Deer Hunting in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula DEER CAMP 2019

[@bradgunn7689]

The "This is your recreational land" sign on the bridge must give you that 9 year old Christmas morning feeling every year. I am whimsical and jealous of this deer camp as mine has disbanded many years ago. God's country with friends. Congratulations on having such a place to be alive.

[@DroptineRidge]

It certainly does! It really is Gods country up there! We have a lot of fun every year. Last years deer camp should drop in September sometime. That’s too bad your camp is no longer, hopefully one day you can get back there and give it a go again. Happy hunting! -Jerry

[@sonjaorleans8850]

I live in Gwinn. There are many nice places to set up on state land to deer hunt. 🦌

[@scott6228]

@@sonjaorleans8850 that's awesome

[@mudbugsoff-road4081]

Good friends good times and good memories you guys are blessed enjoy it

[@DroptineRidge]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it, good luck this season

[@mobilewintercamp7515]

Great camp. That’s the biggest stove I’ve seen in a tent. I’ve seen them in mechanic shops and garages but not a tent. You guys got it down pat

[@DroptineRidge]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video. Yeah we use to have an 18x52’ tent and that stove really helped keep it warm. We upgraded tents last year and kept the wood stove. It sure was nice and hot

[@CharleyThePlumber]

Good video, we hunt West of Iron River and between the wolves n bear we don’t see a ton of deer anymore but the older we get it’s not about shooting as much. Crazy about that guy walking thru lol

[@DroptineRidge]

I use to hunt the Iron River area over by the Sunset lake/ paint river area many years ago. We use to do really well there. It’s a beautiful area and big woods. Lol yeah I couldn’t believe it when he came walking by, right in the middle of no where haha. Love your videos as well. We’re having a computer issue currently and are looking at posting some in January when we get our new computer so stay tuned for more episodes

[@richardruss9110]

Thanks for sharing. I am an avid hunter and love going to deer camp myself. I have never hunted Michigan but certainly would like to. My wife is from Michigan and still has a lot of family up there so maybe one day it will happen for me. Great video and hope you continue to share your videos and experiences with us. Have a great time and happy hunting!

[@DroptineRidge]

Richard Russ - Glad you enjoyed it! We also have last years deer camps video up if you have not viewed that as well. Hopefully in the future you can see what our great state has to offer. Good luck and thanks for your support!

[@Mijaybird46]

You would love hunting on northern Michigan it's great

[@davidkanalos6710]

Looks like a great time and good memories 😊!!

[@DroptineRidge]

Glad you enjoyed! More to come this year

[@craigevery838]

Nice work fellas. Classic north woods deer hunting! Just subscribed.

[@DroptineRidge]

Glad you enjoyed! We’re currently working on this years videos. This years deer camp video is going to be our best and longest yet!

[@TheBeingReal]

You guys were way west of the Bridge! Great hunt.

[@thefoxdoctor1072]

It appears it's opening day for the wolves as well... Them Bucks were getting at it! I would have been pissed some dude come walking through my blind but I guess that's what you could expect hunting in public land but either way he should have shown more respect and went around your spot...

[@DroptineRidge]

Yeah I have a pack of 5 running around right now that are there daily. Yeah I wasn’t real thrilled with that guy, especially being in the middle of no where, or so I thought. He actually ended up setting up about 70 yards away trying to cut me off. As soon as I shot he came out looked at the deer shook his head and kept walking. No congratulations, nothing. Luckily he hasn’t been back since but that’s the way it goes sometimes

[@campbenny]

Nice job guys !! Deer Camp is da best

[@DroptineRidge]

campbenny - Sure is! Have enjoyed your videos as well!

[@btlietz]

I subscribed when I saw you guys drinking Busch light and white monster energy drinks.

[@DroptineRidge]

😂😂love it!

[@scottstringer7949]

Just enjoying some more videos! Scott from the Smokehouse Hunting Club

[@DroptineRidge]

Welcome back! Looking forward to another Deer Camp video for this year! Heading up to camp in late October to scout

[@scottstringer7949]

@@DroptineRidge We worked on stuff last weekend and bow season is open now so we will be going and scouting pretty regularly now! Some of the folks mad sure all trails were clear and open last weekend

[@josephmackenzie8292]

Well done. Camp life and swamp donkeys. I appreciate the time you took to film. Great pair of bucks, and I bet that doe sure helped the camp meat supply.

[@DroptineRidge]

Joseph Mackenzie - Glad you enjoyed the video! Those back straps sure were tasty. Can’t wait to get back to the Yoop

[@whitetailwarriorsdeercamp88]

great video love going up there and hunting even though its tuff its still deer camp, and we have a great time at my camp in schoolcraft county

[@DroptineRidge]

Dan Halpin - Absolutely, we look forward to it every year! Good luck to you and your camp this year

[@SimanBrothersOutdoors]

Love these types of videos, we do pretty much the exact same thing but in WV. Keep it up guys!

[@DroptineRidge]

Thank you I appreciate it! I actually went hunting in WV this year for the first time for bear. There are two videos we made similar to this one. Can’t wait to get back there

[@SimanBrothersOutdoors]

@@DroptineRidge i will have to check them out, what county were you in? I had a bear encounter this year while deer hunting WV, its in episode 16 of my show. Calhoun County for us.

[@DroptineRidge]

@@SimanBrothersOutdoors - We were in a few different counties in WV but we were close to Charleston. I’ll have to check that episode out

[@2boyzracing]

Another great video Jerry !! Looks like you got a lot of good friends at camp.

[@DroptineRidge]

Mitch & Mike Wolgast - Thank you! Glad you guys enjoyed it

[@huntintime2268]

Great video!! Those annual trips have got to be the best times.

[@pauldombrowski2330]

Went 10 days straight last season without seeing a single 🦌 at our camp. Its north of Seney. Also had 20" of snow. Sending deer south to the yards.

[@DroptineRidge]

Paul Dombrowski - That can certainly make for some tough hunting! I can remember about 20 years ago getting 18” over night in the Iron River area. Definitely made things a lot tougher. Hopefully Mother Nature will be kind to the deer this year. Good luck

[@jasonhiggins605]

Great video! We hunt in ralph an hour and some change or so north of yall. Didnt get to go last year for the birth of my son (worth it) but already getting antsy for 2020. Good luck boys!

[@DroptineRidge]

Jason Higgins -Congratulations on the birth of your son! Hope you guys have a great season and a fun deer camp! Thanks for watching

[@scottdore8391]

I love it I don't do you tube I've got alot if family like him good luck on this year

[@jakeo5651]

Thanks 4 sharing from Toledo.

[@rlav2000]

Commend you on take a doe. The biggest problem with Upper Michigan's herd is too many small bucks are taken. Especially where you were hunting, which I assume was in the Escanaba area.

[@pauliler]

I am watching this in October and i just bough a .308 rifle. I am headed out to where i shot my 1st deer ever, a spike horn. That was in 1990 and i am gonna hunt this piece again. It is by a dump. My blind is across the road on State property and it had grown in a lot since i was there last. Gonna go build it it and wait for Nov. 15th. Great Video and Good luck this year.

[@DroptineRidge]

Thank you! Hope your blind works out for you this year. Good luck

[@Makete100]

Another excellent video. Did you see many gray squirrels? I hunt them over there in the fall.

[@DroptineRidge]

Melvin Dunn - I did not, I usually see more red squirrels. Thank you for the comment and your support!

[@ericbunksvintagesportsman6311]

Great video!!!

[@DroptineRidge]

Glad you enjoyed it! Many more to come

[@outdoorrn2980]

Doesn't that guy wandering need to be wearing more than just a blaze orange ball cap when walking around the woods during deer gun season?

[@kodyramsvig2172]

Sick vid man I love Michigan.

[@DroptineRidge]

Glad you enjoyed it! We also have the 2018 UP Deer camp video out.

[@buckandslugreloaders9005]

Good video. You guys ever let the young bucks pass? In my state (Texas), we cant shoot bucks that have an inside spread of less than 13”. We let the small ones go to grow and we shoot some stellar deer here.

[@DroptineRidge]

Buck and Slug Reloaders - Thank you! In the UP there is a 3points on one side restriction in place for our tags. Some guys pass younger deer, some don’t. It all depends on how their season is going and how low their freezer is. In the past we did really well shooting older deer up there, however those day have come and gone. To be honest, oddly enough things have gone down hill for our camp since they put the 3pts on a side in place.

[@tyson457]

Thats the problem here in michigan too many of these guys shooting young bucks.

[@RDO156]

Awesome video!

[@DroptineRidge]

Reel'n & Deer'n Outdoors - Glad you enjoyed it! Good luck this season!

[@DroptineRidge]

loretta hawley - still hunting absolutely is. In fact I use to hunt that way many many years ago. Good luck to you as well

[@bloodtrailsoldwoundsnewsca2502]

Great job nice shot on that doelicious!! lol

[@jesseduque1213]

This looks like a fun activity! Wondering how I could get started on hunting properly during season?

[@DroptineRidge]

Great question! We are out of Michigan where we have a ton of state land that is open to public hunting. Not sure what state you are located in but you can purchase the app OnX Maps and it will give you all the available public land areas in your state. The other option would be to contact your local DNR and they can also pin point you on land to hunt. Hope this helps and good luck!

[@jesseduque1213]

@@DroptineRidge I’m originally from CA but moved to Detroit for school this past summer, briefly learned rifle basics and plan to start recreational shooting this coming spring! And thanks for the response I’ll be sure to check this out 👍🏻

[@kevinaalberts9251]

fun...not seeing deer on opening day is t fun trying doing that since 2003!!! think it's fun yet???

[@DroptineRidge]

@@kevinaalberts9251 - Have you tried moving to a different piece of public ground? Being mobile and moving around has helped with our success. Sure there is trial and error but the state has a lot to offer and there’s a lot of good public grounds throughout the state.

[@DemonratsRevil]

@@DroptineRidge do you have to reserve land? I’m guessing not? Can out of staters just get a Michigan license? I returned to NC from the UP today, and I will be going back for next years Gun season. Can’t believe how short it is up there!

[@theoutdoorswithlumberjack174]

I like watching your videos and am curious as to what camera do you use? I'm looking at getting into something other than my phone camera.

[@DroptineRidge]

@The Outdoors with Lumberjack - Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoy our videos. We will be dropping more at the end of the month. As for the camera we use I use a Sony AX53 and my brother uses the Sony AX33. Both are great cameras, if you have time you can view our all of our videos and I have a video on everything we use from cameras to editing. Thanks again for watching and good luck with the camera search

[@theoutdoorswithlumberjack174]

@@DroptineRidge thanks for the response and I'll be keeping an eye out!

[@kennethbailey2616]

Have you ever put on a drive to move deer?

[@DroptineRidge]

Up in the UP I have not. There’s only a few areas we could successfully do one, it’s pretty thick up there. I have done them in the lower though

[@finpainter1]

Nice hunt

[@DroptineRidge]

finpainter1 - Glad you enjoyed it!

[@bradbradshaw-i4n]

when you drag a buck in a sled have the head at the other end of the sled so the antlers don't catch.

[@flywiseman]

Great vid

[@DroptineRidge]

Kirby Wiseman - Thank you

[@hotrodg8786]

Is that public ground in the UP?

[@andyparstino7280]

Awesome camp,how does that shower work in the cold? Makes the water warm enough?

[@DroptineRidge]

Yea the shower is actually very hot. I highly recommend one for anyone who doesn’t have one at camp

[@BdubbsVt]

Dusting of snow like that I'd look for a track to get on. Use them legs while ya still can!!!

[@DroptineRidge]

It’s very very thick in there so it is challenging. But the UP is where I cut my teeth when it comes to tracking and still hunting. Thanks for the watch and happy hunting

[@pigsrock75]

Question??? How beer was consumed lol lol that looks like a fun deer camp reminds me of when my dad and I hunted family land in Illinois

[@DroptineRidge]

Chad Sanders - we only had a couple ; ). Had a blast up there this year, glad you enjoyed it!

[@johnmcfaul7430]

Nice double lads! What calibers were you using?

[@DroptineRidge]

I use a .308 Ruger

[@Fin-Addict1]

Listening to frog country 101.5 in the camper can only mean one thing. You’re in Dickinson county or near to

[@mikemikovsky3112]

do you get doe tags with your hunting license in Michigan

[@DroptineRidge]

Mike Mikovsky - I had to apply for a doe tag for this area.

[@fishlovme]

What part of the UP are you guys hunting in? I have relatives in Menominee County. They do pretty good with some nice size bucks occasionally too.

[@DroptineRidge]

We’re around that area 😏. Beautiful country up that way!

[@fishlovme]

@@DroptineRidge sure is! I was born on the other side of the border in Marinette but I still do have relatives that live in Menominee and I grew up camping on the Cedar River up there. I miss it, living down in Southern Wisconsin now.

[@DroptineRidge]

@@fishlovme - The halfway bar and grill is a pretty good hang out area too! Hopefully you’ll make it back that way this hunting season.

[@btblueyez4u]

11:52 a big part of why there aren't the deer there for you guys like there is down here in Northern WI

[@DroptineRidge]

Bryan Kelly Baker - The wolves definitely put a hurting on the deer up there! Hoping they open a season back up like they did a few years ago

[@dannydanko4627]

A sighting of one wolf!?? Give me a fucking break, maybe youve gotten use to a deer population that was way overpopulated? Car/deer accidents are still killing more deer in the UP AND Wisconsin.

[@jasonpoche4615]

That and 500,000 hunters. Highest hunter pressure state in the nation - Michigan.

[@lonzosburner5167]

Where’s your camp at?

[@jayjones8129]

U let a wolf walk? Filmed 2 bucks fighting, no shot? Another good size buck trailing a doe, no shot?

[@DroptineRidge]

Unfortunately the wolf walked away and the bucks were not big enough for that area as there are some real big ones in that area

[@ChrisWilliams-nu1sf]

Nice video. What county were you hunting?

[@DroptineRidge]

Chris Williams -Menominee

[@ChrisWilliams-nu1sf]

Seems like an action filled hunt.

[@bigal25938]

You not allowed to shoot wolves?

[@DroptineRidge]

No we can’t in Michigan. I really wish we could though, there definitely needs to be a season

[@flywiseman]

apple?

[@kevinaalberts9251]

try southern lower I haven't been able to shoot a buck or doe since 2003!! it's now 2020!! on pubic land! yup I spelled wrong allegan SUCKS!!!

[@charlesbchase9]

Three's no way he didn't see you guys there 😡

[@banditto1969]

and the hilarity of him walking around at 9 a.m. who knows what goes on in some guys brains...

[@charlesbchase9]

Wolfs some a pack a deer a week period

[@jayonez137]

UP traditions

[@DroptineRidge]

Love the UP and Deer Camp! Good luck this fall

[@madmartigan4948]

They should have of established good elk population before introducing the wolves

[@DroptineRidge]

We’ve been seeing wolves more and more frequently up there, a little more than we’d like. Hopefully one day we’ll have a wolf hunt again

[@ericandersen9526]

Lookin good..regarding the Wolves...it's shoot ..shovel...and shut up...in the modern day world,,, the wolves don't belong in the U P../

[@craigmarble8956]

pardon you i think the wolves were there way before humans.

[@michiganconservative7442]

Haha #s.s.s and that maybe but they put exstemly high about of stress on the deer herd and all other life. Not to mention they are now over populated to the point of packs of 10 or more and going after peoples dogs and farmers cattle. Don't cry over an animal that could kill you. Unless you live there you don't have a clue what the locals deal with on a day by day basis

[@craigmarble8956]

My point is all animals belong where their habit is not for humans to just destroy it and if they are having that big of a problem have the wolves have a hunt and take some out.

[@michiganconservative7442]

@@craigmarble8956 I understand you're thought process a little bit and we did try to have a hurt like a lottery to raise money and only allow some wolves to be taken but the tree huggers cried and our governor shut it down. So they are going crazy feeding on everything and a lot of times they do it just for sport.

[@frankhite9849]

was sad to see that moron walk right in on you.. no different out west here. was gutting an elk many years back and had a guy put a gun in my back... brother in law walked up behind him and disarmed him and thru his bolt down the mountain... on of the last times i hunted elk, and i dont hunt alone anymore.

[@DroptineRidge]

Yeah I wasn’t thrilled that he did that, that’s for sure. Your incident sounds pretty serious and scary! I definitely would of would of called law enforcement. Glad that nothing else happened to you that day and you are able to hunt today.

[@frankhite9849]

@@DroptineRidge being in the middle of no were several miles from a road no way of contacting anyone... before most of us had cell phones thats easy to say but when your in that position i didnt ask his name or get identification. hindsight is 20-20 i have heard of this happening alot, even back home were you are at. I have learned out west that most fellow hunters are not your friend and to never turn my back without someone else to watch it and never hunt alone.

[@donbriggs8234]

Man you shot her guess you don't want no dear for next year

[@DroptineRidge]

While I understand that the UP might not have a healthy population all over, where we are at we have a healthy doe population. And although this video is a few years old, we still are maintaining that healthy doe population in our area.

[@joelubomski4717]

Really need some kind of limited doe only season in u p. I only shooting bucks everybody shooting anything with any antlers never give him a chance to grow

[@JamesKlukas-lu7xd]

Can't understand why you shoulder shot that doe when a head shot opportunity was offered ... What a tremendous waste of meat and a butchering nightmare .. It's a happy hunter \ butcher that chooses the head shot ...

[@DroptineRidge]

Most people don’t want to see a head shot and 99.9% of hunters are going to take the exact same shot I did. I butcher my own deer and had a ton of great tasting jerky from her. Good luck hunting

[@yugomarinkovic2067]

Great video!

[@DroptineRidge]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@andyparstino7280]

Awesome camp,how does that shower work in the cold? Makes the water warm enough?

[@DroptineRidge]

Andy Parstino - That shower works wonders! It can get very very hot even when it is super cold out. It’s instant too, so we never have to worry about it heating up.