noun
General Slang
deer camp
· noun · midwest
A rural Michigan cabin or property used as the home base for firearm deer season.
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A cabin, shack, trailer, or stretch of family land up north that hunters retreat to every November for Michigan's firearm deer season (opens Nov 15). More than a building — it's a ritual. Beers, cards, woodstove, blaze orange, and getting up at 4am to sit in a blind. Often passed down through generations.
“He's heading up to deer camp Friday — won't see him 'til Thanksgiving.”
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deer camp In A Sentence
He's heading up to deer camp Friday — won't see him 'til Thanksgiving.
Origin & Usage
Tied to Michigan's firearm deer season (Nov 15 opener), a quasi-holiday in the state since the early 20th century. Schools and businesses in the Upper Peninsula and northern Lower have historically slowed down around it.
Variants
deer-camp
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