Michigan deer season

[gvdocholiday]

I enjoy my St Joe.  

My Daughter who is 4yo has one of their youth bows and she asks to shoot it everyday...she's actually getting very very good with it.  

Just got my wife a torrent recurve of the classifieds for our 6yr Wedding Anniversary.  I should have asked more questions on it, because every device I checked the add with the bow looked pink and black.  I get it, and it's red and black.  Unfortunately, that's far from her preferred color.

[Roger Norris]

Bucks are starting to move. I had a big 10 point come through 3 times this morning, pushing does in front of him. I think it was the fog and cool weather though....I set up for him tonight....PERFECT SETUP.....didn't see a deer.    

[Chain2]

A 8 pt. came to with in 40 yds last night. He was with a doe but he had other things on his mind than my call.

[Trenton G.]

I heard deer running all over last night, but the area I was in had a ton of small beech trees that were holding on to their leaves. Unless the deer had come down the trail that I was watching (they didn't)  I couldn't have seen them.

[wooddamon1]

Congrats gv!

[Chad4372]

Saw 5 different bucks this Saturday morning. Nothing closer than 100 yards.  Even got to watch a dandy 8 point take advantage of a doe.
This was in Oceana County on private land.
Chad

[Vesty]

I saw 4 bucks and 4 does this morning. All before 11:00AM. There was some chasing and the bucks certainly appeared to be on the prowl.

[wooddamon1]

Hit a new area the other night, had 2 different smaller bucks coming into my scents but got busted by swirling winds. Found a good stand area for the future, though. Couple does walked by too far away also. This weekend will probably have gun hunters running around all over getting ready for Tuesday.

Gonna be out at least once before then with my fingers crossed, good luck guys!

[Trenton G.]

Went out this morning for a bit. It was really cold, 29 when I got to my spot, and changing into my hunting clothes was a less than enjoyable experience. Everything was frosted over and the leaves were very crunchy. It was a beautiful morning. Around 7:45 I had a big spike come through. I got excited at first since his frame looked like a decent buck, but he had no tines. He passed at about 12 yards. Then I had a doe with two fawns come through at 12 yards as well. I had to be somewhere at 10:30, so at 9:45 I began packing up. I just happened to glance down the valley to my right and saw a deer coming through the trees. I couldn't see its head, but it had a big body.  Then it stepped out and I recognized it as the buck that I almost got last Friday. I got set for a shot, but at 50 yards he turned and started up the powerline, never giving me a shot. I was shaking pretty bad, even though he never got close. The next best thing to shooting a big deer is getting excited over seeing a big deer, and I really wished that I didn't have to leave. Needless to say, I was a bit later than 10:30.
I'm going out again tonight. Maybe Lady Luck will send something my way. Good luck to everyone else out there!

[last arrow]

Hunted all last week in the Manistee National Forest.  For the week we saw 9 does/fawns and at least 8 different bucks between me and my brother.  Unfortunately no shots at a legal deer.  Probably won't get back up til next year.

[Trenton G.]

Finally saw some deer moving, just unfortunately I had the wrong weapon in my hand. My brother ended up shooting the buck yesterday that I was playing cat and mouse with earlier this year. Guess I'll have to find another one during late season. No one that I've talked to up here has seen any rut activity.

[Chain2]

Trenton I had one follow me in Tues. Followed my scent drag. Going back to the Pigeon tomorrow. Should be moving at least with the weather moving in.

[Trenton G.]

Originally posted by Chain2:
Trenton I had one follow me in Tues. Followed my scent drag. Going back to the Pigeon tomorrow. Should be moving at least with the weather moving in.

I was over there last Friday, saw lots of guys but no deer. Lots of elk though. Hopefully the cold weather this weekend will get them moving, but we're supposed to have pretty high winds along with it.

[gvdocholiday]

All the deer I've been seeing have shown zero signs of chasing or any rut activity.  I'm seeing alot of toy bucks too that should be pestering the living heck out of all the does.  But they're just browsing without a care in the world.

[Chain2]

My son shot an 8 point this morning with a rifle. A 6 came by running a doe. He passed on it. Ten minutes later the 7 showed up

[limbow]

Lots of action in Antrim Co., Bellaire specifically. The APR rule has certainly helped. My most recent hunt there was 11-10 through 11-16 and saw 13 different 2.5 yr. bucks, passed on them all. A couple 1.5 halfs and two nice 3.5's. Had an encounter with a 3.5 yr old 10pt. but I was half way up the tree to my stand when he came in  :(

There has been quite a bit of chasing and noses to the ground. Didn't start though until the week of November 7th. I'm hoping the second phase of rut will provide more opportunities at mature deer.