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No doubt about that, Shock; I never took up hunting but my brother & alot of my ex-coworkers in the construction company go up to Crystal Lake in the U.P. You can bet I get plenty of fresh venison from my brother & it is delicios! I marinate mine with Italian Dressing overnight. The gamey taste is okay but not all the time for me. Come to think of it, he does have a freezer full & I will need to restock on that after our move to Chaesterfield Township is behind us!

I still "hunt" occasionally, you know, get up at the crack of 9:30, wander out to my favorite hunting spot (under a tree), lay my rifle across my lap, and take a nap until I hear the kids atv's ripping around through the woods, go back to camp, eat lunch, hang out around the campfire until dusk, go back out to my spot, sit there for about twenty minutes until the feeling of a euchre game is underway without me overwhelms me, head (run) back to camp, play euchre until 4:30 in the morning then go to sleep to start it all over again the next day.

Ahhh, the joys of getting older. LOL

(fingers tapping lightly, occasional yawns). Oh hello! But seriously, has anyone's hunting plans been affected by the economy? I'm certain hunters and others alike are happy that the gas prices have dipped this season. Zoot_Suit-Thanks for sharing that story. Chiefpa17-You made a very valid point, stating that everyone has a safe hunt. Safety above all is the most important factor in that sport.

IVE HUNTED IN THE U.P BUT MY FAVORITE SPOT IS MY FRIENDS PLACE IN DRYDEN MI 45 MIN FROM MY HOUSE IN ROYAL OAK , ALL FARM DEER , NOW TALK ABOUT GOOD EATIN, BETTER THEN VEAL ,MUCH BETTER THEN THE U.P DEER SINCE THERE ALL CORN FED IN DRYDEN , I USUALLY GET A COUPLE DEER A YEAR THERE , I USUALLY SAVE ANY UP NORTH DEER FOR SALAMI AND JERKY WHICH DON'T LAST LONG IN MY FAMILY , THE PLACES I USED TO HUNT IN ALGER WERE SO THICK WITH DEER THAT I PURPOSELY SHOT MORE THEN I NEEDED THEN DONATE WHAT I DON'T NEED TO THE POOR , ALL DOES , UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE TO PAY THE PROCESS FEE , CANT AFFORD THAT NO MORE IN THIS SUCK ECONOMY , MAYBE NOBAMA WILL START A REDISTRIBUTION OF VENISON MEAT ONCE HE TAKES OVER , EACH HUNTING LICENSE MUST DONATE 50 % OF THERE MEAT , SORRY I JUST HAD TO THROUGH THAT IN JUST BECAUSE IM A D!!CK THAT WAY

Mikey66-Kind of sounds like my brother's group but they are usually good for 4 or more a season. My brother goes up to the U.P. alot more than the others because he helps maintain cameras, bait piles (when allowed) and just plain likes it up there & I can see why. I do often look at some of his camera disks when he returns and enjoy the venison! He gets alot of his equipment & cameras through Ebay, where we both have been members for quite a while. Between the both of us, we have over 1000 positive feedbacks & the deals for any sportsman can be hard to pass up. I've never been to their cabin up in Crystal Lake but knowing most of them are in the building trades, it is decked out to the max. I often hear them talk about how they made an addition to it or remodeled it.

SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST BEGGING TO GET THERE A555 KICKED

I love using my .50 cal. with a one shot one kill philosophy .
No tracking blood trails for me !
Venison is the food of the gods .
Remember in the bible , one last meal wanted was venison ?
I have some great recipies if anyone wants them .
You can make jerky [ bill-tong ] in the oven too .
Do an over-night soak , then turn on your oven to it's lowest sttting , then place strips of meat on a broiler pan [ or whatever ] , then turn them every hour or two , for about 6 to 8 hous .
Job done !

SHOCK , IM WITH YOU ON THE ONE SHOT ONE KILL , IT SUCKS HAVING TO TRACK YOUR KILL , THATS WHY I TAKE THE 7 MM MAG IF IM NORTH OF BAY CITY , I STILL LIKE MY 50 CAL INLINE MUZZLE LOADER , EVERY DEER I KILLED SPUN AROUND AND DROPPED DEAD THEN I GET ON MY CELL PHONE AND CALL IN THE QUAD FOR BAIT SIDE PICK UP , WHOOPS , NO MORE BAITING ,THAT SUCKS , WHICH BRINGS IN THAT SUBJECT , I FEL THE MOST SORRY FOR THE FARMERS THAT EXPECTED A GOOD CHUNK OF CHANGE FROM THERE CROPS NOW HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER USE FOR IT OR LOSE THERE A5555

I don't like to track em down either.

I like to take em down with the one shot one kill philosophy too, except I use a 7.62, the trick is (as I am not a trophy hunter) is to pop em between the running lights, they drop like a stone.

No trophy, but lots of meat, and no chasing.

Well I have to say it, WE SCORED....I took down a small racked little beast, but he was heavy as a field dress of 192lbs. Nope, I didn't win the big buck contest as someone brought in a 10 pointer that field dressed at 226lbs.

But I did fill the other 4 licenses with does, and they were just so so in weight.

Sadly, I also took home a little tick that was inbedded into the skin of my back. My wife took it out, and we went to the doctor the next morning. From the lab results, they cannot make a determination if it was a deer tick, but to prevent possible Lyme disease, I was put on a regiment of DOXYCYCLINE for the next 30 days.

Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought deer ticks would be out this late in the year, as the temps on Sat. morning was only 28 above, it was snowing and raining, and the wind was out of the North at 20-35 mph's.

SO SCREW HIM. I've got the meat, and the little bastage got me. We'll see in 30 days who the best man was....me, or the tick.