Glades County Fish and Game Club

Glades County Fish and Game Club

Glades County Fish and Game Club

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Regulations Summary

2016-2017

The board of directors would like to welcome all new members to the Glades County Fish and Game Club. Also the board of directors would like to extend a hand of appreciation to all of the current members whom have made the club possible for many years. The Glades County Fish and Game Club, also known as “GCFGC”, is a not for profit Florida Cooperation leasing approximately 32,569 acres from Lykes Brothers for recreational purposes, including fishing, hunting, camping and enjoying the outdoors. The membership is primarily made up of Glades County Residents.

Every member is required to have knowledge of and follow the GCFGC rules and regulations. Every member is also required to follow all local, state, and federal laws and regulations. The board of directors has put together the following set of rules / guidelines to ensure that the GCFGC is effective and fair to every member.

Legal Description

Bordered on the north and east by US Highway 27, bordered on the south and east by Wayman Road, bordered on the south by State Highway 78 less that portion of Sections 10, 11, 14 and 15 of Township 42 South, Range 30 East and bordered on the west by State Road 29 in Glades County, Florida.

Membership Requirements

  1. New Applicants / Potential Members must:

a)Be a full time Glades County resident

b)Complete a New Membership Application with a photocopy of Driver’s License and waiver of liability agreement signed

c)Turn the application in to a board of director by June30th

d)Application will be reviewed by the board of directors and recommended to the general membership

e)Voted on and accepted by the general membership

f)Pay the annual dues amount in person on the given two dates each year

g)Have approval from Lykes Brothers

  1. In the event that the club cannot fill the membership with the above residency requirement, the following steps will be taken:

a)Must own residential property Glades County

b)Must own property in Glades County, excluding cemetery plots

c)Resident of any surrounding county of Glades County

Memberships will be filled in the order listed above, until the membership reaches 150

  1. The club will accept new members when the membership drops below 150 and sell memberships to reach 150 members each year.
  2. In the event that there is a waiting list of Glades County Residents, each potential new member must submit a new application every year. The oldest list of applications will be taken first for membership, in order from oldest to newest. If there are more members than slots available, the applicants will be drawn at random. If applicants do not submit an application every year while on the waiting list, their name will be removed and considered void.
  3. All potential members must follow Lykes Brother’s Game Violation and Penalties Policy, set forth by Lykes Brother’s.

General Memberships

  1. Membership dues will be collected during the month of June.
  2. Dues to be paid by check, money order, or cashier’s check. No cash will be accepted. Any payment which is returned for Insufficient Funds will result in the membership being void and the member will lose his/her membership immediately.
  3. Any membership that has lapsed must complete a new application and go thru the application process.
  4. A General Membership is valid from July 1st thru June 30th
  5. All members whom wish to hunt, must purchase a full membership. As of 2012, there are no longer half memberships (ie. Wife, disabled, or age).
  6. The member must provide the board of directors’ two copies of their driver’s license, waiver of liability for the GCFGC and Lykes Brothers, and a member information sheet at the time of membership sales.
  7. All members must possess their membership card while within the boundaries of the GCFGC.
  8. A Non-Hunting Member is described as a spouse or child to a hunting member. The Non-Hunting Member has access to all gates, and may come and go as a Hunting Member. However, the Non-Hunting member may not vote or hunt and is not counted towards our 150 member seat.
  9. Child hunters under the age of 16 must have a child’s permit to hunt. Children under 16 are not required to purchase any of the special hunts; however, they may hunt with any adult member during these special hunts, pending the adult hunting member has purchased their special hunts. All dependent members whom are 15 years of age or younger, may only enter or remain in the club while in the presence of an adult member. All children must have a current valid Hunters Safety Course completed in order to hunt, as long as required by the State of Florida Game Commission.
  10. Members may sponsor youth members whom are not related to the member. Pending the youth is 15 years of age or younger. The same youth hunter rules apply to sponsored youth.
  11. All club members whom are active military personnel are exempt from paying dues, attending one mandatory meeting, exempt from attending clean-up days and the fine that follows. Their membership will not be lost or given to any other new member. The club will reserve all current active military personnel’s membership.
  12. Any Non-Hunting spouse or dependent will be granted a hunting membership without application process.

Special Hunt Permits

  1. In order to participate or enter the GCFGC during the Archery, Muzzle Loading, or Spring Gobbler seasons, members must purchase the corresponding special hunt permit. Each special hunt is $50.00 and can be paid at any time. No member is permitted to be in the club during the above seasons, unless the member has purchased the special permit for that season or the member is a currently a member of the Feeding Program or Hog Program. All feeding program and hog program members must be courteous to hunters during this time and not abuse the right to enter the club. Feeding program and hog program members may only enter the club, without a special permit, to manage the feeders and must go straight to the feeders and back to the entrance/exit gates.
  2. Hunters may not take a guest during the Archery, Muzzleloading,Youth Spring Gobbler, and Spring Gobbler Seasons. The only persons allowed to enter the hunting area during this time with the member, is his or her dependent member or non hunting member, which is connected to his/her membership.
  3. During the muzzle loading season, the general membership may enter the club to set their camps up during the week prior to general gun opening. For the 2016-2017 season, members may enter the club after 12:00PM from 09/12/2016 thru 09/16/2016. Members must go straight to their camp and no “joy riding” allowed. Also no dogs or firearms are allowed during this “set-up” time. Members may enter the club on 09/16/2016 after 12:00PM with their dogs, firearms and everything else needed to hunt the following morning. Once again members and property may not leave the camps until the opening of general gun.
  4. No dogs are allowed in the GCFGC during the special hunts. If a member needs a trail dog to locate an animal after a blood trail has been established, then the member must notify one of the board of directors. The dog may not ride on the front of the vehicle and must be leashed at all times.
  5. Members whom possess the Spring Gobbler Permit, may enter the woods to scout turkeys every weekend inFebruary. You may go out during the week of February 20-24,2017, and February 27-March 3rd,2017, but you are not permitted to scout the weekend of the youth spring turkey hunt .

Youth Turkey Hunt

  1. The GCFGC recognizes the importance of involving our youth within the club; therefore, the board of directors has lifted the Youth Spring Turkey ban and will allow youth turkey hunting this year as per Florida Fish and Wildlife Regulations.
  2. All members must first and foremost obey all state and federal regulations regarding this hunting season. Only youth hunting members are allowed to participate in the spring gobbler program, whom have met the above criteria. The youth member must be accompanied by an adult member at all times.
  3. Only youths under 16 years old are allowed to harvest a turkey while supervised by an adult hunting member, 18 years or older. However, adult supervisors with a hunting license and turkey permit are allowed to "call in" the turkey and otherwise participate in the hunt, but they are not permitted to harvest one. Any turkey harvested during the Youth Spring Turkey Hunt counts toward the youth hunter's yearly total of 2.
  4. Any member whom violates any portion of this rule is subject to be removed from the Glades County Fish and Game Club by the board of directors.

Guest Permits

  1. All guest must be in good moral character and any guest is subject to being denied access by the board of directors at any given time due to their criminal background.
  2. All guest vehicles must display a sticker on the vehicle with the owners name and phone number.
  3. Guest permits must be purchased prior to the guest entering the GCFGC.
  4. All guests must sign the waiver of liability for the GCFGC and Lykes Brother prior to entering the club.
  5. The daily guest permit is a 24 hour permit and expires 24 hours from the documented time on the permit.
  6. All guests must possess their guest permit at all times, while in the GCFGC.
  7. Guests under the age of 16 are not required to purchase a guest pass; however, they must complete the waiver of liability prior to entering the GCFGC.
  8. A member must be present while the guest permit is sold/obtained.
  9. Purchase of guest permits are not required from sunrise to sunset on Easter, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Also guest passes are not required from sunset of New Years Eve til sunset of New Years Day.
  10. Guest are at no time allowed to hunt, kill, or assist in the hunting or killing of any animal in the Glades County Fish and Game Club. At no time may a guest be in possession of any bow, muzzle loader, shotgun, or pistol as this would indicate that the guest is hunting. Guest also may not assist in the live capture or harvesting or any hog.
  11. Guest may be with any member of the GCFGC and not just the member whom purchased the guest pass. However, the member whose name is on the guest pass is ultimately responsible to that guest’s actions.
  12. Members whom allowed nonmembers to enter the GCFGC without the proper documentation will be permanently removed from the GCFGC.
  13. Guests are not allowed in the club during any special hunt.

Safety

  1. The GCFGC recognizes that the primary concern of its members should be to have a safe experience within the club.
  2. Anyone whom risks the safety of themselves or others will not be allowed in the club. Unsafe behavior could include reckless driving, careless handling of firearms, dangerous dogs, drunk driving, or any other action that puts the welfare of any person in danger.

Fire

  1. The chances of wild fires greatly increase during dry weather, usually in the spring.
  2. Fires can be started by buggies, jeeps, unattended camps, cooking fires, or discarded cigarettes. Much of our club is planted trees, which is an important source for the land owner; therefore, fire prevention is extremely important. Members are required to report any out of control fires immediately. Anyone causing any type of uncontrolled fire and not reporting it will result in loss of membership. During dry conditions, Lykes Brothers may restrict members access, or the way in which member’s travel on the property.
  3. Lykes may utilize control burns; therefore, there it is not possible to guarantee the safety of members camps during any controlled fire or out of control fire.
  4. All huntingvehicles MUST have a functioning fire extinguisher on it at all times or you will be fined.

Guns

  1. Allowable weapons are shotgun, archery and muzzle loading equipment and devices. All must be within the Florida Fish and Wildlife regulations.
  2. Pistols are allowed under the following conditions:

a)Can be used for taking of legal game

b)Self-protection

c)No handgun with a caliber larger than .45 caliber is allowed in the GCFGC

d)Rim fire handguns may be used for taking small game and dispatching handguns

e)Deer may not be taken with any rim fire handgun

Camping

  1. All camps constructed/established after the 2011 season must conform to the new standards. Existing camps prior to the 2011 season may stay as is; however, if the current member exits the camp, then the camp is not available for a new member unless that camp conforms to the new regulations.
  2. Camp regulations:

a)Must be approved by the board of directors, prior to setup. This is done by providing the board a GPS number of the proposed camp location.

b)Must have a minimum 24”X24” sign establishing the camp owner

1c)must have black background

2c)must have white letters/numbers

3c)must have the camp owners name and phone number

4c)name must be at least 6” letters

5c)phone number must be at least 3” numbers

6c)phone number must be current number, where the member can be contacted easily

7c)must be posted in a clear area, where there is no obstruction of the sign

  1. Camps must be clean, orderly, free of litter and with all structures in good repair.
  2. All camps trash must be removed from the GCFGC every time that the members leave the club.
  3. Camps are to be considered so as not to be totally permanent. No structures that cannot be disassembled or hauled away
  4. No large concrete slabs are allowed
  5. Camps cannot be abandoned. When a member leaves a designated camp site, that member is responsible to completely cleaning the camp and returning the area to its natural ways.
  6. Dumping of hazardous materials, such as oils, lubricants, or batteries are strictly prohibited
  7. Dogs may not be left in the club when the member is not present. Dogs must be personally taken care of on a daily basis.
  8. Any violation of the above rules are subject to a $500.00 fine and expulsion from the GCFGC.

Membership Meetings

  1. There will be a minimum of four meetings per year.
  2. Each member will be notified of the meeting two weeks prior to the meeting date, via USPS Mail or email.
  3. The format of the meeting will be decided by the current board of directors and will always include the financial status of the GCFGC. All though the board of directors will decide the format of the meetings, the Roberts Rules or Order will be followed.
  4. Each newsletter prior to the general meetings will include the known agenda items.
  5. All members must attend one meeting from July 1st thru June 30th. Failure to attend one meeting during this time frame will result in loss of membership.
  6. All issues that may need to be voted on by the general membership will be voted on at the last meeting of the year, which will be in the month of May. Members will be notified of any potential rule changes or issues to be voted on, two weeks prior to the meeting. All items in which are voted on and there is a change of procedure, the new procedure will take place during the following year, which starts July 1st.
  7. All issues voted on, will follow the Roberts Rules of Order voting procedures. The current board of directors will determine the exact voting method, depending on the nature of the matter at hand.
  8. All issues to be voted on will be placed on a ballet and prepared for all members to have the opportunity to vote on in a secure, unbiased manner.

Management and Board Elections of GCFGC

  1. Operation of the GCFGC shall be managed by its officers and directors.
  2. The board of directors will appoint a nominating committee, whom will gather and nominate a full slate of officers and directors, to include President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Director 1, Director 2, Director 3. The nominating committee will then bring their nominations to the general membership at the April meeting and open the nominations up to the membership at a whole. Any and all additional nominations from the floor will be combined with the list from the nominating committee and the voting process will ensue during the month of May. All nominations must be approved by Lykes Brothers, prior to the nominee taking office. Pending there are more than three nominations for Directors, the highest three vote acquires will be elected as directors.
  3. New officers will take effect July 1stof the current year.
  4. The current board of directors will assist the general membership in ensuring that the current rules/regulations are enforced and updated.
  5. The board of directors are also responsible for the financial stability of the organization. The board of directors will maintain a financial budget each year and will relay them most financially sound options to the general membership. At no time will the financial status of the club be kept from the membership.
  6. It is intended that these rules will govern all club activities and changes will be documented as the necessary changes arise.
  7. The GCFGC strives to maintain a minimum operation capital value equal to $20,000.00.

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