The kinds of hunting trips that require a tent are always the best ones. You’re usually far enough into the woods that you have little competition. Or you’re at a campground with a few buddies, ...

ROSCOMMON — Wall tents and wood stoves are part Michigan’s hunting heritage, but not as many hunters these days head north planning to spend a week tenting during the November firearm deer season.

Maybe it was the romance of my first elk hunt. Perhaps it was the warmth from the woodstove. All I know is that once I hunted out of a wall tent, it’s all I ever wanted to do. That experience in the ...