I tried HiCountry garlic n cracked pepper jerky mix, got it at Gander Mountain. It's great, one hour +15 minutes in 200 degree oven and its dry but not dried out. One pack does 15 pounds of meat, about $8 a pack, many flavors to choose from

Hound hunting can be a great family activity if everybody pitches in to make it manageable and fun. Good luck getting your woman interested; if it's something you really love she should at least give it a try! Sometimes it's just as hard for a woman hound hunter to find a guy that'll put up with the ...

Just read an article by Richard P. Smith in Nov. Woods-n-Water news about a sow in the Minnesota DNR study that is 36 years old.She's been collared for almost 30 years and lives in a fairly heavily hunted area. Smart, lucky, good habitat, good genes, whatever her secret is that's pretty amazing

You might want to post your lost dog info on the Michigan Hound Hunter site and also Michigan Sportsman site. Lots of folks out for training this weekend, dogs will turn up!

hey michigan_bearhunter06- I don't know if the DNR has anyone reading this site but you might want to check the bait rules again, from what you described you could be ticketed for using grain, no longer allowed in the Lower Peninsula and not allowed in that quantity (over 2 gallons) in the U.P ...

Here in the Western U.P. of Michigan we have more hound/wolf encounters every year. So far I've been lucky and haven't had a problem YET- but I know they're around and sooner or later we'll cross paths; a pair of wolves chased a friend's young dog within 1/4 mile of his hiuse a couple weeks ago ...