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My Dad drew a Mi Tag!! #3125219 06/26/09
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,340 Northern Mi. 7 78CJ OP Campfire Regular
OP 78CJ Campfire Regular 7 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,340 Northern Mi.	Wow, he called me last night and said that he could not believe it. He started applying when I did about 3yrs ago! Ryan

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Re: My Dad drew a Mi Tag!! 78CJ #3126148 06/26/09
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 1,692 Western, MI J JD338 Campfire Regular
JD338 Campfire Regular J Joined: May 2005 Posts: 1,692 Western, MI	Lucky guy for sure! Bull or Any Elk tag? My nephew has done some planting for the DNR to sustain the elk heard in the Pigeon River. Send me a PM if he needs a guide. JD338

Re: My Dad drew a Mi Tag!! JD338 #3126530 06/26/09
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 541 Michigan N NimrodRx Campfire Regular
NimrodRx Campfire Regular N Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 541 Michigan	Lucky guy indeed. Wasn't last year's success rate for a bull tag right around .001%? Be sure to let us know how he makes out. "It has been my experience that those who shoot most often, most often shoot well." T. Roosevelt

Re: My Dad drew a Mi Tag!! NimrodRx #3126633 06/26/09
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 8,777 WNY L Lawdwaz Campfire Outfitter
Lawdwaz Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 8,777 WNY	Excellent!

Re: My Dad drew a Mi Tag!! Lawdwaz #3127132 06/26/09
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,841 Grand Rapids, Mi S salmonhead Campfire Regular
salmonhead Campfire Regular S Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,841 Grand Rapids, Mi	Denied again in my home state. Going back to Colorado again after being denied in every state... Salmonhead

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Re: My Dad drew a Mi Tag!! salmonhead #3127305 06/27/09
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,340 Northern Mi. 7 78CJ OP Campfire Regular
OP 78CJ Campfire Regular 7 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,340 Northern Mi.	Looks like his hunt is the first hunt. Sept is when his dates are. Also realized last night that this was only his second try!!!! Time to get working on load development for his 06' Ryan

Re: My Dad drew a Mi Tag!! 78CJ #3128437 06/27/09
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 1,692 Western, MI J JD338 Campfire Regular
JD338 Campfire Regular J Joined: May 2005 Posts: 1,692 Western, MI	Try some 180 gr Accubonds with RL 22 in your Dad's 30-06. JD338

Re: My Dad drew a Mi Tag!! JD338 #3131122 06/29/09
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 541 Michigan N NimrodRx Campfire Regular
NimrodRx Campfire Regular N Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 541 Michigan	When my '06 is called to service for elk, it will be with 168 gr TSX over H4350. "It has been my experience that those who shoot most often, most often shoot well." T. Roosevelt

Re: My Dad drew a Mi Tag!! NimrodRx #3131182 06/29/09
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 10,090 Rockford, MI passport Campfire Outfitter
passport Campfire Outfitter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 10,090 Rockford, MI	HUGE CONGRATS on that!!!!!!!!!! Bull tag? It�s a magazine not a clip...... Advice is seldom welcome, and those who need it the most, like it the least.� - Lord Chesterfield. 1750

Re: My Dad drew a Mi Tag!! passport #3131202 06/29/09
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 10,090 Rockford, MI passport Campfire Outfitter
passport Campfire Outfitter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 10,090 Rockford, MI	I just checked and I drew a Bear tag!!!!!!!! It�s a magazine not a clip...... Advice is seldom welcome, and those who need it the most, like it the least.� - Lord Chesterfield. 1750

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Re: My Dad drew a Mi Tag!! passport #3131251 06/29/09
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 5,087 Northwest Iowa T trouthunterdj Campfire Tracker
trouthunterdj Campfire Tracker T Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 5,087 Northwest Iowa	Congrats to both you and your dad. You both will end up with a lifetime of memories! ddj Many men go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. - Henry David Thoreau The best part of hunting and fishing was the thinking about going and the talking about it after you got back. - Robert Ruark

Re: My Dad drew a Mi Tag!! 78CJ #3131323 06/29/09
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 9,472 Billings, Montana B BWalker Campfire Outfitter
BWalker Campfire Outfitter B Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 9,472 Billings, Montana	Quote Also realized last night that this was only his second try!!!! Send me his address so I can go over and choke him..LOL I have been applying for 18 years straight with no luck.

Re: My Dad drew a Mi Tag!! passport #3131455 06/29/09
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 687 Appleton, Wi J jaydub in wi Campfire Regular
jaydub in wi Campfire Regular J Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 687 Appleton, Wi	I drew a bear tag too Congrats to your dad on his elk tag 78 CJ

Re: My Dad drew a Mi Tag!! jaydub in wi #3131722 06/29/09
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,340 Northern Mi. 7 78CJ OP Campfire Regular
OP 78CJ Campfire Regular 7 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,340 Northern Mi.	Well, no bear tag for me, I have 4 points on that one now so next year is looking good. All the better anyway, we are going to do this hunt together right down to the orientation on the 31st of Aug. Man I hope he scores a nice bull!!! I am looking at 168TSX's and have some 4350. I also have a full box of 150Tsx's. For the life of me I cannot figure out why those may not work and he likes a 150gr load for recoil better. Ryan

Re: My Dad drew a Mi Tag!! 78CJ #3131725 06/29/09
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,340 Northern Mi. 7 78CJ OP Campfire Regular
OP 78CJ Campfire Regular 7 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,340 Northern Mi.	Oh yeah, its an "Any" tag. Ryan

Re: My Dad drew a Mi Tag!! 78CJ #3131786 06/29/09
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 10,090 Rockford, MI passport Campfire Outfitter
passport Campfire Outfitter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 10,090 Rockford, MI	Its prety hard not to kill a god bull if you're dad can still walk. Are you going to get a guide or go it alone? I would get a good local guide who has access to some private ground, IMO it would be well worth any fee since a MI bull is a once a life time tag. The father of the local gun club mgr killed a nice bull last December, I think he was a 305 or 315 IIRC, lots of mass, good solid bull. It�s a magazine not a clip...... Advice is seldom welcome, and those who need it the most, like it the least.� - Lord Chesterfield. 1750

Re: My Dad drew a Mi Tag!! passport #3138908 07/03/09
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 95 ID MSUsteelhead Campfire Greenhorn
MSUsteelhead Campfire Greenhorn Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 95 ID	That is awesome, good luck to you both. I had a cousin that shot a very nice MI bull about 16 years ago. It is one of his most memorable hunts.

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