WINTER IN MICHIGAN'S UPPER PENINSULA 

Thanks for the support!

I think you're right. I have a friend that lived there for a while and he says the same.

It is. I live in far northern aroostook county and we have about 40 inches of snowpack right now. Looks just like in this video, and the UP has the same forest type and tree species as here.

Fun stuff. Why aren't you doing any snowmobiling? You are totally up in some of the best snowmobiling on plant earth.

I know it's only been since November but I'm ready too.

Great to have you along! You will see all U.P. all the time at my channel. Hope you enjoy it.

Thanks for watching fellow Yooper!

I like them too. Winter can be a little slow as far as activities, but winter is also slow when it comes to projects too. I don't do any building projects in the winter and of course the firewood is done. So we keep warm, move snow and do a few fun things in-between. Thanks as always for the support.

Awesome! I will keep making!

Thanks 👍

Thank you so much. Glad to have you viewing in the new year!

Thanks a lot for that comment.

@@KnettersPracticalOutdoors thanks for not talking me out of wanting to relocate to beautiful country where y’all are 🤣 In simple terms, I just want to live in the woods and enjoy Gods creation without the cesspool of traffic, subdivisions, and strip malls. Currently live on 80 acres on the side of a ridge,but man did Covid push a lot of people this way. And not folks like you. Folks who want to modernize and gentrify our wonderful appalachians. And they are succeeding. Thanks again for your reply

Thanks so much. Do you finally have some good snow for snowmobiling over there yet?

@@KnettersPracticalOutdoors , we had the one good snow storm almost 2 feet then lost about half. Then about 5 to 7 inches more last Tuesday into Wednesday so the trails are looking good. Hoping for some better ice conditions, lots of slush and water on the ice we have.

@@WanderingYooper Well at least you can get out on the sleds. I'm hearing our ice conditions are not good either.

Glad you liked it!

I had a solid trail in there somewhere, but the fresh snow disguised it from me! So off were I hadn't driven all winter I went.

You know it my friend!

Thanks for that comment.

Wow, thanks!

Awesome to have viewers from the great state of Pennsylvania!

Thanks for that.

Cool!

Thanks for that.

Yes, we are starting to see that too.

Thanks for that comment!

Very cool thanks for watching.

Awesome Brad! A lot of what you see takes place not too far from where you grew up!

The people are great! And if you like snow, well it's the place to be.

Well, stick with the channel and there should be many more U.P. winter videos to come. Thanks for the support.

You know it!

Nice area and welcome to the channel!

Thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching. Whenever you miss the U.P. just check the channel!

Thanks for the support.

I wish I was rich

Seems like winters have gotten much worse the last 20 years

@@kwyatt261 Thanks for telling us.

It's a big cold ditch right?

@@KnettersPracticalOutdoors yes sir

Thanks so much

thanks

It is really nice up here.

Fellow Michigander Kid Rock!

Great to have you along fellow Upper!

You got that right!

@@KnettersPracticalOutdoors I used to hunt in Dickinson County but never spent an entire winter up there. How many cords of wood might ya go thru for a winter season. A. wood fire primary heat B. gas/oil is primary heat source

The carcass thing I'm doing in the video is totally legal. I asked the DNR about it. The main thing is the carcass is on my own property. Another 4 months or so and you'll be back to the U.P. I bet! It will go by fast. Thanks as always for the support.

@@KnettersPracticalOutdoors you’re very welcome. A couple of years ago I was elk hunting just north of Craig Colorado and I walked over this little hill and saw a half eaten elk carcass in a little wash, surrounded by some sage, brush and snow. So I walked up to check it out and out of this hole in the ground beside the elk carcass came this big old badger when I got about 15 feet away from it. I didn’t know it was there. He had been eating on that elk carcass for a while, and just decided to dig himself a hole there and den up until the elf is gone. He actually challenged me and I did not except. I just started talking to it and backed away to about 30 feet then he was comfortable. I wish I would’ve been doing RU-vid videos then lol it was a cool experience.

@@KnettersPracticalOutdoors also here in Colorado, and some of the other western states not only do a lot of guys field dress their animals in the woods, but they also field strip it. They’ll cut the hind quarters front, quarters and back strap and neck off. Some will even take the rib meat of animals but it’s not required. The carcass stays in the woods. I’m like you I like seeing the animals use it up.

4 months......................you sure about that?

A good paste is hard to beat! Have her send you some frozen ones.

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We had a mild one this past winter.

Nice

Fisher yes and we are in the central U.P. The new property and cabin sounds exciting. Thanks for watching.

Nice

Have him send you some panties.

No, No not quite yet. How about at the end of February?

Dave, I pray you are living your best life down in sunny Mexico!

Yes she was hurting for a week. I hate to make fun of her in the video, but it was the most exciting thing that happened out ice fishing last winter!

He's trying!

I haven't but I've heard of it.

This comment totally relates to me. I live in Metro Detroit, sandwiched between suburbs and farms

Yes I had a well used snowmobile trail there somewhere, but we got about 18 inch of fresh stuff and I couldn't tell where it was. Thanks for the comment!

Honda.

It's a Simplicity. Had it 3 years, so far trouble free.

Ariens is another decent one. Made in Wisconsin. Been very pleased with mine. I live in the southern u.p.

Tough kid!

Happy to send some down!

Thank you so much… I lived here for 40 years and I’ve never seen it like this… The funny thing is I prepped all my ice fishing gear early this year… First time ever… And that’s what I get in return… Lol! Thanks for putting out, so screwed videos… I use all your tips throughout the year!

I’m out walking my dogs and I’m using voice text… Let’s try the end of my message again… Thank you so much for putting out such spectacular videos. I watch them all year long.

No kidding! No Ice fishing or snow in the West Branch area.....I did catch some nice browns in a local river. Something I have never done in January before.

@@brianfeeney9493 Thanks for the support!

If you have a pack of wolves near where you are hunting it can absolutely ruin your hunting. It's hard to buy property, maybe a camp too, pay upkeep and taxes and take 2 weeks of your vacation only to see wolf tracks and no deer. We haven't had those problems, but I have friends who have.

@@KnettersPracticalOutdoors Yes that's a big problem so what do we do? Kill the wolfs! Nuff said!

Snowmobiles are just for fun. Riding and ice fishing. But a 4-wheel drive or all wheel drive vehicle can be needed at times. The firewood is a lot of work. You have to enjoy the process to some extent. But there is no substitute for a wood burning sauna.

No sorry. 50 mile radius from the bait shop.

Not yet, but you never know.

I had her over for coffee and nisu on Tuesday.

Well, I meant the winter of 2022, starting in January.

Understood

thanks

Yeah...every wild animal never ever dies in the wild.......Yyou're on to something there Karen!

Doug, you're not wrong but I will add to that. First, 1000s upon 1000s of deer die in the woods or along roads and are left for nature to take it's course. Scavengers and decay. Second, Michigan DNR seems more concerned with illegal dumping, not so much about removing dead deer from the woods and road sides so scavengers don't eat them. I read an article from down state Michigan this spring about roadkill deer missing there heads. The DNR said it was their biologists removing the heads for testing. So you have DNR biologists going to the trouble of removing heads from roadkill, but not bothering to remove the rest of the deer. Third, the deer carcass in this video is on my property. I did e-mail Michigan DNR Law enforcement and ask about this very practice. This was my question "If you have a deer carcass legally taken from a hunt or legally taken with a roadkill permit, can you legally place that carcass on your own property for attracting scavengers for viewing?" The answer was "Yes, you can leave a legally obtained deer carcass out anywhere on your own property as long as there is no local ordinance against it." I appreciate your concern and your comment. It's just important to me that the readers of these comments understand that this practice is totally legal as I did it in this video. Thanks for watching.

Is it possible we could meet again this year! I'm getting way, way ahead of my Packer self. Yes, we need to beat the Lions and I'm very nervous about this game.

@@KnettersPracticalOutdoors Well beating the Lions didn't happen....Lol

@@dandarling5990 You are so right! Like I said in the comment, "I'm very nervous about this game". Things are looking up for the Lions!

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