Deer Hunting with Wolves

By BOB CAMPBELL
FREE PRESS BUCK POLE MANAGER

Like most buck poles, enthusiasm waned after Opening Week, but some fresh pics (even if they were from bucks killed last month) came in today for Bob’s Michigan Buck Pole.

Dave Thomas, 29, of Sterling Heights and founder of the Web site, bowhunterplanet.com, got his 7-point buck in northern Macomb County on Oct. 15 with a Darton bow. He was hunting on 20 acres of private land. He’d missed a shot at a 4-pointer shortly before getting a 15-yard broadside chance and nailed it.

He was headed out today for another afternoon hunt in Macomb County. We’ll let you know if his luck continues.

Meanwhile, Thomas’ friend, Ron Reslow, 29, an electrician from New Baltimore, got the bigger buck on the first day of the bow season, Oct. 1, in Tuscola County.

Thomas also reported that his father-in-law hunted last week near Deerton, midway between Marquette and Munising near Lake Superior, and watched a pack of wolves sneak by. Another hunter in the same party had a wolf pack walk by within 30 yards.

“He said it was just amazing. It made it totally worth the trip,” Thomas said.

As a former Alaska governor would say, “You betcha.”

Thirty years ago, I was bow hunting near Grayling in mid-December and had a large coyote walk up within 6 feet of me. I had heard it coming behind me and assumed it was a deer. We were both plenty surprised when I turned around.

Gun season ends Tuesday, and I’m hoping to get a few more great stories before we take down the buck pole until next year. E-mail bcampbell600@freepress.com and tell me about your hunt and yourself.

And be sure to check out the buck pole on Facebook.

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