Cade's 2nd Trip

 Cade and his new buddy Camo

 Cade in the Ranger after the hunt.

Cade's 1st Duck Hunt

Heath, Cade, and Rick on Cade's first hunt (age 5)

Banded Woody

2013/2014 CYPRESS CREEK HUNTING CLUB RULES

• THIS CLUB IS MANAGED AND RUN BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Board Members
• Shane Thorne
• Stevie Johnson
• Heath Thorne
• DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS OF THE CLUB WILL HANDLED BY THE BOARD MEMBERS ABOVE.  VIOLATIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RULES WILL BE LEFT TO THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD.
• ALL MEMBERS ARE TO ADHERE TO ALL ARKANSAS GAME AND FISH COMMISSION LAWS AND REGULATIONS
• ALL MEMBERS AS WELL AS GUESTS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE PASSED THE HUNTERS SAFETY EXAM
• NO USE OF ALCOHOL OR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES WHILE HUNTING.  USE OF ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES IS FORBIDDEN WITHIN THE CLUB BY MEMBERS OR THEIR GUESTS.  VIOLATION WILL BE IMMEDIATE TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP
• MEMBERSHIP ALLOWS MEMBER’S CHILDREN OR SPOUSE TO HUNT WITH THEM AT ANY TIME.  MEMBER MUST BE PRESENT AND ALL CHILDREN UNDER 16 SHOULD BE SUPERVISED AT ALL TIMES
• MEMBERSHIPS ARE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND DUES MUST BE PAID IN FULL BEFORE MAY 15^TH. 
• GUEST POLICY
• No guests on opening or final weekend.
• Members may bring one guest any time they wish as long as they notify board member.
• Guests are limited to 2 visits per season
• Members are responsible for the actions of their guests.
• NO SMOKING IN THE CLUB HOUSE
• MEMBERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEANING THE CLUB HOUSE BEFORE LEAVING.
• EACH MEMBER WILL BE EXPECTED TO BE IN CONTROL OF THEIR DOGS. 
• MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE THEIR OWN HUNTING GEAR.  IF YOU ARE GIVEN PERMISSION TO USE ANOTHER MEMBER’S GEAR YOU SHOULD RETURN IT IN ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION OR REPLACE ANY DAMAGED ITEMS.
• IF ANY HUNTING AREA IS CONSISTENTLY HOLDING BIRDS MEMBERS WILL ROTATE USE OF THOSE AREAS
• PITS AND BLINDS ARE TO BE LEFT IN THE CONDITION IN WHICH THEY WERE FOUND.  DECOYS SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE HOLE WHEN HUNT IS COMPLETE.
• MEMBERS SHALL NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY INJURIES SUSTAINED, VANDALISM, OR ANY PERSONAL PROPERTY SUBJECT TO THEFT OF OTHER MEMBERS AND / OR GUESTS WHILE HUNTING ON THE PREMISES
• DUE TO HUNTING PRESSURE ON THE FIELD THERE WILL BE MANDATORY REST DAYS TUESDAY-THURSDAY UNLESS APPROVED BY THE BOARD.  OPENING WEEK THESE WILL NOT BE ENFORCED DUE TO THE SPLIT IN THE SEASON.
• ALL MEMBERS WILL BE EXPECTED TO REMOVE HARVESTED BIRDS FROM THE PREMISIS TO MEET THE AR GAME AND FISH REQUIREMENTS

Pictures from Blake and Stevie

Blake's Dog Rio sitting on his 4 Wheeler



Shane is straight gangsta when he sleeps!




Stevie catching a nap on the ride home.




Rio, Blake, Matt, Zach, Donnie and Stevie's dog Camo in the tank pit.



Decoy spread



Stevie and Camo




Stevie and Camo pose for a shot after the day. 



Blake's dog Rio and a few birds from the day on the front porch.

Blake posing with a lanyard full of ducks. 

Donnie's son Zach poses with some of the boys in the pit.

Pics from Seth and Shane

Here are a couple of awesome shots Shane took of the sun rising over the decoys. 

View from the Tank Pit

Ace posing for a quick photo op.

Somebody decapitated this poor mallard. 

Seth's dog Asher in the dog box.

This is what has come to be known as the A-Team.  Asher and Ace loaded up in the back of my Ranger.

And this is what has come to be known as the Gay-Team!  I guess we will have to change the room assignments for next year.  Sorry boys, I got this picture and couldn't resist.

For any of you Duck Hunters out there that don't have one of these, you need one.  Johnny brought his bird hitch to the club and has saved us several hours of cleaning birds.  Thanks Johnny!

Finally some Cold Weather!

Mother Nature finally provided us a touch of winter.  Dr. Rodney and I drove through a good snow shower leaving TN as we set out to meet our guests coming in from South Dakota.

Shane and his son Travis in the Snake Pit.

This was the result of the cold weather.  All eight of us stayed in the blind all day to kill eight limits.  I would like to give little Blake some much needed praise for going to the house and providing our blind with lunch!  I know Dr. Rodney did the same for his blind, but you would expect it out of a good man like him.  It was a total shock when Blake volunteered!

Lots of Pintails in the area.

Now this was a real treat.  One of the boys from South Dakota was wanting a nice bull Pintail with a sprig to take home with him and ended up killing this Gadweall/Pintail hybrid.  If you look real close you will notice the Gadwall feathers and head but his rear looks like a pintail and did have a sprig. 

Photos from Matt Edwards

Donnie and Drake

Matt's bag for the day.

Drake in the dog box.

Dr. Rodney, Heath, and Shane doing a bit of rescue and recovery work after the hunt.

Johnny's Dog Van