Michigan deer season

[Vesty]

How's it going for my brothers in the bow

[fireball31]

Slow going on public land. I haven't had a full day to really push in past where everyone else goes though. Hopefully remedy that next week. Planning on pulling a 2 day overnighter into the Manistee national forest land. If I can avoid the 4 wheelers I should be able to get into some deer.

[Pine]

Slow for me too , I've had only one deer come in to my blind . It was a small doe , and I passed on the shot .

[wooddamon1]

Had a doe duck the arrow opening night on public, she was the 5th deer I saw. All the others were within range, but it was too thick for a shot. The same 8 pointer has been in there 3 times and always stays behind me or in the thick stuff to my left.

Had a guy, his wife and daughter stumble within 15 yards of me before they noticed and walked the ridge away downwind with climbers on their backs an hour before sunset last weekend. The 8 appeared 15 minutes later and started trailing them, ha. Found where another guy set up 70 yards from my spot on the trail I walk in on to keep my scent away from where the deer normally bed. Gotta love public land...

[Vesty]

I know the challenges of hunting public land. I respect those that utilize Michigan's abundant public land resources. I'm blessed to have my own piece of property in S.W. Michigan but I do hunt in Copper Country State Forest in November. The U.P. lures me. I am picking up a number of bucks on my trail cams on my property and my son shot over the back of a 5pt. last week. I'm going out tomorrow and Wednesday.

[Chain2]

No bucks. Close encounters on my dirt with does. Went out on state land looking for an alternate spot with the Brittanies and walked up in 20 elk. One very nice bull. Too warm for a few days. Back at it later this week.

[abbatoys]

Been too hot for me to get out, but on vacation the next 2 weeks so weather should cooperate..Looking forward to a few sits

[BUCK-EYE]

was up in the u p last week,seen a few does even had one close enough to get a shot at but with the no doe rule no shot. i had a few pic`s of a buck on my trail cam. great week to be up there!

[Jon Stewart]

Not seeing many deer during hunting time BUT many on the trail cameras between midnight and 530am.  Hope that changes as the rut approaches.

[Burly]

Not much movement happening in daylight right now that I have seen.

[mparks]

Slow.  75 degrees and a full moon aren't helping.  That said I've had my chances.  I screwed up on a wise old doe and gave a spike a pass within the last few weeks.

I'm running 3 cameras and they aren't showing much activity at any time of the day.  This is private land in Genesee County.

Keep the Michigan reports coming!

[Dave Pagel]

I hunted one evening in Lenawee county with a buddy and saw one 3 point.  Opened my camp in Clare county over the weekend and saw one little guy Saturday night.  My sister-in-law saw 4 deer Friday night.  All were just sucking up acorns.  My cameras are showing a lot of night movement too.

D.P.

[Trenton G.]

I came really close on a big doe the other night. Unfortunately, a fawn in the group that she was with decided to go exploring the thick brush off to the side of the trail. He walked in about 5 yards behind me and blew the whole thing.

Seeing lots of big bucks though when out shining. The antler point restriction here is really starting to pay off.

[Chain2]

Hey Trenton we're almost neighbors. Any Salmon in the Boyne? We should shoot some time.

[heartshoth]

Slow South of Big Rapids...killed a big doe Saturday morning..hope it picks up soon

[huronhunter]

My wife Kim took a 6pt last Tuesday in Otisville. I saw only one doe in stand so far .

[degabe]

Cancer surgery king of slows you down but I will start to shoot again next week.

[DWT]

Killed a buck first 5 minutes of season, first in 35 yrs on opening day, have been seeing good numbers, oldest buck so far was a 2-1/2 yr old.

[heartshoth]

Slow South of Big Rapids...killed a big doe Saturday morning..hope it picks up soon

[T Folts]

It is starting to pick up where I hunt, very slow start but I have been seeing more and more.