By: Keith Kinyon. The second day of Michigan’s muzzleloader season, 2022, I harvested a 4 point buck, using my dad’s muzzleloader & overlooking a cedar swamp next to the Thunder Bay River in Atlanta Michigan. I took a half day off work on Thursday and drove up to put my shooting sticks and seat cushions in the pop up blind. I sat all day on Friday, from 6:30 am until 5:30 pm and never saw a deer. Not one. Long sit. Thankfully, there were birds, squirrels, and even a few partridge that kept me company … Read More
The coyote found in Michigan is the ultimate survivor during today’s changing times.
By: Tom Lounsbury. The coyote is no doubt the epitome of being a very adaptable and prolific survivor wherever it is found, which entails quite a continually growing area, even in locations where coyotes have never been documented as ever being there before. Its geographic range now spans the entire North American Continent, with 19 recognized subspecies. Coyotes can now be regularly found as far south as Central America and it was only a matter of time before they even ventured into South America, where they were first spotted beyond the Panama Canal in 2013 … Read More
Contemplating deer hunting memories about fine times, some of which even include fantastic misses, too
By: Tom Lounsbury. The older I get; the more time seems to fly because it doesn’t seem like it was 14 years ago when I finally got my “bucket list” gun and couldn’t wait to use it during the local firearms deer season. When I ordered my Freedom Arms .454 Casull revolver, I had to wait 9 weeks for it to be built, because Freedom Arms builds them only one at a time. Once I received the revolver it was then taken to Ken Kelly of Mag-Na-Port to be ported for recoil, as well as … Read More
The true beauty of versatile Hunting Dogs opens the doors to many outdoor opportunities and adventures
By: Tom Lounsbury. The first dogs in my memory were the farm dogs we used for herding our dairy cows. This was back in the 1950’s when the Thumb had countless small farms, usually entailing milk cows in the mix. A common dog in the scene was a collie-type that had been brought into the Thumb by settlers, many from Canada (my great grandfather Townsend Lounsbury came to the Thumb directly from Canada). The dogs were what we in my local neighborhood called “coallies” due to the fact most were a longhaired dark brindle-colored affair, … Read More