Hey guys, I would like to say thank you for the content. I just started hunting this year and all the advice from your videos helped me achieve success three weeks after bow opener. He was a young 4 point buck but still put meat in the freezer. I just turned 32 and didn't have a hunting mentor growing up. I had to learn everything from the internet and my own trial and error. THANK YOU!
In the same boat brother, I’m 29 and this year will be my first season. Joe Rentmeester, and Dan are my favorite hunters. I pre-ordered some Latitude outdoors sticks, and waiting on a beast stand to be available… Going to practice shimmy in up trees all summer. I’ve been shooting a nice bear bow for a few years now, and it’s dialed in. Always enjoyed archery.
Dan itooks like your near were I grew up Afton Wolverine. Gaylord. Iive in Escanaba now but I Hunted Northern Mich many years in elk country. Love your videos thanks buddy b safe and good luck
Glad you guys had a good time chasing deer here in Michigan. It would be nice to see ya carry on that tradition with Kevin and the guys, or switch back and fourth every other year between Michigan and Wisconsin. Enjoyed the content! 🏹
Fifty one minutes of wisdoms from proven deer woodsman! Thanks for the journey through a Deer University on how to locate the big boys living room. My bow hunting skills and strategies have just increased immensely because of your skills and shared experiences. Thanks again and keep the great wisdoms coming. 😎👍🏹🦌
I have been hunting up there snice I have been 15 years old and like Dan says its a hard nut to crack. I have been able to take an 8 point like the legendary guy has 6 times and only lost 1. I have found the best way to hunt up there is to still hunt or get on a buck track in the snow and have some fun. Hope you guys go back next year so we can see how you adapt to the challenge you had this year. Thanks for all the great content, I really enjoyed watching you guys trudge the same stuff I try to kill a buck in each year. Just got back from setting up my 80 year old dads blind and its in a sweet spot. Their are some big ones up there and I have seen them. Good luck on the rest of the season boys!
You guys found a lot more sign in Michigan compared to What little sign I just found in northern Minnesota. I saw more wolf tracks than rubs or scrapes from this season.
At least you found a oak dropping. There is 0 oaks dropping near me. Maybe one in a honey hole some where I don't know about but I have been In most of the land around here and I haven't seen any. I did find a random pear tree in a thick thick thicket in September. I couldn't mark it on my phone though unfortunately it wasn't cooperating. I have been afraid to look for it again. Maybe soon if my other spots don't work out.
As someone who's hunted in Michigan my whole life with not a lot of deer around. builds a lot of patience sitting sun up till sun down and seeing nothing.
Lifetime Michigander here, in my area the hunting has become very difficult. A nearby corporate pork farm has decimated the population with crop damage permits for many years. I used to see a lot of deer, those were the good old days I guess.
One question I have that contradicts what I’ve heard elsewhere is watching you guys feel the rubs for sap and stickiness….seems wise, except other hunters and material says not to touch rubs as not to leave scent or your oil on the rub that they may use again? Thoughts? Is it because you plan on being there once and done?
1st... In our opinion, if a deer comes thru and smells you touched the rub, it also smells you walked there and stood there, so just being there adds scent and there is no magic potion or secret suit thats going to remove that scent. No difference in scent from you ior from you touching the rub. Second point. We realize deer are going to pass thru and smell we have been there and likely will alter plans so we hunt it right away before the buck comes back and if he walks up to the rub, ive already had the chance to kill him.
Very hard. They only allot 250-400 tags a year depending on the herd numbers. They don’t want a very large herd it seems. Safe to say, if you get a tag you’re a lucky man/woman
No wonder you didn't see anything you guys talk loud and move around in the tree like Josh does. We see and hear more about his setup than we see actual hunting footage. Lol
Dan, wondering if you ever got my email. Your shared wisdom and videos has this 3rd season public big woods rookie, feeling more knowledgeable than a lot of the lifetime locals….I’m surrounded by all public ground a guy could be in the Ozarks. Humbly invite you to come down , show you a few favorite places, and hopefully tag along on a scouting day or something. Honestly, shaking your hand is on my bucket list. Brian
Love this channel but how are you going to kill a mature buck in Michigan when you hunting that close to the access? Idk but if I see sign like you were showing and it's that close to the road & access it is usually made after legal before a buck is going to be hitting that, scouting sign and teaching that is great but this is a bit confusing, respect 🙌
The spot where we hunted next to the logging road was not accessed by hardly anyone. We had to drive thru deep water to get back there and the trails were leading towards a swamp with assumed bedding points less than 200 yards away. Many of the areas we looked at had beg bucks bedding right next to roads. Matter of fact, a friend took pictures of a real nice buck eating acorns along the main road thru the public forest an hour before dark when we got up there. I tend to hunt them where ever they live and not worry about where people perceive they live. Some of my biggest bucks were taken near roads and parking lots.
Yeah I don't know man I have seen them right on the road. I'm hunting 100 yards off the road and I believe he's using the trail for scent checking bedding and he used the open timber by he road to see as he navigates the transition. I have seen these buck and there's one mature buck I have my eyes on right now. Just gotta.catch him slipping. And I do t use trail cameras I use non intrusive observation tactics.
Man the guy that found the shed should of backed off in my opinion and hunted that spot. Older bucks tend to leave less sign so I wouldn't be surprised after find that shed that the buck was mature this year and is leaving less sign I like to hang licking branches in those areas and observe them for a few days from as far away as I can and still visibly see it with binos. No trail cams for me right now to many thieves out there and mine has a red light that I dont like
You guys made the pbs show in Michigan. Dan was made to be a movie star.
Michigan outdoors is the name
It was 5 seconds of Dan eating a cookie 😂 Josh had more air time with his hunt. #cookiekiller
Saw that!
I thought it was a chicken strip, lol. It was awesome seeing them on Michigan out of doors.
@@krismajchrzak4671 Out-of-Doors.
I loved the look of the spot Josh hunted at the end of the video
The ongoing joke about Rick was very funny
Hey guys, I would like to say thank you for the content. I just started hunting this year and all the advice from your videos helped me achieve success three weeks after bow opener. He was a young 4 point buck but still put meat in the freezer. I just turned 32 and didn't have a hunting mentor growing up. I had to learn everything from the internet and my own trial and error. THANK YOU!
In the same boat brother, I’m 29 and this year will be my first season. Joe Rentmeester, and Dan are my favorite hunters. I pre-ordered some Latitude outdoors sticks, and waiting on a beast stand to be available… Going to practice shimmy in up trees all summer. I’ve been shooting a nice bear bow for a few years now, and it’s dialed in. Always enjoyed archery.
Thanks guys for coming to Michigan! It is not easy hunting in the northern lower or the U.P.. The big woods make it a real challenge.
The pressure makes it a real challenge for sure
Josh is a killing machine this season! He’s been doing quite a bit of dancing and bow kissing!! Keep the videos coming!🦌
Rick is going to be pulling in as you guys head home. 😂 every group has their Rick.
"I will smell my way out." 😂🤣😂🤣
Love it
Thanks for sharing your videos and keep them coming please.
I think there needs to be a part 3 documenting wtf happened to Rick! Lol
Dan itooks like your near were I grew up Afton Wolverine. Gaylord. Iive in Escanaba now but I
Hunted Northern Mich many years in elk country. Love your videos thanks buddy b safe and good luck
My cheeks planted on the toilet seat and this just popped up on my feed. Life is good!
The quality of the videos has come way up. great job guys.
Really think this should be an annual trip! We'll done guys!
Eric is a great addition. Keep it up boy's!!
Glad you guys had a good time chasing deer here in Michigan. It would be nice to see ya carry on that tradition with Kevin and the guys, or switch back and fourth every other year between Michigan and Wisconsin. Enjoyed the content! 🏹
Glad you fellers made it over! I'd like to see ya's come back in late season to try to fill the remaining tags. Love your content! Congrats Josh!!
Fifty one minutes of wisdoms from proven deer woodsman! Thanks for the journey through a Deer University on how to locate the big boys living room. My bow hunting skills and strategies have just increased immensely because of your skills and shared experiences. Thanks again and keep the great wisdoms coming. 😎👍🏹🦌
I have been hunting up there snice I have been 15 years old and like Dan says its a hard nut to crack. I have been able to take an 8 point like the legendary guy has 6 times and only lost 1. I have found the best way to hunt up there is to still hunt or get on a buck track in the snow and have some fun. Hope you guys go back next year so we can see how you adapt to the challenge you had this year. Thanks for all the great content, I really enjoyed watching you guys trudge the same stuff I try to kill a buck in each year. Just got back from setting up my 80 year old dads blind and its in a sweet spot. Their are some big ones up there and I have seen them. Good luck on the rest of the season boys!
Great series , you guys relate to us average Joe's who don't hunt over food plots . Thanks for the share!
The big wood here in northern Michigan is a whole different ball game.
Great show, you done Michigan good.
Michigander here. Thanks for video and hunting Michigan
Can’t wait to watch!
Thats awesome! i love the doe shot! and that camp is what hunting is all about!
Seems like to meet Josh might have found the best spot right at the end
Damn i had no idea you guys were in Michigan, i have so many places id love you guys to hunt, you ever come back id love to give you some tips
You guys found a lot more sign in Michigan compared to What little sign I just found in northern Minnesota. I saw more wolf tracks than rubs or scrapes from this season.
awesome hunting, very realistic content!!!
Public land in Michigan is really challenging for bow hunting !
This video brought to you by Rick's rib's because boy you sure were elbowing him hard in them during this one. 😁
No. 2! 👍🏻
The gumboot gang. Lol
At least you found a oak dropping. There is 0 oaks dropping near me. Maybe one in a honey hole some where I don't know about but I have been In most of the land around here and I haven't seen any. I did find a random pear tree in a thick thick thicket in September. I couldn't mark it on my phone though unfortunately it wasn't cooperating. I have been afraid to look for it again. Maybe soon if my other spots don't work out.
Northern lower Michigan is harder to hunt than most people think.
Looks like you guys were just about where my brother shot his buck last year. Same type of terrain. Near Gaylord , North East of Gaylord area.
Hashtag noforrestnames lol
Lol ML, there aren’t many places with Elk in Michigan….
HUNTIN BEAST!!
As someone who's hunted in Michigan my whole life with not a lot of deer around. builds a lot of patience sitting sun up till sun down and seeing nothing.
Lifetime Michigander here, in my area the hunting has become very difficult. A nearby corporate pork farm has decimated the population with crop damage permits for many years. I used to see a lot of deer, those were the good old days I guess.
you didn't teach me how to smell my way back 😂
That was a HUGE doe!
you guys hunting Indiana this year? ever considered hitting the public land in the northern half of the state.
Josh that tree stand dance is catchy! Congrats on your doe.
no its not
@@jerryfranks1158 Boo
IS there going to be a public land challenge this year with all the crews?
At least y'all won't go hungry
One question I have that contradicts what I’ve heard elsewhere is watching you guys feel the rubs for sap and stickiness….seems wise, except other hunters and material says not to touch rubs as not to leave scent or your oil on the rub that they may use again? Thoughts? Is it because you plan on being there once and done?
1st... In our opinion, if a deer comes thru and smells you touched the rub, it also smells you walked there and stood there, so just being there adds scent and there is no magic potion or secret suit thats going to remove that scent. No difference in scent from you ior from you touching the rub. Second point. We realize deer are going to pass thru and smell we have been there and likely will alter plans so we hunt it right away before the buck comes back and if he walks up to the rub, ive already had the chance to kill him.
Makes sense to get the intel off the rub then. Another lesson learned. Thanks Dan.
I don't know why, but seeing Kermit squashed in the track made me laugh, he zigged instead of zagged
What piece of the puzzle was Dan missing?? 🤔
Tough place to hunt, possibly tougher than Pennsylvania.
Reduced some weight on the truck 😂🤣. Make a not so good situation into a joke
How hard is it to get a elk tag for that area
Very hard. They only allot 250-400 tags a year depending on the herd numbers. They don’t want a very large herd it seems. Safe to say, if you get a tag you’re a lucky man/woman
It’s a once in a lifetime tag, if you draw it you can’t ever draw one again..
As Decatur said, 250-400 tags, and 30k residents apply annually….
Resident only. 1 Bull tag/done for life 1 Cow tag/10years b4 you can apply again
By the looks and sounds of it you were in the Atlanta area, fairly low deer density,
No wonder you didn't see anything you guys talk loud and move around in the tree like Josh does. We see and hear more about his setup than we see actual hunting footage. Lol
Poor ol Rick......
Poor Rick lol
I like watching these challenges now I’m ready for the public land challenge. And where is joe did he retire from TH-cam
Dans MPG 📈📈📈
Poor Ricky! That man always seems to have the bad luck!
Dan, wondering if you ever got my email. Your shared wisdom and videos has this 3rd season public big woods rookie, feeling more knowledgeable than a lot of the lifetime locals….I’m surrounded by all public ground a guy could be in the Ozarks. Humbly invite you to come down , show you a few favorite places, and hopefully tag along on a scouting day or something. Honestly, shaking your hand is on my bucket list. Brian
P.S. Let’s Go Brandon!
Josh a killer! don't sleep on him people!
Where is joe rentmeester?
I have been wondering that too...also where's Mario?
@@curtisboyd5583 i seen on exodus joe owns bunch of Rentals and has kids. Might b it.
Love this channel but how are you going to kill a mature buck in Michigan when you hunting that close to the access? Idk but if I see sign like you were showing and it's that close to the road & access it is usually made after legal before a buck is going to be hitting that, scouting sign and teaching that is great but this is a bit confusing, respect 🙌
I really still went in deep every hunt just scouting with my stand on back.
The spot where we hunted next to the logging road was not accessed by hardly anyone. We had to drive thru deep water to get back there and the trails were leading towards a swamp with assumed bedding points less than 200 yards away. Many of the areas we looked at had beg bucks bedding right next to roads. Matter of fact, a friend took pictures of a real nice buck eating acorns along the main road thru the public forest an hour before dark when we got up there. I tend to hunt them where ever they live and not worry about where people perceive they live. Some of my biggest bucks were taken near roads and parking lots.
Yeah I don't know man I have seen them right on the road. I'm hunting 100 yards off the road and I believe he's using the trail for scent checking bedding and he used the open timber by he road to see as he navigates the transition. I have seen these buck and there's one mature buck I have my eyes on right now. Just gotta.catch him slipping. And I do t use trail cameras I use non intrusive observation tactics.
Josh that rub ain’t fresh bro lol😅
Where's Mario???
You kick a deer, specifically a buck, depending on how bad they will run a minimum of about a half a mile.
Better gas mileage ,,,lightening the load on that truck Poor RICK
Man the guy that found the shed should of backed off in my opinion and hunted that spot. Older bucks tend to leave less sign so I wouldn't be surprised after find that shed that the buck was mature this year and is leaving less sign I like to hang licking branches in those areas and observe them for a few days from as far away as I can and still visibly see it with binos. No trail cams for me right now to many thieves out there and mine has a red light that I dont like
That shed was several years old and the area didn't have fresh sign like the second area had.
I was 666 thumbs up.....not good😬
Tooooo much talking and NOT Enough Hunting. I’m unsubscribing now until there is some Great content Good Luck 👍🏼
Oh by the way I hate elk they are a pain in the ass!
No sound again
nice advertisement for the coleman cot....some heavy asses on that frame! 😁☺shadow halo freaking trippy!!! 😲 Josh is declared the new #BeastyBoy 😉