Deer Hunting

A possible layout change for next year could inclued enclosing the entire plot with the screen and also creating two dividers within the plot.

Whitetail Weekly, Improving Food Plot Layout

June 6, 2013

We’ve moved through winter, made it past the initial spring green up and have started running our trail cameras.  The weather is warming, the velvet is starting to grow and food plot work is in full swing.  It’s the rush of the summer “off season” and I can really feel it starting to drive me.  [...]

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Aside from the occaisonal debate over which horseshoe is closer, camp is usually a place devoid of arguing or complaining.

Whitetail Weekly, Deer Camp – Tradition Above All Else

May 27, 2013

On a sunny summer day in 1985 a pickup truck rattled its way down a dusty truck trail in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The truck’s passengers, two brothers and their two young children, gazed out the windows at the magnificent scenery that the area is known for as the sun danced between the trees. After watching [...]

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The sound of the water running through this creeek filled the valley.

Whitetail Weekly, The Spring Bloom

April 15, 2013

The initial plan for my most recent trip to the property was to bring my son along with me and allow him to spend the day with me out in the woods.  Unfortunately the weather didn’t really cooperate and with the morning temps foretasted in the 30’s I wasn’t sure taking a 3yr old with [...]

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While all stands tend to be placed in areas of good deer movement it takes more than that to make a great stand.

Whitetail Weekly, Getting Your Stands “Spot On”

January 24, 2013

As any deer hunter knows, getting your stand in just the right spot can be a process of trial and error even when you think you have it all figured out ahead of time. Often times when you think you know just how a deer will behave they show you that you were close, but [...]

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Finishing off the season with a Day 93 doe certainly put a smile on my face and was a great way to close out the 2012 season.

Whitetail Weekly, Day 93 Doe

January 6, 2013

As daylight filled the forest and the hunt officially began it was hard to believe it was day 93.  The Michigan deer season starts October 1st and runs through January 1st, covering 93 days from start to finish and this particular day happened to be day 93;  January 1st, 2013. By this point of the [...]

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Christmas Presents for Hunters

January 2, 2013

This year saw an explosion of electronic gear that was used in our hunt camp.  Well not an explosion but just a trailcam brought in by an addicted deer hunter.  Jeff has the fever so to speak.  He hunts public land in southeast Michigan to explain his passion.  Come hunting season his Facebook posts are [...]

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This picture (taken 11/24 as opposed to 9/24) shows how comfortable some deer are in our secluded Southline Plot.

Whitetail Weekly, Bow Hunting the Late Season

December 11, 2012

Early antlerless season is a distant memory, the main bow season is long gone and the firearms season is done and over with.  Some area’s are into muzzleloader season now but if you are a bowhunter at heart like I am than you are smack dab in the middle of the late archery season.  The [...]

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He's a beautiful buck and I'll certainly be looking for him this late season.

Whitetail Weekly, 2012 Hit List Update

December 6, 2012

With the firearms season now behind us this is a good time to take a look at our target bucks for this year and see who’s still around. There’s still a few weeks left before the 2012 season wraps up and by taking stock now we can set our sights on whoever’s still around. Last [...]

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After some lightening of this picture its obvious that at least one big buck was working the scrapes near my brother inlaws stand.

Whitetail Weekly, Opening Day Traditions Continue

November 26, 2012

There aren’t many days on the calendar that I can tell you exactly where I was on that day last year, let alone where I was on that day the last 19 years in a row.  As a matter of fact I will go so far as to say that November 15th is the only [...]

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While a treestand can be a great way to ambush a whitetail, sometimes you have to think outside the box and try something different.

Whitetail Weekly, Changing Things Up

November 12, 2012

With this season being unexpectedly slow for us I was a little surprised when I came to a rather interesting realization the other day.  Looking back through my journal for the season reveals a lot of slow hunts and multiple sits where no deer at all were seen.  While it’s hard for me to explain why things have [...]

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