I'd say my only rules would be to not ruin someone's hunt, and ask permission to hunt another person's spot.

Friendships are more important than deer. Have respect for fellow hunters equipment and area.

Agree with all that has been said, enjoy the peace and outdoors; do what you can to make it enjoyable for all who are there. Will add if you notice your lease buddies slipping up, knip it in the bud quickly. Lost a few good leases over friends not wanting to conform to rules. If you’re that guy understand you are risking everyone’s ability to hunt when you feel entitled to do as you please. Gonna start looking for new hunting buddies as they are few and far between around my circle.

I agree - some hunters do not like rules so they should find a lease with no rules. Others like structure via some rules - but in many cases the rules are made by the land owner and if they are not followed by even one hunter it can endanger the entire lease.

Last but not least - if a hunter agrees to join a lease that has written rules then they should not get on the lease and start changing, ignoring, or breaking rules or complaining about them - just my opinion

I feel very fortunate to hunt our own property now. We all pull our own weight in our own ways, it works and we are happy with it.

Our last lease was mostly family and I feel like it always worked pretty smoothly.

I remember someone here on the forum had a screen name......."That Guy"
I thought it was hilarious!

I got tired of it too. I cut a bunch of wood one weekend and posted a sign stating that if you deplete the pile then restock it. Brother and I got in to a pissing match over my sign. I told him that I am tired of doing all the cutting and not having wood if I happen to get there late in the evening.

We hunt between Sheffield and Sanderson. If you don't want to burn cedar stumps, or spend 1/2 a day looking for enough occasional mesquite deadfall, you need to haul your own firewood out. 'Second week of the season I took an old wood rack I'd gotten out of the neighbors trash, some tin to put under it so weeds don't grow up (I'd weedeated the area on the previous trip), an old gas barbeque grill cover that fit perfectly to keep the wood dry, and enough oak to fill it about 2/3rds full. The other guys have taken family out there since then. I know what it's going to look like. I'll have to haul more wood out 'cause my scotch/cigar/stare at the fire ritual is very important to me. (Probably too important. )

It's not so much that other folks use stuff. It's that so few folks even say "thanks" anymore. C'est la vie.

I keep wood outside of camp if I don't want others burning it. Then I just grab what I need and when I need it.

See? THIS is why I come on here. Devious...but brilliant. I'll have to get creative on the hiding part though.

I've abstained from loading up cut and stacked mesquite in our pasture, and advised another member from doing the same. 'Don't exactly know the protocol of what's going on, but no use "upsetting the apple cart".