[paparic914]

God Bless You and the other regular trappers that travel to the clubs in this area! $200 a day to sit out in 90+ degree heat, bugs that leave a mark, MAYBE a break to go relieve yourself and a crappy lunch that you have to shove in between squads/ rotations!? No thank you sir! Heck, I don't even want to shoot an event right now. It's just too uncomfortable. These guys, in general, do an outstanding job. Worth every penny. I'm not a SYO fan either. Good luck with it. I hope to see you guys back out there. Steve

wasn't the Jack Links in February? so maybe mid to low 70's in temp? Feb is the coldest month of the year in Florida.. just saying..
pretty sure that week was a high of 72 and low of 46..

 

[paparic914]

Wasn't there, live an hour away; but I believe two days were pouring rain.

would explain that low of 46..

 

[paparic914]

That's a drastic cut in value if you wanted to shoot. They were probably looking at the retail value of 800 targets ($400) vs $200 in wages.

I would bet there was a tax or wage an hour issue.. they have to report what they compensate people for.. maybe at some point the clays were exceeding the legal limit to not be reporting them as payroll.. or it was a workers comp issue.. a lot of reasons for this kind of thing.. in the end it will cost Jack Links more out of pocket than the clays were costing them..

 

[paparic914]

I suspect that this has nothing to do with it being gun related and rather the club is formally establishing the trappers as independent contractors, not for tax purposes but to avoid claims of trappers as being employees entitled to benefits. I've seen similar issues with private golf clubs that no longer offer caddies playing privileges because it is viewed as compensation. Now, the caddies get nothing from the club other than the right to caddy, and the caddies' only compensation is the caddy fee paid by the member(s).

a lot of lawsuits being filed against business and clubs these days.. When I was a kid getting a range day as part of the job was a nice perk.. but everything was ruined by lawyers and government regulations

 

[paparic914]

Or they got audited by either the state or feds. Or possibly got some advice from a good accountant. The 1099MISC is required by law.

I would bet this is the reason.. they sure aren't saving money by doing this..