The Upper Peninsula of Michigan 💚💚

I have photos from the 1890s up through the middle 1900s of my grandfather's deer camps in the upper peninsula. They literally went up there and built cabins when they finally owned a property up there. After a split in the hunting group, they moved areas and started hunting out of the large white tents. The buck pole photographs are incredible. One of the deer antlers hangs in my house from back then. A family member was a taxidermist one of the earliest in our area. His work lasted. They went to the south end of Porter Lake in the irons. Munising and Newberry among others. He was a logger, running steam engines for the mill, operating them like that from the 1890s up until the year I was born in the early sixties. They were men of iron those guys. Still operating with the original crew into their '80s. And man were they the Outdoorsman. Love videos like this. Excellent job :-)

This is a good video my friend.. Brings me back to the 1970's and 1980's when my friends and my self hunted like that back in New York ( I now live in montana for the last 33 years. You can't hardly say the word hunt back there no more. ( they would want to put you in jail ) plus all my hunting buddies are either dead or to old to hunt... So with that being said , that's why your video hit home with me... Thank you Frank from montana..........

Looks like a great deer camp with good guys, good food and good fun. That's living the good life. I wish you all great luck next year and every year.

Nothing like deer. Camp! My dad and 11 buddies formed Pontotoc Deer Hunting Club in 1958! After hunting several years renting a old farm house they all put up $100 a piece and bought some land adjacent to the National Forrest and built a 20 X 40 concrete block camp in 1962! One of the members ran a concrete plant and the camp was built out of 2nd blocks for 10 cent a piece! The metal roof was from a old military Q hut! One big room with fireplace at one end! They got some military bunks and mattresses 😊 then put the kitchen on the end opposite the fireplace! Later in the later 60s they added a bathroom and insulated and sealed the ceiling! I started going to camp in 1960 at the age of eight and have helped do many things on the camp! There was always a list to eat in and when I turned 21 I wanted to be a full fledge member but no openings ! The only rule they had was no one but members the night before opening day of deer season and that included sons! The rule has not been broken in all these years! The difference is I was able to get a acre of land right across the road from the original camp in 1981 and drag a 12 X 16 foot building I across the road 7 days before deer season! We stapled cardboard on the walls and used a kerosine heater with us on army cots and like to froze to death cooking outside but we made it! I contacted the game warden about a camp permit and he just laughed and said I was just a suburb of FORT DREWERY! The next year we were working on the camp insulating and sealing it when my wife came by as we were all taking a beer break and said she thought we were working . One of the local guys told her we were trying to come up with a name for the camp. She laughed saying all I had was a Smokehouse! So since that time it has been known as Smokehouse Hunting Club! Since beginning it has grown quite a bit. Th😊e original building is a bunk room with 3 double bunks. It has a 12 X 7 bathroom with shower/Tub, lavatory, commode, hot water heater and washer and dryer! Out the front is a 12 X 12 kitchen with sink, stove, griddle, refrigerator, stainless steel table, coffee pots, Microwave and air fryer with all the cooking pans and utensils you would ever need! When you step out fo the kitchen you go into our great room I guess you would call it we have a upper section where we have a big table and chairs and also our wood heater which I made out of a 30 inch diameter 3/8 inch steel pipe 4 1/2foot tall with 1/2 inch steel plate on the top and bottom! It has the shove pipe coming out the top offset where we can put a Dutch oven on it and cook! Below that is our tv area with couch, love seat, and several recliners! The whole building is super insulated and sealed with led light, ceiling fans and air conditioner! Step out the side door is our cleaning area where we can hang three deer and dress then set into a huge stainless steel liner, that came out of a salad bar,win a drain in the middle where we can wash and clean the meat. Hear in the south we have to get them dressed and cooled down fast as possible! We also have storage area for our wood to stay dry and park about8 4 wheelers and side by sides! We mainly are running in mud and water so when it cold we let tarps down and seal the shed off and fire up a double barrel wood heater in the shed to dry our brakes and wheels out! I turn 71 in March and wouldn’t take nothing growing up in this camp !g my brothers and I ,my kids and now grandkids and it’s is still wonderful! I lost my dad in 2005 and I took his membership in Fort DREWERY since he started it! This year the FORT DREWERY building has been their since1962 60 years ! My building SMOKEHOUSE building has been there since 1981 41 years ! From the hills of North Mississippi I wish y’all a great hunt this season!

There's nothing like deer camp. Love it.

Am 75 years old and lived in the 906 area a little town called Fletch. Hunted in the swamps and the hard woods seen a lot and heard a lot. Great memories and great men of are hunting camp. Keep up the good work and stay safe.

Something about the ride up....... Anticipation, excitement, crossing the Bridge, the start of this year's adventure. Camaraderie, friends. Pure Michigan as they say.

i love your videos cant wait for this years deer camp video

Good video. Was definitely a surprise to see the 2 boys racing camper at your camp.

Don't that sick when you have to go back home. Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it

I enjoyed all them guys together getting along and it's such a fun adventure. The stories the campfire the cooking 🍳

I had almost the same thing happen to me 2:49 with a soft Tonneau cover a couple of weeks ago on the bridge. I couldn't stop along the way to do anything about it but fortunately it stayed with the truck although it was completely ruined. I had driven 50 miles before that and it just popped on the bridge of all places.

totally awesome!! love it, nothing better than being at deer camp. glad to see it, keep that tradition going my friend. that looked like you guys had a great time, which is what it's about. thanks for sharing and taking us along

The deer camp looks awesome. Takes me back to when my family and I had a big deer camp. Illinois first firearm season was always filled with great food a lot of adult beverages drank and the stories. Now it's just my parents and I but we still have a good time. Good luck this season

You've always made great videos it's about time you got the views you deserve! Keep up the good work and good luck this season.

I love your excitement about the 10 point!

I always enjoy the deer camp videos! Good luck tomorrow! 🏹🦌

looks like a really fun camp!!

Awesome video I love that you guys take hunting serious and understand that friendship and camp life means more than the kill have a great day be safe and keep the videos coming.

Love,love ,LOVE the deer camp videos!! They are the BEST. My cousin is coming home from the Navy this year just in time for deer camp this year so it’s going to be a great year. Cheers fellas and good luck out there!

Very well done 👍 thank you

Man that looks like a blast.

Looks like soo much fun

I use to hunt in Michigan I miss it good hunting good food and good friends and a boat load of fun

Looks like a great time. My wife’s family is from Michigan. Ive only hunted there one time

Nicely done video. Well documented hunt

I used Shazam for the one song “Fade away” it’s so good I had to add to my playlist😂 Great Video!

Nice small taste deer for deer cabin .

Deer camp or moose camp, there’s nothing like a bunch of friends getting together to share some time.

Good luck tomorrow!

Even tho you didn't get one looked like you had a great time with your friends. That is what matters at the end! New Subscriber here!

Awesome video, love the filming on the drive up going across the mighty Mac. Where about a you guys hunt? I hunt over in Ontonagon county between Bruce crossing and Bergland. Gods Country.

Nice camera work on the stand. I was thinking Mr. Buck would step out any minute.

good ol fasion deer camp!

My brother and I bought a 20 acre plot outside of Paradise Michigan to hunt on. Were both from east/central Indiana. It is truly god country up there. Plan to move up there full time next yesr

Snow about to get deep up there

I don't want snow, but a little will help.

Around the camp fire

Awesome video I’m from the metro area but have property up north to hunt

cool you passed right by me on the way to the up

I hunt new York and my dad and uncle used to camp when they hunted and then the older they got they needed to get a motel and then I started hunting with them in new York and they definitely needed to get a motel but my dad passed away in 2014 and my uncle and I still hunt there this year we are getting a cabin in new York for the gun season opening weekend

Where do you hunt in Iron River? I'm from Iron River. Good video.

Yooper

You use generators to power things? How much fuel you go through?

the constant sound of generators running back at camp kills it for me. my dream deer camp is roughing it without gas exploding running a compressed piston. do solar do something other than ruining the peacefulness of the U.P.

Good times congrats

Only a troll would load up rotten wood haha

Do you guys get doe tags this year

Why not hunt longer? You wait all year.

What caliber rifles do you guys use

Sorry dude the music is toooo much

You didn't get the memo? The wolves ate all the deer in the UP

What county?

How far past the Cut River Bridge did you go? The U.P. is being overrun by people who have no respect for those of us that live here. Sad.

Hope you all don't waste the rest of the deer and just eat the back strap

Just come U.P. here and do your business. Save us all the blowing U.P. the spot please.

If people in Michigan didn't drink Bush light..no one would ..nasty

Remember when you got to shoot a camp deer to eat for free while in camp and you could also shoot a bear on your deer tag for free and every property owner could hunt his land and neighbors adjoining woodlands without a license or a passbook because everyone is entitled to feed their families off from land they own🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔😂

I often stay at the Lakeshore motel in Iron River. This year I hunted public land in Channing. Saw a spike, a few doe and plenty of wolf tracks. Then, on the 19th, at dusk, I got lost in the woods scouting the public land across the road. I won't bore you with the details, but it could have gotten ugly. Fortunately I found my way out, exhausted and soaked in sweat with temps dropping below 15 degrees. Learned a few valuable lessons that day. Never took a deer, but I still was in heaven. Too bad none of my sissy-ass buddies can break away from their wives to hunt anymore. Had to go it alone.

Really, you wouldn't shot a buck because you couldn't get it on camera. How stupid!!!!!

Maw made the best chili for deer camp all I had to do is warm it up but the beans and the chili made me fart one day during both season big buck was coming close to me I farted and let off some stink and he ran away so I only ate the chili at night for supper but then the guys wanted me to sleep outside because the smell was too bad