2015 Deer Camps

Pete fills in for Cookster!

Both Bow and Rifle camps were greeted with warm weather and precipitation.  Bow camp was also a work camp and numerous projects were completed.  The wood supply was replenished from wood left on the West Field by the loggers.  The Knife brought the wood to the Eighty and a work tornado ensued.  Pete, Shawn, and Mac prepared a fish dinner from perch, walleye and salmon fillets.

 

  Although Cookie couldn't make it to Bow camp, he was able to manage rifle camp.  Although limited in what he could do, he managed to make sure everybody stayed in line and nobody made any mistakes in the kitchen .  As usual, we ate well.  Shawn provided a midnite snack of Elk tenderloin.  Whoa!  Now that was good!  Jeremy made Bow camp, but was a casualty.  Seems the splitter is quicker than he is!  Trip to Tawas Emergency with Chad.  No broken bones, but his fingernail is still in his bloody glove.

Tenderloin!





HD to camp!

New addition to camp this year!  Chad/Jeremy (sounds like a 60's musical group) teamed up to bring HD TV to camp.  Chad used the hotspot in his Tahoe to link to Jeremy's computer/projector.  They brought up a portable projection screen and we were in business.  I'm thinking they might have to leave the entire video system in camp, including the Tahoe. 

Shawn, BJ, and the Kitchen Nazi.

In preparation for the hunt numerous trail cam pictures were studied!  A number of shooters were recorded and even the Kaz was captured during one of his romps through the woods.

 

 

 

 

 

Come opening day, everybody headed for their blinds.  Shawn used the Knife's blind, Dan was on West end of the Eighty, BJ was at Three Gates, Tommy manned Doc's old blind on the fence line, Boozer was in his normal spot on the Northeast corner, and Mac, Kim, and Pete occupied the Hooka-Hooka blind in the sparse woods. 

Now for the Deer Porn!  Shawn and BJ took nice 8 Pointers, Tommy a bambi, and Shawn harvested a couple of does.  Shawn tagged out, and BJ took his first deer in 30 years!  The Hooka-Hooka blind saw over 50 deer opening morning with at least 4 bucks in the groups.  All in all, one of our best camps ever........

Camp stories were countless!  Great campfires, and lively conversations.  Boozer stated that Tommy could probably get a pound of hot dogs out of his Bambi, Pete celebrated sunrise and continued on to the evening, Mac got a charley horse and missed an eight point shooter, Pete found himself unable to help BJ with the boiled dinner (over celebration)and Shawn filled in.  Great fellowship, lots of laughs lead us to a great 2015 camp.