The Michigan Sportsman Forums http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/ Michigan hunting, michigan fishing, michigan trout fishing en Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:00:20 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/images/misc/rss.jpg The Michigan Sportsman Forums http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/ HELP!!! Matthews Q2XL http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=347829&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:37:36 GMT hi, i have a Matthews Q2XL-60lb...shooting the bow for about three years now. Love the bow and have only been bow hunting for 6 years--several deer.... hi, i have a Matthews Q2XL-60lb...shooting the bow for about three years now. Love the bow and have only been bow hunting for 6 years--several deer. Ive been shooting great until this year...the string seems to rub the inside of my left wrist area once released. Im also throwing arrows..what is going on? I replaced my whisjker biscuit and im still throwing arrows. I shoot 55-75 gold tip carbons and have never had a problem..it seems as if my bow throws every other arrow 1' to the left...help!!! i used to group the top to a pop can!

Bruce help...bow season is too close..and i refuse to go into the woods with my bow shooting like this ]]> Introductions bullprf http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=347829 870 barrel http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=347828&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:14:56 GMT does anyone have a spare 26 to 28 duck hunting barrel for a remington 870 express 12 gauge? lookin to get one brfore duck season starts! so if anyone... does anyone have a spare 26 to 28 duck hunting barrel for a remington 870 express 12 gauge? lookin to get one brfore duck season starts! so if anyone has one that i could buy off of anyone for pretty cheap plz pm me.

thanks ]]> MichiganWaterfowl.com duckassassin95 http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=347828 44 ammo scarce. http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=347827&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:13:19 GMT Premium 44 ammo is almost non-existent. I had decided on 250 grain Winchester Supreme Partition Gold. Can't find any, so I fell back on the 270 grain Speer Gold Dot soft point. Can't find any.

If you haven't found yours yet, you had better find it quick or you'll be :rant: at your computer too.

I ended up "settling on Grizzly 250 Grain Bonded Core JFP. Best of luck to everyone on this upcoming (my first) bear season. Thanks, Brian ]]> MichiganBear.com motorcityhtps http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=347827 New PM Report 9/8/10 http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=347826&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:56:38 GMT Hi All Had a little time to report my findings and some pictures. Goto www.redmooselodge.com (http://www.redmooselodge.com) fishing reports..... Hi All

Had a little time to report my findings and some pictures. Goto www.redmooselodge.com fishing reports.. Gota get some sleep been busy. Good luck and see you on the water this Salmon Season..:)

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Clint ]]> North West Michigan Streams and Rivers RML http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=347826 Coon trappin this year http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=347825&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:53:06 GMT I havent trapped in a few years. When i did i was mostly after yotes and my 1 badger a year. Anyhow, i'm thinkin of getting back into it. Wanna start out this year trappin coon. It has a chance to pay for itself or have minimal loss. Anyhow, up here the creeks are all covered by the long time trappers.... Don't wanna move in on them. Anyhow the past few years i've been seein coons while bow hunting in oak stands. Anyhow i'm baiting bear close to my bow hunting spot and had 13 coons on the trail cam at one time. I also know of a corn farm that is bordered by state land. I hunt turkeys in the spring on the farm. Don't wanna be in there near deer season so i'll trap the oaks surrounding the farm. So any advise for land trapping coon. I have a few dozen duke 1.5's. Thinkin just dirthole sets..... One stake should be enough...... Any advise would be appeciated. Also i know season opens Oct 15. When is the best time to pick up coons. I always trapped yotes in Dec and January so i didn't worry about prime. ]]> MichiganTrapping.com paradork http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=347825 Taking out my young lab for goose hunting this weeked. http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=347821&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:29:51 GMT he is 1 year 2 months old, have been training for the past year and he has it all down. Want to take him out for geese but have heard some storys... he is 1 year 2 months old, have been training for the past year and he has it all down. Want to take him out for geese but have heard some storys about the geese getting the better of young dogs, and some older ones too. want to send him after dead geese only for now. when would be a good time or a sign that he is ready for crippled birds. and can they really hurt a dog or do they just scare them. thanks ]]> Upland Game hunting, Dogs and dog training kxforlife http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=347821 Older FishTrap Voyager http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=347820&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:25:00 GMT I have an older fish trap voyager its in fair shape the sled base has a couple of holes from dragging it across saginaw bay ice last year and the 1... I have an older fish trap voyager its in fair shape the sled base has a couple of holes from dragging it across saginaw bay ice last year and the 1 side of the door zipper is messed up from the heater touching it still a good usable shanty I just would like something smaller. Payed over 350.00 for it several years ago. Would trade for a ice cube style ice shack. I can get some pictures if needed would have to get out of the garage rafters but I could if needed would meet someone half way for delivery I live in Hastings Mi. - See More Here: http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/cl...?product=18719 ]]> Sell - Buy - Trade Hunting and Fishing Goods TROUT TRACKER http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=347820 I finally own my own property!! http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=347819&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:15:24 GMT After years of asking permission and leasing, I finally signed on my own 10 acres of property today!! I got my oldest out of daycare so I freed up... After years of asking permission and leasing, I finally signed on my own 10 acres of property today!! I got my oldest out of daycare so I freed up some money that I could use for the payments. It's not a lot, but it's enough for me and my son when he gets old enough.

It took the last month to finalize everything, and I am leaving for salmon season Friday morning, so I dont have time to go out and put tree stands up till the end of the month, but it will be well worth the wait!

It's just a nice feeling to know I have something I can call my OWN!!

:):):):):):):):):):)

Captain Jay ]]> Sound Off (MichiganForums.com) captain jay http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=347819 <![CDATA[Hatch on 2000 Jeep Cherokee won't open]]> http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=347818&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:03:47 GMT Hey guys. On my above mentioned 2000 Cherokee Sport, the latch on the back hatch will no longer open. It's been acting up for quite some time, but now acts as if it's stuck in the locked position.

Has anyone else experienced anything like this? If so, do you have any advice? I've thought about just going to the boneyard and getting a used latch, but at this point I can't even get the darn thing open to replace it, and frankly would probably have a hard time doing so if I did get it open. If I was a little richer I'd just drop it off at the body shop and say "Fix it!"

Thanks in advance......Sid ]]> Sound Off (MichiganForums.com) bigsid http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=347818 3 for 4 in SW Mishigan river w/ pics http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=347817&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:00:23 GMT Got out wednesday night for couple hours, ended up three for four. Thin fin, hot n tot and wiggle wart slow trolling. Got out wednesday night for couple hours, ended up three for four. Thin fin, hot n tot and wiggle wart slow trolling.
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]]> South West Michigan Streams and Rivers the jona http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=347817 waterproof or not http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=347816&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:55:48 GMT Ok everybody, I have done a decent ammount of looking around the forum and have not come up with much that tells me what I want to know. I am really... Ok everybody, I have done a decent ammount of looking around the forum and have not come up with much that tells me what I want to know. I am really in the need for a pair of waterproof pants. In the fall and early winter here in central Illinois, it gets wet. I will be biking a lot and need something waterproof. Eventually, my rides will be 20 mins plus so I will need something that will keep me pretty dry. I will not have the ability to shower normally considering i m
going to classes and such here at ISU. I was looking at gortex, it sounds good, maybe a little hot, and rather expensive, but waterproof. Pertex also sounds nice accept I have a feeling I would end up a tad damp by the time I got to class. Really, I'm looking for most breathable and most waterproof. Any and all suggestions area welcome! thanks a lot!!
By the way,what about this waterproof pant?
I find it in google search.
http://www.greatarcteryxjackets.com/...oduct-165.html ]]> MichiganWaterfowl.com Ralph Cooper http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=347816 Looking for frozen bird http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=347815&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:31:55 GMT Anyone have a pigeon, dove, etc... that I could have to start my Vizsla on? Would rather not buy one to kill it if someone has a dead one already. ... Anyone have a pigeon, dove, etc... that I could have to start my Vizsla on? Would rather not buy one to kill it if someone has a dead one already.

Thanks. ]]> Upland Game hunting, Dogs and dog training Sharpy http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=347815 Update on fawn predation study http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=347814&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:26:21 GMT According to September 2010 Bear Facts News Letter...the fawn depredation study being conducted in Menominee County by the University of Mississippi... According to September 2010 Bear Facts News Letter...the fawn depredation study being conducted in Menominee County by the University of Mississippi involved 160 locations investigated. The locations were pinpointed by gps collars fitted on black bears (3 sow bears and 7 males). The locations were investigated for signs of fawn depredation by the bears. None were found. They did find evidence of bears feeding on natural foods and scavenging on livestock which had been dumped by a farmer. Also, a total of 44 newborn fawns were fitted with radio collars this year to learn if any were preyed on by predators. None of the the 44 collared fawns had been preyed on by bears.

Hope some of the folks on this site who were convinced black bears are a major predator of fawns will take this information into consideration. ]]> MichiganBear.com Rooster Cogburn http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=347814 <![CDATA[16' Jon Boat. Steelhead sled]]> http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=347813&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:17:20 GMT Looking for a 16-18' Jon Boat. All done up or not. REally doesn't matter.
Email or PM your details. I'm over by Wellston but will travel anyware in the MI if the boat is what I need.

lambton101@yahoo.ca - See More Here: http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/cl...?product=18718 ]]> Sell - Buy - Trade Hunting and Fishing Goods lambton http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=347813 Diver Spreads http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=347812&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:13:40 GMT I have read a little on which types of diver spreads work well on small bodies of water. I have a dozen Bluebill set on a gang rig and almost done... I have read a little on which types of diver spreads work well on small bodies of water. I have a dozen Bluebill set on a gang rig and almost done painting up a dozen bufflehead (bought mallard decoys on sale and painted them up like buffleheads, I will post some pictures). Are buffleheads good to mix with bluebills or is it a good idea to seperate them. I have read both sides and just trying to see what others have experienced.
Last season was my first time messing with buffleheads, Gander mountain didnt have any bufflehead decoys so i purchased a dozen bluebills and had 6 on a gang rig and threw the other 6 out seperate. Kinda look like 6 were resting and the other 6 were swimming into the group. We shot a few buffleheads off this set up. ]]> MichiganWaterfowl.com mattoliver11b http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=347812