Mich. firearm opening day

[cam81]

Who is getting geared up for this years opener. My guess the freeways going north will be slammed with the 15th being on a saturday.

[bad466]

I cant wait, leaving friday morning.

[cam81]

I cant wait, leaving friday morning.

I hunt close enough to home so my dad and myself are leaving early sat. morning.

[deskjockey]

opening deer camp is on 60 acres in Brighton :D

deer aplenty

Next weekend is White Cloud...no deer in 10 years...but alot of deer camp "stuff"

BTW...smoking a turkey next weekend, usually we deep fry one, going to see how it turns out.

[jeff c]

i walk out the front door and shot!!!! deer season is over, so back into the house and back to bed.

[Dr. Detroit]

You trying to tell me thats all you do to get a whitetail??
Man I need to hunt with you with these friggin bad leggs of mine!!:p

[jeff c]

dr detroit, i have 40ac and there's about 15 deer eating the clover right know. i have had 30-40 deer in the field at once. i do have a few very nice bucks coming out this yr. last yr i never even left the house. i just set up the back room and shot out the window. before everone starts saying i'm poaching, i only shot at legal light.

[Dr. Detroit]

dr detroit, i have 40ac and there's about 15 deer eating the clover right know. i have had 30-40 deer in the field at once. i do have a few very nice bucks coming out this yr. last yr i never even left the house. i just set up the back room and shot out the window. before everone starts saying i'm poaching, i only shot at legal light.
Screw the bucks man..You cant eat horns!!! lol
Wow..That would be cool too just gaze upon...

[bad466]

i walk out the front door and shot!!!! deer season is over, so back into the house and back to bed.

Lucky bastard, id give anything to hunt out of my backyard!!

[jeff c]

bad466, you can hunt out you back door just don't get caught lolololol.

[bad466]

bad466, you can hunt out you back door just don't get caught lolololol.

The only thing worth shooting out my back door is my neighbors howling ass dog!!

[Mach1Marauder]

i walk out the front door and shot!!!! deer season is over, so back into the house and back to bed.

I just got thru looking out my front door and spotted a NICE 16 pt whitetail. He followed a doe to my creek.
Sure would have been an easy shot.:cool:

[bad466]

I just got thru looking out my front door and spotted a NICE 16 pt whitetail. He followed a doe to my creek.
Sure would have been an easy shot.:cool:

Are you in Michigan? If so, whereabouts.

[Mach1Marauder]

Are you in Michigan? If so, whereabouts.

Naaaaa..............I'm in Texas. I just wanted to tease you yankees!:p
Fugger was pretty big too!:cool:

[Dr. Detroit]

Drove the kid into school this morning and as I was coming back I took the long way..You know that time of the year..
Sure enough coming down south 125 in Monroe county in front of me a whitetail crosses the road about 200 yds ahead of me then runs through a green wheat stubble field.
SO I pull over...before jerk my little nocks out...
First thing I notice looks like it is limping as it trotted. I see horns but also see a arrow in the upper left shoulder.
Then I get the nocks on him...WOW...grab my other nocks 10 x 50
HOLY SHIT!!! Yeah that's a arrow shaft stuck in his shoulder blade. No Blood flowing and this deer has a FRIGGIN OAK TREE COMING OUT OF HIS HEAD!!!
I counted a typical 14 nice points and best he was about 1 1/2 to 2 inches thick at the base. G1's & G2's were at least 5 inches long.
This was a easy 20 inch spread Buck 140-150 B&C Class...
I watch him for about a 11/2 mi across this flat field then he went into the woods along the train tracks...
Man I started panting like a dog in heat...

Yeah..I know where he is at...I am even sure I would or could see him again.
Deer like that in the wild would be a trophy of a lifetime for a hunter like me. They are all over Southern Michigan. Just go to the buck Pole in Dundee at Cablea's on opening day...

But no way can I hunt him....
Its all private property and no one in this Friggin Monroe County lets you hunt!!!!:-damnit

[deskjockey]

oh man, you could have hit him with your car, one like that is worth it!!!

[Hammertime]

I'm all ready, been bow hunting hard last month, seen 11 bucks 12 does between fri/sat. Plan on bow hunting 1 more time friday but all ready for gun season.

[Dr. Detroit]

Share the wealth brother..Where ya at seeing these?

[bbcfast1]

Its been slowing down for me as far as the number of bucks Im seeing a day. Early season I was seeing about 5 to 8 bucks a day. Most of these were 1 1/2 olds. Now Im averaging 1-2 bucks a sitting. Not in their bachelor groups anymore they're all chasing tail.

I like bow hunting better because its actually hunting, but Im looking forward to slinging some lead.

[jeff c]

dr detroit, i was going to milan for the last gurdge race when i seen one if not the biggest deer i have ever see. i was at exit 37b on us23 the bitch was standing right on the side of the freeway. everybody was going like 5mph just shaking there heads. i didn't see anywhere for it to go. all there was were stores and a big home depot.

[bad466]

Its been slowing down for me as far as the number of bucks Im seeing a day. Early season I was seeing about 5 to 8 bucks a day. Most of these were 1 1/2 olds. Now Im averaging 1-2 bucks a sitting. Not in their bachelor groups anymore they're all chasing tail.

I like bow hunting better because its actually hunting, but Im looking forward to slinging some lead.

Are you hunting state or private land?

[Trace Meyer]

I'm heading up to Moorestown tomorrow which is in between Houghton Lake and Lake City. I can't wait and hope to see something.

[Dr. Detroit]

dr detroit, i was going to milan for the last gurdge race when i seen one if not the biggest deer i have ever see. i was at exit 37b on us23 the bitch was standing right on the side of the freeway. everybody was going like 5mph just shaking there heads. i didn't see anywhere for it to go. all there was were stores and a big home depot.
Jeff the deer down here look like cattle. But you cant hunt. I have asked and asked. They are all over the place too. They have got to be doing crop damage. I dont get it...They have no pressure and a huge area cover or freely go as they choose.
Next few countys over Len, Wash and Jackson produce the biggest deer in the state but same goes for them. Unless you know someone or are family forget it.....:-damnit

[Mach1Marauder]

Jeff the deer down here look like cattle. But you cant hunt. I have asked and asked. They are all over the place too. They have got to be doing crop damage. I dont get it...They have no pressure and a huge area cover or freely go as they choose.
Next few countys over Len, Wash and Jackson produce the biggest deer in the state but same goes for them. Unless you know someone or are family forget it.....:-damnit

The deer around here used to be peanut fed. You wanna talk abot some huge and good eating deer!!! Damn silly city people moving to the country!!!:-damnit:-damnit

[Hammertime]

Share the wealth brother..Where ya at seeing these?

I hunt about 1/2 mile from indiana line on a big farm, back managment deal on the block I hunt and the one next to it. That makes it easier to smaller bucks. Seen 4 140-150" bucks so far, seen the one 3 times just out of bow range. Should be a fun opening weekend. Good luck to all of you !

[bbcfast1]

Are you hunting state or private land?

private