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Bowhunt around Dodge Center, MN

I have not been able to get a Turkey permit, have tried only twice, 0-2:( Maybe I can get a leftover license this year. I have found a couple of places to hunt deer and turkey, both private land.

I grew up in a northern suburb of Mpls. called Spring Lake Park.

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As you can see from my info on the left, I' m from Staples, which is about dead center of Minn if you take a line north to south and one east to west and where they cross is pretty close to it. Have bow hunted for 31 years, and also muzzleload hunt. Have been very fortunate to have a farm to hunt that is across the road from where my wife was born. The present owner' s dad let us hunt when we rifle hunted, and the son lets us bow and muzzleload hunt. Neither of them hunt, so we share to venison, plus Christmas gifts for the family. This is located just south of Hwy 10 and only about 9 miles from home. Had another guy open up his land to us after my son helped him repair his barn roof after a storm.
He " manages" this for deer, with brush-hogged trails planted to alfalpha, etc. Again we do the Christmas thing with his family. Also, a friend of my son and his dad have 120 acres of excellent hunting land that they started to let us muzzleload hunt last year. (Just sold the son a ML at cost) so he may join us next year. We are just plain lucky to have these places, as it can be hard to find place to hunt. We do have some pretty good state land available too. I' m 76 and my oldest son hunts with me - he started bowhunting at 10 when you could do it if you could shoot 40# (He shot 46#). I' m a deerluvr.

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Vern....I know a bunch of people from the Staples area. My buddy' s family is from that area. Do you know Bruce or Fay(sp?) Case? Donna or Caroll Miller? And all of their relatives and/or sons and daughters?? I know a bunch of them just from going up there and hangin out. I bet you would know Ron Case. He is a cop. I' m not sure where he is workin now, but he was working in Bertha part time. Nice to meet you.

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Stump-MN-Hunter - Sure do know Bruce case. Worked on the Railroad with him and he goes to same church. Also know the Millers. Small world. Doug Case is a cop in town.

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Yes Doug is the cop in town, but the one that I know the best is Ron Case. He is Bruce' s son. This is kind of funny. Such a small world. If you ever run into Ron....tell him that Pat said hi.

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Stump-MN-Hunter ---Talked to Bruce last night. Ron is now working two " part time" cop jobs between Staples and Motley. What was your buddy' s name? McPherson, by any chance?. Vern

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Vern.....my buddy' s name is Cam Case. Bruce would be his grandpa. Bruce probably might not know me by name, but if he saw me.....he would know who I am. I have been up there a bunch of times, but just haven' t in a couple of years.