (It has been cut)
Do repairs on stands as needed
Repair the toilet in the clubhouse
Check to be sure things are ready for Turkey season
If anyone has further suggestions of things that need to be looked at please let us know so that we can address them.
We are down to only my tractor for Saturday. The camp tractor is making a lot of noise and it may have thrown a rod. Ted and Chris are looking into it but it is doubtful to be fixed by Saturday. If your or someone you know has a tractor, please try to bring it on Saturday, even if you don’t have a bush hog or mower. I have both and can bring them on Saturday if we have another tractor to run one of them. Please contact me if you have access to another tractor and we will work it out from there.
2008 DUES ARE DUE ON TUESDAY.
General Camp meeting Tuesday night. Please make every attempt to attend.
Bill Smith Bobby Crosby and Byron Cole have the meal.
New Business:
- Work day recap. Thanks for all the people who showed up. Although we did not get everything accomplished we did get a bunch done including fixing the toilet in the bathroom. Participant members were:
Billy Smith Bobby Crosby Jeff Duncan
Ted Gustin Chris Conkle Stan (Our newest member)
Tom Taylor Mark Smith James Westbury (With another prospective member)
Sorry if I missed anyone, I would like to acknowledge all that attended.
Half the food plots are cut and the remainder will be cut in the next couple of weeks. They need to be fertilized and limed in the next 30 days.
- Garbage pick-up is starting to wane a little. Please be sure to remove your garbage when you leave the camp. Several bags of trash have been left inside the camp. This begins to stink after a while and will bring in unwanted guests.
- Rifle Raffle Committee selection
Financial Report:
- John Plageman, Bobby Crosby and/or Rick Moreau
Old Business:
- Land For Sale: While we have been making progress in discussions we have made little progress locating new land for the camp. This is being worked and we are hoping to have some definite information soon.
- Guest Speaker about the land ventures
WHY ARE WE SHORT ON LEASE MONEY.
OTHER THAN UTLITY AND INS. THE
LEASES SHOULD BE PAID FIRST. I
UNDERSTAND WE HAVE 30 MEMBERS.
WHAT WAS THE $16000 SPENT ON?
August 12th, 2008 Meeting Agenda
Meal: Alexander Busch and Rick Moreau
September 9th James Westbury and Chris Daniels
October 14th Volunteers Needed?
November 8th Rick Moreau and Frank Begert (Lobsters)
December 9th Tom Taylor and Dave Tolman
New Business:
- Camp workday will be August 23rd. If anyone is interested in having dinner and a possible card game the night before please let me know. We may be able to organize this and help us get to know some of the new members. All members are expected to take part in workdays, please make every attempt to be here for this. If you cannot make this day please contact a board member to arrange to do something else for the camp when you can provide some time.
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- Some of the food plots are mowed again. Alexander Busch and I started doing this last Saturday. Unfortunately the Tractor broke down again and we had to stop because of the heat. We still need to have rocks, stumps etc., moved out of some food plots to prevent damageing the tractors when we do work in them.
- Lobster Fest this year will be November 8th. We will be strictly limited to a total of 80 lobsters this year. If you want your lobsters please order early. The last week before gun season opens I will allow everyone to order more then two lobsters for member on a first come first serve basis, until we reach our number. If you haven’t ordered by the Sunday noon, on opening weekend of gun season it will be too late as usual. The lobsters will be $7.50 each this year.
- Hunting season 2008: The next season is upon us and we hope to have another great year. Please remember safety and being respectful of others. Please be sure to use the hunting locater board. I will try to make a chart to track the harvest at work. Please let me know if you have any suggestions for this scoreboard.
Financial Report:
- John Plageman
Old Business:
- The Warehouser also known as Russellville property is cut. This should has provided us with some excellent shooting lanes and more openings to hunt where we couldn’t before. I feel with this cleared and the other piece of property being thinned we will see a good harvest this year.
- Fence Installation: I am requesting a member to become the POC for erecting a fence where the property will be open to Van Buren road. You would be responsible for organizing this event and coordinating with the camp membership.
-Tractor Utilities. We have not had luck locating a new Bush Hog or Spreader for the tractor. Plans need to be made to replace this ASAP, any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated. The equipment we have found has been far too expensive for what we would get. Someone knowing where to find a good used Bush Hog or Spreader would certainly help.
- Rifle Raffle Committee is Ragan Faler and James Westbury. A report is requested please.
- Membership attendance at each meeting is something difficult to count on. If you are not going to make a meeting please let Rick Moreau, Alex Busch or Mark Shubert know ahead of time. This will allow us to pre-plan meals better with less waste. This waste not only costs money to those responsible for the meal, but it also drives up the price of the meal to those that attend the meeting. Please be responsible.
- Membership drive is in effect and we have a few openings remaining. If you know someone thinking of joining their chances are narrowing.
- Land For Sale: We have successfully extended our lease for another year. We still need to look for property on which to put the camp property. Any help people can provide in locating a small piece of land for this would be greatly appreciated. With travel and work over the last couple months I have not been able to pursue this.
In answer to the Annonomous member. We were not short on lease money and had enough to make our leases. Last year we spent a lot of money on food plots and did not have the carry over that we normally do this year. We have made each of our payments on time. I assure you that the money has not been wasted and has been used correctly. If you would like to contact me directly I can give you an accurate accounting for the years expenses. The accounting has been published every meeting since March, and this should have explained where the money has gone. Once again please contact me if you have any questions.
Thank You
Best Regards
Rick
Folks:
First I would like to commend everyone who made it to the workday. We had a great turn out of which I have never seen at the camp since I have been a member. That being said, some people were not able to attend. If that is you please contact your committee chairman to find out what still needs to be done with your committee.
I would like to recognize the following members for their part in this work day and previous participation:
Work Day: Previous Participation:
Gary Bartholomew and his son Alex Byron Cole
Ted Gustin and his son Wayne Hal Nordan
John Plageman Gene Mathews
Karl Diekman Nathan Stone (Thanks for fixing the disk harrow)
Bobby Crosby
Chris Conkle
Brett Lavender
Larry Arnold
Steve Weber
Billy Smith
Tom Taylor
Jim Adams
Ragan Faler
Mark Schubert Don’t ever ask these two to fill the gas tank on the tractor.
Frank Begert The gas tank is under a panel in front of the driver. The radiator is under the black cap on the top!
Alexander Busch
Jim Berry
We had 20 people at the camp working that day. Thanks for everyone’s participation. There is still plenty of work to be done so I am asking everyone, especially those that could not attend, to contact your committee chairmen for things that still need to be done. You are not limited to working only with your committee but please make sure those responsibilities are complete first.
Because of the new members and those that were lost over the last year Alexander and I have re-aligned the committee work groups with our current membership. If anyone would like to change their assignment please let Alex or I know so that we can move you around. We also need a Vice Chairmen to help John Plagemen with the Stand Committee.
Committee: Chairman/Vice Chairman Members:
Camp Maintenance Ted Gustin / Billy Smith Hal Nordan
Byron Cole
Gene Mathews
Bobby Crosby
Firewood Alexander Busch / Chris Conkle James Adams
James Westbury
Camp Neel
Stan Burton
Roads and Grounds Mark Schubert / Steve Henry Rick Moreau
Mark Winter
John Nordan
Reid Turner
Food Plots Tom Taylor / Steve Weber Rick Moreau
Ronnie Phillips
Jeff Duncan
Mark Smith
Stands John Plageman / Volunteer? Brett Lavender
Larry Leiter
Larry Arnold
Nathan Stone
Supplemental Feeding Garry Bartholomew / Ragan Faler Chris Daniel
Jim Berry
Ian Marks
Karl Diekman
Glad to see this. Sorry I wasn;t there. Long drive from New Mexico.
Y'all have a good hunt.
Dennis Reid
Folks:
First I would like to thank Alex for stepping in once again in my absence.
I would also like to thank James Westbury and Ragan Faler for coordinating the raffle this year. You guys really did a great job and came through for us when we really needed the help.
FENCE: I understand there were questions concerning the $300 discount on our property over the next two or three years. This discount is not intended to pay the club for their work installing the fence. This discount is being given to the camp as conciliation for the property being cut. It is a reduction in the lease agreement, not a payment for services. The reason for installing the fence is to protect our property from trespassers and anyone who may steal equipment off our property. The land owner is providing us with all the materials as well as a new entry gate at his expense. If we do not do this the land will be accessible to anyone who would like to enter without restriction.
FOOD PLOTS: Effective immediately; Steve Weber will be taking over as Chairmen of the Food Plot committee and Tom Taylor will assume a position as Vice Chairmen on this same committee. After talking with both Tom and Steve concerning this issue, we have come to this decision because of the proximity of Steve to the property as compared with Tom. Additionally; Tom Taylor has had unexpected responsibility assigned him at work. This responsibility will hinder Tom’s time and not allow him to be as involved in the Food Plot committee as he need be as Chairmen.
I would like to thank Tom for his work this year as Chairmen of this committee, his dedication to the camp is appreciated by all. I would also like to thank Steve Weber for assuming this position this far into the 2008 year.
If anyone has questions about anything I can clarify, please contact me or another Board member for your questions.
Best Regards
Rick Moreau
WLC President 2008
Cell 678-386-2761
Home 770-707-0078
Work 404-773-4785
richard.moreau@delta.com
Rmoreau@bellsouth.net
Folks:
First let me thank the following people for working their tails off on Saturday doing food plots. We had a lot of challenges but still managed to finish a large number of the plots that needed to be worked.
Ted Gustin Jim Berry
Bobby Crosby Steve Weber
Alexander Busch Mark Schubert
Ian Marks Jim Adams
If I have omitted anyone I apologize. If you should harvest a deer on one of our many food plots this year these are the gentlemen you need to thank.
It seems that these are the people for the most part that always show for work days. That does not mean that no one else does any work, just that these are the core group that always seem to be there for the camp when needed. Please try to make every effort to do something to help the camp in some way besides paying dues. The people who have not helped know who they are and I am asking that they help lighten the load for others. If we all take part in this it will mean less work for everyone and we can all enjoy a better hunting and camping experience at The Wildlife Club. Thanks for your support in advance.
We did not finish all the plots and there is still work that needs to be done ASAP. The plots across the road from the club house all need to be fertilized and limed. In addition to this the following plots need to be tilled and seeded as well;
Holiday Inn
Number 7
Number 5
Number 69, only partial, it already has a good stand of clover.
The seed and fertilizer are already at the plots. The tractor with the disk harrow and a 4 wheeler pulling the small spreader should be all that is needed to complete this work.
The disk harrow needs to be repaired again. I will contact Nathan Stone to see if he can do anything with it.
The tractor has a tire tube leaking. I believe it is the right front tire, you can tell that it is flat when you look. This needs to be removed and taken to a tire place for repair. We also need a lock link to attach the right rear swing arm to the chain to stop it from hitting the tire when we raise the PTO. Any cost associated with these items can be billed back to the treasury.
Please provide any help you can with these items. Hunting season is soon approaching and having all this completed will mean more time for everyone to be able to hunt.
Finally; everyone in the camp was assessed a $20 fee for the purchase of the new Bush Hog, please see the minutes from August. Please be sure you pay this assessment ASAP. We have the new hog now and it cost almost $500 so we need to be sure to pay this assessment. The reason why we voted on this assessment was to enable us to provide next years board a larger amount of working capitol to begin the 2009 year with. This way the money for the bush hog comes directly from the assessment not from the camp fund. This was also to pay for a broadcast spreader for the tractor so that we don’t have to rent one like we did last weekend. This was a cost of $50 for rental and we could probably find a used on for around $250. This was all approved at the August meeting. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.
Best Regards
Rick Moreau
WLC President 2008
Cell 678-386-2761
Home 770-707-0078
Work 404-773-4785
richard.moreau@delta.com
Rmoreau@bellsouth.net
The wildlife club is one of many to which I have belonged. By far it is better then any I have ever experienced, and had the good fortune to hunt. Although it seems the deer population is down in our area, I know the White Tails are alive and well here. I believe the problem is the dense cover we find on most of our property.
I believe this can be corrected if we get the entire membership involved in club activities. Should we have full cooperation from all members I believe our deer heard will prosper and deer sighting will become much more common place, and hunter success will explode.
The reason why I write this is; since I have belonged to thia club one thing has become very apparent to me. Just like all the clubs before that I have belonged to, 10%of the people are doing 90%of the work. How much better could the camp be if 100% of the membership participated in work days and the maintaining of what we enjoy so much. After all isn't that why we all joined, for friendship and the thrill of the hunt. The friendship can be built during hunting season yes, but is better if done all year long. This can be done through work days and other outings like our family day.
Work days while sometimes hard, for the most part can also be very rewarding, fun and allow time to get to know your fellow hunters and friends better. I have never attend one of these and came away saying I wish I had not been here for this. I always feel a sense of accomplishment when that stack of wood is piled, the camp is clean, or the food plots are finally in for the season.
I challenge everyone to take part in this effort for one season and see what happens. I believe you will find a better hunting experience and friends that will be yours for a lifetime. Give it a chance, I think this will work for you, it did for me. Thanks for your time.
The anonymous post from January 17th makes a good point about expanding member participation. We all have our jobs and families that take most of our time, but fellowship with other men is an important part of keeping our sanity.
Many of us have careers that have us pushing paper and not seeing any measurable results, which can be very frustrating. Spending a day doing physical work with fellow members and seeing tangible evidence of a job well done can be good for the soul.
As Tap Nordan would say; same old guys same old story on who's doing the work. Things never change.
REmove from mail list.
Thanks
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