Michigan public land hunting
 

I don't know if this is where u should post this at or not but anyways me and some buddies were planing a trip up to Michigan for a week to go bow hunting on public land in December we got the cabin reserved I got my license bought now it's just the waiting time till we leave. I'm wondering if anyone has had any luck on public land in Michigan and if this is worth my money or not

So how did your hunt go Daniel?

I haven't left yet I'm heading north around 7 Friday night after I get off work ill let you know how it goes

You are in the process of finding out that the U.P has tons of deer in some areas and none in others. Hope you found the right place.

Funny you mentioned the UP when he didn't even say where he was going. I doubt seriously that he's going way up there. More than likely their cabin is in the middle or northern part of the LP where they will be hunting. If it's in the middle of the state, they will probably see deer. If they're going to the northern part of the LP, they will probably wish they had stayed and hunted in IN.

Noticed he hasn't posted on how well he and his buddies did.

I would also like to know what part of the UP has tons of deer. Reports I have seen even the farming area of Menominee County is not doing all that well this year.

:D Al

It was a waste of time and money for us. We saw a total of 5 deer all week between the both of us the closest deer I saw was a nice 10 pointer 75 yards out

So please tell us exactly where you hunted! What town were you nearest to?

A nice 10 pointer at 75 yards in December on public land is a rare sight in my neck of the woods.
or in Wexford and Osceola counties, Marion McBain area near my brother.

:D Al

I ended up hunting on some private land that the owners of the cabin owned and I was east of Baldwin

SO, you didn't kill anything, but you saw deer. That is not a waste to many people. But hunting is not a guarantee either.
That is why its not called killing season.

Amen! The 5 they saw was 3 more than I saw in 15 days during the gun season up at my place near Kalkaska and I still had a good time!

I bow hunted near Kalkaska years ago sometime in the 1990's. The cabin was owned by my brother's father in law. I remember some gas lines we hunted near. There were 3 of us and we got 2 deer

Hunting was good up there from 1973 when I bought the property until the late 90s and then things went downhill. Wyoming spoiled me for hunting here in MI and until I can't hunt out there any more the hunt up north isn't that important to me.

Next time don't go all the way to Baldwin in fact don't even go to Read City. Stop in Evart Just a bit north of town is a tract of state land called the McCormick tract by the locals. It should have very good bow hunting and not over run by bow hunters. The season opens Oct 1st. It is in a DMU area where bucks must have 3 points on one side to be legal. There is a camp ground 9 miles north of town on 15 mile road across the road from sun rise lake.

:D Al

If you saw a 10 point buck 75 yds away, you did darn good. I saw 1 decent buck last fall and a 4 point. I saw 1 buck all the season before, gun and bow.At least I got that one.

the McCormick make sure you have a GPS you can get lot in there !!!