Michigan firearm deer season! (SUCCESS)

[ChuckHunter]

Opens Friday morning and we have snow!!!!

I live in central Michigan and we got about 8" of the fluffy white stuff today and it looks like its going to stay for at least the first couple days of season. Puts the odds of success on the hunters side as they stick out like a turd in the punch bowl in the woods!!! Lol. My .50 cal muzzle loader is staying in the cabinet this year and my new .45 Texan is on duty! I'm still getting used to it but I'm printing 2" - 3 shot groups at 100 yards with 290 grain NSA hollow points and that's more than enough to do the job! I'm so pumped for this season I can't wait!!!

My brother in law is always making fun of my BB guns as he puts it but made him eat crow at the range the other day out shooting him with his fancy 450 bushmaster!!!

Loving it!!! James from Michigan 

 

[Willie14228]

Good luck James, and good hunting 

 

[jdh2550]

Wishing you the best James! Show him how it's done. Then post some pics for the rest of us that have a long wait til the season opener.

 

[bfd136]

good luck. my brother in law calls them bb guns also. 

 

[Quad82]

Good luck! I have the pop up and truck loaded. Leaving for up north tomorrow morning. 18” of snow now. The high is only like 22*. Taking the .40 Badger and the .270 will be my back-up rifle again this year. I shot a doe Saturday morning at home. But will have a couple days up there bow hunting before the gun opener. Can’t wait either!

 

[ChuckHunter]

About 11:30 three bucks snuck in behind me chasing a doe and I picked the biggest one!!! 70 yards!

 

[ChuckHunter]

 

[jdh2550]

Congrats to you! Very nice buck!

 

[Matt247365]

Nice buck, James

Congrats and thank you for sharing

Did the Bother in law hear the news?

Matt from Michigan

 

[ShootingCane79]

Awesome shooting,congratulations. 

 

[earthsculptor]

Nice harvest. Venison in the freezer. Way to go!

 

[Quad82]

Very COOL! I am in my sleeping bag in my tent at 22 degrees on state land reading this. Thinking how nice it would be to see a nice buck like the one you shot. I had a forkhorn and a spike withing 8 yards this morning. Cant shoot the little ones up here. Maybe tomorrow!

 

[ChuckHunter]

Thanks for all the good luck wishes guys!!!!

It worked out today for sure

Yah Matt and he also shot a nice 10 point this morning!

Quad buddy stay warm and the best of luck tomorrow!!!

James from Michigan 

 

[Willie14228]

My Turn This Morning I Hope maybe we can make this a Texan shootout hey that's a good one I will start a new thread for everyone to show their Airforce Texan deer hunts

 

[ChuckHunter]

Get er done Willie!!!

My range finder was frosted up and couldn't get a reading so I guessed him at 100 and aimed a little high. The slug hit right where I was aiming just below the spine and dumped him right there....ranged back to my tree later and it was 70 yards on the money! had to make a follow up to finish him but what a great hunt. Had to work last night with not much sleep so I'm passing out this morning and hunting again this afternoon. 

James from Michigan 

 

[Bob_O]

Dang that deer is huge!!

 

[kayaker]

Nice job ChuckHunter ! Were you in a tree stand or ground blind ? Good luck to the rest of you guys also ! Darell

 

[ChuckHunter]

He field dressed at 157 pounds Bob !!!

I Was in an 18' ladder stand on the same crick bottom permission that I shot 27 woodchucks on this past spring and summer. 40 acres that buts right up to the grand river and the mouth of prairie creek. 

Its an awesome little piece of property and I'm the only one aloud to be there! 

James from Michigan 

 

[crosman2016]

Nice buck ChuckHunter!

 

[Willie14228]

I didn't get a deer but my sister got her a pig her very first hunt

Okay so I flopped but I'm still celebrating