Alright its finaly our turn michiganders. Whose hunting and where will you be at. I will be hunting bridgeport in the morning and vassar are in the evening.
private property behind my sons house in Howell
I have to wait till Saturday but I'll be out by ubly
State ground st joe county
Up in da UP, near Escanaba. Not for the first week or so though, too many competing projects.
When is grouse and duck seasons open up there ?
CHuckC
I've been on a grouse trip to the UP Chuck. You guys that kill deer up there rock. That place is a flat, thick, massive jungle.
Hunting st clair cty, may hunt opening day, but will have my daughter in a stand for sure. Had knee surgery fri still feeling a little sore. can't say I won't try though.. lol
Stack - where at in Howell? We are rather close. My father will be spending the first three days with me in Fowlerville at my place before heading to Florida for the year. Me, I will be out back behind the house all season - every chance I get!
I'll be out in Mecosta county. White oak acorns are dropping heavy now, so thats where I'll be.
Howell, state and private land. Enjoy the hunt!
Bobby, The old sanitarium property off county farm rd. If I remember you are over off Bull Run somewhere right? Also you have blood trailing dogs if I need one. So if you would please send me your phone number.
thanks
Bill
All ready got a 5 point sunday unfortunately it was with my pick up.Will start real hunting Wed. in Hillsdale.
Clare co.
Alto MI.
Marne & Hudsonville for a couple days then up to White Cloud. Good Luck everyone and be safe.
TJ
Some places are fairly thick, for sure, and they often get a bit wet. But, deer are deer. Find the places that they go and you can get em. That said, I have been hunting this little piece (my property) the last two years and I have not yet dropped the string. Let a number walk, from as close as maybe 10 yards, but I don't need the meat (freezer already has a Wisconsin doe in it) so I sit there for fun and enjoyment.
I'll tell you, I never have had the opportunity to walk out of a cabin at 7:30 am, walk 200 yards or less to a treestand that is already in place, hunt for a few hours and walk back, until I started hunting my place. I kinda really like it.
ChuckC
Osceola County
I will be hunting Osceola County as well. Tustin area in the afternoon after work.
Eric
I'll be south of Fowlerville until the wind switches. SE wind wednesday so my favorite spot will sit idle until we get something other than from the east.
Wohooo can't wait for Wednesday!!! I will be on state land all over from Houghton lake to Gaylord to Cadillac. Will be sitting with my kids every chance they get and hunting as often as I can myself as well thru October. Then Missouri for the first week of Nov. Then sitting with my son for the gun opener and the next day I'm off to Ohio for a 10 day solo hunt on national forest land. Then back for thanksgiving dinner. Then over Christmas break kids, wife and I are spending a week camping and running a trap line and possibly filling any left over tags north of Gaylord. Then 2nd week of January back to Ohio or Missouri to fill any of those left over tags if my schedule allows. And the season will end with a pig hunt in march in Florida or Tennessee.
Gonna be a very busy season!!!!! Wednesday starts it all and can't get here fast enough!
Everyone be safe out there and remember to wear your harness! Good luck to all!
State Land in Clinton County. Good luck gentlemen!!! :thumbsup:
Mecosta county for me too....where the white oaks are falling.
I will be behind my house in Caro. I will be using my Zipper sxt.
Decided this year to hunt deer less in the early part of the season and hunt birds more while it's still pretty in the woods.
But come November.........Hey, that would be a good title for a book :goldtooth:
Will be hunting out of our camp in Ralph in the Yooper come Wednesday. Been grouse hunting northern Wisconsin past few days. Life is good.
Southern Oceana, about 35 miles from home at my camp. Acorns raining down so hard I had to wear a stiff boonie to work on the shack. Between that project and cutting wood, I'll be hunting hard when I'm not working.
Good luck to all you bowhunters this season! :cool: :campfire:
Out my back door iosco county
Ionia county and also Hillsdale county when visiting the family during holidays. This is my 3rd year with a trad bow.....hoping for my first kill!!
Hudsonville, Lowell and Alto...LB243 and DennyK I didn't realize I had close company. If you need help with anything let me know.
Need to finish up coaching my sons little league games yet. One more week...
Cohochtah...
Good luck Buds!
I'll be in southern Shelby/New Era around by the gravel pit.
Some public land there where I found some old crab apple trees that have just started to fall... :pray:
Greenville area, looks like we're going to have some east in our winds for opening morning.
I hope someone will have a story for us tommorow
It was a dark and stormy night. . . . (next)
ChuckC
QuoteOriginally posted by Wabasis:
Greenville area, looks like we're going to have some east in our winds for opening morning.
How are the deer numbers around Greenville? I had buddies with a sweet looking lease there last year and they barely saw any deer. Disease had killed a lot.
hey chuck...it was a dark stormy night....THEN the storm.broke and that 9pt buck got.on his feet and passed by me at 12yds
Thanks Mark, Please do the same. Good Hunting!
Good luck boys!!! I'll be out on Thursday afternoon just outside of Stockbridge. Unfortunately, have a business trip that will take me to Houston Friday evening through Monday, so no hunting this weekend.
I like that story. Show us the pix when it plays true (and tell us the "rest of the story".
ChuckC
will do
My son and I will be at our cabin in Van Buren County hunting good old farm land deer.
Right behind my house... Good luck everybody.
Wind will be out of the north until about 9am so I will hunt my favorite stand until then.
With a north wind I think I will just take the screen out of the kitchen window and shoot this spike that is eating the apples off from my trees.
Mecosta county for me too. Unfortunately not many oaks where I hunt.
I'm in Fenton and will be hunting behind my house tomorrow and at my inlaws this weekend if the wind direction forecast does not change. Been a long wait, here we go!
Reply to Typical2's question about deer in the Greenville area. Yes our deer numbers are still pretty low since the EHD hit in the summer of 2012. We've seen a fair number of fawns with the does so hopefully guys can use some restraint and let the herd build up for a few years.
GOOD LUCK everyone!!! It's looking like today's weather should be nice. This weekend however... Might be a bit more difficult. At least where I'll be hunting. Close to home today, but I planned on camping in Antrim county this weekend.
Well went to my stand and it was gone. I was there sunday afternoon. Im real bummed, my best spot.... very sad day
sorry to hear that terry. its sad what this is all comein to.
they will be back and I have something for them. ;)
Sorry to hear that terry. Dang thieves. Good luck on the season.
I'll be hunting bad axe area thru the week and harbor beach area on the weekends. Good luck to everyone ! :clapper:
QuoteOriginally posted by T Folts:
Well went to my stand and it was gone. I was there sunday afternoon. Im real bummed, my best spot.... very sad day
Unfortunately, I've experienced the same. That was the beginning of my ground hunting experience. Hope you're able to deliver that little sumpthan!
Allegan behind the house and on a friends farm.Hunting on the ground this year. 1st time in a long time.If they steal my stand they won't be getting anything but firewood and not much of that :)
Does anybody know.. If I buy my tag (NR) after the season starts, can I hunt the same day that I buy it, or is there a waiting period involved ?
CHuckC
Chuck C you can hunt the same day you buy your license here in Michigan. It is raining acorns out right now in Osceola county
Hunted Dansville ....raining acorns...2 does , 1 fawn feeding at 30 yards....turkey's roosting and squirrels were busy....
Behind our house tonight was dandy! Had 6 deer all in my new food plot eating Clover. The yearlings were in my kill zones. 1 button buck as well. No bigger bucks in my mix. Was fun to draw/aim/anchor on deer again though just for the practice. Also saw 20 turkeys!! But couldn't even hardly blink without eyes on me. 18 feet up,and they still catch you instantly. rat'
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This is what happens when a fat doe kicks the arrow that just put two holes in her! A good way to start the season.
Sorry, no hero or in the field shots. I was by myself, no head lamp or camera, and trying to figure out how I was going to get to work after getting her out of the woods. You'll have to deal with a messy garage pic.
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great shot!
QuoteOriginally posted by aim small...release:
great shot!
X2 :)
:clapper:
Thanks guys! That's actually the exit from a quartering away shot. A little high, but it did the trick. She didn't make it 40yards.
Congrats on a fine deer...
Great to see fellow Michiganders in the woods with trad gear. Nice shot Pheonixarcher!
It's been a slow one for me so far with neighbors "stalking" their open bean field on the property lines, looking into the woods they do not have permission in. Ya gotta love seeing that!
Good luck my fellow Michigander's in this years hunting season! Hunt safe and shoot 'em straight! I'll be on the sidelines this year looking for your stories! Lol
Nice trophy doe phoenixarcher. Congrats!
Kenny :bigsmyl:
Ill be hunting on a farm in Otiville < corn surrounded by oaks full of acorns!.
I had a fun but slightly frustrating day. I saw a 4 point in the morning, and passed on 2 6 pointers in the evening....frustrating was that I mmmmmmmisssed a turkey. I absolutely HATE to miss.
Turkeys hate me Roger. good luck next time you'll
connect.
:clapper: congrats!
Wont be able to hunt until next weekend. Going up to my lodge in Presque Isle county. So far no one is hunting there.
That has me itching to get out!!!
Nice juicy doe...
After getting my stand stole I haven't had much f a desire to get out so I haven't even hunted yet. I am going up to the Baldwin area next wed for 5 days for some hunting.
Hoping to get out this weekend if weather permits. My son and I will be hunting public land in Kalamazoo county.
Bummer about the stand.
Great Doe Phoenix.
Pheonixarcher nice doe looks like a big girl
I flew up here today from LA to visit family in Howell for the weekend. Wish I had time to do some hunting! Between the color change and the temps, it has me wanting to get in the woods.
Thanks all! She was pretty big. Being so warm on Wednesday, I wasn't sure if shooting one was a great idea, but as soon as she came in and offered me a great shot, I couldn't pass up the opportunity. I was forced to pay for processing though, but it's a price I will gladly pay. Good luck everyone!
Been pretty slow around my area 3 sits no deer yet
My son and I had a wet, cold sit this morning. He bumped one on his way back to the cabin but that was it.
Got out tonight. Windy but dry. Didn't see anything. First sit of the year and it felt great!