2008 MS-DHC Check-in TEAM 25

[theredmission]

Team 25
cmk86
Armstrong4Life
hedaman
Andy K
spiritofthewild_06
outdoor junkie
Buckgrunt77
lotzamatza99

[lotzamatza99]

lotzamatza99 checking inn

How is it going everybody? Any idea's on a team name? Maybe Team climber or Team Blood Trail. Let me know, I am open for any idea's.

Thanks, Scott

[cmk86]

Checking in. I'm heading up to camp this morning to check food plots and set a few stands. I'll check back Monday eve or Tues.

[Armstrong4Life]

just checkin in, how r u guys. ill be much better on the 18th:D

[hedaman]

hedaman checking in ... how's it going everybody , are we ready to win this thing.
How about Broadhead Bandits for a team name ?

[hedaman]

Ooop's almost forgot to tell you that I'll be doing most of my hunting in SE LP near Chelsea and Stockbridge.
However I will make a trip to Hilldale and Kalkaska some time this season.
I already have two treestands up in some real good place's and I also use a portable ground blind for those hard to get to spots.
Good luck to all and lets be careful to use our safety harness's , wouldn't want anyone to get hurt.

[Armstrong4Life]

Team Gutpile??

[Andy K]

Andy K checkin in.
I like broadhead bandits!
I'll be hunting a couple swamps in Berrien county.
Good luck and be safe.

[spiritofthewild_06]

I'm here...whatever name you guys want is cool with me.;)

[Buckgrunt77]

Hey everyone, buckgrunt77 checking in here. I'm open for any of those names, I'll be hunting private land in northeast Oakland county and spending some time in Mecosta county as well.
Chad

[spiritofthewild_06]

Oh yeah, my name is Jorden and I'll be hunting several acres in Montcalm Co.

[hedaman]

Cool ... evryones checked in except for outdoor junkie and as for names , we have " Team Climbers " ( maybe that should be tree climbers ) , Team Blood Trail , Team Gutpile and Broadhead Bandits.
I'll go along with whatever everyone likes the most , if you all can come up with more then post'em up.
If anyone is good at making graphic designs for our avatar or banner , show us what you can do.

[spiritofthewild_06]

I was on team blood trail last year, I could go with that again, but whatever is fine with me...

[Armstrong4Life]

all that is okay with me... i hunt 2 spots in saginaw county, a farm in genesse, and another in west branch, hope i can help out with a nice mature deer "team no bait" lol just to cause more controversy :D

[hedaman]

( Team No Bait ) ... thats some funny _ _ _ _ there , I never hunted over bait anyways , used sents and hunted near natural food source's but never baited.

[spiritofthewild_06]

Team no baits gonna be every team:lol: I really don't care either way, i've used bait in the past during muzzleloader but I can hunt without just as good, if not better;)

[cmk86]

Shot outdoor junkie an PM. Told him he was last to check in. Does that mean he's got to gut everyones first deer this year?
Just got back from camp. We need rain. The swamp's too dry. Didn't even need my hip boots. I hunt mostly in Roscommon Co. but a do a little hunting in Missaukee, Monroe and Lenawee Co's.

[hedaman]

I did a little spring turkey hunting up in roscommon , really nice up there.
I sent outdoor junkie an e - mail too and one on a diffrent site as well.
Maybe we should make him gut our first kill and then drag it out too. L O L

[Buckgrunt77]

all that is okay with me... i hunt 2 spots in saginaw county, a farm in genesse, and another in west branch, hope i can help out with a nice mature deer "team no bait" lol just to cause more controversy :D

Team no bait, that's pretty funny, LOL.........definitely controversy causing. Where at in Saginaw county? I'm originally from St. Charles area.....I have a couple of spots I may hunt up there as well.

[lotzamatza99]

Team bloodtrail is cool with me. But, if it's already been used before. We can go with Broadhead Bandits, that's a good name. I have stands in Orion,Gladwin,Port Austin and Ubly. I will be leaving on the 31st for a week. To hunt my best friend's land, that we have six stands and food plots all set up for this season.

Good Luck to everyone, let's win this thing!!

[cmk86]

Re. Junkie

If he doesn't check in soon we'll start adding things like processing and cooking for us to.

[hedaman]

Re. Junkie

If he doesn't check in soon we'll start adding things like processing and cooking for us to.
he's going to be so busy gutting , dragging , processing and cooking for the rest us , he won't have time to hunt and score one for the team :lol:

[hedaman]

You know guys the more I thought about it the the better I like the name Team No Bait.
I think it would look kinda cool if we could come up with a avatar that looks like a traffic sign with the words no bait and then a big red circle with a slash. .... Where is that junkie ? :lol:

[spiritofthewild_06]

You know guys the more I thought about it the the better I like the name Team No Bait.
I think it would look kinda cool if we could come up with a avatar that looks like a traffic sign with the words no bait and then a big red circle with a slash. .... Where is that junkie ? :lol:

works for me...

[Armstrong4Life]

Team no bait, that's pretty funny, LOL.........definitely controversy causing. Where at in Saginaw county? I'm originally from St. Charles area.....I have a couple of spots I may hunt up there as well.

I hunt in Birch Run and Burt. Out by Montrose area.

[Armstrong4Life]

http://www.shrinkpictures.com/processed/phpR3Xbaw_c3PM.jpg:lol::lol:

[Buckgrunt77]

"Team No Bait" works for me as well.

[Andy K]

I like Team No Bait also.

So who are the bow hunters, combo, and gun hunters of our team.
I signed up for bow only.
I hunt the whole season but my best chance at a nice buck is during bow season due to lack of hunting pressure during bow season in my area.

[hedaman]

Although I have a combo license , I'm strickly a bow hunter.
I chose bow only for this contest and I will hunt with my bow the entire season.

[Armstrong4Life]

http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:6IN1lFwhXrWegM:http://www.simplyoutdoors.net/simplyoutdoors/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/dnrbait.JPG (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.simplyoutdoors.net/simplyoutdoors/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/dnrbait.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.simplyoutdoors.net/2007/11/05/baiting-and-its-possible-ramifications/&h=768&w=1024&sz=113&hl=en&start=11&usg=__Xn3SNZcfu_mRN73tliG0OhISjq4=&tbnid=6IN1lFwhXrWegM:&tbnh=113&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddeer%2Bbaiting%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den)
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these were supposed to show up in last post :lol:

[Buckgrunt77]

I chose both because I just picked up a new muzzleloader, other than that, I'll be doing all my shooting with my bow.

[outdoor junkie]

I'm here, I'm here geez. Sorry I've been super busy at work. I guess if I gotta gut everyones deer, I better go pick up a few more butt-outs.:D I don't care what you guys decide on a team name, as long as at the end we are called team winner. Good luck to all and be safe this year. I do most of my hunting in Montrose(Saginaw county) and a bit on our farm in Hale(Iosco county). And hunt december in Kansas(do out of state deer count?:evil:). I hunt bow, gun, and muzzle. But probably 80% with my bow.
-troy

[hedaman]

Glad to have you with us junkie , I'll give you a call when I get mine ;) , now I guess will go with the NO Bait name since everyones happy with it.
Good luck to you junkie and be careful too , hope you get a big one down.
By the way did you see my invite on camospace , saw your name on there and sent you a message.
I'll see what I can do for an avatar and I hope some of you guys will do the same.

[lotzamatza99]

Team No Bait, it is then.

[spiritofthewild_06]

So since we are team No Bait does that mean I have to clean up my bait piles???:confused: Joking of course!!!:hide::lol:

Is anyone good with making up something we can use as our signature?

Oh yeah I forgot to mention that 90% of my deer hunting is done with my bow, however I decided to go combo this year...just in case, since last year I shot my buck with my shotgun...I am passing on all small bucks this year and consentrating on taking does...unless Mr. Bruiser comes crashing by;)

[spiritofthewild_06]

Oh yeah guys one thing...well hopefully all of your stands are in place, but if you need to get them out, be careful of the poison ivy!!! Put mine out over labor day, not even thinking, since I've never had a problem with ivy before, but anyway I hung my stand in a tree with ivy on it. Both my arms all the way up to my arm pits, and my face are covered. Been two weeks now, 2 trips to the ER and a whole lot of roids and its just now starting to clear up!!!

Be careful out there!!!!

[Armstrong4Life]

Oh yeah guys one thing...well hopefully all of your stands are in place, but if you need to get them out, be careful of the poison ivy!!! Put mine out over labor day, not even thinking, since I've never had a problem with ivy before, but anyway I hung my stand in a tree with ivy on it. Both my arms all the way up to my arm pits, and my face are covered. Been two weeks now, 2 trips to the ER and a whole lot of roids and its just now starting to clear up!!!

Be careful out there!!!!

been there done that!! had it over fourth of july weekend setting up stands, mine are all out

[cmk86]

Good thing you didn't have to take a leak at the time. Did that when I was about 13. Got it real bad. I'll never forget that.

Glad you could make it Junkie.

It's not a bait pile its a compost pile, Voilators will be shot on sight. I don't bait much, used shelled corn a bit in the past. Watching the critters eat it on slow days passes the time.

[spiritofthewild_06]

Good thing you didn't have to take a leak at the time. Did that when I was about 13. Got it real bad. I'll never forget that.

Glad you could make it Junkie.


Yeah everyone asked me if I got it on my junk or not...Thank GOD I didn't, I could barely take it on my arms!:lol:

[Buckgrunt77]

I've had that stuff everywhere and it sucks!! The roids mess me up too. I thought I got into it last weekend while hanging my stand, but I'm yet to notice any signs of it............btw, I'm not much help when it comes to the signature thing either. Hopefully I'll make up for it with the deer.:D

[Andy K]

I won't be any help with the sig either sorry guys.

spiritofthewild_06 good luck on the brusier I'll be letting the yearling bucks walk also.

[kristie]

and if you guys to with No Bait as a team name....ya'all are my hero's.....

Sorry for invading....and good luck Jorden and the rest of ya.....and since I won't have time to hunt, as I'll be cutting up all of your deer heads....someone's gonna have to shoot all the deer off of my horse pastures.... hint hint......Ingham county.......

Kristie
CWD Surveillance Central.......

:D

[cmk86]

Lets see if we get together and have a team hunt to help kristie out (if she's serious). She's probably about an hour and a half or so from me.

[hedaman]

and if you guys to with No Bait as a team name....ya'all are my hero's.....

Sorry for invading....and good luck Jorden and the rest of ya.....and since I won't have time to hunt, as I'll be cutting up all of your deer heads....someone's gonna have to shoot all the deer off of my horse pastures.... hint hint......Ingham county.......

Kristie
CWD Surveillance Central.......

:D
I'd be more than willing to help a lady in distress , just let me know when and where and I'll be there. ;)

[spiritofthewild_06]

I'd be more than willing to help a lady in distress , just let me know when and where and I'll be there. ;)


I guess I could sacrifice an antlerless tag for Kristie...

Hedaman, have you contacted theredmission about our team name?

I would make a banner for us, but I do not have photoshop or anything cool like that...

[hedaman]

I guess I could sacrifice an antlerless tag for Kristie...

Hedaman, have you contacted theredmission about our team name?

I would make a banner for us, but I do not have photoshop or anything cool like that...

No but I will contact theredmission , and as our banner I'm gonna ask saber from team 13 if she/ he can make on up for us.
I'm not good at this photoshop thing either.

[spiritofthewild_06]

Here's something I made, but it looks kinda generic:

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff244/jbrygal/nobait1.jpg

[hedaman]

I had something like that in mind ... looks good , I like it.

[spiritofthewild_06]

I down sized it a bit so it will fit in the sig. line...here is the link for it:

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff244/jbrygal/nobait1-1.jpg

[Armstrong4Life]

works for me... i would even sacrifice an antler tag. a team hunt would be really cool. i am the only one in my family that hunts so i go mostly by myself.

[kristie]

so there would definately be dinner in it for all of ya....and I do butcher deer very quickly and would be willing to help........
You now have an honorary cheering section......
K

[spiritofthewild_06]

so there would definately be dinner in it for all of ya....and I do butcher deer very quickly and would be willing to help........
You now have an honorary cheering section......
K


So how many acres we talkin here??? Or are we just gonna all sit in the middle of a pasture and start blastin the first thing that steps out?:16suspect:confused:

[kristie]

to the north, my house....can view the whole thing from the deck....it's intertaining...
to the south....woods
to the west....woods....
to the east....more alfalfa and old field
on the south end of the field...a pond and trees.....lots of hiding cover in the edges
about 9-13 does with fawns and 4 bucks coming through nightly now
my property becomes refuge due to a mini game area about an 1/8 of a mile down. Once people start shooting in there, the deer funnel into my property.
Also the deer go from the Grand river through my pasture to the alfalfa....I have permission to put hunters on the 10 acres......
I have a tree stand up already, and would be willing to have more go up, just shoot me a pm.........

oh, and the deer don't care about dogs...horses....me.....or people walking around by the house, as they see me feeding horses every night....even if I've walked the pasture that day, they still come through.....

[cmk86]

This would be a bow hunt correct? I'm a Fireman so I work every other day for 3-24 hr shifts than 4 days off. That leaves a fair amount of time off. I do work a second job also but I can get out of that. Weekday? Weekend? Oct? Nov? Any leftover doe tags in the area?

[hedaman]

I'm in for that ... just let me know when and where , I'm available anytime , everyday though out the entire season.

[Armstrong4Life]

ya that would definately be cool. im always up for a new place. different scenery is always nice

[lotzamatza99]

Does anyone have any good deer cam picture's this year yet?

[kristie]

There are 10,183 antlerless private land permits left as of right now, so I'm not seeing them run out right away. I'll PM ya'all the info you'll need for the permit purchase. They can be picked up already for my DMU. Weeknights, weekend, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec are fine, my sister is always home, I'll be very busy at the Disease lab cutting up deer heads, but should be home evenings to help butcher, and maybe take a doe too, and there are PLENTY of big'ens......and we can work out times for scouting if you'd like as well.
Bow, and also shotgun are acceptable, but bow works well in my neighborhood. Either work better if you have 2+ people out, but ya'all can strategize that. And all my horses are people safe, and gun safe (they tolerate shot noise, even fireworks....).
Kristie

[hedaman]

Thank you Kristie for your generous offer your like a deer hunters dream coming true.
I will be getting back with you about that scouting in the mean time is there a way I can get an airal map of the area?

[Buckgrunt77]

Does anyone have any good deer cam picture's this year yet?
Check out my gallery.........I've been getting alot of pics, I've posted a couple of them.....

[jiggineyes]

Just wanted to say sorry for those of you stuck with lotzamatza99! I'm sure he'll choke on a few this year and screw the pooch for all of you!:evil:
:lol::hide:

[cmk86]

Look at jiggineyes bag'n on one of our team members. And his teams name is Big Knockers:dizzy:. Ha Ha. Prove him wrong lotzamotza.

[spiritofthewild_06]

Hey hows come nobodies used the team no bait banner??? I look like an idiot being the only one with it!:lol: Thanks Kristie for the invite to come shoot your deer, we will have to work something out when the time comes.

[jiggineyes]

Hey! Thats big nockers, with an n!:lol:

[cmk86]

Oh yeah. I mean nockers. Does it really matter?

[jiggineyes]

A nock as in an arrow nock. Theres a pun involved ,you see!;)

[cmk86]

Got it the first time I saw it. Just having a little fun.
Good luck to your team. Play hard and be safe.

[Andy K]

Sig check!

[Andy K]

No bait sign looks great.
Should stir things up a bit also.:D

[cmk86]

Sig Check!

Ok that took a while to do. I'm not so good with computers. I guess its easy if you know how to do it.

[outdoor junkie]

check

[Armstrong4Life]

there i got mine on too

[lotzamatza99]

I see it didn't take long for my buddy jiggineyes to talk trash. He is already mad at me. Since, I am his hunter partner will be going up north for open week without him.To bad, so sad!! Plus, he know how sweet my Mathews shoots.:D:D

[hedaman]

YEA .... I got to work l o l :lol:

I contacted theredmission about changing our name , he told me that before he did that he had to know who our team rep was gonna be, so I volunteered.
I hope thats ok with everyone , maybe one of you guys should shoot him a PM to confrim it.
Now that we have all this stuff done , lets make some plans about hunting at Kristie's. :)

[Armstrong4Life]

go show em up!! the team no bait way :lol:

[cmk86]

pm'd theredmission to confirm hedaman as team rep. I have no problem with that. let the guy with all the free time do it:D:lol:

[hedaman]

pm'd theredmission to confirm hedaman as team rep. I have no problem with that. let the guy with all the free time do it:D:lol:

Please don't hate me cause I'm retarded .. I mean retierd :lol:

[cmk86]

Hedaman, I was going to say the old guy with all the free time but I way trying to be nice. I'd like to check out kristie's land before I hunt it. How far are you from 94? I'll be passing Ypsi on my way. If it works out maybe we could ride out together.

I'll be busy the better part of next 2 weeks. I have a few days here and there. I'll be heading North on the 30th be back on the 3rd sometime. It might work out good for me to try for a day in Oct. leave early set-up and maybe hunt that afternoon. Oct 4th or 5th looks good for me at this time. The 5th is a Sunday so she may be home to show us around. She said she will be busy with work this year.

All other team members are welcome too. By the looks of everyones location Her property is pretty centraly located between us. If anyone else has a day that would work better for them lets see um. I'm going to try not to pick up much side work during the hunting season so I'll have some time to spend with the family. I have three daughters. Oh yeah, a wife too. (almost forgot about her.:evil::lol:)

[cmk86]

theredmission pm'ed me back to ask if everyone checked in. Told him we had that coverd. He also asked to make sure our logo is the correct size. I told him I thought it was, but if not we would fix it. (600px x 100px) Spiritofthewild I have Know Idea of the size.

I'm at work now and a bit bored thats why all the posts

[hedaman]

cmk86

I live near Ford Lake so I could meet you at exit 183 Huron and I 94 they have a car pool parking lot by the park entrance.
If you know where thats at I can send you a PM for my Phone No. and can we decuss this.
Any day is fine with me and thanks for sending the PM to theredmission , I wasn't aware that I'd end up being in the OS vs MS contest too :yikes: , I geuss I'd better get that buck and make my team look good. ;)

[hedaman]

Good night everybody .... this old fart is going to bed

[lotzamatza99]

So, do we want to name a captain and email are team name inn? Would hedaman like to be are captian?

[jiggineyes]

Ive got bucks on cam waitin for me! We'll see how this new property you're huntin produces!:D

[kristie]

"leave early set-up and maybe hunt that afternoon. Oct 4th or 5th looks good for me at this time. The 5th is a Sunday so she may be home to show us around. She said she will be busy with work this year."



That might work, I should be around. Let me know if you set the date as soon as you know, so I can let the bosses know.
Kristie

[Buckgrunt77]

Signature Check

[spiritofthewild_06]

Oct. 3-4-5th, I'll be in the U.P. Bear hunting.

[lotzamatza99]

Sweet, So hedaman is are team rep and are name is Team NO Bait. I am pumped for this season. My buddy jiggineyes and me have 4 stands set up at a local spot, for those after work hunts. We set up a cam about 2 1/2 weeks ago and it is just loaded with buck pic's! Plus with having the first two weeks off in Oct. I will be JFK-ing one of the new shooters we have out there!! I just picked up a new Mathews this year and it's ready to have her cherry popped!:evil::woohoo1: