Series One · Deer Camp Adventures
85 years of one Michigan deer camp.
Hunting humor, hard-won tips, and the kind of nostalgia that shows up around the woodstove.
Four books from one deer camp — the meals, the misses, the friends who keep coming back, and the lessons you only learn after your third season sitting cold in the dark. Read in order or jump in anywhere.
Book 1
That Hunting Camp
The one that started it all — the shack, the strangers who become family, the first buck.
Book 2
Dad, the Camp is on Fire
The year everything went sideways at camp — and what stayed standing when the smoke cleared.
Book 3
Deer Camp Diary
A season told in daily entries: the weather, the misses, the meals, the laughter.
Book 4
Field Notes From The Stand
Short essays written from the stand — quiet mornings, sharp lessons, and a few tall tales.
Free: 100 Things Nobody Tells You Before Your First Deer Camp.
A short field guide from someone who’s watched a lot of first-timers learn the hard way.
What readers are saying
“Made me miss my grandpa and reach for a Thermos at the same time.”
— Reader review, Amazon
“The most honest deer camp writing I’ve read in twenty years.”
— Up North Journal
“Warm, funny, and true. I read it in one sitting.”
— Reader review, Amazon
Listen in
Bill on the road, talking deer camp.
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