It was an interesting season for me. The first year since I shot my first deer in 1978 that I did not take a deer with my bow. My annual trip to Shrewhaven Lodge produced no shot opportunities that I wanted to take. I had a doe at ten yards from me on the ground, but with the hard winter and depleted population in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, I let her walk. I did bag a nice gobbler at camp and actually spent more time chasing turkeys than deer.
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I did have a fabulous time hunting with my youngest daughter Morgan. No deer taken, one almost shot opportunity and a lot of great father daughter time.
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Already looking forward to spring turkeys and setting up more permanent ground blinds on the family farm with Morgan this spring. We had some success at getting close to deer and I really enjoyed the time on the ground. The farm is not going anywhere, so I'm making the move to getting out of the trees individually and on the ground with my daughter.