I drew a Michigan Elk tag!! Its for a cow but hey I LOVE Elk meat!!

That is awesome!!! Congrats!

How long have you been applying?

Kevin.

Awsome man good for you.Good luch huntin.

That is awesome man.  What hunt did you draw?  Good luck on the hunt.

You are the lucky one Jeff    Congrats on drawing a tag. Nice to see one of us score!!


                         Brent

I drew the early season. Aug 25-29 & Sept 15-18. I am planning on heading up for 2 weekends before to do some scouting. I am taking my bow & a Rifle. Hopefully be able to get in on one with the bow!!
 I have been applying for over 10 years. My mother applied for the first time in 02 & got drawn. my father has applied every year since the Elk hunt began & hasn't been drawn yet. Sometimes its just nuts how a person gets drawn.

Jeff - Thats awesome! I'm happy for you.

How did your operation go? Everything AOK?

You gotta have Teresa make a shirt from that elk hide!!!!

Jeff,

I have applied every year until this one; you are one in a million!

Don't take your rifle if you really want to use your bow...it is awful hard not to use the gun; trust me  :(   Maybe go bow only for the first season.  Try and find a farmer that is getting his crops hammered and poke one for him  

Jeff,
When you get your list of guides give me a call. I can give you some names to check if your going to go with help. Which I advise. They will help get you on some property and get your elk to the check-in station. I'm bummed though. Haven't gotten ANOTHER tag since 1994 when I drew a tag the first time I applied!

Way to go, Jeff.  Good luck and don't forget all your TradGang buddies when the steaks are ready!!

Good on ya'!  Should be a fun hunt!  Best of luck.
Mike

May your trail be short, wide, and bright crimson red.

Happy hunting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS JEFF!!  It couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. Use what ever you want, this will probably be your only chance at a Michigan elk. A guy I know drew a permit for a bull some years ago and took one with a pistol.

If you nail one we'll have a cigar and some JB Black to celebrate...my treat    

Congrats Jeff.  Great opportunity in your own back yard!!!  If I was you I'd take Ron up on that cigar    


Joe

I will take Ron up on the Cigar & JB Black!!!! My Hope is to be able to take a Cooler full of Steaks & such down to the 2008 Compton Rendezvous!! I Gotta see what those boys from Missouri can do with those Elk Steaks!!!!!!!!!!!
 I believe Ron will testify to the fact that they can Cook!!!!!!!!!

QuoteMy Hope is to be able to take a Cooler full of Steaks & such down to the 2008 Compton Rendezvous!!  

You'd be the most popular guy in camp    

cool tag jeff good luck, we were up there last year and saw several MI elk,didnt seem real hard to locate but we were not hunting them either

I would think a treestand on a cut road might be the thing, there were lots of people driving around looking for elk (locals)every evening, but no one in the early am and the elk knew that.

keep us posted, that is some neat country

Congrats and good luck Jeff!! That would be sweet to tag a Michigan elk.

I have never tasted Michigan elk!