Several years ago I was deer hunting along the Masistee river in the Manistee National forest in Michigan . I had a canoe that I would take from my campsite to where I was hunting .
I had been hunting for a few days when I was headed back to my camp site around 11:00 AM , I saw something moving across the river . I couldn't quite make out what it was so I paddled closer to it . To my surprise it was a huge buck , looked to be at least a twenty eight inch spread and about fourteen points with two huge drop tines .
My problem now was that it is illegal to shoot a deer in Michigan that is swimming . I thought of a neat idea , I will tie a rope to its antlers and let it tow me to shore and when it climbed out of the water I will have my longbow ready and shoot it . Yea that would work . So I tied on to his antlers and tied the other end of the rope to the front of the canoe .
Off we went towards the shore , he was headed straight to a nice sandy little beach area . How good could this get , not a branch or brush to interfere with the shot . I could hardly believe it could be so easy .
Suddenly I could see that he was touching the bottom because I saw that his head was coming out of the water . I stood up in the middle of the canoe , knocked an arrow , got a good stance and just as he climbed out of the water he was off like a shot . The canoe shot forward flipping me out and into the water landing almost on my head . I struggled to get upright but by the time I got my wits about me I saw the deer run into the woods with my canoe in tow .
Well that really spoiled my hunt for that week and I walked the river bank back to my camp site . I decided to pack up and go home and try this area next year .
Its now a year later and I am back at the same area that I was hunting the year before . Found a nice natural blind , sat there for a few hours .
Then I heard the strangest noise coming . Sounded like a big trash can or something . I looked and there was that same deer from last year still tied to the canoe . I took my longbow and made a perfect shot . Got the deer and my canoe back . I felt so lucky
What a "story"! :scared:
Pics would be nice.
Good thing he didn't shed that year!
:laughing:
Amazing! Same thing happened to me back in the 70's! :bigsmyl:
QuoteOriginally posted by mwosborn:
Amazing! Same thing happened to me back in the 70's! :bigsmyl:
Me too...but when my deer came back the canoe had grown into a yacht.
QuotePics would be nice.
Here ya go, I happened by when Dale brought the buck in
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/BCBOY/Muley%20Pics/CanoeBuck.jpg)
gotta love it!!!
laughter is good medicine...
:archer:
QuoteOriginally posted by Ron LaClair:
QuotePics would be nice.
Here ya go, I happened by when Dale brought the buck in
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/BCBOY/Muley%20Pics/CanoeBuck.jpg) [/b]
Thanks Ron! They say "without pics it didn't happen", so I guess now we have proof!
Thanks Ron, I completely forgot that you took that picture.
I was glad you showed up to help me drag it out.
A Mule Deer in the Manistee National Forest?? I must not be a very good hunter, I've never seen one there??
Graps, I don't know what yer drinking but I want a bottle of it too. LOL
QuoteOriginally posted by MIBIGHNTR:
A Mule Deer in the Manistee National Forest?? I must not be a very good hunter, I've never seen one there??
It must have wandered in from Colorado or Wyoming and Graps was lucky enough to get the only one in Michigan!!!! Or that clear liquid in his water bottle isn't really water. :laughing:
WOW !
What a story.
Something that you Grandkids will be telling 50 years from now!
QuoteOriginally posted by STICKBENDER98:
QuoteOriginally posted by MIBIGHNTR:
A Mule Deer in the Manistee National Forest?? I must not be a very good hunter, I've never seen one there??
It must have wandered in from Colorado or Wyoming and Graps was lucky enough to get the only one in Michigan!!!! Or that clear liquid in his water bottle isn't really water. :laughing: [/b]
Hay you guys, I resemble that remark!
QuoteOriginally posted by MIBIGHNTR:
A Mule Deer in the Manistee National Forest?? I must not be a very good hunter, I've never seen one there??
Ahh, that's the best part of the story.It was a whitetail wearing a mule deer disguise. Crafty, those Manistee deer...
That's like something Patrick McManus would write!