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Title: Upper Michigan rove
Post by: Yooper-traveler on January 06, 2019, 02:01:09 PM
We don’t have a lot of snow so far, and what we have had melted so it’s a good time to get out and wander my land.

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Got a pass through!  However if you look closely you can see the miss on the left with the first arrow.

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A tad better. The moss matches the stripe on the bow very well.

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Another pass through, happy with the shooting with old fingers.

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My great-grandfather, grandfather, father and I all hunted from this spot.  Now my son does.  I’m blessed with giant pines below a beautiful oak ridge. This  spot makes a great ground blind.

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More pines!

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Back at camp warming up! 
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Post by: Roy from Pa on January 06, 2019, 02:19:38 PM
  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Roger Norris on January 06, 2019, 03:41:35 PM
I like your bow hanger
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Post by: STICKBENDER98 on January 06, 2019, 03:57:10 PM
 :archer2:  Nice pictures, I miss the big north woods!!! I need to make a trip north again.


Jason
Title: Re: Upper Michigan rove
Post by: Yooper-traveler on January 06, 2019, 05:46:58 PM
I like your bow hanger

I do too.  A hickory one vs pine would have looked a touch better on the wall, but it works.
Title: Re: Upper Michigan rove
Post by: Ontario Longbow on January 06, 2019, 05:54:40 PM
Very Nice Tony
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Post by: Yooper-traveler on January 06, 2019, 06:48:22 PM
I brought the old man along. He is deaf, partially blind and so arthritic he has a hard time standing. That said, he never complains when I miss and has been known to share a beer after a long walk.

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Post by: Trenton G. on January 06, 2019, 06:53:59 PM
Looks like fun! Hoping to get out up there and do some shooting at some point.
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Post by: Stunchy on January 06, 2019, 07:14:22 PM
Love the pics. Rather bold of you to not use flu flus with snow on the ground...   Hope I can do some more roving/stumping this year.  I find it the most enjoyable way to spend time with a bow in hand.
Title: Re: Upper Michigan rove
Post by: Yooper-traveler on January 06, 2019, 08:03:59 PM
Very Nice Tony

Thank you sir!
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Post by: Burly on January 06, 2019, 09:22:18 PM
Nice pics, sweet looking bow.
Title: Re: Upper Michigan rove
Post by: Yooper-traveler on January 06, 2019, 10:15:22 PM
Love the pics. Rather bold of you to not use flu flus with snow on the ground...   Hope I can do some more roving/stumping this year.  I find it the most enjoyable way to spend time with a bow in hand.

Heikki Lunta demands an arrow or two each year as sacrifice anyway, so it’s ok lol.
Title: Re: Upper Michigan rove
Post by: Yooper-traveler on January 06, 2019, 10:16:54 PM
Nice pics, sweet looking bow.

Thank you.  Brain makes a great one.  Perfect for drinking around in da woods.
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Post by: Jon Stewart on January 07, 2019, 09:50:06 AM
Thanks for taking me along. Near what town are you. My dad lived in Crystal Falls for 25 years.
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Post by: Yooper-traveler on January 07, 2019, 09:54:58 AM
Crystal Falls
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Post by: Burly on January 07, 2019, 10:58:06 AM
I use to live in Crystal Falls and Iron River. Love that area.
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Post by: Yooper-traveler on January 07, 2019, 12:04:31 PM
I use to live in Crystal Falls and Iron River. Love that area.

Beside the military, college and work I’ve lived here all my life.  Best place to raise kids.
Title: Re: Upper Michigan rove
Post by: Jon Stewart on January 07, 2019, 12:17:05 PM
Dad lived at the end of Bristal Mine or Kempasky road. Chuck Olson lives there now. Son and I shot bear with our bows last fall near town.
Title: Re: Upper Michigan rove
Post by: Yooper-traveler on January 07, 2019, 12:21:23 PM
Dad lived at the end of Bristal Mine or Kempasky road. Chuck Olson lives there now. Son and I shot bear with our bows last fall near town.

Chucky and Dorthea are good people.  My camp is near Paint Pond
Title: Re: Upper Michigan rove
Post by: Burly on January 07, 2019, 01:30:00 PM
Hoping to be back this upcoming bow season for the opener. My oldest son and his buddy and me are planning a trip. It's been three years since I've been back , miss it dearly.
Title: Re: Upper Michigan rove
Post by: Jon Stewart on January 07, 2019, 01:35:28 PM
My dads best friends. Thats why sold the house to them. I visited them last Sept while on our bear hunt
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Post by: Yooper-traveler on January 07, 2019, 05:07:04 PM
Well, we got a tad more snow lol so I went out to cut some tracks.

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Turkeys and deer headed west. Hope I see those boys in the spring.

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Here’s what happens when you miss. Thankfully I was under a giant whit pine so the digging around was limited.

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 Beautiful scenery.

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An old road long forgotten.

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Behind an old ground blind.
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Post by: Yooper-traveler on January 07, 2019, 05:29:18 PM
I did manage to shoot something lol


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Post by: Burly on January 07, 2019, 05:59:33 PM
Beautiful pics thanks for sharing.
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Post by: Yooper-traveler on January 07, 2019, 06:06:30 PM
Beautiful pics thanks for sharing.

My reward for shoveling and cleaning off moms roof lol
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Post by: Krex1010 on January 07, 2019, 06:25:08 PM
Some beautiful country up there! Great pics and a great thread.....did some roving/squirrel hunting myself this past weekend....took a spill up to my waist in a stream that was a touch chilly......good times!

To the OP, how do you like those hammerhead tips? Thinking about picking some up.
Title: Re: Upper Michigan rove
Post by: Yooper-traveler on January 07, 2019, 07:01:49 PM
Some beautiful country up there! Great pics and a great thread.....did some roving/squirrel hunting myself this past weekend....took a spill up to my waist in a stream that was a touch chilly......good times!

To the OP, how do you like those hammerhead tips? Thinking about picking some up.

Fantastic.  Those I use for grouse or squirrels.  Not as good for roving as the Zwickey judos but the 145 hammers work much better on those particular arrows.
Title: Re: Upper Michigan rove
Post by: finkm1 on January 08, 2019, 06:31:49 PM
Is that a Schafer Silvertip? :archer:
Title: Re: Upper Michigan rove
Post by: Yooper-traveler on January 08, 2019, 08:20:18 PM
Is that a Schafer Silvertip? :archer:

 Close, it’s a Tall Tines. 44# @ 28 60”
Title: Re: Upper Michigan rove
Post by: SquareHead on January 19, 2019, 11:27:07 AM
The UP of Michigan is some of the most beautiful land in the country!
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Post by: STICKBENDER98 on January 19, 2019, 03:09:26 PM
Thank you for the pictures, I miss the big north woods, I love walking down those long forgotten roads to see where they will take you.  There is always another hill to climb just because it's there and you need to see what is on the other side.

Jason