Following the regulations of the Ginger Quill Ranch is crucial for preserving wildlife and their habitats while still allowing for the joy of sport. It ensures a sustainable and ethical use of the resources for future generations to enjoy.
Fishing
In stocked fisheries, please use flies and artificial lures only, as no live bait is allowed. Additionally, only single barbless hooks are permitted to minimize harm to the fish. Each shareholder is allowed to keep up to four fish per year. Anglers agree to pay $25 for each fish they keep over the limit of four. Finally, catch-and-release is strongly encouraged on the river. After all, the modest rainbow you release this year might grow to be a trophy in the season to come.
These regulations are necessary to protect our fish stocks and ensure a sustainable and healthy ecosystem.
Report Back!
Whether you hooked a trophy trout or just a story-worthy 'the one that got away,' we want to hear all the details! Our lakes are filled with adventures waiting to be reeled in, and your catch can help us keep track of what’s biting, where, and on what. Plus, one of our shareholders—a bona fide marine biologist—is eager to geek out over your fishing exploits.
So, tell us:
What did you catch?
Where in the lake did you reel it in?
When did you make the big catch?
And what fly or lure sealed the deal?
Every tale (and tally) helps keep our waters thriving and full of surprises. So drop us a line — pun totally intended!
Hunting
License Drawing
One entry per share, per year. Drawings will be announced at the Annual Shareholder Meeting. Those not in attendance will be notified by email.
Shooting Range
Firearms, including shotguns, centerfire and rim-fire rifles and handguns, may only be carried or used at the designated shooting range, or west of State Highway 125. Use of these items on other areas of the ranch is only by prior written permission of the Board of Directors.
Shooting Range Rules
1. No alcoholic beverages or drug use allowed at the shooting range.
2. Be sure the down-range area is clear of people and livestock before discharging firearms.
3. Treat all firearms as if they were loaded. Keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction at all times.
4. Except when firing, all firearms must be unloaded with the action open and the magazine empty.
5. An experienced shooter must accompany any inexperienced shooter, and a Stockholder must
supervise any shooter under the age of 18 years.
6. Only shotguns may be fired at targets not having backstops. All other firearms must be fired only
at targets having backstops sufficient to prevent bullet ricochet.
7. Glass targets are not permitted. All targets and shooting debris must be picked up after shooting.
8. Shooters and observers must wear eye protection while at the shooting range and are encouraged
to wear hearing protection.
9. Pyrotechnic targets, tracer and armor-piercing (steel) ammunition are not permitted at the ranch.
Rules
The Drawing Shall Be Conducted at the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders.
Any Shareholder Present May Participate in the Drawing (One Entry per Share).
Absentee Shareholders May File an Absentee Entry via the form above.
Shareholders May Only Apply in Their Name, Their Spouse’s Name, or Their Child’s Name (Under Age 22). This Is the Name That Will Appear on the License Voucher, If Successful.
Owners of Multiple Shares May Enter an Equivalent Number of times, All in the Same Name.
Upon an Entry Being Drawn, a Selection Will Be Made by the Successful Applicant for Any Available Species/Hunt Area Available.
If a Multiple-Share Owner’s Application Is Drawn, All Other Applications Made by That Shareholder Become Invalid (Only One License per Applicant).
The Conservation Officer Will Contact Successful Applicants Approximately March 1st of the Subsequent Year, After Season Dates Are Established by State Officials, to Learn the Hunt Code of the Species And Date That the Successful Applicant Chooses to Apply For.
Successful Applicants Must Notify the Conservation Officer in Writing (Email or USPS) of Their Hunt Code Choice.
The Conservation Officer Will File All Landowner License Applications with the State.
After the State Drawing for Landowner Licenses, the Conservation Officer Will Notify Unsuccessful Applicants.
Successful Applicants Will Receive a State Voucher to Purchase Their Chosen License. This Voucher Will Be Made out in the Name of the Original Shareholder Applicant, and Is Not Transferable by State Law.