Hey Tony, I guess you only save the one word posts for the Bowhunting posts. Are you that desperate to push up your post count?

Walked thru the property I just got permission to hunt this morning. Jumped 4 deer out of it, not sure what they were, too thick in there. I will kill some deer here this year, awesome looking spot. Some really thick stuff with a few open areas and some pin oaks. It is a nice travel area along a small creek too. Can't wait till Sept. 15. This area has some great setups for a ground blind too. I have one ordered from buckeye.

This could be where mobo kills his first buck too. He is gonna come up and hunt with me some this year.

We are back!!!

Almost died in the storm. We were driving past Howell MI when it hit us. First time ever I had to pull over and stop. We almost ditch the car and headed for lower ground. It was that bad.

Seen 1 damn deer, but the train and hiking was great. Will post picture later

Glad you made it back safe...

Info I just got

Top Bow Kills for MI 2006, looks like I would have been No 3 for the year. 3rd sucks

Jim Powell of Cedar Springs

8 point- 171 7/8 gross, 168 7/8 net; typical
Kent County
Harvest Date October 14th


Jeannetta Flanery of Fenton

16 point- 188 3/8 gross, 185 5/8 net; non typical
Genesee County
Harvest Date, October 7th


Kelly Hatch of Chelsea

16 point- 172 gross, 164 1/8 net; non typical
Washtenaw County
Harvest Date, October 7th


Greg Lambert of Ida

10 point- 171 3/8 gross, 168 4/8 net; typical
Lenawee County
Harvest Date, October 24th


Joe Tone of Marcellus

15 point- 175 4/8 gross, 167 4/8 net; non typical
Cass County
Harvest Date, October 29th


Brad McClure of Custer

10 point- 161 5/8 net; typical
Mason County
Harvest Date, October 14th

Welcome back El Capitan. Those are some impressivenumbers for the land of no big bucks. Glad you weathered the storm.

Noticed one theme with those bucks. All were harvested early in the season, before the rut. Any thoughts on this?

Fraley missed you!

Yes I do.

The bucks were moving early last year to fields do to a not so good acorn crop.

I almost shot my buck 10-14-2006, I was close.

This year looks like another bad year for acorns, so deer will have to move more. Why the Harvest was 12% up in 2006. Not because more deer, but becausedeer had to move to eat.

Now 2005 wasgreat year for acorns, and the year everyone claimed there were no deer in MI. I shot all my deer in the woods in 2005 byoak trees

The acorn crop willhelp tell you where to hunt. In 2006 I shot all my deerof trails to the corn field

I missed my little buttercup also[8D]

lol, I was driving all the scent questions to the top and maybe be done with it finally.

Welcome back pumpkin

Ok we need some more big buck pics. in this thread. For you new guys don't sell yourselves short. My first year bowhunting I didn't kill anything. Kinda went at it like gun hunting. That does not work, a whole different ballgame. My second year I got a big old doe, 147 lbs field dressed. My third year 1996 I got a Stud of a buck as he was chasing does in circles around me. It was on Nov. 9, 1996, my wifes birthday. I got the present that year.He field dressed 240 pounds, heaviest buck I have everseen personnaly. He grossed scored 160 and change and nets 140.

John is an old one for you




In the BW picture the guy to the left and front is my Grandpa

Back right is my Great Grandpa, it is his car. He broke the springs on all four wheels I am told. But it was a greatpicture.

Two color picturesis Gramps, with Cuz in the one.