2. All members must abide by all applicable Federal and State Game Laws at all times. NO   EXCEPTIONS.

 3. All attempts should be made to avoid damaging the farmer’s crops, timber, gates, roads, and right-of-ways. Members found to be deliberately damaged property of any kind will be asked to leave. Dues will not be refunded.

 4. Members should only use pre-established roads and paths to traverse the properties; do not drive across any field or waterway with a vehicle or ATV.

 5. Members will not damage or interfere with any of the farming operations. When a farmer is working in a field, no member will be permitted to hunt in that area.

 6. All members are required to carry a membership card with them at all times. Individuals on the properties who cannot produce a valid membership card will be considered trespassers and will be treated as such. Members are requested to record the vehicle make, model, and tag number of anyone suspected of trespassing and call the law or game warden.

 7. NO LITTERING. Do not leave trash in the field, in or around any stand location, or on the grounds of the clubhouse

8. ALL FINES AND FEES WILL BE PAID BEFORE YOU CAN HUNT OR FISH AGAIN AT BIG RACK.

9. ANY MEMBER REFUSING TO PAY A FINE OR FEE WILL HAVE THEIR MEMBERSHIP CANCELLED IMMEDIATELY....

CLUB HOUSE:

1. Please take off your muddy, wet, dirty boots before walking into the clubhouse. We do have a cleaning service but every little bit on our members part is a help in keeping the clubhouse in a clean manner.

2. Take all trash with you when you leave for the completion of your hunting. In short, if you brought it to the club than you take it away from the club once you leave.

3.There is to be no beer in the fridge at any time. This does not matter if you are the only one up there because anyone can come up at any given time. NO HARD STUFF at anytime is to be on club grounds for any reason. Getting caught with it will cause you to be ask to leave and you will lose your membership for the year.

4. No smoking inside the clubhouse is allowed. If you smoke go outside in the yard and not on the back or front porch. Don't forget second hand smoke is worst for the ones who don't smoke.

5. If staying over night in the upstairs bunk room, once arriving at the club go ahead and put your sleeping material on your bunk of choice but once you leave for that trip you must take off your sleeping material and if you like leave it under the bunk until the next time up at the club. Failure to do so only causes other members not to know if that bunk is taken or not.

6. All guest must pay a $10.00 per overnight stay fee before they can stay the night. Put your name, members name, date, and number of nights staying on the envelope and place it in the box. Remember, this must be done as soon as you arrive at the club with NO EXCEPTIONS.

7. Remember not to leave anything in the fridge that will go bad. We don't need science experiments going on in the club. If it won't keep until the next time you come up than throw it away so someone else doen't have too. 

8. No walking around in a towel or being have dressed. This is a family style club and no one wants to see a member have dressed. You must get dressed before coming out of the bathroom in order not to affend anyone.  Again, you don't know who came in once you were in the shower..

9. There will be no fighting inside or outside the clubhouse. Anyone involved in this will be ask to leave and your membership will be terminated.

10. If you use any dishes for cooking or eatting, you must wash them immediately after eatting. Please do not leave any dishes in the sink and this includes washing out the coffee pot once your done.

11. When it comes to using food, drink, spices, etc.. that you did not buy, if you use it all up than replace it before you leave the club for that day.. We have a Piggy Wiggy in town that sells everything you will need to replace what you used up.

12. The last but not least is just be respectful to others that are using the clubhouse. Please do not bring x rated movies, use any profanity lanuage, no farting or burbing, or any other disrespectful action  amount others that are in the clubhouse.

13. No loaded weapons inside the clubhouse at any time. 

 DEER STAND HUNTING RULES:

1.  Each member is allowed one stand that they provide and put up on their own to be called their " Honeyhole " stand. This is stand is only hunted by that member or anyone he or she gives permission to hunt.  This stand will remain a honeyhole stand through the first two full weeks of rifle season. Once the following monday comes, all  honeyhole stands will become communtiy stands. The member who declared that stand a honeyhole stand will get first rights to it when he or she is at the club. If that member chooses to hunt another stand that day his or her honeyhole stand will become a community stand at that point.  All other stands put up by the member are to be community stands from the get go. You must make aware of your honeyhole stand to the club manager so he can mark it so on the maps. 

2. All stands put up by a member must be made aware of to the club manager. This is so he can mark them on the maps and also let you know if there are any other stands in the area that could be a safety issue.  Failure to make aware of a stand and this stand is found on the farms without being marked on the map will result in the stand being taken down and sold back to the owner for $50.00.    

3. All members and thier family members get first bids on club stands. Once all members and their family has picked a stand to hunt, all guest will be allowed to pick a stand. If you stay the night you can pick a stand the night before but otherwise you cannot pick a stand until 2 hours before sunrise. Once you pick a stand it is yours for the day even though you come back to the clubhouse for lunch or a nap. If you do not plan on going back to that stand you picked in the mourning you must declare this stand open and sign off from it once you come back to the clubhouse.

4. No honeyhole stands can be declared on the Hwy 33 or the Knight Farm. 

5. If you plan on using a climber on any of the farms, you must tag out the stand closest to the area you are planning on hunting and mark on the map where you are going to be.

6. No stand can be placed within 300 yards of another stand unless approved by the club manager. This again is for safety as well as respect to other members who might be hunting that stand you are close too.

7. July 1st is the deadline to put up any stand that will result in cutting in trails, shooting lanes, or using four wheelers to do so during the week. This is the time we are letting the farms go into quiet mode and let the deer get into their hunting movement patterns.  You can still put up stands but you must be able to do so without causing loud disturbances in the woods with chainsaws or other noisey equipment.

8. All members must get with any other member in the area they chose to hunt to go over when to go to and when to leave their stands for that days hunt.  No one wants to be in there stand earlier and than at day break have another member come walking down the trail to get to their stand. If you show up late and you see you have to wak by another member who has already gone to their stand, than you need to pick another stand location.

10. When it comes to getting your animal out of the area. You must wait until all hunting in that area is completed before you can go in and get your deer with a four wheeler, truck, or cart. There will be no blood trailing until all hunting is done in that area as well. Once you find your deer, there is to be no field dressing due to the bear population we have and don't want to come face to face with one over a gut pile.

11. All stand placement, scouting, and putting out corn will be done on SUNDAYS ONLY after July 1st. The only exception is if you carry in the corn in as you walk to your stand location. NO EXCEPTIONS

12. No cutting of pine trees or trees bigger than 3" for trails or shooting lanes.

13. No building of wooden stands into trees or pounding in nails or lags into trees.

14. No shooting of your weapon of any type is to be done while walking in or out from a stand. You don't know if someone is sitting on the ground and came in after you went to your stand.

15. No smoking or using the bathroom while in, going, or coming from your stand. Use a bottle if you need to go to the bathroom and bring the bottle out with you.. Remember, you are not the only one who is using that stand this year.

16. No trash of any type can be left in or around the stands. Includes water bottles, candy wrappers, magazines, or pee bottles.

17. Club Managers have the right to have you move or take down any stand they feel is a safety issue.

SAFETY RULES:

1. Each member must tag and sign in an out the stand they choose to hunt.  Failure to do so will result in a $25.00 fine.

2. No member can leave the hunting club if there is a member who is still tagged and signed out on one of the farms.  Leaving a sole member out hunting will result in a $25.00 fine and could result in loss of membership. We don't want someone needing help and having a member take off without giving the help. If any member fails to sign out once they are done and cause a member to stay behind to make sure everyone is in will result in a $25.00 fine and the $25.00 goes to the member who had to do the waiting.  This is all about safety.

3. Each member has one hour after dark to get back to the clubhouse and let everyone know he or she is safe and doesn't need any help. Failure to do this will result in a $25.00 fine as well.. No one wants to wait around and to only find out that the member they are waiting for stopped to get something to eat or drink before coming back to the clubhouse. Everyone wants to go home too and we need to remember that.

4. Children 15 and older can hunt a stand by themselves. Children 12 - 14 can hunt a stand by themselves but must be in view of their parent or guardian. All children 11 and under must be in the same stand as their parent or guardian.    

5. Each hunter must wear a orange hat or vest or both while hunting on club grounds. During bow season you must wear a orange hat or vest while walking to and from the stand but can change once in the stand.

6. No loaded weapons in your vehicle at any time.

7. No child under the age of 17 can stay over night at the clubhouse without a parent, guardian, or adult accepting responsibility of that child from his or her parent or guardian.

8. Use of radios is strongly encouraged amoung the members.

9. Any member stop another member who has been drinking in excess from hunting at any time.. If that member refuses this request of not hunting he or she will have their membership terminated for a severe safety violation. In short, is really worth it to lose your membership over drinking too much......

GUEST RULES:   

 ALL FEES ARE TO BE  PAID BEFORE THE GUEST CAN START  HUNTING OR FISHING......

1. Each member is allowed ONE guest per month to fish or small game hunt with a fee of $10.00 per guest visit. You will be allowed 10 guest hunts ( am hunt = 1... pm hunt = 2 ) per year with one person being able to come as a guest four hunts total no matter who that person is a guest of. Each hunt is $25.00 meaning to hunt all day will cost $50.00 to do so..

2. Each member is allowed five deer hunting guests a year. A guest can only come to Big Rack three times in one year and then must join in order to hunt deer again that same year.

3.   A guest means you are carring a weapon or fishing pole while on club grounds. 

4. All guest will choose a stand after all members and their family members  at the club at that time has picked their stand locations.

5. Guest can only shoot does and any fines they may occur will be paid before the member bringing the guest can hunt again. So make sure you tell your guest what he or she can and cannot shoot before they go out hunting.

6. Each member is responsible for their guest as well as their family members.

7. You are only allowed one guest per hunt and this does not include your family member.

8. All guests and family members will follow the rules and regulations set  at Big Rack Trophy Club and will have to pay any fines or fees  they shall occur.

9. Any member who fails to have their guest fees paid before their guest hunts or fishes will result in termination of that member's membership at Big Rack.. So please take care of it as soon as you get to the club no matter what because is it really worth losing your membership over...

HARVEST RULES:

NOTE: Keep in mind, if your not going to mount the buck than why shoot it..... Let someone else make it their trophy and put it on their wall.....

1. Everyone will follow and abide by the State and Federal Game laws at all times. Failure to do so will or may result in your termination of your membership for the year.

2. All deer will be registered in the State book, recorded on the DMAP pages, and recored in the club book. This means there are three places you need to record your kill. We are a check in station so one jawbone must be cut out and tagged correctly with the person's name, date, # of animal from the state book, and sex of animal. Failure to do so will result in a $25.00 fine. This info is for the state and also allows us to get DMAP tags each year so correct info is a must..  ALL DEER MUST BE WEIGHED AND RECORDED WITH THE CORRECT WEIGHT.

3. All buttonheads will result in a $100.00 fine and it doubles on the next one but if you make it a habit than you won't be allowed to deer hunt no more at Big Rack. Buttonheads are our future at the club and we need to make sure we know what we are pulling the trigger on before you do so.

4. Any non-shooter buck shot on the managed farms will result in a $500.00 fine. So make sure its a shooter before you shoot...

5. Make every attempt to retrieve your hit animal to include looking again the next day. Make every shot count and take only high accurate shots on your animals no matter what type it is. You miss or cannot find your animal will result in getting your shirttail cut and put on the wall of shame.

6. All gut barrels must be taken care of the day or night you have taken your deer. Failure to do so will result in a $25.00 fine and it will go to the ones who had to take care of it for you.

                                Farm Harvest Rules

Managed Farms:   Main Farm, Knight Farm, and Hwy 33 ( archery only) Farm

               One buck with a outside spread of at least 16" or a 8 point or better "highrack"  can be taken per member to include family members or guests.. This buck must be shoulder mounted and you must give me ( Joe Fuller ) me a copy of the taxerdmy receipt. Failure to do go through with this may result in you not being asked back next year.  Does can be taken up to Nov 1st and from that point on any doe shot will result in a $100.00 fine...

Non-managed Farms:

        Pine Plantation Farm:  legal amount by legal harvest means...  No size limits but keep in mind not to try and shoot any buttonbucks or small does that just lost their spots recently...    Legal limit includes any buck shot by your family member or guests.

          Schoolhouse Farm: You get two bucks that have to be 8 points or better and you have to shoulder mount or european mount one of these bucks... You will have to give me ( Joe Fuller ) a copy of the taxidermy receipt showing me that you have taken this animal in to be mounted and failure to not go through with this mount  may cause you not to be asked back the following year..  Honesty is huge part of a good member and his or hers character.  You can shoot all the does you want through the whole season.

Non Managed Areas:

          North of Hwy 43 of the Main Farm and  Cut-over west of Colonial Road on the Knight Farm: You can shoot all the does you want for the whole year and 6 points or better, up to your legal limit.  Your legal limit includes any buck shot by your family member or guests.

NOTE:  Any buck shoot on non managed farms or areas that you don't want to mount, please let me see it and I might european mount it for the club but the club now owns it..

NOTE:  Mounting means shoulder mount or european mount, buying a do it yourself kit from Walmart does not count..

SCOPE OF HUNTING:

All hunting is to be conducted in accordance with the NC Wildlife Resources Commission Regulations set each year.  All small game and waterfowl hunting is to be done after the last day of deer season. The only exception is with fox squirrel hunting with its season ending in Dec. To do any fox squirrel hunting you will need to sign out a stand location and hunt only in that stand location. Turkey hunting is only allowed on the Pine Plantation farm only and waterfowl hunting is allowed on the Main Farm and Schoolhouse Farm only.  We are a licensed hunting preserve so quail, pheasant, or chuckar hunting will be allowed once the deer season is over and runs til the end of March. You must buy the birds through the club or provide your own. Bird dogs can be arranged with enough notice and all tipping is done by the members needing them.

DUES:

All dues are to be paid in full by June 1st of 2008. Any day after will result in a $3.25 per day added until the balance is paid in full. NO HUNTING will be allowed until your dues are paid in full. You can send all dues and/or payments to Joe Fuller 113 Amber Lane Willow Spring NC 27592 and make the check out to Greg Quiel Hunting Club LLC. All dues and payments are non refundable so make sure you read the rules first before you make your first dues payment.. Once you make a payment of any amount you are obligated to pay the full dues amount. Failure to do so will result in court proceedings with all court cost to be added to your left over balance..

Club Managers

If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions, please fell free to contact a Club Officer. Remember, a club is only as good as it’s members. As such, every effort will be made to ensure a good hunting season for all.

Joe Fuller –               919 - 625 - 2266         

Greg Quiel -                      919 - 630 - 3022         

Please note: Outdoor sports, especially those involving the use of firearms, can be inherently dangerous activities. All individuals who signify agreement to the rules by signing the waiver will acknowledge this fact and agree that Big Rack Trophy Club will not be held liable in the event of accidental injury and/or death resulting from activities conducted on club land.