Whitetail Deer Hunting

Whitetail deer hunting

By Dan Caitlin

As most know, Charlotte and I have been blessed to hunt all over the world chasing big game and visiting hunting outfitters at the same time.  However, at the end of the day, our passion really ends right where it started.  Whitetail deer hunting!

I would say Charlotte’s favorite state is most certainly her home state of Iowa because the deer are obviously “way bigger” than in our back yard here in Michigan, however hunting right here at home is a huge passion of mine because it’s year around puttering in the woods.  I’m able to plant food plots, hang stands, and mow paths through our hunting property’s each change of season.  Together we both agree that it’s not always the size of buck we collect, but the size of the EXPERIENCE we gain by spending our time afield together and with our closest friends.

In 2021 we had great success here in Michigan, with us both filling our combo tags.  I tagged out with a bow, and Charlotte passed on everything with her bow, but eventually killed a mature buck with her rifle out of MY gun blind.  She wasn’t really wanting to collect a 2nd Michigan buck, but on the second to last day of the season, again setting in my blind, she bagged the biggest buck of our year here in Michigan.  Time to LOCK the door on my deer shack!  LOL.

Charlotte was also able to harvest a great buck in Iowa with her bow and another solid buck in Kansas with her Rifle.  I hunted Missouri with a bow but was unable to connect with a mature buck, however I did connect on a great 8-pointer in Kansas.  As you can see, we have a deeply rooted passion for whitetail deer hunting.  Not only for collecting bucks, but for collecting memories.  We look forward to the whitetail deer woods again in 2022!