Deer Camp Report: Kings of Drummond Island

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from timmy2bears wrote 3 years 4 weeks ago

This reminds me of camps I've been to in Northcentral PA and New York's Adirondacks. Wild places and true hunts. I love deer camp. I try to explain to people who don't hunt that it's a holiday, better than christmas.

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from Love2Hunt wrote 3 years 2 weeks ago

These secluded places are really neat and are always a great retreat to the outdoors. Always a fun time for sure.

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from VT Outdoorsman wrote 2 years 50 weeks ago

Great story. Its pretty cool to hear about the different traditions and rituals that happen at various deer camps around the country.

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from Ma Barker wrote 2 years 21 weeks ago

I've seen bigger horns on a "Chevy" !! Ah, you must be proud.

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from kdklaas wrote 2 years 11 weeks ago

My grandfather (passed in July at 99 years young) hunted Drummond Island during the 30's. I will always remeber the stories and his massive 240 pound (dressed) 12 point that is now in my dad's cabin in Skanee, Mi. Thanks for triggering some great memories!

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from kdklaas wrote 2 years 11 weeks ago

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from timmy2bears wrote 3 years 4 weeks ago

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from Love2Hunt wrote 3 years 2 weeks ago

These secluded places are really neat and are always a great retreat to the outdoors. Always a fun time for sure.

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from VT Outdoorsman wrote 2 years 50 weeks ago

Great story. Its pretty cool to hear about the different traditions and rituals that happen at various deer camps around the country.

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from Ma Barker wrote 2 years 21 weeks ago

I've seen bigger horns on a "Chevy" !! Ah, you must be proud.

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First, a quick preview of where I was headed: Stevens Recreational Camp, deep in the woods and with roots back in the FDR days. This is as far from the sidewalk as you can get in the big north woods-7 miles down a rough logging road, and then the driving really gets tough. I was there for the November 15 opener of rifle season for deer. A full crew of 10 hunters showed up, most of them with years of employment in various divisions of GM.

The patriarch of Stevens is Ham Peltier, a Michigan native who remembers when his dad joined the camp in 1953.

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