Unwritten rules of deer camp

[rtp]

What happens at deer camp, stays at deer camp. (For the kiddos)
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Reminds me of a funny story. I took my oldest son to deer camp for the first time when he was 7. I told him exactly this. He/we had a great time that weekend with all the other guys there. Monday morning after I left for work his mom was making his lunch and getting ready to take him to school. She asked him, so what did yall do at the lease? He says, I cant tell you. What happens at deer camp stays at deer camp! When I heard about it that evening I couldnt stop laughing.

[Jon Stewart]

I have a friend who is a recovering alcoholic and been in AA for years. My un- written rule is no booze when he is up . I/we try and support him as much as I can.

But it is easy for me I quit drinking in 1971 and when my wife was alive she didn't drink at all.

[GarGuy]

Here is an absolute law... do not pull card on your lease mates cameras unless he ask you too.

Along the same lines, do not mention the huge buck your buddy showed you on his phone while sitting around the fire with the entire group.

[Tx_Wader]

Be part of the team. Down in South Texas with 20 miles of a road from hell to get to the lease we didn't make many runs into town.

One of the guys had a big fuel tank in the bed of his truck for diesel. He'd run it out then fill it up with gasoline in Freer. Yea I know, but anyway, he would fill up everyone's lease ride and spare gas cans with that fuel saving everyone a lot of trouble.

Someone mentioned it but work days are important. That is when you find out who pulls their own weight. If you can't make a work day contribute more money to the feed or electric bill but do not miss many. Most folks that I have hunted with over the years do not tolerate lazy people.

Girls in camp. We had a rule, no women the first weekend. After that they were welcome, wives, girlfriends mistresses it didn't matter, But there was a caveat to that. If a man needs to pee he's going to do it and not hide himself any more than he would from the other guys so make sure your female companion understands that. In other words we won't flash it at her but we're not going to go out of sight just to take a leak.

Lots of good thoughts above, bring more food than you need. When you're at Sam's or Costco pick up a box or two of the barrel liners and leave them at camp, paper towels and plates and bowls.

Use Groupme.com to communicate with everyone on the lease. If you're going to buy corn ask if anyone else needs any if you have room on your trailer. If you're buying cotton seed totes ask if anyone needs some for their feed pens.

Working together as a team is so much better than being an individual.

[breederbuck33]

Hunting on a place where you have a toilet but can't flush TP.

Brown down.

Oh, and in regards to the coffee pot.

If you kill the joe, make some moe!

[SaltwaterSlick]

Sounds like we are sure blessed at our camp!

AC's post about picking the right lease members is probably the one that best says it for me!
I don't have many rules, but respect and safety guide all of them...
Guns then no alcohol in the field...
No illegal drugs of any kind anytime... (that's an instant escort to the gate for the last time)
I have absolutely zero patience with drunks... Have no problem with drinking, but drunkenness will not be tolerated. Period.
Leave camp cleaner than you found it...
I like the post that said something like be a producer more than a consumer in camp...


The thing that will nix any guest that I personally bring to the ranch as a guest is if that guest tries to bring a guest... That only happens once!

[wellingtontx]

If you eat, and didn’t cook, wash the dishes.

Leave it cleaner than you found it.

Don't bring cheap paper products - paper plates and TP (don't bring DG or single 80 grit TP).

Don't use other folks feed unless you replace it immediately or same quantity and kind.

Don't be selfish when it comes to allow others to hunt your blind after you have killed your deer.

[SAC]

If it’s unwritten then it’s not a rule.

Horse hell. Every rule SHOULD be unwritten

[buzzbait]

Don't sleep with the landowner's daughter. It has happened

Don't invite other hunters from nearby that you know to come have lunch with you. (they will offer more than what you are paying for the lease to the landowner)

[bakin7005]

If you bring a skank from the VFW to camp you are responsible for her. Keep her in your camper and get her out of camp before the sun rises.

Funniest thing I've heard all week!


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[Kingfisher789]

Don’t lock your keys in your truck...

[ThisLadyHunts]

I really thought these would be among the first topics to be addressed. Many of you could write chapters on them:

1. Group flatulence
2. Walking around in your saggy-in-the-***, once-white underwear, scratching your......self.

[wdtorque]

Lots of good guidance here.
Don't try to be the life of the party,
just be yourself. Sounds like you are going to be Ok
if you follow most of the input,
don't know what's wrong with saggy drawers though?

[Big Lee]

[QUOTE=buzzbait;15505467]Don't sleep with the landowner's daughter. It has happened

Wait... How are you suppose to get on the inheritance list?

[Lynn21]

Don’t bring guests. Nuff said.