Traditional Wisconsin Deer Camp (Shack Tour)

Wisconsin Deer Hunting 2019 at the Lutze Deer Camp in Florence County Wisconsin.
David Lutze is captain of the Playin' Hooky on Lake Michigan in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. If you are interested in fishing for trout and salmon on the Great Lakes, check out www.playinhooky... and make your reservation today!

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

Thanks to everyone for watching!!! I really appreciate you taking time out of your day to check out our deer camp. Let me know what you think of it. Have you ever seen anything like it? Do you belong to a deer camp? I'd love to know. I was told recently that the more likes a video has, the more KZbin promotes it, so if you're dropping in, hit the gray thumbs up to turn it blue! If you haven't seen any of my other videos, check them out and hit the red subscribe button - Turn that thing gray!!! Thanks again everyone - Dave

[@dennisneuman9380]

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[@dennisneuman9380]

Playin' Hooky Sportfishing We have a similar deer camp near Goodman,wi. Our shack is put together like yours, but your hinged rafter system is something I would like to know more about. Have you thought about a small squirrel cage fan to move the heat lower toward the floor, that’s what we use to help keep the upper bunks cooler. Thanks for a great video.

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

@@dennisneuman9380 I taught in Goodman for two years. This camp is just West of Fence. Stop in for a brew this year and check it out if you like.

[@dennisneuman9380]

My daughters in-laws are just north of fence on maple road. Thank you for the invite, I will take a ride over. Does your crew stay up during the week or just the weekend. 2019 was a very poor year for us, we had 11 in the crew and no one saw a deer at all. I did see two tracks but the wolves have moved into the area. Good luck this year!

[@dennisneuman9380]

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[@dennisneuman9380]

Great video! Our deer camp is similar to what you have. We set up a portable shack like yours. My dad, two uncles and grandpa started hunting near Goodman,WI. Our shack is 14’x24’. My dad, uncles and grandpa started our camp in 1952 and now their children, nieces, nephews and grandchildren are now hunting at camp. 2020 will be the 68th year that the camp has been in operation and we are very proud of the fact that we have kept the camp alive all these years.

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

Way to go fellas! Stop in some time. We’re camped close to the popple.

[@jenerway7078]

Awesome looking camp! My family has a yearly deer camp in northern Minnesota. We use Ice Castle fish houses as our bunk houses and a cook shack that my brother built, complete with a T.V and benches for cards, story tellin' and enjoying meals together. It's the perfect hangout spot to warm up and enjoy family time. I look forward to it every year. I look forward to sharing it with my own boys eventually when they are old enough to come along.

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

Thanks for watching, Jen! Deer camp can't be beat, no matter how you do it! I know a couple of other people who go the fish house route. I think what is so cool is that everyone has their own unique deer camp story. If you haven't already, please consider subscribing to my channel - mostly I have fishing content, but I want to get more hunting stuff posted. Thanks again!

[@WildAboutBeingOutdoors]

Thanks for sharing your . You kept it real and I enjoyed watching it. I was sorry to see it end. Very interesting how the cabin is held together👍 I sure miss those days going to the mountains.

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

I'm glad I could share it with you, Chip! Thanks very much for doing by and checking out out. If you haven't already, please consider subscribing! You might like some of my other content as well.

[@WildAboutBeingOutdoors]

@@PlayinHookySportfishing I am subscribed already. I also have a channel how about stopping by mine and subscribe and watch some of my videos. I would greatly appreciate it

[@seansmith3747]

Sweet deer camp. My family has had a wall tent deer camp in florence county since the late 40’s. We had a long dry spell. So 5 years ago we moved over to Vilas county. Keeping the tradition going!

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

That's really cool! Do you still do the wall tent thing? I would certainly be interested in seeing some pics! If you haven't subscribed yet, Sean, I'd certainly appreciate it! It's free!

[@nickdedeluk8584]

Awesome video. I live in Michigan and lease land southern Michigan with a lot of deer but me and my dad go to the U.P. every year for gun season for the same reason you guys go up north. Nothing better then hunting the big woods!!!

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

Thanks for the kind words, Nick! I lived very close to the area that I hunt and got to know it quite well. There's just something about the dirt roads and big woods that keep luring me back every year! Thanks for watching! Consider subscribing if you haven't already! It's free!

[@mosierboy3631]

The soup! The oatmeal! The booze! The bed! The cards! What an amazing Camp! Awesome friends/family! 🤣😂🤣you heard 5 shots from brother and didn’t hear! Did you doze off? 😂🤣😂...kiddin...beautiful country up there! I’m so jealous! I’m not a hunter but I LOVE camping and enjoying the outdoors in the woods! I would love to come up and be a part of this tradition...I’ll stay at camp and prepare foods, drinks, etc...awesome video brother! BABAAM!!

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

Thanks so much!

[@2fast65]

Great video guys thanks for taking us along have a great day be safe.

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

Thanks, you too!

[@GrantMcIntosh]

Nice deer camp set up and take down. Congratulations to Buck Jam and Mathew on the bucks. Looks like you guys eat good too. Definitely not always about killing. Keep the tradition. 👍🍻

[@KochHuntingWNY]

I tell you what it amazes me everytime I watch these deer camp videos how similar but also how different and unique every deer camp around the country is. It's a tradition I plan on keeping for as long as I can even though I'm the only young guy at our camp. Awesome video man! I feel sry for the people that never have experienced opening week deer camp before. Nothing like it.

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

Thanks for watching man!

[@psauerfish]

Dave, that camp is awesome. Everything u need. I havent been big game hunting in a long time. Watching this makes me miss it.

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

Thanks for the kind words, Paul!

[@dontaft6517]

Very cool camp. Many of these camps are gone from the Wisconsin landscape. Thanks for sharing.

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

I appreciate it, Don! Unfortunately, you're right. I nearly left this camp as well a few years ago. I would never decide to hunt opening weekend without my dad and brother. If you haven't already, please consider subscribing. Take care!

[@Timr45_70]

Cool camp and a great group of guys to share it with

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

You got that right, Tim'r. Thanks for stopping by and checking out our tradition!

[@fishlovme]

That camp is awesome! Wish I had a tradition like that to go to! But I did get to hunt my old coworker's land this year and shot my first ever measurable buck and a doe too, so I call that pretty successful! Again, awesome, quality video, Dave!

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

Congrats pal! Maybe some day when we leave the northwoods we'll deer hunt together. Until then, I'll just have to be jealous of you!

[@fishlovme]

@@PlayinHookySportfishing as much as it hurts me to say the deer hunting up north isn't like it used to be, it isn't what it used to be! I remember as a kid most of my friends hunting up north and they'd see as many as 200 deer in a season! Now, the very few that still hunt way north are lucky to see one deer in an entire season! But still, that deer hunting camp tradition is what makes deer hunting fun!

[@backwaterboatrehab]

I'd love to make a trip to Wisconsin for some deer hunting in the future!

[@thomasmichaels5948]

I’ve been hunting 5 years now. Every year has been in Sheboygan county. Last year saw 30ish deer but only 1 buck.

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

Sheboygan and Manitowoc County are where I would prefer to hunt but I like the camp tradition as well.

[@martinkerker1190]

Nice camp, I live in Fence on Morgan Lake Rd. 1/2 mile West of the Fence Post store. I ride past your camp spot a lot during berry picking time. I used to hunt out of a camp with ten guys but after I got out of the Army most guys went different ways. hunting by your self just isn't the same. The last couple of years I would hear maybe 10 shots all day. Good luck, there is always next year.

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

You should stop in next year, and share a story and a brew!!

[@bigwazwazzy4504]

I hope your planning on making another deer camp video next yr!!

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

That's the plan! Hopefully the rain stays away!

[@truenorthangler]

Looked like a good camp out there. Lots of happy people there. That was awesome Dave. Left a 👍from the North. Adrian

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

I appreciate it Adrian!

[@flywiseman]

Really enjoyed the video. Im in Central Texas so going even 1 day with out seeing anything is very odd to me. That said my deer camp is not near as good as yours. Typically its just me and maybe my son. Having a group would be really fun to share the experience with. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us.

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

I appreciate you taking the time to come check it out, Kirby! Merry Christmas!

[@ravenfeather7087]

Wolves obviously take some deer but the principle reason for lower numbers of deer where you (and I) hunt is forest maturation. That and over-browsing of wintering habitat in "deer yards" a bunch of years ago. It has not bounced back. When I first started hunting (1960's) in my home area which is a mix of farm land and deer, a deer sighting was rare but about an hour north (more in your hunting area) deer were plentiful. For several years I'd usually see about 20 deer PER DAY during the first two days of the season. Now, in that same more northerly habitat seeing a deer during the gun season is a rare thing. And the same thing applies to grouse. Some areas, along creeks for instance, still produce a few grouse but overall there far fewer than before. There is little "edge" and a lot of mature forest which holds and produces few deer or grouse. In short, fires passed through this part of the world and created excellent deer and grouse habit. Smokey Bear (damn that bear) came along, created a lot of anti-fire hype, there were no more fires, the forest matured and now there are very few deer and grouse which need young growth rather than mature forests. The same applies to the UP of Michigan. And now, with the high potential for CWD being transmitted because of extensive baiting and the a relatively large number of deer and elk farms the future of deer hunting in your and my part of the world does not look good.

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

I'd say a factor that plays as much a role as fewer fires is fewer logging operations. Tree-huggers pushed for legislation to make it nearly impossible to keep logging profitable. As far as CWD goes though, most of that is a farce. The DNR uses it as a scapegoat to keep deer populations low in more highly human populated areas (fewer insurance claims). It's impossible to eradicate herds of deer, so trying is pure insanity. CWD poses virtually no threat to our wild herds. Deer generally live quite long with CWD, even continuing to have fawns. So few deer have even been tested positive with CWD in Wisconsin, and the vast majority that have were deer that were killed by hunters, not that died of the disease. CWD hasn't even reached the wild herd of Northern Wisconsin, so to say that the Outlook of hunting in our area does not look good because of it would be falling prey to their propaganda.

[@nickbeschta6031]

Great looking deer camp! Looks like a great time. Glad you guys managed to put a couple bucks down. Now if we could just catch a break and get the right to manage that wolf population again.

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

No doubt, Nick. What a real shame.

[@billzimmerman1778]

We had the right to manage wolf's until a out of state group sued the DNR and destroyed a tradition they learned a lesson the hard way as hunter i was very upset hopefully sanity will return

[@TheWrightsWay]

Very interesting...I never been hunting before...do the grocery store count..new here watching and thanks for sharing

[@jolkraeremeark6949]

Gotta say, that mobile deer camp is well thought out! You guys just need a washer and dryer in the basement👍✌👍

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

I know!!! My dad thinks of everything!!! I'm pretty sure he brings every possession he has for our trip!

[@CrabbyBill]

Looks like a great camp, thanks for sharing

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

Thanks for checking it out, Crabby, and thanks for the kind words!

[@Bajawildman]

whatup new friend, went hunting this morning seen nothing

[@chevy427ify]

the bar the one i like,,that's cool love the building,,take care,Guys

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

Thanks for watching, Rickey. My dad always makes sure to have that part flawless, guaranteed! I don't remember you commenting on any other videos, so I'd like to invite you to subscribe if you haven't already. Thanks again!

[@wideopenoutdoors2087]

Great video. It breaks my heart to see what is happening here to deer hunting.

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

I hear ya, bud!

[@fishlovme]

I shot my deer opening day at 12:30pm when almost everyone else was at lunch! I no longer leave my stand opening day cause the deer move more on the first day than any other time!

[@tylermarino6892]

Fishlovme Peterson totally agree

[@darrensnorthernlife1184]

Mid day movements can be your best chance sometimes 👍

[@catfishstalkeroutdoorswith530]

Good harvest and video. I hunt all 9 nine days of the WI gun season every year in Taylor Co near Medford, WI. Our group ranges anywhere from 9-20 guys in our camp. The deer hunting has be horrible the past 8 yrs. We mostly only see wolf tracks in the National Forest that we have been hunting the past 40 yrs. Years ago our area use to be awesome deer hunting until the wolves moved in. I seen one doe all season just like the past 4 years. Our group only shot 1 deer again this season. Less and less hunters are hunting every year. Until they do something about the wolves the deer hunting tradition is fading fast. Very Sad!

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

What a shame the big woods has had to deal with this issue. Hopefully something can be done soon!

[@whitetailwarriorsdeercamp88]

nice camp. i know what you mean about no shots and years ago there were lots. i hunt michigan's U.P and it's the same way at are camp. but it's deer camp we got lucky once in a while but we have a great time just like you guys do.

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

Right on!!!

[@quadoscorner7134]

Awesome video my friend, I love deer camp, haven't got to hunt the last couple years. I miss it bad, I Turkey hunt in Sconi 🤘 new here🤝

[@squirrellyacres]

Love the camp. I use to hunt an area east of Fire lane road where it crosses Halls Creek. We would setup camp in the woods. We had a great time hunting that area.

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

Thanks for checking it out! It sure is a nice area!

[@timnationx7482]

Thanks for sharing your hunt, first started hunting Flo Co when I was 14 over by W. Bass Lake in '86. (Not too far from where you are at) Those first few years it sounded like a war zone on opening day, but over time the deer numbers went downhill. Loved the whole camp tradition with Dad and his buddy's. Most have passed on now and hunting just isn't as much fun without them. I rifle hunt up there every other year now. Keeps me in touch with my roots. Best wishes and look forward to next years video!

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

Thanks very much! Hope you’re ready for it, it’s coming out tomorrow. Should be up before noon.

[@JohnAmes]

This was awesome video it looks like a lot of fun👍👍🦌🦌

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

Thanks for watching it John!

[@bobbygreen2291]

Nice place to visit , and I love all the guys at the camp , but down here in warm NC we are used to seeing 30 to 50 deer a day , and I wish that we could somehow let y’all have a few in those big woods up north , it would be so much better if you just had some more deer. We only have deer to die by vehicle, and fawns get ate by coyotes but no frozen deer or wolves.

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

Thanks for watching and commenting Bobby! If you haven't already, I'd like to invite you to subscribe to the channel. I try to post as much outdoor content as my life will allow me!

[@darrensnorthernlife1184]

Yeah buddy

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

Figured it was about time I make a video, eh?

[@darrensnorthernlife1184]

School'sOut Fishing Mmhmmm

[@deercamp3479]

Way cool video!! Whereabouts are you guys in Florence county?? I have been deer hunting in Florence county since 1983 and have a camp in the patten lake area.

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

Thanks for watching, David, and thanks for the kind words! We hunt close to Morgan Lake in Southern Florence County. I like fishing Patten Lake in the winter. I caught a 24" walleye there while fishing for perch one time! If you haven't already, please consider subscribing to my channel - mostly I have fishing content, but I want to get more hunting stuff posted. Thanks again!

[@deercamp3479]

Thanks for your reply! Absolutely love that area! We have caught a few walleyes also in Patten lake but nothing that big! I did subscribe and am looking forward to more Florence county content!

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

david kese my first vlog ever was on a Florence county lake. It's not that good but at least there's something. I think it's called Florence county fishing trip or something like that. Picture of my girlfriend is the thumbnail. Thanks for subscribing!

[@MuskyHans]

Interesting looking deer camp

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

Thanks for watching, Hans! How many deer did you slay this year?

[@MuskyHans]

@@PlayinHookySportfishing 1 buck

[@whitetailwarriorsdeercamp88]

nice camp looks like a good time the way deer camp is surpose to be. we have a camp up in michigans U.P like you the hunting isn't the best. but it's deer camp no place i'd rather be. i too have access to better hunting down state in lower michigan but it's not deer camp

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment, Dan. I truly appreciate it!

[@FishTips]

Florence county? Dang, you weren't far from where I was ice fishing that weekend! You also drove by my family's deer camp not far off of 441 in amberg!

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

I figured. You did better than me though!

[@markpro96]

Nice video and a great camp! Came across this on Lake Link. Better luck in 2020. New sub!

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

Thanks for the sub! Can't wait to get back at it on Saturday!

[@torreyclaybrooksjr1486]

Yes

[@jasonzenner9649]

👍Nice camp🦌!.

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

Thanks, Jason! If you haven't already, please consider subscribing! I'd greatly appreciate it. I have lots of other outdoor Wisconsin content!

[@midwestracksrodsoutdoors]

That's incredible, the amount of extensive setup for 2 days of hunting. It's so sad how awful the hunting has gotten in the northwoods of Wisconsin. The deer are already up against it in the northwoods, then you add the high amount of predation, it's really unreal. My father in law of 14 years, hasn't killed a deer in Florence Co. in 20 years. With that said, I love your old school deer camp.

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

Thanks man really appreciate it! 👊👊👊

[@davidpartymix]

Is that Rock Creek area in fence wi

[@davidpartymix]

My family hunted there for thirty years and killed some real nice bucks. I still grouse hunt there all the time

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

@@davidpartymix Grouse hunting is about the best kind of hunting there is around there. I can always flush 'em, but my aim needs improvement!

[@davidpartymix]

Beautiful area. We have 80 acres off of the Goodman grade that we hunt now

[@michaelhaulotte689]

👍 Thanks for sharing.

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

You bet

[@naybreed]

Jerome from Michigan Here. We do the same shit. 2019 was average here. . Jerome.

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

Thanks for checking it out Jerome!!

[@mikedrefahl7037]

That’s pretty cool

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

Thanks for watching Mike. If you haven’t already, please consider hitting the subscribe button. Thanks!

[@jester4886]

Good shit

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

Thanks dude!

[@lucky9lives4me]

Do you actually set that whole camp up for 4 days or was the video only 4 days

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

Good question. The camp is set up Friday morning and is taken down about 72 hours later on Monday morning. So Friday afternoon, Saturday, Sunday, and Part of Monday morning camp is set up. Thanks for watching, Darin! Please consider subscribing to the channel. Mostly I have fishing content but I'm looking to add more hunting stuff in the near future.

[@JB_Machine]

The dnr claims there is a major abundance of deer, there's no reason you're group can't tag out.

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

Yeah, there's definitely a disconnect between the DNR claims and what hunters are seeing afield. I truly think predators are the biggest reason we don't see deer like we used to. We never had real great nutrition in the past, and hunting pressure is WAAAAAAY down, so you'd think they should have rebounded to some degree, but they just haven't. Thanks for commenting, Jim!

[@JB_Machine]

@@PlayinHookySportfishing I have land in waupaca county, where they claim is the mecca of deer population, and give you all these extra farmland doe tags. I didn't start bow hunting until Halloween. From then until 2 days before gun season I saw 5 deer total, and I sat 4-5 days a week sun up until sun down. 10-15 years ago I could sit the last 2 hours of the day and see between 4 and 6 every night, Sometimes way more.

[@darrensnorthernlife1184]

He shot that deer on a bore sighted rifle 😂

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

... I was going to write a reply to it, but I don't want to offend one of the members of our camp...

[@darrensnorthernlife1184]

School'sOut Fishing haha

[@ravenfeather7087]

@@PlayinHookySportfishing He should be disbarred. If you can't take the time to prepare to the point where you are certain you can make a clean humane kill, that does not end up in a lost or suffering deer, you should stay out of the woods. Take up something less serious. Pool would be a good option. And a lot of beer drinking. There's nothing funny about it.

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

You got that right, Raven! Thanks for watching!

[@DalonCole]

Bore sighted only?

[@lucky9lives4me]

All videos throughout the North America all of them are talkin about coyotes or wolves deer populations are definitely dwindling 😠 I'm in Washington state I've seen two wolves in my life 1 + 96 and 1 in 2012. But every year I find more sign of either wolves or cougars

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

Yeah, there are many factors in our area, as another commentor pointed out, but it can't be denied that Wolf predation plays a role. I've never seen a Wolf, but my girlfriend saw 4 last weekend. See tracks all the time, but they're crafty. They don't like being seen.

[@dennisneuman9380]

Just wondering if you are still hunting the same area and still Setup the shack

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

Just got done loading up the shack onto the trailer and we’re heading up Friday morning.

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

New video is up! have you checked it out?

[@JamesKlukas-lu7xd]

" was good " ? So , the question remains , why ? What's behind your diminishing hunting opportunities ? Wolves ?! If it's wolves , correct the situation ! Your state fish and wildlife , staffed with too many antis , is probably the problem . Save our hunting tradition by challenging the Antis ! Don't be passive sheep ! Take action !

[@PlayinHookySportfishing]

Thanks for watching, James! I am glad you thought it was good!