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MARQUETTE -- He's been around the U.P. to see some of the most colorful camps and the biggest bucks.  He's also got his own passion for hunting.

"You don't know what's coming, it's just that all of the sudden, you're heart starts, just pumping right out of your chest," says LeVasseur.

However, "Discovering's" Buck LeVasseur spends most hunting seasons differently than your typical avid hunter.

"Buck didn't get very much of a chance to do much deer hunting," LeVasseur said.  "I was on the road all the time; I don't know how many thousands and thousands of miles.  To see the deer was one of my goals...I tried my best."

Instead, Buck hunts for a good camp to stay with, one with a great story to bring back to his viewers.

"I've gone into camps and felt like I'd been a member for 40-50 years," he said.  "I always liked being on the outside looking in at these people and sharing their enjoyment.  The youngster who just got his first buck of his life.  To see the glow."

It's a glow that he says is one of the most important things he's experienced and shared in his time with Discovering, through his work with the Wheeling Sportsmen, an organization that provides people with disabilities the opportunity to hunt.

"I get such a kick out of seeing their joy," he said.  "I don't care if ever hunt again, just as long as I get to see that."

What about the future of camp traditions?  Can they survive the decline in the popularity of hunting?

"I think that the drop in deer numbers, the drop in quality bucks, I think that has had a big effect on who goes hunting and who doesn't," he said.  "I think that has more do to with it then, say, people just aren't interested."