Hunting Northwest Michigans National Park

Deer hunting is a passion!
According to the DNRE, 75 to 85 percent of deer are taken during the first couple of days of firearm season. Those bucks that fell during the first couple of days of opening day are mostly the unlucky, the inexperienced, and less wary younger deer.

Bagging a trophy buck after those first couple of days of rifle season will require some old school hunting skills. Sitting in a hunting blind waiting for a buck to walk up on you is probably not going to happen. Those survivors, the smart ones, have retreated deep into the thick brush where most hunters wouldn't dare to go.  

The hunter vs. the hunted!
Spotted several times, a smarter, more experienced buck with a trophy rack continues to roam the woods near Honor in Benzie County. Bob has been heading into the woods each day in hopes of bagging this big trophy buck, he is convinced that this is the same buck that got away from him during last years deer hunting season. 

Michigans 2010 deer hunting season is in full swing and there is plenty of state land for public hunting. Places like Betsie River State Game Area in Benzie County are considered top public grounds when hunting in Northern Lower Michigan. 

But the real prize...!
The ultimate natural big game hunting experience is just minutes from here, in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park. Many hunters are not even aware that hunting is permitted in the SBD National Park. This national treasure is located in Benzie and Leelanau County, you bet there are lots of deer roaming this 72,000 acre Park of which more than 32,000 acres is designated wilderness area.   

~ Wilderness is a continuous stretch of country preserved in its natural state, open to lawful hunting and fishing, big enough to absorb a two weeks pack trip, and kept devoid of roads, artificial trails, cottages, or other works of man. ~ Aldo Leopold†

Good luck to all, be safe and enjoy the 2010 Deer Hunting Seasons.