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RECORDS ARE MEANT TO BE BROKEN. BUT WHEN IV IT COMES TO DEER HUNTING, MOST RECORDS ARE BROKEN BY HAPPENSTANCE RATHER THAN INTENT. THAT WAS THE CASE WITH THE LATEST [...]

BEAR MANAGEMENT IN MICHIGAN demonstrates why professional wildlife biologists, not voter referendums, should govern big game management. Michigan voters were forced to choose between the two in 1996 when a [...]

THE MICHIGAN STATE RECORD for bears by bow and arrow was finally broken during the fall of 1999 after 11 years. But it didn't just happen once. At least two [...]

MOST NOVICE BEAR HUNTERS overestimate the size of bears and then suffer major ground shrinkage when the '500-pounder' they shot turns into a 150-pounder on the ground. That wasn't a [...]

According to state records keeper Commemorative Bucks of Michigan (CBM), Aaron Davis of Holland, Michigan, killed a new Michigan state record archery nontypical whitetail in Hillsdale County on November 14, [...]

The article reports that Peter Granquist hunted the second highest-scoring black bear ever taken with bow and arrow in Michigan on October 7, 2004.

Reports the victory of hunter Bruce Heslet II for bagging a buck with a bow and an arrow in Michigan. Records from Commemorative Bucks of Michigan; Reason for the failure to bag a deer with archery equipment; Weigh of the buck.

Reports that the presence of a hibernating bear under the tree stand of bowhunter Josh Bennett didn't have any noticeable impact on whitetails that visited his stand. Bennett's plan to move his stand; Bagging of a deer on the stand.

Focuses on the victory of women hunters in bowhunting competitions in Michigan for the fall of 1996. Julie Kilgore's claim of the state record whitetail kill; Measurements of the buck hunted by Cora Fink.

Describes the archery style of bowhunter Dean Eller. Use of right hand to shoot a left-handed bow; Evolution of style through trial and error; Right eye dominance.

Reports that two 18-pointer bucks were shot in Michigan on Halloween Day 1996. Michigan's record for the largest buck shot before the 18-pointers were shot; Names of the persons who shot the deer.

Cites the late Judge Irving J. Tucker's record buck taken on December 4, 1946 in Allegan County, Michigan. Measurement of the buck's 24-point antler; Details of the hunt.

Describes how Rock Young of Marquette, Michigan was able to collect shed whitetail antlers through a three-dimensional foam target. Feeding of deer during winter; Recovery of an antler in the target.

Reports on the results of the fundraising raffle of the Upper Peninsula Sportsmen's Alliance (UPSA) during the National Hunting & Fishing Day in Michigan in September 1996. Winning of the prize by the Ottawa Sportsmen's Club in Baraga; Provision of the proceeds to the Citizens for Professional Wildlife Management.

Reports on Coldwater, Michigan-based bowhunter Mitch Brock's setting of a new whitetail buck record for the state. Account of Brock's hunt; Description of the buck arrowed by Brock.