Deer Camp 2023 - Opening Weekend
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- Опубликовано: 17 ноя 2023
- Opening weekend at deer camp. A bitter sweet opener as we remember our good friend Frank. Weather was cold, windy, snowing/raining but we toughed it out. Meat was put on the pole and a few deer were seen as the rut activity increases. #wilderness #deerhunting #fishing #voyageurs #bassfishing #boating #cabinlife #nature #hunting #deerhunting #deercamp #deerseason #bucks #remote #offgrid #cabin #minnesotadeerseason
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I've been part of a family owned deer camp in northern NH for 60 years now. We're into our 4th generation of hunters and it's awesome to get together every fall. The heritage and tradition runs deep in our camp and I'm glad to see it still going strong. There's nothing like hunting from a camp with great people telling the same stories every fall and making new memories along the way! Good for you and your gang! Keep it going!
Couldn’t agree more. We enjoy the camp more than anything. Deer are just a bonus! Thanks for watching!
Man that was a awesome video👍👍 love the camp. Looks like you guys/gal have a great time and that’s what camp is all about
We sure do! Thanks for tuning in!
Good to see hunting camps still going strong.. As someone who started deer hunting in the 1970s as a youth, I recall the standard of red wool pants and a red or checkered red wool jacket--very classy and practical. I have an idea of where you are at as our old traditional hunting site was south of Pelican Lake (Orr); many of the hunters are old and many have deceased, those who still hunt scattered about. Have relatives in Crane Lake.. Memories from the deer camp will always be with us forever, a toast to the past and present and future deer hunters who will hunt and have the camaraderie so dear to us all.
Well put! Deer hunting memories are some of the best. Crane lake is just down the road!
Another awesome deer camp vid from you guys! Hard-core!! Well done! Here's to Frank!
Thank you!!! Did you get out too?
@@arrowheadangler Yes, Hunted up to Wednesday for Wisconsin's 9 day. My vid will be out hopefully by the end of tomorrow!
Excited!
Man, great video. Your camp has all the hallmarks of the classic northern Minnesota deer camp. Absolutely love it. My pops and I hunted solo but I always wanted those old timey deer camp vibes.
Appreciate it. This is all I have ever known so to me this is how all deer camps are but after watching so many different camp videos it’s clear to see there is a ton of variety! Glad you liked the videos. Hoping to see more deer in the coming seasons. We’ve had some luck over the 10 years but after the winters of 2013-2014 in my region the deer numbers haven’t rebounded. Here’s to hoping for a few mild winters to get it back to normal!
Great video. Nothing beats deer camp. And of course you have to have some cribbage!
Cribbage! My grandpa taught me when I was little and it’s a tradition to play every year.
New Sub from TX y’all! Terrific deer camp 🏕 lady & gents! It’s the stories & memories from each deer harvested that keeps deer camps all over the Nation renewed every year!
That is such the truth! Happy hunting this season!
Quite the system you got there in and out of camp! I like it.
Thanks! It’s a lot of work but to be in a remote setting it is well worth it. Thanks for watching!
Just started watching your videos awesome camp. So sorry for your loss. RIP Frank.
Thank you for your condolences. We appreciate you watching! We are happy to have captured these memories with Frank.
I look forward to every bit of your camps content. In fact, I have watched your deer hunting videos multiple times. Reminds me of the remote hunting my son and I do out of our Upper Peninsula camp. Keep it coming!
Thanks for the kind comment and for watching!
Congratulations to your daddy on his buck! It's always good to make an early harvest, so you can enjoy some fresh camp meat. It beautiful up there. Stay warm!
Thanks! He’s and some good luck over the years. It’s nice that we have a quiet hunting area. If it wasn’t for the scenery I’m not sure anyone would sit all day! Not many deer but it’s a fun camp!
I just purchased a 10 acre camp in the U.P. from a group of older gentlemen who had it for over 20 years but lost two members and were unfortunately getting too old to enjoy it themselves. They bought it from a similar group that first built it in 1979. Some of the stories they shared with me were just awesome. I’m not a hunter, but many of my friends are, and I bought it to make memories with them and my family. When I was shopping, I found a beautiful remote camp only accessible by river and ultimately decided that it was just too remote for us and how we wanted to enjoy it. One thing I think preventing a lot of people from buying camps is the riding cost of real estate. The dream was almost out of reach for me as I’m sure it’s becoming for others…Covid really put a hurt on prices for off grid getaways.
Yeah prices are pretty high! I am very fortunate to have a cabin property like this. We may not see a lot of deer but we also have access to thousand of acres of wilderness hunting where we are unlikely to come across another hunter. I hope you and your family and friends make great memories at your new place!
Great video showing tradition of a north woods camp!
Thanks! Too many of these types of camps are fading out. Use to have 4 hunting groups on the lake. We are the last one. Mainly because of no deer but also because the older generation is the last to do deer camps. Need some youth to pick it up!
@@arrowheadangler agree we are inundated with wolves and hard winter have hurt the population near us as well. Many youth are not showing interest as they don’t see deer for several years they lose interest. Happy hunting.
Agreed. Without the youth getting involved there is no future in hunting. Waterfowl hunting will be the first to fall apart. I am hopeful that the deer will come back to at least respectable numbers. Realizing that the mid 2000’s was an outlier with deer numbers I think we can certainly handle a few more. Here’s to hoping for some mild winter!🍺
Awesome video.
Appreciate it. I’ve watched a lot of your videos and it inspired me to document my cabin adventures!
Awesome huh you should be arrested for liking it
I just started watching your videos a while back and i just gotta say, that's too bad about Frank. Not sure what happened but you could tell he was a real solid guy. Always had a smile on his face from ear to ear. And from the sounds of it he was quite the buck slayer. I'm sure he was watching over all of you
Frank was an amazing person. Appreciate the kind words. He was missed at camp this year.
Man, This looks like fun!
Great Video! Looking Forward to the next one. Nice to see your Dad Got A Buck!
Thanks good sir. I’ll be sure to get the next video up by Thanksgiving. My dad always seems to have good luck when it comes to seeing deer.
Great video man! I always look forward to your deer hunting videos. I dig your camp. Nothing better than opening deer hunting with your family!
You got that right. Appreciate the support. Next season I’ll be redoing the little cabin so more memories made. Hoping for a mild winter as the deer have really gone down
I look forward for this video every year up here on Kodiak Island, AK. You have an awesome cabin in an awesome area.
Appreciate it! I’ll follow this up with another video for the rest of the season. We didn’t put and more deer on the ground but it was still a good adventure! I had to leave camp early due to kid duties! Kodiak Island sounds like an amazing place to live! It’s on my bucket list to make it to Alaska. Someday, I’d like to go there annually for some fishing and hunting opportunities. Jealous that you get to live in such an amazing uncharted area!
I really enjoy all your deer camp videos. Keep 'em comin!
Appreciate it Jordan. I’ll keep rolling them out!
First time watching. Great story and awesome adventure! Looks like a ton of fun!
Welcome! Every season is an adventure. Be sure to check out our other deee videos to see some success as well as other adventures we have taken for deer camp. We work hard to get out to it but once there, there isn’t a better place on earth!
Love this video. Brings back so many great memories for me growing up. Glad to see you keeping the tradition alive and well!
Appreciate it. It’s a lot of work but I don’t think I’d want to be anywhere else on opening weekend than at my deer camp. Lots of memories. My great grandpa purchased the place back in the 40’s. Hoping to keep the tradition alive for many years!
@@arrowheadangler that kind of experience is totally worth every ounce of effort. Almost all of the gentlemen I used to hunt with have passed on but would love to experience something like you have again.
Sorry to hear that your hunting partners have passed on. I am sure the memories that you folks made were amazing. I still remember my deer camp with my grandpa and his buddies. The stories, the laughs, just hits different when you have a good camp.
@@arrowheadangler so true and make sure to cherish every moment like that. I always said it is not really about the deer as much as the memories made. We placed my grandfather's ashes at his favorite deer stand. I still feel that he is out there with us in spirit. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos in the future!
We have the axe, go Badgers!
Haha! Gophers were pretty garbage this season. Bout time you take it back. We’ll get it back in another 10-15 years you just wait.
I love your camp and videos!! Mine is just south of Tower. What happened to Frank?? He was too young and always had a genuine and almost knowing smile. Rest in pease my friend. I never met you, but I feel as if I had known you.
Appreciate the support. Frank had a sudden medical event that took him way too early while hunting last season. He was an amazing person and is so greatly missed. It was bittersweet at camp this year but Frank is a legend and his stories will carry on forever at our deer camp.
You guys do a great job filming your deer hunt and camp life. Sorry about Frank.
Thank you. Frank was one of a kind and is deeply missed. It wasn’t the same at camp without him.
In the words of Jessica, I feel like a cheater after watching this video. We have heated stands and I can’t even sit all day…. But I think I have undiagnosed ADD… 😆 I’ll blame it on that. Thanks for taking us along on your weekend!
Cool to see someone else’s camp.
We hang ours by the feet!
Love that eagle carving 🦅 🇺🇸
“7” of clothing” 😂🤔
Hope your next 6 full days were successful!
Congrats on 1k! 🌲
Thanks bud. Seriously considering the enclosed stands. So much better when it’s cold. It is a mental challenge to sit all day but I’ve seen and shot some nice deer in the middle of the day. No one will be at camp anyways so might as well stay out. Thanks for the congrats on 1k! Pretty cool to see what started as just offloading my hunting and fishing experiences to this!
feet all the way. Really enjoy the video!
Thanks 👍
Right on loved it 👍 congrats to dad nice buck. And what you said about your dad its exactly like my dad seen a big change this year he just turned 77 in October don't know how many more year's he has left to hunt.
My dad still goes out but he is certainly becoming more of a fare weather hunter. 😄
@@arrowheadangler same here 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Serious hunting group!
Our hunting group has had many different people through the years but one thing is constant we hunt pretty much sun up to sun down for the whole season. Thanks for watching!
Sorry about Frank. How did he pass??? he had the Big Luck buck gods in his favor often.... Hunt in peace Frank....
Frank had a major medical event. Way too young. I thought about him the entire trip. He was one of the nicest people you'd ever meet.
@arrowheadangler Wow really love your youtube channel, it brings back so many memories...... I started hunting in 1979 in east of Orr close to Buyck when my wife and I got married (wifes dad hunted this area and he invited me along).... Always hunted public land so your setup is so awesome. I love the "bigwoods" hunt, and going on 44+ years. Keep the great content coming.....
I saw, in one of your videos your deer rifle.... Is it a Remington 7600 pump? If so I have one too, bought it at Woolworths. I guess I am dating myself :)
Thanks for sharing your stories JP
7600 for sure chambered in a 300 savage! Love the country up there! Haven’t had much deer in the last decade but it’s such a beautiful place to hunt. Will continue to put out content!
@@arrowheadangler Mine is a 3006.... I have all the same cal for each of my sons, and I have 3 sons (lost 1 to cancer).... Wanted to make sure in early morning light they were all the same cal. and not putting 270 in 3006 etc....
Love your channel... Love ATVing up in the voyager trails....Keep up the great channel
So sorry for your loss. Great idea with the same caliber! I will continue to post as I can. Have 3 of my own that keep me busy so as I have time off I try to get a video in.
I can certainly relate to you loosing a good hunting friend. I just lost the friend that I have hunted with the longest, over 50 years. And for the first time in over 50 years opening day found me not in deer camp still hunting my way around the big woods and high mountains. All of my hunting buddies have passed away or are simply not able to climb the ridges anymore. So I have spent my time hunting my own farm this season. Good times and some pretty nice bucks but it is not the same as deep woods deer camp. But I have posted videos of my hunting here at my farm in the Southern Appalatchian Mountains.
Good luck to you Sir.
Dennis
I love the Savage 99. As you may have seen we have quite a few folks in camp that have them as well. So sorry to hear that all of your hunting buddies have moved on to the great hunt. We were only successful with 1/7 licenses but we had a blast nontheless! You have some beautiful country there, glad to see that you are still able to get out!
@@arrowheadangler I am very blessed and still able to hunt the big woods and mountains. God has been good to us.
The Savage 99 is an all time classic rifle. I have several and have taken deer with all of them.
Our deer are not really big bodied, with mature bucks generally averaging from 160-180, but we have a good population of them especially in the farm lands. The big woods public lands hold fewer of them
but are more fun to hunt.
I must say you guys are tough. It is COLD up your way!!!!!
I am about the only hunter around these parts that use Chopper Mittens. I learned that little trick from a Minnesota hunter. Smart man.
Take care.
Dennis
Those are respectable deer sizes. First buck I had ever taken at my cabin went 227 field dressed. Haven’t shot one bigger than that to date. Some close but not that big. Keep those 99’s going! Wish they would come back out with them!
I love your vidoes Sir! Very sorry about Frank!! I chatted here last year on your deer hunt up there.....I am up there in Aug running bear baits. for a couple of weeks If you look up the bear guide in that area.... caught a ton of notherns this year on that river system let`s just say not far from Andersons......You will know where i stay at. Did you see many wolfs this year? last year they were thick up there....this year only 1 wolf track...They were not there this year. I did see 2 bucks the same size as your dad shot maybe 5 does also.....Many many bears up there. Thanks for the videos it just makes me crave being up there more!! Take care Sir!! Good luck to all of you!!
Appreciate the kind words about Frank. I did not see a wolf this season. I believe the 2 packs that frequent the area are pretty small. Back in the early to mid 2000’s it wasn’t uncommon to see 7-8 wolves in a pack but now it seems that they are 3-4 strong and that’s about it. My assumption is that it is due to food availability in the spring. With hard winters there are not many fawns and if you keep the deer numbers low the wolf numbers will likely follow. Also, there are a ton of bear in the area. Haven’t had any on the trail cameras the past two seasons but I see tracks pretty frequently. Hoping for a few mild winters. That would really help the deer population. Does Anderson’s stay open all fall or do they close shop in October? I don’t venture that way too much after summer and tend to go through Orr and Cusson.
Great videos! We have been muzzleloader hunting in Maine this week..deer everywhere but couldn’t see any horns. It was great being able to watch your videos at the end of the day at camp. Good luck next year :)
Thanks! Hopefully you guys can get out again! Certainly nice to have deer. It’s looking like a mild winter is ahead of us in the Midwest so my hope is that we have some better hunting in the future!
I have had the same luck in St Albans Maine
Man, just looking at where you are at on google earth. It looks like some beautiful country!
It’s pretty incredible, the cost of living is high but it’s a great place to live
Hell of an adventure and tradition, enjoyed the video. I hunt on my property near Meadowlands, west of Cotton MN. She was definitely chilly opening morning. I didn't see a deer and maybe half dozen shots heard.
Yeah, as you know there are not a lot of deer in the woods. Saw a few this year but hoping for a mild winter. This herd needs some help. Were you fortunate enough to tag out this year?
@@arrowheadangler I only hunted opening weekend up north. Hunting farther south rest of the season including muzzleloader
Good idea, next season if we have a hard winter I’ll go to my cabin but 3rd weekend and muzzleloader around the nemadji area.
Just found your channel a few weeks ago and really enjoyed your videos. Sorry to hear about Frank, he seemed very humble and a great friend. May he rest in peace. Glad to see you are carrying on the tradition. Remington 760 I carry the same rifle.
Appreciate the kind words about Frank. He was one in a million. What cartridge is your 760? Mines a classic 300 savage.
I'm from the fat, dumb and happy crowd. (30/06) I'm over in Wisconsin and I track instead of stand hunting, the pump is just perfect for moving through the woods. Maybe one of these years I head up that way and go tracking. Looking forward to more videos.
I did some tracking this season. As you will see in the next video I failed miserably. Need to brush up on my skills! Best of luck this season!
This was a treat. As close to being there as it gets. One of the best hunting videos I've seen.
I wonder if you guys are suffering the same malady there as we are in northeast Wisconsin. We had great deer habitat after the white pine was cut in the late 1800s and early 1900s and then the landscape was subjected to forest fires. Now it's largely mature forests and the deer and grouse populations have plummeted. Plus we have a few wolves around. I keep hoping the low deer numbers aren't a result of CWD.
Agree with the habitat component. I am not sure that we understand the impacts on deer wintering yards and loss of adjacent habitat as well as fire suppression. Obviously, the presence of whitetail deer on the landscape is a fraction of time over the last 100 years considering the re-habitation post glacier approximately 10-12,000 years ago. So the habitat isn’t exactly conducive to whitetail deer without the human disturbance and logging practices. Mild winters will help increase whitetail deer populations. We could have some predator control with wolves but I realize that this wouldn’t impact survival as much as others may believe purely due to winter severity. Most research I have seen from Mech and others shows that wolves impact deer in severe winters but have little impact during moderate to low severity. This would also correlate to increased fawn survival since wolves wouldn’t have the capacity or energy to be able to seek out the individuals and more fawn survival would increase deer density. Also, black bear are pretty hard on fawn survival as well. Either way, we currently do not have known CWD in our far northern deer population. Appreciate the comments as I love looking into research and am a prescribed fire practitioner myself! I really enjoy looking into habitat pre European settlement and looking into the natives burning component and how it shaped the landscape. Sad that we suppressed the fire dependent ecosystem.
Thanks
You are welcome! Thanks for watching!
Its been a slow wknd in wisconsin due cooler weather no snow
Hopefully the action picked up!
My deer camp was at my grandma and grandpas house. Didn’t get to many years until my grandpa passed. Hoping to get some property and start a tradition with my daughters.
I hope you can get a property and start a camp. Best time ever. I’ve got two girls of my own and one son that I am hoping will join me for deer season in a few years. Sometimes wish I had some land closer to my house to take them out on.
@@arrowheadangler Having land by the house would be nice. 40acre Parcel would be perfect. Gotta open up the pocket book and seal your soul to have any land nowadays
Ain’t that the truth. Someday I’ll purchase a nice piece by the house!
Enjoyed your video, deer camp is so different for everyone yet so much the same for everyone. We have some deer camp videos on our channel if you'd like to see how we do it in MT
Thanks! I subscribed to the channel and will check out the videos after work tonight. Looks like you have some awesome content!
I know your wife, she tagged mine and my kids fur. Great channel.
Oh wow! It’s a small world!
She just said oh yeah Jim from Grand Marais? He’s got cute kids and traps beaver too!
Is she thinking of the right person?
That’s me! Ran into her at Play It Again last year.
Did you guys hunt the second and third weekend? Dead Sea here on the North Shore.
@@jimw76 unfortunately not, we stayed until Friday, so we were up there for a week. We had a lot of kids hockey/basketball after that. Made it out a couple times locally, then. Jessica gave it one more sit on the last day near home. No luck.
Did you guys get out at all?
Yes, it was terrible. I only saw four deer all season. I have same issue juggling hockey. We drive to Silver Bay three days a week. I bought a muzzleloader tag. I’ve got a nice 10 on cam so we will see.
@@jimw76 keep us posted if you smoke him
During muzzleloader!!! Good luck man!
We hang ours by the feet so the body heat gets out of the body
Good points. I’ve done both.
First video I found of yours. Crazy place you have to get too. How did they even build that in a place so hard to get too?
I hang by the neck so the blood can drain out and not pool in the neck. Not sure why people hang by their feet.
My great grandfather and his 4 boys put a lot of work into that place. Purchased in the 40’s they hauled all of it across the river when it was frozen. Rough cut lumber and local timber was used to build the big cabin. The other cabin we utilize was built in the 60’s but I now purchased a mill and have been milling my own wood to rebuild it with a loft.
That is crazy what a deer camp!!!
How do u guys get electricity?
We have a generator for electricity that runs on gas. Honda 2000 but she’s in need of an upgrade. We run them pretty hard so I think it’ll be time for a new 2200 Honda. Runs everything we need. Eventually it would be nice to do an off grid solar setup. Waiting a little longer for the technology but I think I’m pretty close to just investing in it.
We use a generator and bring gas up to run it while we are up there. We had to buy a bigger one to run the pump/ water heater, but it works well for us. We do also have propane lights from way back when- but rarely do we use those, occasionally for a backup.
What state are you hunting ?
I am on the northern edge of Minnesota just a few miles shy of Canada.
how can you fall asleep while on stand when you go in after sun up
The old timers certainly doze off. No need to rush to the stand and beat the sun by 2 hours. Very different hunting in this country. Typically try to get to the stand 15-20 minutes before shooting light but when you drop a couple people off and walk close to a mile back you don’t always make it.
Nice camp too bad there are no deer to speak of
Ooof, deer numbers are about as low as they have ever been in the area. Couple mild winters and they should bounce back. Still a few around but have to work hard for them. Had a lot of quiet sits but the gray jays kept me company!
Is that a shotgun you use ??
Nope model 760 Remington rifle. Looks just like the old wingmasters. It’s cartridge in a 300 savage.
@@arrowheadangler I use a Marlin 30/30 lever action
Minnesota deer camps giving Michigan deep camps a run for their money!
Yeah buddy! Good times at deer camp. Seen some on here though that give us a run for our money!
Wow die hard hunters
A little too much. My dad is getting a little old for all of this. Haha. Hoping to get an Argo or tracked atv to make trips easier for freeze up.
U spend a lot of time in the left lane. Even though ur not passing any1.
Ha! Oh I’m certainly not going slow. Typically moving past everyone.
Great video little trick on get deer to come to you . Make on fire 🔥, there will come in with smoke 💨 in there nose 👃.over the yr some off my biggest buck were shot over a fire 🔥. 😊
Never tried a fire! We normally walk or sit all day. Worth a shot!
Carl not liking the camera 😆
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No way in hell!! Venison is good but not that good!! I guess I'm spoiled quarter mile walk to my stand light the heater and wait. My preference is a mature doe no gamey taste. I guess to each his own.
For us it is not about the venison. It’s about the tradition, history and adventure. Unfortunately we cannot shoot does in our area as I would like to take a doe as well but I can hunt other parts of the state if I want to see more deer and have a chance at a doe. Thanks for watching. I sometimes wish I had property where I could just go out my back door and shoot a deer but I certainly enjoy my camps tradition no matter how difficult it is.
Wow, the real Upnorth deer camp. How many times have you guys got frozen in up there in all the those years? That would make some good stories in itself how you got out?
Oh plenty of trips. Check out the 2020 deer season. Had to come out by wheeler. It’s a hike to get out and not the easiest of wheeler trails especially if it’s a wet fall. Beaver dams, swamps, and rugged terrain make it difficult to traverse but we manage. Think g of purchasing an Argo and coming in from the snowmobile trail. Would be about 10 miles shorter and less to worry about. Just have one big swamp to cross. This ol cabin has lots of tales about trips and big deer that both got away and were shot!