2008 Michigan Firearm Deer Season
 

Hey guys, let's hear the reports.

Date.
County/Location.
Morning/Evening.
Animals Seen.
Weather Conditions.
Rut Activity.
Notes.
Animals Killed.

RE: 2008 Michigan Firearm Deer Season
 

Date: 11/15 - AM
County/Location: Kent County
Animals Seen: 2 Does, 2 Fawns
Weather Conditions: Overcast, Windy NE, Cool 35
Rut Activity: Grunting before light, too dark to see.
Notes: Nice sit. Many shots, all very early. Deer moved early, nothing moving after 8:00. Deer moved through and bedded. Dad called from camp in Delta Co. and they shot 8 and 6 points. (Wish I was there!)


Date: 11/15 - PM
County/Location: Kent County
Animals Seen: ----
Weather Conditions: MOstly Cloudy, Very Windy NE, Cool 39
Rut Activity: None, very quite evening.
Notes: Very few shots, all very late.

RE: 2008 Michigan Firearm Deer Season
 

Date. 11/15-11/16
County/Location. Manistee county
Morning/Evening. Both
Animals Seen. 0 deer - Dozens of humans.
Weather Conditions. Cold/drizzle/snow
Rut Activity. none witnessed
Notes. Inconsiderate weekend warriors showing up at 8:00am or at peak time stomping out in the woods for the first time all yearpretty much ruined our chances, after we put in time scouting all year and setting up early. These types of idiots show up without exeption every year and act like their the only ones in the woods. One guy pulled off the trail and parked his truck 20 yards from my dads blind at 7:30am.(His blind was there for 4 days prior.) Have a little consideration people.
Animals Killed. 0

RE: 2008 Michigan Firearm Deer Season
 

Date: 11/16 - AM
County/Location: Kent County
Animals Seen: ----
Weather Conditions: Heavy Snow, Calm, Cool 33
Rut Activity: None, very quite morning.
Notes: Very few shots. Water very high in swamp area.



Side Note: Recieved news from the U.P. and the buck pole is full [X(]. I am crying due to the fact I am not up there. Yesterday and today = 3 eight points, 2seven points, and 1 six point. (6 Hunters).

RE: 2008 Michigan Firearm Deer Season
 

No one on here from MI this year or what?


Date: 11/17 - AM
County/Location: Kent County
Animals Seen:1 Buck
Weather Conditions: Light Snow, Calm Wind W, Cool 34
Rut Activity: None, buck alone, searching for food.
Notes: Water stillvery high in swamp area. Ducks are plentiful (should have been duck hunting :D). Deer passed and I noticed a very large, dark body. Though about pulling the trigger, but never seen his head (and I only have my restricted license left) so the smart thing to do was hold. Never did see it, but I know it was a buck. Hopefully he will show himself again.

RE: 2008 Michigan Firearm Deer Season
 

I had a rough opening weekend besides the rain on saturday I had to deal with trespassers I dont know how it is elsewhere in michigan but in livingston and washtenaw counties it is out of control,I'm the property manager for a 700 acre farm and I patol another 130,If this weekend is any idea of what our future holds we are in trouble!!!!!

RE: 2008 Michigan Firearm Deer Season
 

Hunted private land in allegan county, I saw 16 deer in the a.m 13 does and 3 bucks shot the biggest buck of my life. Rut was in full swing for sure.

RE: 2008 Michigan Firearm Deer Season
 

Here's another one.

RE: 2008 Michigan Firearm Deer Season
 

AWESOME buck cave. Great deer, good to hear they are rutting. Congratulations on your biggest buck!

RE: 2008 Michigan Firearm Deer Season
 

This is my father's U.P. buck from Opening Evening. Typical 8, 15" spread, short tine length, great buck.








I was really hoping to get a picture of the buck pole with all 8 bucks hanging, but it is hard communicating through a cell phone, specially when you have to drive 7 miles to get service! :D (BTW, this was a cell phone picture sent via text).

RE: 2008 Michigan Firearm Deer Season
 

My archery doe on the left, My ol' mans 5 pt on the right. Haven't seen squat except does fawns and buttons.

RE: 2008 Michigan Firearm Deer Season
 

congrats on the bucks guys!

RE: 2008 Michigan Firearm Deer Season
 

Got back from Delta County in the U.P. Wed. night.
Opener- buddy got a 7 pt.
17th I got a 6pt.
and the 18th we got 2 does.
Weather cold with a little snow, drive home was horrible with blizzrd like conditions and freezing rain below the bridge

RE: 2008 Michigan Firearm Deer Season
 

7pt. from U.P.

RE: 2008 Michigan Firearm Deer Season
 

saw a total # of 0 but heard maybe 200 shot's fired???? I hate hunting Michigan.

RE: 2008 Michigan Firearm Deer Season
 

rcgerchow, PM sent.

RE: 2008 Michigan Firearm Deer Season
 

Im a little delayed in my report, hit Illinois for the Opening shotgun season. For me,my Michiganhunt went as followed:

Opening morning, 35 and partly cloudy. The only thing I spotted as a doe and two fawns running around a CRP field for 3 mins straight, thought a buck was on their tale, but nothing. That was it for the morning.

Afternoon hunt I set up over a poorly picked bean field. Only spotted a fawn until about 20 minutes before shooting light was over, then out of nowhere I spotted 2 groups of Does, totaling 12 deer. Most were mature so I waited to see if any bucks appeared, nothing. Wind was howling. Had to wait until 30 minutes after dark to get out of my stand since I had deer feeding all around me.

On a side note, I hunt near a highway and found out that at 4 AM opening morning a semi nailed a big 6 point and 3 does less than 200 yards from my stand. That was not the news I wanted to hear.

November 16, set up over the bean fields again, spotted a 3 pt which had been hanging around the area. Other than that, a doe and a fawn, that was it.

Afternoon hunt I spotted a few does 200 yards away. Tonight I was looking to fill my doe tag, so If they made it to my shooting lane, one of them was toast. Never did. I sat and only saw a fawn and that 3 pt again until sunset. I was getting a little worried since I was heading back to Chicago after tomorrow's mornming hunt and I didn't want to go home deerless. With about 2 minutes of legal shooting light left, a big doe walks out about 80 yards away and I put one through here front shoulder. She runs about a 100 yards a piles up in a hedge row.

November 17th, I spotted one fawn and my dad hunting 400 yards away drops a doe about 5 minutes before we were about to finish our hunting trip.

Overall, we got 2 does. Nobody else in our camp got anything other than our two does. This is the first time in 6 years where no one got a buck opening day and we only shoot 6 pts or better opening day. The deer just werent there. Hopefully they were just holed up with the wind and poor weather, at least our freezer is full.

Im not to upset though, just got back from S. Illinois and got my biggest buck ever down there. As soon as I have some time to upload the photos, I'll have the story up!

RE: 2008 Michigan Firearm Deer Season
 

fastetti, congrats on the buck!!

One semi hit four deer at one time? Suicidal or what? I have never heard of multiple deer hit at once before.

RE: 2008 Michigan Firearm Deer Season
 

One semi hit four deer at one time? Suicidal or what? I have never heard of multiple deer hit at once before.
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I wouldn't of believed it if I didn't see the aftermath with my own eyes. 4 deer lined up in a row not more than 8 feet apart from each other. We heard from a cop in the area later that day that sure enough, a trucker was driving by and all four ran into his rig! They were using the runway that goes 30 yards by my blind too! These Horny Bucks do some crazy things!!

RE: 2008 Michigan Firearm Deer Season
 

Date. nov 15th - nov.26th
County/Location. Mason County / Scottville
Morning/Evening. both
Animals Seen. lots of deer seen even with no apples
Weather Conditions. various
Rut Activity.
Notes. 3 out of 5 hunters have a buck hangin @camp will be filling doe tags next .
Animals Killed. 3 bucks so far nothing large but that par for the course in victory township.

RE: 2008 Michigan Firearm Deer Season
 

Nice job coca!!! I am leaving in about 1 hr for Walhalla that is where my mom and dad live!!! Congrats to all of the guys in your camp!! Walt