Edmond Sportsmens Club

2011 ESC MEMBER ORIENTATION

1Welcome to the Edmond Sportsmens Club Member Orientation. There will be a test following this presentation, so pay attention. Passing the test means you can hunt on ESC leases.Associate Memberships and Day-Guest Passes

Except for one guest of each associate member, or members holding day guest passes, guests are not allowed to hunt on any ESC lease. See Associate and Day Guest Pass Regulations.

2First, lets go through the rules for Associate Memberships and Day Guests.Associate MembershipsEstablished by ESC so a limited number of members could bring guests to hunt upland birds, turkey, or deer.Each year, ESC Board decides number and price of Associate Memberships.ESC Board reviews and approves applications to fill available spots.Granting and renewal of Associate Memberships are not guaranteed or automatic.

3Associate Memberships were set up by ESC so a limited umber of members could bring guests to hunt upland birds and deer.The Board decides each year how many Associate Memberships well have that year and what the cost will be. When applications are received, the Board reviews them and approves enough fill the available spots.Associate Memberships are not guaranteed or automatic.Associate MembershipsTwo separate categories of Associate memberships based on type of game to be huntedDeer AssociateQuail AssociateTurkey can be hunted using either Deer or Quail Associate

ESC also offers Guest-day passes for each category

4ESC has t separate categories of membership that are based on the game you hunt Deer, Quail, and Turkey. For each category of membership, we also have associate memberships and guest privileges.Grandchildren Hunting GuestsMust be under 18 years of age.Only one grandchild per member on the hunt.Grandchild must be under direct control by the grandparent.Only one gun per grandparent/grandchild hunting party.Not valid for hunting on opening weekend.Available for all game species.

Associate & Guest BehaviorTo protect hunting privileges of all club Members, ESC does not tolerate violation of club rules.Members are required to be with Guests at all times.Members are responsible for Guest behavior at all times.Guests must follow all ESC rules.

6The behavior of Associates and Guests is important to our ability to provide great hunting experiences for all ESC Members. ESC does not tolerate the violation of club rules.Guests must always be accompanied by Members, and the Members are responsible for the behavior of their guests. Make sure your guests know the rules, itll make your hunting experience more fun and their behavior will reflect well on you.NO TRESPASSINGRemember Trespass on neighboring property owners will not be tolerated. A violation of this nature will be considered a major violation of club ethical rule of conduct, and may result in the immediate dismissal of the club member with no refund of dues paid.

Trespass on neighboring property is one of the most serious of rules violations. We lease our lands to allow for a great hunting experience and we expect others to not trespass on our property. When we as a club approach a prospective land owner, our reputation as a group is vital to establishing a relationship with that land owner. If we have a reputation of violating the property rights of others we cant expect to arrange a lease. The board of directors takes a trespass complaint very seriously. 7Identify Yourself All members shall have in possession a current Edmond Sportsmens Club (ESC) membership card while on Club property. All members shall display the membership card and drivers license to any other member, Lessor, State Game Ranger, or Federal Wildlife Officer upon demand. All autos shall display a valid parking decal while on ESC leases.

8Booking a Hunt

9Booking MethodsBook on line at www.eschunting.orgThis is the ONLY method for booking a hunt for the Edmond Sportsmens Club.

Must know your LOGIN NAME and PASSWORD

10Booking Guidelines RulesAll leases are booked for the entire dayReservations may be canceled if done prior to the date of the scheduled hunt. Cancelations after the hunting day has started may be only accomplished by a board member. New reservations may be made at any time, provided the ESC rules and regulations are followed. Reservations must be cancelled or hunted. Failure to do either will be considered a violation of ESC rules.

11Please dont make reservations that you can not attend. Doing so prohibits other members from enjoying the lease that you are tying up and is in violation of the spirit of sportsmanship as well as club rules.Booking Guidelines RulesOpening DayOpening Day hunts are booked through a drawing held at a September meeting.Any available Opening Day spots not booked through the drawing can be booked six days in advance.Regular SeasonHunts can be booked a maximum of six days in advance.Quail hunts are limited to two dates in advance on the schedule.Deer / Turkey hunts are limited to four dates in advance on the schedule.Combination Quail & Deer leases Weekend ClosuresFor the three weeks that these hunting seasons overlap each year, our combined leases are closed to Quail hunting on Saturday and SundayWeekday quail huntsArrive on property no earlier than 9:00 a.m.Depart by 4:00 p.m. Combined leases require both quail and deer lease numbers Dove huntsBook the hunt using the quail lease number for the property

Booking Hunts for Associates and GuestsHunts for Members, Associate Members, and Day Guests are all booked in the same manner.The Club Member must book the Guest or Associate. Each member purchasing an Associate or Guest pass will have a family member named either Guest or Associate and hunts must be booked using the family member name.

13Hunts for all Members and guests are booked the same way. If youre the Member booking a hunt for Associates or guests, the hunt has to be booked under your name.When you sign out, use separate stickers for yourself and each of your guests or Associate members.Booking CancellationsBookings can be cancelled on-line at www.eschunting.orgWhen you cancel a hunt during deer and turkey season, notify all of the members and that are booked on the lease at the time of the cancellation.

14Lease ClosuresSeveral of our leases will be closed completely to quail hunting during the deer gun season. If you are not able to view the lease on the lease scheduler it is closed and will re-appear when the lease is open again. Various Kansas leases will be closed during the season because of landowner agreements for deer season.

15Please dont call the booking service when a lease is not showing on the schedule, it means the lease is closed and not available for hunting.On Line Lease Manager

On Line Lease ManagerDefinitions

Username: FIRST NAME space LAST NAME The last name will always be the last name of the primary card holder, regardless of the child/spouse last names. Each family members name will be listed on the main members file. Bookings for family members and Guest/Associates will occur from within the main members login. Password: Membership number as shown on the membership card.Schedule:: This tab is used to begin the process to book a hunt. Hunt Reports:: This tab is used to begin the process of reporting the results of a prior scheduled hunt.

On line Lease ManagerNavigationUser: Your personal login name is displayed.Lease: The drop down arrow will display either, all of the available leases that can be booked today, or just one lease if you select one from the list. If you have any trouble seeing a proper list, do not pre-select a lease or game type, go directly to Get Schedule. Only leases that can be booked on the date of your login will be displayed in this list. Example: If you login on Friday and Deer season doesnt open until Saturday, none of the Deer leases will be displayed in the drop down list but would appear on the actual schedule when the season is open.Game Type: You may sort the display of leases according to game species. IE: Quail, Deer or Turkey. Or, you may leave this field blank, and all the leases will be displayed. Note, if you do not specify a game species the list of available leases may be very long when more than one game type season is open.Get Schedule: After you have made your prior sorting directions you press this button to display all of the available leases that fit the sort criteria you have selected.

On-line Lease Manager Selecting a Lease to BookThe lease schedule will be displayed, beginning with the day that you are logging in and continuing for 6 additional consecutive days. This date range is the only date range that you may book or cancel a hunt. The name of each available lease and the lease number will be displayed followed by a dash and a single digit number. The single digit number represents the total number of people that can be booked on the lease.If you possess a Guest pass or a Associate membership, you will book your name for yourself and Guest/Associate for your Guest. If your guest is a family member listed on your membership, book the family member under their name. Under no circumstances should your name appear twice on the same lease for the same date. Beware, the system will not prevent you from exceeding booking limits discussed in the Rules Section of Booking a Hunt.

19On-line Lease Manager Cancelling a Hunt To cancel a hunt you must be logged in to your own account.Only future hunts can be cancelled.

Locate your name on the lease and date you want to cancel.Bookings are designated by a green X.Place the mouse pointer on the X.The X will turn red xClick and then confirm that you are deleting that hunt.

20Reporting HarvestsGo to www.eschunting.org to report the harvest.Use the Hunt Reports tabYou must report the harvest within 7 days of the hunt or you will be blocked from booking future hunts.All members must report the harvest. Family members/guests must also report the harvest, or all listed family members will be blocked from booking future hunts.

User: The name you are logged in under.Report Status: Select either pending or completedSearch: The hunts either pending or completed will be displayed and available for selection. Note, hunts that have been completed can not be altered, only viewed.Survey Questions: Completely answer each question on the hunt report. You must enter either a 0 if you did not make a kill, or a number of kill in each category of game, or the report will not allow you to finish. Please include in your report all game injured but not retrieved. This will allow us to better survey the value of the leases. Name of Guest: If you took a guest and are filing a hunt report for that booking enter the first and last name of the guest .There are various other fields that we use to rate a particular lease. Properly filling out each field and making pertinent comments will be helpful.

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Hunts Reports22Standard Lease Rules

23The Lease Standard Rules are given to each property owner and ESC Member. That way everyone knows what is expected. Property owners know that all ESC hunters know and follow these rules.Standard Lease RulesPropertyRespect the property of others and get permission before you use anything.Pick up all your trash, including spent shells. If you clean birds on the lease property, bag and remove entrails and feathers. If you find trash on the lease, please remove it.

24The first Lease Standard Rules cover PropertyWere using the property of other people respect their property and get permission before you use anything. Pick up your trash, including your spent shells and casings. If you clean a bird on the lese property, bag and remove the entrails and feathers.Lease Standard Rules:PropertyLook for livestock in your hunting area and dont shoot at them or cause them harm.If you find a gate closed, make sure its closed when you leave.If you find a gate open, make sure its open when you leave.Never put a lock on any gate without permission from the landowner.

25Look for livestock in the area youre hunting and dont shoot at them or cause them harm.If you find a closed gate, make sure its closed when you leaveIf you find an open gate, make sure its open when you leaveNever put a lock on a gate unless you have permission form the lessorLease Standard Rules:SafetyDont shoot within 150 yards of any occupied house on the premises. Fire in remote areas is extremely dangerous to property and livestock.Do not camp overnight on the lease without landowner permission.Do not cook with open fires.Be cautious driving vehicles over dry grass.Hunting requires safety consciousness at all times.If you get hurt while on a lease, its not the fault of the property owner.

26The next Lease Standard Rules cover SafetyDont shoot around occupied houses or within 150 yards of any premises.Fire is extremely dangerous to property and livestock in the remote areas where we hunt. No camping on the lease. No open cooking fires. And be very careful when you drive your vehicle over dry grass.Hunting requires you to be safety conscious at all times.If you get injured while hunting on a leased property, its not the property owners fault.

Lease Standard RulesBehaviorNo drinking, no drugs EVER!!!!!!Report any problems you find to the property owner.DamageTrespassersVandalismInjured livestock

27The next Lease Standard Rules cover BehaviorNo drinking, no drugs on a leased property Ever. Any questions?When you find any problems on the property, report them to the owner. Let the owner know about things like damage, trespassers, vandalism, and injured livestock.Lease Standard RulesBehaviorProtect the value of your ESC Membership by making sure each guest has a permit.Sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct go hand-in-hand when you hunt on someones property.ESC and the property owner have agreed to limit the number of hunters and not over-hunt the property.

28Your ESC Membership is valuable. Protect it by making sure each guest has a permit.Sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct go hand-in-hand when you hunt on someone elses property. Honor that tradition.Part of the value of your ESC Membership is that we work with the property owners to make sure the property is not over-hunted. The limit weve agreed on with our property owners is no more than four hunters per 1000 acres. Lease Standard RulesCooperationCooperation is the key to our relationship with our property owners.ESC and the property owners work together to protect the rights of the property owner and our hunting privileges.When in doubt about what to do, honor your commitment to ESC members to be a responsible hunter.

29The next Lease Standard Rules cover Cooperation.Cooperation is the key to our relationships with our property owners.We work together to make sure the rights of the property owner are protected and doing that helps protect our privilege of hunting on their property.If you ever have a doubt about what to do in a situation, honor your commitment you make to the other ESC Members to be a responsible hunter.

Private Property Located On LeasesMany of our members set stands, blinds, feeders etc. Please respect that the member placed the devices on the lease to enhance his hunt.It will be an ethics violation to disturb another members property.The member is required to mark their property with their name and membership number when placing them on property.Placing a stand or blind does not prohibit another member from sitting the stand when it is not occupied by the owner.

Quail Hunt LimitsQuail leases may only be hunted once per each calendar month during the season.Quail leases may only be hunted a maximum times of 3 hunting days per lease per season.The only exception for the 2011-12 hunting season applies to the Johnson Lease. See the lease cover sheet for more information.During times of extreme temperatures it is recommended that you depart the lease early enough to allow quail coveys to reform prior to dark.

31Off Road VehiclesGenerally speaking the utilization of off-road ATV/UTV style vehicles is prohibited for hunting. The board of directors may issue a permit to use off-road vehicles in matters of health or disability.Please refer to the written rules dealing with ATV/UTV use.

The EndTo access the complete 2011 Edmond Sportsmens Club Lease Manual, log into the online booking site www.eschunting.org and go to the Lease Maps tab. The Lease Maps tab will allow you to download and print all of the rules and maps for this years membership. This presentation does not contain all of the rules. Please be responsible and read the rest of the rules and guidelines for this years membership.

33Completion TestThe completion of a simple test is required to activate your membership. Please click below to begin the test. Upon the successful completion (80%) your membership will be activated and you will be able to logon and print the membership lease package.

Click Here for Orientation Test

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