A late afternoon drive along the roads that track through the Beaver Lake Hunt Club is certain to leave this impression: why has taken so long to discover this exceptional value where serious hunters pursue Michigan whitetails. Dating to 1923, the family-owned property is rich with biological diversity — black bears, coyotes, fox, ruffed grouse, turkeys, squirrels, eagles, mature pine forests and acorn-producing oak stands.
But the focus is clear: growing big whitetail bucks with QDM rules (at least four pts on one side), habitat development, including the opening of numerous food plots, and regular timber harvest to allow fresh growth to follow.
With nearly 5,000 acres in southwestern Alpena County, there’s plenty of elbow room for hunters to enjoy a classic deer hunt in the epicenter of club country in the northeastern Lower Peninsula. Pressure is light during the early bow season, creating great opportunities.