Lack of Respect
With the new day breaking, I walked the bank of the Pere Marquette, looking for my first honey hole of the morning.  It was beautiful – the sun’s rays bouncing off the banks, bringing new life to the early spring forage - but, as I walked along, something on the trail ahead caught my eye. WTF? A beer can.  And another beer can.  I hate trash! It amazes me as to how little respect s...
First Hawaiian Island Adventure
For those of you that regularly follow Simply Outdoors'  blog you know that I recently relocated to Hawaii. It has been a hectic and crazy summer to say the least, but I did finally get to experience my first "island edition" outdoor excursion recently. Words and pictures probably won't give the experience its due justice, but here it goes anyways. The day trip was planned to consist of a hike...
Another Mounted Buck for Justin
Our SimplyOutdoor Pro Staffer, Justin, had a great deer season last year.  And if you need to be reminded as to how "great" it was, you can click here. But, even though all of us completely remember how great his season was, and because Justin is the complete jerk that he is, he likes to send pictures months after the season in order to continue to rub it in. The picture in this post is of ...
Primal Thoughts
The corn is shoulder high, farmers are harvesting their wheat crop already, tomorrow it is supposed to be ninety degrees, and yet all I can think about is fall. It’s always interesting to see what triggers the senses and summons that primal hunting urge within.  The corn stalks glistening in the morning sun caught my eye this morning, as well as the morning sun’s reflection on the tractor ...
Role Reversal
After stumbling across this picture, I'm starting to get a little concerned.  I know that bears inhabit many of the woods around us, and while their population may be small in my area of Michigan, if they are starting to get this smart I might need to be careful when scouting, hunting, or simply heading to my treestand. And, Mike, my fellow Michigan hunting blog friend and bear hunter, you and...

Hunting Log

Posted By: Arthur on October 28, 2007 in Deer Hunting Log, Hunting - Comments: No Comments »

Temp: 33 warming to 40′s by the time we left.
Time: 6:30-10am
Wind: Non-existent then NNW-1mph
Barometer: it was rising (I forgot to write down the actual reading)
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbeous, 88%full
Stand Location: Corrin’s stand and Jenn’s stand
Deer Activity: Jeff saw 3 different bucks from Jenn’s stand and also a few doe, but they came through too early to get a shot!  I saw nothing!!!!

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Hunting Log

Posted By: Arthur on October 23, 2007 in Deer Hunting Log, Hunting - Comments: 2 Comments »

Temp: 56 cooling to 46
Time: 5:15-7:30pm
Wind: from NNW 8mph (really was non-existent though)
Barometer: 29.90 and rising
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous, 93% full
Stand Location: dead body stand
Deer Activity: saw at least 5 doe.  I think there were possibly 8 total.  They moved along the old logging trail from W to E and hit a fresh scrape I watched a buck make the other night.  Then they meandered in the thicket in front of me for awhile and then headed back W.  The lead doe actually blew a couple of times, but it didn’t alarm the other deer which I thought was strange.  Also thought it was strange that she was blowing at all since the wind was right in my face.  Maybe from the scrape?  I haven’t got a clue.  They hung out until after dark and then proceeded W.  Never closed within 50yds.

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Hunting Log

Posted By: Arthur on October 21, 2007 in Deer Hunting Log, Hunting - Comments: 2 Comments »

Temp: 72 and cooling
Time: 4:30 7:30pm
Wind: SSW 15 gusting to 22mph
Barometer: 29.95 and steady
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous, 78% full
Stand Location: dead body stand, ridge stand, Corrin’s stand, and bean field stand
Deer Activity: 5 doe by Corrin’s stand at 6:30ish.

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Hunting Log

Posted By: Arthur on in Deer Hunting Log, Hunting - Comments: No Comments »

Temp: 55-65
Time: 6:30-10am
Wind: SSW 15 gusting to 22
Barometer: 29.86 and falling
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous, 78% full
Stand Location: dead body stand, bean stand, and Corrin’s stand.
Deer Activity: None!!!  The wind was incredible this morning.  Blowing like crazy.

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Hunting Log

Posted By: Arthur on October 20, 2007 in Deer Hunting Log, Hunting - Comments: 1 Comment »

Temp: 69 cooling to the mid 50′s
Time: 4:30-7:30pm
Wind: SSW 20
Barometer: 29.79 and rising then steady
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbeous, 67% full 
Stand Location: Corrin’s stand and dead body stand
Deer Activity: 3 doe at 30 yds heading for the ridge and one buck right at dark who was working the scrape right in front of my stand.  Just couldn’t get him into range before I ran out of light.  Also had a deer at 5yds, turned out to be a little button buck so I let him walk.  Thought that was the best thing to do.  Corrin had 5 doe that came in from the left of her at about 25yds.  Tried to get a shot but just had two many eyes looking at her.  Next time! Pretty soon we’re gonna run out of times to say that.

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