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Favorite 2011 hunts

fishineveryminuteofit — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:41:29 GMT

Thought I'd share a few of my favorite hunts from this past fall:

#3. Oct 1. This would be the first hunt ever on my Papa's(grandfather) property since he passed in March. and the first hunt where he at least wasn't in the house waiting for my story, let alone sitting in another stand on the property. I would be lying if I didn't say I cried the entire 40 minute drive there. My dad was already waiting when I arrived and we crossed the river, shed waders, and got ready to go. Halfway to my stand I stopped and asked my dad to pray with me. We prayed about missing Papa, that we could honor him, and to have a good hunt. A few more times in the stand I got misty eyed. I saw three does, had one at 15 yds for a while. But I made a decision to just sit and watch and enjoy the gifts God gave me. The best part of this hunt for me was starting a new tradition with my father to take a knee and ask God to remind us on every hunt why we enjoy the surroundings he has provided us.

#2 Dec 18. Got out for what my wife and I had determined would probably be my last hunt of the year. I headed to Papa's property alone, hoping to finally put some meat in the freezer on my last trip. Discovered I forgot a flashlight and had not charged my phone the night before. I had decided on the way up to hunt a stand in a Cedar tree that had never been hunted before. Almost made the decision to go to my other tree cus I knew I could get there without a light. But the flashlight app on my iphone could probably get me to the other tree. It did, but only had 5% battery after I was situated in the tree. I saw nothing all morning til 930am when my phone finally died. That must've been the trigger. I was meant to be "all alone" with no contact to anyone. I thought of my Papa, said a prayer for strength, and a handful of minutes later 4 deer worked their way to my stand. I saw two yearlings and two bigger deer. The first was a big doe, the second, a 1.5 yr 4 pt. He was ruttin her hard and chasing her all over in front of my stand. He gave me one good shot broadside, and I let him have it right behind the front shoulder just grazing the heart. He went 40-50 yds, and I thought I saw him stumble. My heart raced, I immediately wanted to call my dad, but remembered my phone was dead. It was dead so that I could feel as close to my Papa as I had been since his stroke. I knew he was hunting with me that morning, and as I stood over my buck, I felt so rewarded to be able to harvest a buck on my Papa's property this year, with him watching over me. I know that morning happened that way for a reason, so my Papa and I could hunt together one last time. 4 points that will never be forgotten guaranteed.

#1. Nov 15. For years I would've thought nothing could have topped an experience like #2, but if there was one thing I learned from Papa(a minister and missionary), it was God's grace and mercy. He would've appreciated my top story, and knowing him, if I had been able to tell him this story while he sat in front of his picture window staring at the river, and holding his Bible(he never stopped reading it), I know tears would've rolled down his cheeks because of the Lord's guiding hand. Nov 15 started with a prayer, then a trip to my Dad's treestand. I was unable to make the trek to deercamp and would be on my Papa's property for a one day hunt(dark to dark) with two of Papa's longtime friends. One guy is in his 60's the other his 80's. I talked to the younger one who said he was hunting in the front of the property and the Ol' man would be along the river. This is why I chose my Dad's stand, because it would be so far away from them, there would be no way of interfering with each other. He knew where I would be, and "would stay out of the area". Well, long story short, at 730, not more than half hour after I could see, a buck came out of the swamp headed right at me. He was already at 40 yds, but through some brush, a few steps in any direction and this guy was mine. This wouldve been the best buck I ever harvested. He stood where he was for a minute, jerked his head to his left then took off sprinting to his right. I was dumbfounded, then i heard crunch crunch, the sounds of the Ol' man dressed like pumpkin walkin up the trail to my stand. I was lost for words, and furious that he was nowhere near where he said he would be, and had just scared off, "My Buck". He continued along the trail past my stand, jumping 5 more deer that bolted off to my left, and he set his pop up tent blind 60 yds out in front of me. I began txting my dad, I was hot, his tone back was hot, and there we sat, 2 pissed off men, on 2 different penninsulas for 2 diff reasons. Him that his son had two Nov 15ths in a row ruined, and me, because "some people cant follow through with plans. I could not figure out why he was back there by me, but he was." About an hour later, it hit me. I had prayed that morning that I would "have a hunt that would honor my Lord". I clearly was not acting very christian-like, and was not even close to honoring anyone let alone God. So right there, I prayed for forgiveness, and immediately I felt the anger go right out of me. I did not care what had happened, it was already over, but I could control my thoughts and feelings for the rest of the hunt. I felt good, even when the other guy, the one I actually talked to, came tromping up the trail at 1230 and when he got to my area, he turned and walked directly into the swamp (that is our deer sanctuary, and we never go in there during season). I was shocked at what he was doing, but had resolved my emotions prior to this encounter. well, I switched stands, saw a few more deer, but never fired any rounds. I talked to my Dad later, and told him everything, and he was proud of me to say the least. But I knew this was a hunt I would never likely forget, and more importantly, i know it is a circumstance that my Papa would have taken immense delight in, and I'm sure he was beaming proudly of his grandson that day.

2011, will be so hard for me to forget, it was my first season without Papa. Hence, my top stories occurred at his place, I couldnt have imagined the season any other way.
Thanks for letting me share,
Derek

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WWD Day

MPT — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:24:13 GMT

Not a World War or a new Wrestling organization but a day to celebrate. Ground hog's day and Lucy's birthday are now sharing February 2nd with the World Wetlands Day. Not to associate wetlands with ground hogs or any other mammal, especially in the everglades where the populations of mammals have decreased by 90% because of the introduction of snakes like the Burmese python. Documented cases of 75 pound deer and 6 foot aligators are some of the bigger prey.

Since its inception in 1997, World Wetlands Day has been observed worldwide each year on February 2nd in recognition of the date the international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands was signed at the Ramsar Convention in 1971. The Ramsar Convention maintains a list of wetlands across the globe that have been deemed worthy of international importance; a list totaling nearly 2,000 sites.
In many ways, the commemoration of such a monumental event is an appropriate thing to do here in Michigan, a state that, in many ways, is defined by its environment and natural resources. The designation of Humbug Marsh, a unit of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, as Michigan�s only �Wetland of International Importance� in 2010 makes the decision to commemorate the holiday locally even more fitting.
The 3rd Annual celebration of World Wetlands Day will take place on Thursday, February 2nd at Gibraltar Carlson High School from 8:30am to 3:00pm. The event will feature a Wetlands Exposition that will showcase over 20 displays dedicated to wetland conservation from a number of environmental organizations. In addition, students and visitors will be treated to a World Wetlands Day program, slated to begin at 12:30pm, which will include an appearance by U.S. National Ramsar Committee Chairperson, Suzanne Pittenger-Slear. In addition, Monroe Power Plant Manager Brian Rice will speak on behalf of DTE Energy, Kathy Klein will speak in representation of Waste Management, and special guest, Humbug Marsha, will make her public debut and share wetland adventures with program participants. A short celebration for the Refuge�s 10th birthday with the National Wildlife Refuge System mascot Puddles the Blue Goose will follow. The World Wetlands Day event will be open to the public from 12:30pm � 3:00pm

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The World Wetlands Day Celebration is sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, International Wildlife Refuge Alliance, Gibraltar Carlson High School, DTE Energy, Waste Management, and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. This event is subject to cancellation in the event of inclement weather. If necessary, the alternate weather date is Feb. 9. Please contact Gibralter Carlson HS Principal Bill Stevenson for event status at 734.379.7100.

Rifle Recommendations

DaGuy — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:59:15 GMT

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First, are you still in the market?

Recently received a flyer, Cabela's has or had the Vanguard on sale or a close out for $360ish. I would go with the .270. Natches Shooters Supply has a close out on Burris scopes. http://www.natchezss.com/product.cfm...2BurrisCircles

$170. gets you a Burris Fullfield II 3-9x40 Riflescope Ballistic Plex Reticle Matte w/Free eTrex GPS. Add rings and you are right at $600, new.

Hard to beat a 270 for Michigan deer and black bear. While you did not mention coyotes, the 270 is a long range power house.

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I just checked the Vanguard price is $340 with a synthetic stock.
They have a Savage 111 for $400.

Elk on Hoof

MPT — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:47:01 GMT

A local hunter recently bagged the elk of a lifetime. It wasn't a record breaker but it was collected in Michigan and that usually means one and done. Especially since his dad has already been drawn for an elk a few years back what are the odds of that? The way Ron hunted was also unique in that he was guided on horseback to find the prey.
You may have seen Ron on his hunt on the Michigan Out of Doors TV show a few weeks back. That show has gotten a lot better this year, I've really enjoyed their content. The show was more about the outfitter and the fact he took out 3 hunters on his horses to find elk. Find elk they did but connecting had some problems. Even Ron had a problem racking shells for a follow up shot. His first shot was true however and he collected a nice cow right next to an access road. The elk was on a knoll and when a truck backed up to it the cow almost slid into the bed by itself.
So it was a great hunt all around and one that may not be offered again. It seems that the MDNR wants to charge Vern a lot more for a guide license and make sure he carries many hundreds of thousands of dollars in insurance in order to keep such license. There aren't enough hunting opportunities or hunters to help pay these fees so like many other unique things to do hunting elk by horse may pass by us like a ship in the night.

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Snow/ No Snow Daze

MPT — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:00:52 GMT

This was to be a big weekend at Lake Erie Metropark but old man winter isn't cooperating. A lot of the activities are geared toward winter temperatures having been here for a while. The main casualty has been the ice fishing demo, no ice no demo. I was really looking forward to that, Bill from Bottom Line really likes to cater to the kids and enjoys it more than the kids when they catch fish.
All other activities are still a go and should be lots of fun. The weekend is geared to traditional and non-traditional winter activities, including snowsnake and atlatl throwing, Tundra swan watching, flintknapping and fly tying. Short programs will be held both days on winter animals, tundra swans, ice age animals and winter bird feeding. The Ford Amateur Astronomy Club will present an indoor winter starwatching program at 4 p.m. Saturday, followed by observing the sky through powerful telescopes from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. A bonfire will help keep everyone warm between stargazing sessions.
Jerry is busy carving his ice sculpture so you'll want to see that and to help the dogs run more comfortably we'll need more snow so I want everyone to join me in evoking Heikki Lunta, the Finnish snow god, to let it snow. Heikki Lunta, Heikki Lunta, Heikki Lunta, Lunta, Lunta, Heikki Lunta, Heikki Lunta, Heikki Lunta, Lunta, Lunta, repeat refrain for as long as you can stand it. Hopefully this will bring snow for the weekend.
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Good Omen?

MPT — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:52:07 GMT

Ross Robertson caught this huge walleye in the glow of the city lights of Cleveland. It's late for lake trolling, although they're still doing it up in Saginaw Bay, and the bigger fish are usually found over by the Huron River in North Central Ohio. With the muddy water the cleaner water is farther east and that's where Ross was hunting them.
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It'll only be about 60 days until we start catching hogs in the river. Maybe another like John Kinkead's from last year. We can only hope...

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Ultimate Fishing - Last Call

MPT — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:57:38 GMT

The UFS is going strong and today is the last day to attend. We got there about 1 pm and stayed for 3 hours and didn't even look at half the exhibits. With the Auto Show going on at the same time it's hard to believe how many people were there. A resolve as to how fishing and the outdoors are to Michigainians. It was very family oriented with many activities for kids including a mini zoo. There was also some live entertainment involving WRIF and some trout.

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It'll take me a week or two to go thru all the hand out info I picked up but one stood out because I didn't know a place like this even existed in Michigan. It Brookhaven Lake near Clare, A new concept that allows you to fish for giant brook trout and the once prolific grayling. Yes, grayling, the fish that's been eradicated from the state since the big corporation loggers wiped them out. I've always wanted to catch one of these fish, a kind of bucketlist thing. Since the paddlefish is checked off the grayling may now be in my sight. In the pamphlet they allude to the fact a trip to places that hold grayling can cost $2K or more. They're offering a chance to fish for their young population of fish for a days charter fishing cost. Guaranteed to catch fish but not to keep. Check them out at http://www.brookhaven-lake.com/
As far as entertainment there was the fish bobbing contest sponsored by WRIF as well as all of the many fishing seminars. With the football games fast approaching the seminars were out of our picture but we did cathch the bobbing.

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Someone did grab a nice sized trout between their teeth and haul it out of the tub to win a muskey charter on Lake St. Clair. From using teeth to catching teeth the circle becomes closed.
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Where did all the hunters go?(Lake County)

poz — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:05:18 GMT

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So what are the consequences I should be considering? I am open to suggestions.

As a hunter who has invested a lot of time and money in Lake county both on public and private lands why should I be against changing the regulations? Honestly the hunting can't get much worse.

Because some of the changes haven't been proven to work. just look at what happened when they said let's shoot does. over shot the herd, now no hunters up there, businesses have suffered or closed, property values are down in some parts over 60%.

Heading back up

boxers30 — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:38:06 GMT

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I'll be there also, can't beat your choice of rod.

Thanks, we bought each other similar rods for Christmas so we were both HAPPY.

We will probably start at the dam or the high banks. Look for the old man and the younger Big guy and say hi, would like to meet you guys. Always interesting posts and pictures.

What a day for ice fishing

MPT — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:49:37 GMT

That is if you're in the UP. There are still trollers fishing the mouth of the Saginaw River near Bay City. No ice fishing here but a day on the boat was greatly enjoyed. I did get some tanning time in for about an hour then the guide wanted to move again. All I have to show are some tan lines from my glasses and the straps from my bibs. After the move the wind picked up so tanning was out of the question. We did stay warm, however, by just using the windshield on the Lindberg Flash's Crestliner. The "wall of bone wind blocker" was set up but we never needed to put up the tarp on it. It's a nice design that keeps you still fishing in nasty wind.

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You can see from the photo the bones are 1+1/4" pvc and they fit nicely into the rod holders. The tarp is secured inside the boat and weights are attached to the outside by the grommets. You know what they say about fishing, if it's nice out the fish don't bite , if it's nasty they won't stop biting. Thanks Mike for your idea and for your idea you win a free pass to the Ultimate Fishing Show this weekend. If anyone else is going the Downriver Walleye Federation is asking you to go to Mark Romanack's Super Walleye Clinic at Novi Ultimate Fishing Show on Saturday, January 14, 2010 at 2:30 PM � Stage A. Mark will be donating $5 back to the club from the $25 entry fee. If you're a DWF member Mark will leave a free ticket for you at will call.
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Chase Nature At Oakwoods Park

MPT — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:19:47 GMT

This weekend we'll be taking our Grand Daughters to the Oakwood nature center. The eldest of three, Stella, has been torn by staying with Ms. Jennifer or going to the older kids group, the Explorer's club. All the girls really love Ms. Jennifer and it was hard to convince Stella to change but it was time for her to move on up. The month before she decided to move I notice a table in the fireplace room that had a display of mushrooms on it and I asked how long did it take to collect all of them.
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The next month Stella attended the Explorer's group and immediately got involved in Chase's discussion about beavers. Soon he had given out treats for correct answers and had a member of the group dressed as a beaver with a can of WD-40 and a deodorant applicator attached to the back, it all made sense at the time. Next we took a short walk to a site where beavers were chewing down their favorite trees, aspen or poplar. Wait did we just get beamed up north by Scotty? No we're just a couple miles west of Flatrock. Amazing.
Last month Case announces to the group we will be starting camp fires and boiling eggs. These are 6 - 10 year olds and the thought of each of them starting a fire seemed far fetched even if their name was Blue Tip. Much to my surprise each had a fire going in short order with the supplies provided. From dryer vent lint and shaved wood for kindling to bigger twigs and branches each kid started their own camp fire. The out came the 5 foot 2 x 2s and tin cups with wire handles on them. Soon eggs were boiling in the set ups and after about 10 minutes of this the eggs were cooled and thrown at a wood target. All were hardboiled or very close to it and smashing them on the wood was icing on the cake. A very interesting start to the weekend.
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Happy New Year

MPT — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:18:13 GMT

Yes it's that time of the year when we remember back about the old year and are relieved to start a Happy New Year. I tend to remember the really impressive things or the negative things and not much else. I think there was a lot of negativity to remember from last year so next year has to be better. I was reminded of a ride I took in a department store by my Sister-In -Law, Donna, Roger's wife. This was many years and pounds ago in Grand Rapids. Seeing me crammed in the ride must have impressed Donna because she still remembers and couldn't believe I have no recall. I couldn't see myself and nothing bad happened so there was nothing there for me to remember.

I recently saw a flock of between 50-75 turkeys on Ostrander road just west of Maybe in Monroe county. I thought this to be very impressive and I'll remember this for a while. I've only seen flocks that big in the thumb area never this close to home and that reminded me of the turkey me and my boys saw just on the shore of the Detroit River. This was a few years ago and it was about the same time my neighbor said he saw a turkey sitting on our fence and a coworker told me a turkey had traffic bottled up at Pennsylvania road and Biddle in Wyandotte. You must admit these are amazing things that anyone would remember for a long time. Then there are the "other" memories, like the truck and boat floating in the river, that are better left for another time.
Some things to put on your calendar to remember:

The last weekend in Jan. Ray's Prime Meats in Taylor will be making their venison bacon so if you were lucky this year this is a real treat to use up some of you deer cache.

The Ultimate Fishing Show Jan. 12-15 at the Suburban Collection Showplace

There will be a NRC meeting in the Hyatt Regency, 600 town Center Drive, Dearborn, on Feb 9th.

This is your chance to make your voice heard by those making the decisions on your hunting and fishing.

Along those lines in you received a deer hunting survey complete it and if you hunted turkey in the fall go to the DNR website and complete the hunting activity report, even if you didn't get one.

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Inventions

MPT — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:16:16 GMT

Here are some neat tips for all you outdoor people.
Apply for the Pure Michigan Hunt online or at any license agent. A great prize
Fishing:
Use heat shrink tubing to help your wacy worm last longer. Just cut a 1/2" piece of heat shrink tubing with a large enough diameter to slip over your worm and heat until it fits snug. Insert hook thru both heat shrink and worm.
Hunting:
For all of the lucky pheasant hunters out there or and bird hunters check this video out.
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Wolf Delisting?

MPT — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:14:29 GMT

We've heard this many times before but now this may become a reality. Due to Congress passing a law to delist wolves it becomes very hard for the anti-hunting groups to " persuade " a judge to put an injunction on any sane decision the Department of Natural Resources makes. Finally we'll have people making decisions on wolf numbers based on scientific data. This will make residents and hunters in the UP very happy.
Recently it was stated that the wolves were introduce by the MDNR 30 years ago. This was news to me as they've always said the wolves came down from Canada thru Minnesota and Wisconsin to get here. If they were introduced I'd like to know who decided that dumb move. Now, however, it looks like we can expect a wolf season soon. Up until now to hunt a wolf was a major undertaking. Some Canadian provinces let non residents hunt wolves but the license is costly and to get into Canada with a gun is tricky at best. Idaho and Montana are currently in their wolf seasons and let non residents hunt. Idaho charges $187 to hunt wolves and with travel costs at almost $1000 in the least the urge to hunt a wolf must be strong.
People involved with the first hunts in Idaho 2 years ago are saying the wolves are much more wary now that they have been hunted before. As with any hunting finding your quarry is more than half the battle and 2 years ago the wolves would respond to howling challenges which greatly helps the hunter. Now the wolves aren't as vocal and tend to stay farther away from places inhabited or roads so a lot of leather work is needed. Only time will help hunters figure out what's needed to successfully fill a tag.
So if your interested in hunting the eye of the pyramid in the predator chain the first season in Michigan will be the best. I'm sure there'll be many farmers willing to let you hunt their land if and when a wolf season opens here. This situation has gone on too long without any plan in place to control this predator and like any other problem that's left to fester, emotion run high on both sides. Hopefully now the MDNR will be allowed to study and control the population of wolves although with declining revenues I'm sure they'll just try to deal with the worst problem areas. With the loss of ~200,000 deer hunters to the tune of $14 each has got to be putting a lot of pressure on the department and the decisions on where the money they have will be spent. Baiting was reintroduce late in the year and some hunters may not have received the message but weather you like this type of hunting strategy or not it helps the weekend hunters feel good about their chances. Do wolves like sugar beets? oh that's right we can't buy them here. Maybe they'll go for corn and we can hunt wolves and deer together.
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Crossbow Crossroads

MPT — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:12:09 GMT

That's where I'm at. The crossroads of buying a crossbow or not. My boys both got deer already during the bow season using these high tech devises. Justin got a doe on hard hunted state land in October. It was an amazing shot right thru the heart. Jason got his 8 point buck in early November a nice rack with a 14 inch spread. His 25 yard shot didn't hit any bone and we couldn't find the bolt in the tall weeds so it must have been going pretty fast to bury in that stuff. Speed however is still higher in the new compounds so what's so special about these weapons?

Speed not being better what else is there for bow hunting. Crossbows usually have scopes on them but you can put a scope on a compound bow. Compounds are lighter than the counterpart so that's not it. I think it all boils down to the amount of practice needed to become proficient with the compounds. They're definitely easier to use, especially for women, but they do have some drawbacks.
Crossbows I think are clumsier to use because of the orientation of the weapon. A compound is in one hand and is balanced while the crossbow needs two hands to point and aim. The crossbow allures you into thinking you're using a gun which isn't a big problem unless one of the limbs catches on the window you're shooting thru. The biggest problem that occurs, as reported by vendors, is a user�s thumb can catch on the bow string causing injury. This injury can be very severe so chose a new crossbow accordingly.
So just like trying to decide on which deer license to purchase I'm not sure about buying a new crossbow. Do I really need another option to hunt deer with? It's probably more important to hunt in a good area with high deer numbers than to cover every option to take them with. So maybe I should use that money to lease some good hunting land, or maybe I could hire a guide to take me to the deer, or maybe buy a mountain bike to take me deeper into the woods, or maybe take deer calling lessons, or maybe....
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