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Post by passinthru on Oct 18, 2010 5:55:18 GMT -5
yep i was wondering!!!
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Post by passinthru on Oct 17, 2010 7:17:15 GMT -5
Emmet County Hunter Injured by Black Bear Contact: Mary Dettloff 517-335-3014 A Walloon Lake man was injured Saturday night (Oct. 9) in his treestand when he was attacked by a female black bear and her three cubs in Bear Creek Township in Emmet County, according to the Department of Natural Resources and Environment. Chad Fortune, 21, was treated at Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey for a bite to his left calf, thigh and shoulder. Investigation of the incident is ongoing and is being conducted by the DNRE, with assistance from the Emmet County Sheriff's Department. Fortune told law enforcement officials that he was bow hunting for deer just before dark on farmland in Bear Creek Township Saturday night when the bears approached and then climbed up his treestand and attacked him. Fortune said at first two cubs climbed up the treestand ladder, and when he shouted at them, they dropped to the ground. A third bear then climbed up the tree, and the hunter punched and elbowed it until it fell from the tree. Then a bear climbed up the treestand ladder and bit Fortune on the leg. Fortune remained in the treestand for two hours until his fiancee and father came looking for him, worried that he had not returned from hunting after nightfall. After helping him down from the treestand, they transported Fortune to the hospital for treatment. The DNRE's preliminary investigation of the incident indicates that Fortune may have been wearing clothing underneath his camouflage hunting gear that smelled like fried food items from a family party he attended just prior to going hunting. A DNRE conservation officer and wildlife biologist who are investigating the incident theorize the bears were lured by the food scents on the hunter's clothing. "Anytime you are dealing with a sow and her cubs, you have a potentially dangerous situation," said DNRE Wildlife Chief Russ Mason. "A sow will do whatever it takes to protect her cubs if she perceives a threat. In this case, the hunter was not threatening the cubs, but the sow apparently thought he was, and she attacked him." The black bear is the only bear species native to Michigan, with approximately 90 percent of the bear population living in the Upper Peninsula. Black bears are shy by nature, and have a fear of humans. The fear of humans should remain intact, and the DNRE encourages Michigan residents and visitors to not leave food accessible to bears. Once a bear associates food with a human, the situation can become dangerous. For more information on bears in Michigan, including how to prevent problems between bears and humans, go to www.michigan.gov/bear.
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Decoys
Oct 17, 2010 6:47:29 GMT -5
Post by passinthru on Oct 17, 2010 6:47:29 GMT -5
Who uses one??? I have a doe decoy i use from time to time. Im looking into getting a buck decoy to go along with it. I have had great luck using my doe in the past. With the prerut going on i thought maybe this would help pull some of the bigger bucks out of the woodwork. I used this decoy i have now combined with my can to pull in 2 bucks the other night. Just curious what you guys are doing.
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Bino's
Oct 17, 2010 6:40:02 GMT -5
Post by passinthru on Oct 17, 2010 6:40:02 GMT -5
Kinda sounds like what im looking for. Im so tired of bushnell binos that fog up and you cant get them to focus properly. Been through 3 or 4 pair in the last few years and am fed up with junk binos.
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Post by passinthru on Oct 17, 2010 6:37:40 GMT -5
You mean you cant save a couple of bucks after spending all that money??? lol Ive seen so many guys go to the gun shop buy a 1000 dollar gun then say well gotta go to kmart and get some bases now. Huh? Happens all the time.
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Post by passinthru on Oct 17, 2010 6:33:06 GMT -5
Yep love them guns also. Where the heck is the pics? ?
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passed
Oct 17, 2010 6:05:49 GMT -5
Post by passinthru on Oct 17, 2010 6:05:49 GMT -5
Arrowhawk im not getting down on ya. Ive been there and more than likely hunted some of the same stateland as you. I grew up in Emmett and hunted lots of areas so i know what your going through. I just have alot more stateland up here so i have the option to let some walk with the thought they will make it. Well i like to think that anyways. Good luck tagging one of those stateland monsters. Its no picnic hunting crowded lands!!!
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Post by passinthru on Oct 17, 2010 6:00:41 GMT -5
Im thinking i should name that deer Robobuck. Never seen such a thing other than in a movie.
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Post by passinthru on Oct 17, 2010 5:57:52 GMT -5
Its even better with smoked bacon.
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Post by passinthru on Oct 17, 2010 5:57:00 GMT -5
Well guys i finally did something ive been avoiding for 40 years. Last nite me and my girl went to dinner and i finally proposed to her. Oh and she said yes!!! My days are numbered. It took me a long time to bring myself to this and i think it will be a good thing since we are so good together. Lets just hope it all works out.
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Post by passinthru on Oct 17, 2010 5:49:12 GMT -5
I guess im needing to keep these things in mind.
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Post by passinthru on Oct 16, 2010 6:42:25 GMT -5
There looking good deerslayer!!
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Bino's
Oct 16, 2010 6:40:55 GMT -5
Post by passinthru on Oct 16, 2010 6:40:55 GMT -5
Wow not one suggestion. Hmmmmmm did i do something wrong??? Kill to many deer already? ? lol
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Post by passinthru on Oct 16, 2010 6:38:26 GMT -5
Let us know i would love it if i was wrong.
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passed
Oct 16, 2010 6:29:12 GMT -5
Post by passinthru on Oct 16, 2010 6:29:12 GMT -5
I also do alot of state land hunting and i will pass on almost any small bucks that come by. I know he guy sitting down the road may shoot it but ill give em that chance to make it. I like to think that some of them have made it. But i wont rag on the next guy for shooting it because in his eyes it may be a trophy.
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Post by passinthru on Oct 16, 2010 6:23:26 GMT -5
You could always take both!!!
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Post by passinthru on Oct 16, 2010 6:22:25 GMT -5
Well im not sure what happened. I thought i had a clear shot with no twigs and let her fly. The only thing i can think of was it hit the leg bone. I couldnt believe my eyes when i shot. Heck i was thinking this one is in the truck already. I looked for hours just to make sure but no blood. My broadhead never got the chance to open completely. I was starting to think of the rage video with the lack of penetration but the doe i took was a complete pass thru. Dont know what to think. The first buck this year i went right through the top of the shoulderblade and passed thru. Just dont know why that one penetrated and this one didnt. That head is no longer in my quiver just in case.
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Post by passinthru on Oct 16, 2010 6:15:15 GMT -5
Crackshot i feel your pain. I lost a big 8 the other night. First time in years.Looked for hours to no avail. I was ready to pack it in and my buddy talked me into stayin put and i killed a doe 45 min later. Its tough but ya gotta move on.
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Post by passinthru on Oct 16, 2010 6:10:30 GMT -5
A friend will always bail you outta jail but a great friend will be sitting next to you goin man that sh** was fun!!!
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Post by passinthru on Oct 16, 2010 6:07:48 GMT -5
You could always tell them your a Mn Vikings fan!!!!! rotflmao
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