Arch here: I don't live too far from JJ--I live in St. Joseph County between Sturgis and Centreville, or as I once told a restaurant owner in Flatfish, MT, who had never heard of those communities--about 30 minutes from Shipshewana, IN (Amish country, where every man's wife, even from MT, wants to stop and shop on vacation).
I generally hunt whitetails and turkeys about 4 miles from the house. I also hunt the UP with an Indian friend from the Bark River area, and with a friend in Vulcan. My largest black bear to date came from close to Bark River.
Best of luck to all this fall.
Arch