Michigan, Most Improved Pope & Young Buck State!
 

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[/align]Michigan had the highest percentage increase of any mid-west state for Pope and Young typical buck entries during the last recording period with a 38% gain from the last recording period. On top of that, the percentage of non-typical bucks taken in MI doubled for a 100% gain in that category to, which was also the highest anywhere. At the same time, known big buck states like IL, MO and OH actaully dropped, while KY, IN and WI had modest gains.[/align][/align]When your the worst it is easy to improve:D[/align]

RE: Michigan, Most Improved Pope & Young Buck State!
 

Lets all rush to MI to kill a P&Y!

RE: Michigan, Most Improved Pope & Young Buck State!
 

I think MO is going to continue to fall every year. An APR doesnt help when anyone, resident or non-resident, caN buy three buck tagsOTC and fill them all with 1.5 yo seven and eight pointers.

RE: Michigan, Most Improved Pope & Young Buck State!
 

So, you guys must have been "letting them go" the past few years "so they can grow" LMAO :D:D;)

RE: Michigan, Most Improved Pope & Young Buck State!
 

Don't laugh Bruce because that is what has happen:D

MI has a lot of Co-ops where land owners are working together and setting AR's and shooting the right number of does. Some of these co-ops are pretty big.

Lets remember these were land owners who decided to do this, no one forced them.

RE: Michigan, Most Improved Pope & Young Buck State!
 

Plenty of room for you in the UP WH:D

RE: Michigan, Most Improved Pope & Young Buck State!
 

Yeah - Michigan is great alright! I saw 4 P&Yer's in 15 years! Sweet!

I pass more bucks in a single morning here in Iowa during the rut than I have seen in 15 years in Michigan! That pretty much put's it in-perspective!

RE: Michigan, Most Improved Pope & Young Buck State!
 

SHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Not so loud the Babys sleeping.:D:DYour right there is alot people that are letting them walk. But still not enough. I wish the guys in our area would see the light.But thats up to them.

RE: Michigan, Most Improved Pope & Young Buck State!
 

Maybe you just did not knowhow to hunt these MI bucks:D Some of us do not lower our standards and hunt Iowa[:-]

RE: Michigan, Most Improved Pope & Young Buck State!
 

Hunted the UP my entire hunting career (14 years) and have yet to see a P+Y deer. THe lower peninsula is producing some nice deer in certain areas. Hard to believe we are the most improved!

RE: Michigan, Most Improved Pope & Young Buck State!
 

I,ll lower mine!!! Im sick of haveing to HUNT.I could just go to Iowa and wait for one to walk up to me.:D;)

RE: Michigan, Most Improved Pope & Young Buck State!
 

Wow must have missed that part on the video...lol

RE: Michigan, Most Improved Pope & Young Buck State!
 

Man, I wish some of them P&Y's would go to the northwest part of the lower peninsula!never seen a rack above 8 points there. doesn't bother me though, to me it's all about gettin out there and enjoyin nature for the day, and occasionally one getting in range. sure is beautiful up there though.

RE: Michigan, Most Improved Pope & Young Buck State!
 

I didn't get to hunt the rut here in Iowa last season - I was stupid enough to tag out on October 9th! Not this year - unless it's one of the gaggers on my hit-list!

RE: Michigan, Most Improved Pope & Young Buck State!
 

Well .... thats some good news to read about , maybe I'll get lucky this year and bag one of those big P&Y boys

RE: Michigan, Most Improved Pope & Young Buck State!
 

Going from 1-2 can be a very misleading statistic when speaking of a 100% increase. Same can be said jumping from 3 to 4:D

RE: Michigan, Most Improved Pope & Young Buck State!
 

LOL you must really be hurtin. ive seen that pic, and i dont think anyone would wait on him, just cuz it was a month early.;) great deer, and hope you top him this year

if you tag out early again this year, i guess i could come sit on your stands during rut with your camera man, that way the footage keeps on rollin in....:eek:lol


Germ haven't you realized, its allllllll about location, of course you MI guys are being trampled by P & Y deer in recent years, you ARE located in the midwest.:D

i like the shout out to KY as well, hopefully ill be adding to those stats in a few weeks.

RE: Michigan, Most Improved Pope & Young Buck State!
 

If I was going to die, the above is my No 2 way to go. Being trampled by herd of P & Y'ers:D