Up North Journal Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Come join us on a weekly adventure thru the woods and waters of Michigan thru the eyes of the Up North Journal Team.
Join us in the Cabin tonight as Danny gives his take on the weekend at the Ice Fishing and Hunting Expo in Escanaba Michigan. We talk about the vendors, the patrons, the venue and overall excitement of the show. We also talk a little about Mike's trip to the U.P. along with the upcoming firearm deer season.
Join us tonight in the Cabin as we get the final low down on the largest Ice Fishing and Hunting Expo in Michigan's Upper Peninsula! Find out what vendors are going to be there and what the show has to offer outdoorsmen and women.
Talking with the five people from the Daily Press that is putting on the show
- Vendors attending
- Returning vendors
- What they have to offer patrons
- Food vendors
- Things for kids
- Places to stay in the area
Talking with UNJ Member Mark Coleman tonight about the work put in this year for the upcoming deer season in Indiana. He gives us the good, the bad and the ugly on what he expects for the upcoming season at the farm.
Summer prep this year at the farm
Food plots
Licking branches, ropes, scrapes
The rut and small fawns
Predators
New blind locations
Trailcam Tuesday
Hunting season expectations
Hunting with his brothers
Join us tonight as we get the tables turned on us here at Up North Journal. Daily Press' Rachel Barnstrom interviews the Up North Journal crew to see what makes them tick. We also get to know why a Jersey girl came to Michigan's upper peninsula via London England.
Join us in the Cabin tonight as we talk with NW Michigan Fishing Club's Tim Hossack about what their club is all about and what they do. He also gives us insight into the gill net consent decree in Michigan and it's potential impacts on our fisheries.
What is the NW Michigan Fish Camp?
- Membership
- Fishing tournaments
- Projects
- Kids
- Veteran fishing trips
- Cookouts
Gill netting consent decree
- Insight into the treaty and decree
- What is the new consent decree
- What are the potential issues with it
- How will this affect Michigan fisheries
- What should fisherman expect to deal with
Join us tonight as we talk with John Bauman a MI DNR Fisheries Biologist about how he helps the Michigan fisheries to thrive in a delicate habitat. He also gives us his background that took him into the position he is in now with the Michigan DNR.
John's background and early life
How he became a fisheries biologist
What does he do as a biologist
How does the data he gathers play into the future of the Upper Peninsula's fisheries
What are the little things he notices that have an affect on how fish thrive
How delicate is the fisheries in Michigan
Join the guys tonight as they talk with Gregg Gerke of GT Rod and Reel about his tungsten jig heads and muskie lures. Gregg gives them the lowdown on using his tackle and how to use it.
Gregg's background in fishing
How the company started
How the beginning of the internet played into a successful business model
How he began making lures and jig heads
What does he offer now to anglers
Using ice fishing gear in the summer
Looking into the future
Tonight we are discussing some of the unique things game managers do in South Africa to maintain and promote healthy game and non game species for the future.
What hunters expect going to Africa
What they find when they get there
How does hunting success begin before the hunter arrives in South Africa
- How game managers see the animals they manage
- Where does it all start
- Key points to management
- Maintaining the herds
- Starting a new herd
- Bringing a new animal into the area
- Conditioning a stomach
- How did Covid affect the management process
- Looking at the habitat side of mangement
- Taking care of the land
- Looking towards the next season
Tonight we take you out on the Big Water! We get to find out how you know when weather conditions are good to hit the open water in a kayak along with a trip on Saginaw Bay to do some walleye fishing.
Week of kayaking on big water in northwest Michigan
- Apps for safety on the water
- Windfinder App
- Go Paddling App
- Paddling Lake Michigan at Sleeping Bear Dunes
- Paddling Duck Lake
- Paddling Lake Dubonett
- Paddling Glen Lake, Little and Big Fischer Lakes
- Paddling Crystal River
- Paddling at sunset on Lake Michigan at Empire Bluffs
- Visiting Sleeping Bear Dunes on the top side of the dunes
Danny takes a charter trip on Saginaw Bay for Walleyes
- Rock N Reel 2.0
- Rigging the lines
- Weather conditons
- The catches of the day
Quick report from the west side of the state and Adam Winn's fantastic catches from 4th of July week.
Join us in the Cabin tonight because it's time to get your fish on! We talk soft water lures with Patrick Huddleston from Hudd's Fishing Lures about what to use on the water along with how he got involved in making fishing lures that you can purchase.
How Pat got his start in making fishing lures
- His childhood fishing experience with his dad
- How his career in the military gave him the opportunity to fish in different places and how it also gave him time to learn to build his own lures
- Perfecting his lure building
- What he learned along the way
How Hudd's Lures came into being
- His first lures
- How he grew his assortment of lures
- R&D
- How he tests his lures
- The things that sets his lures apart from the others
Types of lures he offers
Our four fun questions
Join the guys in the Cabin this week as they catch up with UNJ Fishing's Adam Winn. We hear about his turkey season and how his spring fishing has been going.
Adam's spring turkey season
- Winter scouting
- Spring scouting
- Figuring out where the birds were at
- Rainy first week
- Calling in a lone bird
Spring fishing season chasing bass
- Using the kayak
- Using some plastics from Southern Indiana Bait Company
- Showing off a $35 swim bait
- Getting wet retrieving a hung up $35 bait
Lake Michigan salmon fishing
Looking into some summer fishing
Join the guys in the Cabin tonight as they talk with Danny/s fiance' Denise about going to Africa for the first time. While there she gets the itch to learn to shoot a rifle and then go after her first animal! She puts in 5 days of hunting to chase down an Impala.
Going through the procedure to obtain a passport
Putting boots on the ground in Africa for the first time
Watching Danny hunt and learning the ropes
Getting the itch to try hunting for herself
Learning how to shoot a rifle for the first time
Learning how to hunt and chasing impalas
Putting in five days of hunting
Finally making it come all together
The feelings going on when she sees the animal on the ground for the first time
Will she hunt again?
Overall experience
Join the guys in the Cabin as they check in with the owners of Blade's Bait and Tackle in Michigan's upper peninsula. This will be their first year of being open all year long. We will find out what they have to offer for the great outdoors for the summer season.
How did Blade and Lacy get their start in the outdoors
What led them to starting one of the upper peninsula's largest bait and tackle stores
What types of gear do they have
How did they decide to go to being open during the soft water season
What services will they offer this summer
What does the future hold for expansion
Looking forward to the U.P. Ice Fishing and Hunting Expo in November
Join the guys in the Cabin tonight as Danny gives us an inside look at his first time to Africa to hunt animals of a lifetime. Danny takes us through the list of game he was able to take along with what he thought about the overall experience.
Getting the gear together for the trip
The air flight to Africa
Getting to the outfitter's camp
A look at the lodging facilities
They lay of the land for hunting and getting prepped for the first day of hunting
First day hunt and two animals down
A hunt that didn't go as expected and a lesson learned
The redemption hunt
The end of a Kudu hunt
Talking about what gets done with the animals after they are taken
The food from the field
Takeaways from the hunt and lessons learned
Join the guys tonight as they talk with Dave Wilkins and his daughter Morgan about Danny fulfilling his bucket list dream hunt! Yes Danny is going to Africa after years of dreaming about it. Listen in to see what Danny had to go through to get ready for his trip and how he is feeling just a week away from flying out!
How this hunt all came about
Danny's dream hunt
What he had to do to get ready
What is he going to hunt
What is Danny expecting
Spring food plots are getting ready to be planted soon. We check in with Lincoln Rohn of PackerMaxx to talk about what's new with his company along with what you can do to help your local deer herd this season.
Up North Journal Anniversary and a special dedication for this show for a close friend of Lincoln Rohn's
What is new for Best Outdoors and PackerMaxx
- Five 2 Outdoors and how it plays into Best Outdoors
- How this special acquisition came about
- How the show season went for PackerMaxx
Talking about something to try for a food plot this season
- Using screens
- Making an island out of screens
- Making a soft edge on a food plot
Perspective as an older outdoorsman and how we don't let things bother us anymore.
Tonight we are getting Jiggy with it with Katelyn Beaver of Beavers Lures about the fishing jigs she makes. We are also Talking with Morgan Eagleowski of Visit Escanaba and her involvement in the U.P. Ice Fishing and Hunting Expo.
How does a 20 year old female start her own fishing lure company
What is Beavers Lures
How is Morgan involved with Visit Escanaba
How did she get her start as an Event Coordinator for the area
What does the U.P. Ice Fishing and Hunting Expo consist of this year
What types of lures does Beavers Lures offer
How to pick a lure
Colors and styles of lures
What other events and accommodations does Escanaba offer
How does working with local business' help the community and local business'
Working with fishing charter captains around Michigan
Beavers Lures coming to Meijer stores this year
Getting to know Katelyn and Morgan with our four questions.....
Tonight we are talking with The Airborne Angler of Michigan. We are discussing how he uses his aircraft to help fellow outdoorsmen, especially during the Michigan ice fishing season!
Who is the Airborne Angler
How does he use his aircraft to help save lives on Saginaw Bay during Michigan's ice fishing season
How are his photos used
How did he get his start
Who was the first Airborne Angler
What other uses are there for his photos for Michigan's outdoorsmen
What is Camp Fish Tails
What is his biggest walleye taken to date
Our four questions for new visitors to the UNJ Cabin
Tonight we are bringing in our first guest from Canada! We are talking with Ontario's own Happy Camper Kevin Callan! We will get the inside info on what drives him to take long distance canoe trips all over Canada!
We met Kevin next to a bunch of rabbits in East Lansing
A story from Kevin's car ride with a rabbit judge!
How bends are there in a river
How he got started in canoeing
Portage in English or Portage' in French, what is the correct pronunciation
Geography differences of a canoe
Kevin's three sisters and how he managed to survive their antics
His relationship with his father
Skipping Boy Scouts and going fishing
Keynote speaker for the Boy Scouts
His band Santa's Syphilis
How the outdoors helped him
Recharging ones self in the outdoors
Goal driven in the outdoors of thriving in wilderness situations
Why is picking the correct campsite on the water so important?
The first car a green Montego
Is taking an ax with you like taking a banana on a boat?
Solo trips vs trips with a few good friends
Asked twice to be on the TV show Alone
How to make great camp coffee
What was the worst storm encountered on the water and how red ants saved his life
How did he get the name The Happy Camper and the Whiz Easy turns into a whistle
His trip to Scotland and what he found out when he met his family
Picking out a canoe and a paddle
Canoe and paddling museum
His involvement with conservation and getting others involved in the outdoors
Our four questions where we get to know more about Kevin
Spring planting isn't far off, so we need to check in with Robie Pruitt of Antler King about what we can do to kick off our food plot success this year!
Soil Test for proper ph
Frost seeding
Over seeding
Partnership with Up North Journal
Seed products to plant
Minerals and how to use
Attractants and how to use
Show season and a few questions about some things that show season leaves with us.
Tonight we are talking with the creators of the Biggest Outdoor Expo in Michigan's Upper Peninsula! We will get the inside scoop on what year two of the U.P. Ice Fishing and Hunting Expo will bring to Michigan's Upper Peninsula!
How did the hunting show idea come to be?
How the show came into being within just 6 months?
The town of Escanaba and the attendees loved it!
4500 Attendees
The anticipation of year two
Who are the vendors that are committed to coming?
What to expect for year two
Getting to know the creators and promoters of the event
Tonight we are talking with the creators of the Biggest Outdoor Expo in Michigan's Upper Peninsula! We will get the inside scoop on what year two of the U.P. Ice Fishing and Hunting Expo will bring to Michigan's Upper Peninsula!
How did the hunting show idea come to be?
How the show came into being within just 6 months?
The town of Escanaba and the attendees loved it!
4500 Attendees
The anticipation of year two
Who are the vendors that are committed to coming?
What to expect for year two
Getting to know the creators and promoters of the event
The guys are talking with Swamp Buck Camo tonight to see just what makes Swamp Buck Camo tick. President Jason Hepfler gives us a behind the scenes look into how they got their start and what you can expect from their camo gear! By the way, it's not just for hunting! Check out their fishing apparel as well!
Jason's background into the hunting scene
- Starting as a kid
- Who taught him about the outdoors
- What hunting was like as a youth in Wisconsin
- Family traditions
- How hunting led to thinking about camo
What was the thing that triggered the start of Swamp Buck Camo?
- How it all started
- Where did he get help from
- What were some of the things to overcome
The camo offerings now
What makes Swamp Buck Camo stand out from the rest
What are some of the features of their camo apparel
The flannel shirt line of gear.
- How did the flannel line start
- What did Jay Gregory have to do with it?
- What colors are available
How did the fishing side of the line come into play?
What does Swamp Buck Camo offer in the fishing line now
Our four questions that give a little insight into who Jason Hepfler is
Talking with Up North Journal Fishing's Adam Winn about what will possibly be the last ice fishing outing of the season. He was recently in Michigan's Upper Peninsula near Little Bay De Noc chasing walleyes.
How the late season ice was on Lake Michigan
How was the bite
Adam's personal best fish
Deciding to move to chase the big fish
What caused the decision to move
What they found when they moved
Exploring the Ford River
Stopping at Rapid River Knifeworks
Mike looking at a new sportsmen's club
Why Mike is deciding to move to a new club
Talking with Up North Journal Fishing's Adam Winn about what will possibly be the last ice fishing outing of the season. He was recently in Michigan's Upper Peninsula near Little Bay De Noc chasing walleyes.
How the late season ice was on Lake Michigan
How was the bite
Adam's personal best fish
Deciding to move to chase the big fish
What caused the decision to move
What they found when they moved
Exploring the Ford River
Stopping at Rapid River Knifeworks
Mike looking at a new sportsmen's club
Why Mike is deciding to move to a new club
Tonight we are chatting again with the people from Raised At Full Draw. They are a group that teaches youngsters everything they need to know from a to z about hunting and the outdoors.
Donise Petersen's outdoor passion of bow hunting turned into Raised at Full Draw
What is RAFD
What do they teach kids
What does it take to get a youth into RAFD
Where are the camps
What does it cost
What can you do to help
What does RAFD need
What does the future hold for RAFD
Women's camp being held in Wisconsin
The story of the two bucks on the wall
Tonight we are talking with Adam Kaiser to get the low down on Lowdown the high speed viewer for trail camera photos and videos.
What is a Lowdown high speed photo viewer?
How did the concept develop into the current viewer?
What was the first generation viewer like?
The several features with the Lowdown viewer
Adding features
Where can you purchase one at?
How was the Wisconsin hunting season?
What is the warranty?
Battery life?
Other uses for the viewer besides trail camera applications
How was the ATA show for Lowdown?
Public land hunters
Trail camera issues on public land
Cool things caught on trail camera
Lowdown's show schedule
Getting to know Adam Kaiser on the personal side
Tonight we are talking with two fishermen from the collegiate bass fishing series. We have two rival colleges represented tonight from right here in Michigan. It is Central Michigan University vs Western Michigan University in the UNJ Cabin!
How each of the guys got onto their respective college teams.
- The competitive edge
- Family influence
- Outdoor Channel influence
Fishing takes up time everyday
- Tournament
- Fundraising
- School
- Work
Thoughts on the Ohio Tournament weight stuffing scandal
Tournament schedule
- Pre fishing
- Team set ups
How the fundraising is going at this point in the year?
- Money
- Sponsors
Advocates for the outdoors
- Recruiting new team members
- Working with youngsters
How does the money get used and how big is the team
Favorite bait to use while catching bass
Family support is critical, how does your family play into your fishing?
What are the career aspirations for both fisherman?
Scariest moment on the water while fishing a tournament
Favorite equipment to use and why
Ever been stopped by the DNR while fishing a tournament
Fishing the indoor pond during the fishing show
Catching a tagged fish
Does weather ever get bad enough to call off a tournament?
Fishing the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
What is your bucket list lake to fish
Our final four questions to get to know the guys
Angler of the year award
Best fish ever caught
Join us tonight as we chat with Lance Valentine of Talkin' Fishin'. He is one of Michigan's premier walleye fishermen and is going to talk about some of his best advice for getting started in walleye fishing. He also gives us a sneak peak of his new walleye jig head he helped develop.
Back into show season
- Booth was slammed
- Sold a lot of product
How the idea of Coffee Time with Lance started during Covid.
- Turned into Teachin Fishin
- Bi-weekly show
- Evolved with a whole new group of people interested in fishing
Lance's beginning of fishing
- Cut his teeth on the AuSauble River
- Wanted to make his living fishing
- Fishing the Bay for walleye
- Life took over
- 1996 went tournament fishing
- Started full-time fishing
- Teaching seminars
- Now a charter captain
What is the best advice for a first timer fishing for walleye
- Don't worry too much about the fishing
- Learn where to fish and about the species you're fishing for
- Educate yourself
Fishing location and dates
- Detroit River
- Lake Erie
- Saginaw Bay
- Mullets Lake and others
Talking Sturgeon in the Detroit River
How good is the Detroit River for walleye
New Regulations and how they affect the charter captains
Listen to your charter captain
When to hire a guide
Minimalist fishing
Evolution of an angler
Never let a rod go unused
Biggest walleye and tagged fish
Amount of daylight and moon phase
Charter Captain life vs family life
The new jig head that Lance Developed for river fishing
- Never buy or use a round head jig
- His first developed jig head
- Worked with 2K jigs
- 2nd version
Superstitions and bananas
Are we as conservationists where we need to be or is there more work to be done?
Join the guys tonight as Adam Winn of Up North Journal Fishing joins the show to recap his four days on Little Bay De Noc in Michigan's Upper Peninsula chasing walleyes through the ice!
Getting up north
- Crossing the bridge
- Setting up camp
- Getting the sleds ready to roll
Getting on the ice
- The weather
- Ice conditions
- The other fishermen
- Shanty set up
The catch
- All the fish caught had empty stomachs
- Weather affecting the fish
The rods used and set up
Talking about Maggs Custom Rods
Line set up for the ice
The uni to uni knot
Lures used that worked on this trip
Finding out what worked best
Water depths
Floating suits and other clothing
Sharing information to locate fish
Which action was working the best?
- Tip Ups
- Dead Stick
- Jigging
Cooking, cleaning and eating fish
The haul vehicle and trailer
Shanty rules and regs
Shanty talk
DNR checking
Soft ice and a rig through the ice
Tagged fish
What do you do in the shanty when you are bored
What happens after fishing
- Cooking fish
- What else was to eat
- What do you do for a bathroom after eating spicy chili?
Blades Bait and Tackle Gladstone Michigan
https://info@bladesbait.com
Shanty rentals and sleeper shanties
The ice fishing season so far for Adam
Snacks on the ice and a Swedish Fish in the ice hole
Losing a propane heater on the trip across the ice
Adam needs to learn how to play Euchre
Join the guys tonight as they give their opinion of the 2023 Archery Trade Association Show in their wrap up episode. We are talking with Mark Coleman who made the trip for the first time. Danny gives us the low down on the show and the new PSE bows unveiled.
ATA 2023
Mark Coleman's first trip to the show
- His take on the show
- What he found interesting
- What he didn't expect
- Overall consensus of the show and the celebrities there
- Badlands Film Festival
Danny talks about the PSE Archery unveiling of 3 new hunting bows
- The Unite signature bow from John Dudley
- The Fortis
- The Omen reimagined
- His take on the Badlands Film Festival
- Overall impression of the show
Join the guys tonight in the Cabin as they talk with local ice fisherman Adam Winn about ice fishing safety and the gear you need to be taking with you out on the ice to stay safe. Adam also covers the gear he uses to take fish through the ice.
Ice thickness
- What is too thin
- What is thick enough for getting out
Basic ice fishing safety gear
- Ice fishing floatation suit
- Heater
- Propane
- Extra clothes
- Ice spikes
- Cooking food
- Snowmobile or Quad
Playing the weather reports for wind conditions on the big water
Using a GPS on the ice
Ice Fishing Equipment
- Fish finder
- Float Suit
- Ice Rods
- Lures
- Fishing line
- Ice Hut
Run in with Conservation Officers
Crazy stories from the ice
Cutting ice holes
Phone leash
Adam's deer season
Join the guys in the Cabin as they talk with firearm lawyer Jim Makowski & The Island Armory'. They talk about Michigan Bill 6544 that is being pushed in Michigan that would ban "Assault" weapons, and about pistol braces & firearm trusts.
Michigan Bill 6544
- What is in the bill
- What that would mean for gun owners
- How would this change gun ownership in Michigan
- What would you have to do
- Is this bill likely to pass
Pistol Braces
- New rules concerning pistol braces
- How is this going to change pistols with braces
- what does this mean for gun owners
Firearm Trusts
- What is a trust
- Why would you need one
- What are the pluses and minuses
Join the guys in the Cabin tonight as they discuss what type of boots they wear in the field and why? They also run over a few of the latest deer totals in the state of Michigan as well as talking about a coyote attack in Florida.
Discussing the latest Michigan deer harvest numbers as of today.
What do you put on your feet when afield?
- Rubber vs lace ups
- Situations
- Socks
- On the ice
- Boot tread
Talking about the recent coyote attack on a 2 year old in Florida along with a raccoon attack.
Join the boys this week as they cover Danny's upper peninsula deer hunt in Michigan along with talking about the new madatory deer check and how the numbers are stacking up.
Danny's deer hunt
- Weather in the U.P.
- Bow hunting before the rifle opener
- The rifle season opener
- New trail cams
- Ravens cleaning up gut piles
Michigan deer harvest numbers with the new mandatory deer check
- Numbers leading into the opening day of rifle season
- Numbers after the first day of rifle season
- Numbers after the first week of rifle season
- How the numbers lead to some useful data already
Mike teaches his grandson how to use a knife properly while packaging deer for the freezer
In honor of Veterans Day coming up we are talking with Carrie Zylka of Hunt Fish Travel Podcast along with Joe Wesner of Ultimate Veteran Adventures that is taking out some of our lady veterans out for a duck hunt next weekend on Saginaw Bay in Michigan.
Joe's story about his service and recovery that led to Ultimate Veteran Adventures
- Was out of the service on a medical discharge
- Used the outdoors to help recover
- His experience led to forming UVA
Talking about what makes up a good veterans organization
Has formed a support group with veterans that he has taken into the outdoors
How he met Carrie Z
- Veteran fishing trip in New York
- Carrie's experince
- How it helped her relate to her service
- Don't use a turkey choke to hunt ducks
The hunt on Saginaw Bay
- 2 1/2 day hunt
- Targeting old squaw ducks
- 4 lady veterans
- One coming from Colorado
Info about Ultimate Veteran Adventures
- All volunteer
- All money goes for veteran adventures
- How to get in touch with the organization
- Looking for opportunities for veterans
- Need money to pay for trips
- Qualifications for veterans for trips
- Getting veteran's families involved
- Gold Star families
- Future trips
- How does other states work with veterans
- Omelette in a bag
Join the guys in the Cabin tonight as they talk about how the season is going so far and what they are expecting for the firearm season in Indiana and Michigan.
Checking in from Indiana
- Landowner permits
- Doe tag filled
- Registering the deer via call in
Talking deer numbers
Indiana buck action
Fake licking branch
Mike's setup last week in Michigan
Passing time in the stand during an all day sit.
The Morph Pro Tree Stand gear hanging system
https://www.outrighthunt.com
What does a campfire at deer camp mean to you?
Join us in the Cabin this week as we talk about a possible new precedent setting indictment of tournament anglers along with 460 lbs. of illegal salmon taken. We also cover the Michigan DNR's new deer population video recently released.
Cheating tournament fisherman indicted on felony charges.
Does this set a new precedent for cheaters
- Could this spill over into other areas where cheating is proven
- Could this happen in professional sports
- The law of unintended consequences
460 pounds of Salmon taken illegally in Michigan
- Manistee River at Tippy Dam
- Colorado anglers caught with 460lbs of illegal salmon
- No fishing licenses
- Using illegal fishing practices
- Found with 40-50 fileted fish in vehicle
What is the safe buffer area from another hunter on public land?
Do archery hunters shoot a higher percentage of does to bucks than firearm hunters?
Michigan DNR releases new video on herd management and population control numbers.
- How many deer taken is too many
- What does it take to maintain current population
- Is a 40% harvest rate too high
- Expected hunting trends in the near future
New hunting license app
Talking about an epic journey this week with outdoor enthusiast Haley Andrus. We will find out what made her walk around the entire shoreline of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan in just under 3 months! What drives a person to do such monumental challenges? We will find out!
Why?
- Always wanted to do an extended hike
- Thought of the idea while on the beach on Lake Michigan
Grew up in the outdoors and got the outdoor bug in Jackson Hole Wyoming
Training for hike
- Did extended backpacking in the winter before hike
- Started walking for distance before hike
- Planning the trip
The mindset while walking
- meditations
- Music
- Podcasts
- etc.....
Logistical Planning
- Exact route
- Camping stops
- Distance for each day
The big send off
- Starting at the Ohio line
- Nervous
- The first day
Walking through Detroit
Walking on the beaches for the first time
Reactions from people she ran into along the way
Saginaw Bay area hike
Raccoon encounter
Making it to Mackinaw and seeing the Bridge
- Half way
- Emotional
Going back to places you hiked through
Physical changes along the way
- How food played a role as the trip progressed
- Losing weight
Shoes wearing out along the trip
Making food along the way and eating in restaurants
Hiking the west side of the state
Ludington hiking
The west side erosion and devastation was evident along Lake Michigan, how seeing that impacted her
The final stretch and last 10 days
The finish line!
What is next
Cost of the trip
Talking about the gear
Carrying water on the hike
Possible book?
The big takeaway from the adventure
Wondering how to save time and money on your taxidermy mounts? Tonight we are talking with Troublesome Creek Taxidermy's owner Scott Tabor on how you can do just that! He will explain a unique way that you can get your mounts back quicker as well as saving some money.
Taxidermist Scott Tabor from Troublesome Creek Taxidermy
- Where did you get your love for taxidermy
- Father dabbled in taxidermy
- Went to taxidermy school while in Marine Corps
- Fell in love with waterfowling
- Specializes in waterfowl
How does shipping a bird to Scott work
- He can ship back or deliver if you have a group of birds or guys with birds to be shipped
- Can turn birds around within a year or shorter
- Freezing birds and waiting for the right time to ship
Asking the right questions to make sure you have the mount you want.
Shipping costs and process
The big reveal on what he shipped to us for the studio
How it is boxed
Freezing your birds
The process of taking care of the bird after the shot and before you ship it
Process to ship to Scott
The Up North Journal Discount code
When to ship your birds
Can you refreeze a bird
Dealing with turkeys and pheasants
Chatting about the Ohio Walleye Tournament scandal.
Join the guys tonight as they talk with Dean Smith a Michigan Hunter about the 3 Do It Yourself hunts he took recently in Alaska for Caribou and Blacktail deer. He gives a few things to lookout for and suggestions on how you too can take a trip of a lifetime!
Planning the trip 2018 Caribou Hunt
- Getting a group together
- Time frame
- Choosing an air transporting service
- Getting your license to hunt
- Getting gear out to hunting location
- Clothes and food
- Dealing with medical emergencies
- Water supply
- Making fire
- Taking photos
- The hunt
- Long distance shooting
The 2020 Blacktail Hunt
- Why Kodiak Island
- Grizzlies
- What was different than the 2018 hunt
- A more physically demanding hunt than 2018
- Conditioning before the hunt
- Packing meat home
The 2022 Caribou Hunt
- Flying in land vs water landings
- Price ranges for the hunts
- Time of the year
- Weather conditions
- What did you do differently this time back for caribou
- Archeology site
Talking with Kip Adams of the National Deer Association about the good of mandatory deer checks and how this is going to change management here in Michigan.
20 years with Deer Management
- He has been involved with QDMA and NDA for 20 years
- Announcement from NDA today
- Field to Fork
- The 3 R's
- 20-30 year age group is now the focus
- The Back 40 with Mark Kenyon
- www.nationaldeerassociation.com
Michigan's Mandatory Deer Checks
- Pennsylvania has had theirs in effect for many years
- How it use to be done
- How the data is going to help
- Pennsylvania data comes out a few months after season is over
- Michigan is now the gold standard
- Real time data available to the hunters
- This will help to make better management decisions
- Is dropping a pin point for kill site location a concern for hunters?
- Location is key for management
- How is the Amish community counted for deer kills?
- What is the future information that we might get from this program?
- Reporting is quick and easy
- Could this be used to report diseased deer?
Other educational opportunities through NDA
Talking tonight with Randy Stoppenhaggen of C3 Mitts about the Idaho elk season which has already started. We will be covering a little bit about new info on elk breeding that Randy just learned about and talking about his recent elk hunt.
Talking C3 Mitts
- Huge sale right now
- Multi Mitt
- Bow Mitt
- Crossbow Mitt
- Rifle Mitt
- Shotgun Mitt
Idaho Elk Hunting
- Wildfires and the affect it has on elk and other animals
- Bear encounter
- Animal activity in smoky situation
- Hunting set up in early season
- Up close elk encounter
Elk Breeding
- Rock Jacobson elk seminar
- August breeding
- Breeding season will dictate the success of survival rate
- Breeding cow calls
- Moon timing
- Bull calling
- Estrus cycle 2nd and 3rd time
- Bull stress of continuous breeding on multiple cycles
- How hieroglyphs played into what we know about the early estrus cycle
- 13 days past full moon
Less than a month to the opener of archery deer season, so it's time to get those arrows ready for the treestand! Tonight we are talking arrow builds for the upcoming hunting season. We are talking with Derek Vaughn of Sunrise Archery on what we need to do to get ready for the opener!
Pro Shop's busy time of the year
- Strings
- Equipment
- Arrows
Fletchings
- Four Fletchings
- Helicals
- Five and Six Fletchings
- Slip over fletchings
Nocks
- Lighted nocks
- String serving and D loop fitting the nock
Arrow selection
- Diameter
- Grains per inch
- Target vs hunting
- Heavy weighted inserts
- Adding weight
- Heavy weighted arrows vs a lighter arrow set up
Arrow Scales
Mechanical vs Fixed heads
Broadhead weight
Hunting Indiana and Michigan
Join us in the Cabin as we talk with Chad Stewart a deer biologist for Michigan's DNR about their new mandatory deer harvest reporting rule implemented this season.
Chad Stewart's Outdoor background
- Pennsylvania background
- Indiana deer biologist
- West Virginia
- Degrees at Penn State and Illinois
Talking about deer hunting heritages in Pennsylvania and Michigan
Michigan's new deer harvest reporting rule
- Overview of what you need to do when reporting a successful kill
- What does the confirmation number do for us and what do we do with it
- What questions do they ask on the report
- Will you still have check stations to stop at and check your deer in
- How the confirmation number works
- Why do I have to list my kill location
- How does the location work
- Why should I give them my location
- What information are we as hunters going to get out of this
- Reporting multiple deer kills
- When will the data be available to help make decisions
Talking APR's
Real time data will be available to the DNR and the public
Hunter retention and recruitment
Join us this week in the Cabin as we talk with a father and son team that took on a hiking trip the entire length of Isle Royale National Park! Learn about what it takes and what you need to take with you for such a trip!
Why Isle Royale?
- Went once before with a friend
- Wanted his son to experience it
Training for the trip
- Hiking
- Using weight in a back pack
Some of the gear used
- Flashlights
- Backup Batteries for phones
- Compass
- In Reach device
- Leaving in case of an emergency
- Boots and walking sticks
- First aid pack
Items that are must haves
Item you took that you didn't think you'd need but were glad you had
Size of the island
Animals on the island and those that are not on the island
Fishing the island
Shelter permit
Prepare for any weather and the bugs
Water and food
How much water do you need a day
Edible wild food
Making fire
Taking care of business
Shelters
The survey marker
Night sky description
Bug problems and solutions
Planning next trip
Fire towers
Journaling the trip
Join us in the Cabin This week as we find out when is it time to call in the dogs to track and find your deer. Rob Miller of Miller's Deer Tracking tells us when it's time to find a deer tracker and what all is involved in deer tracking dogs.
How did Rob get involved in deer tracking
- Shot a deer and couldn't find it, tried to find a deer tracker
- Not many around
- Decided to Get a dog and learned how to track
- The process of teaching tracking
Distinguishing one scent from another
What happens with scent when a deer is shot
The training regime for a scent dog
How do I know if I need a tracking dog or not
Knowing your dog
Does human scent affect the dog's nose
How does a rifle differ from a bow in tracking a deer
Does the breed of dog affect the tracking ability
Longest tracks
Danny's experience with dogs on a deer track
Most memorable deer track
State laws and regulations for trackers and dogs
The dog's reward for finding a deer
Best time to track and how weather affects the track
Injured buck chasing dog
Rules concerning dispatching injured deer
Getting into the archery groove tonight by talking with Rob Komyathy of Outtech about the PSE Omen's return to the scene. What is new with the Omen and see the other flagship hunting bows of PSE Archery.
Getting to know Rob and Outtech
- Worked in the outdoors all his life
- Loves to fish
- Outtech 40 years in sales and marketing
- PSE is now with Outtech
Omen revamped
- Now has the EC and SE cam systems
- Still super fast
- Not as aggressive
- Incredibly stable
- Dynamic brace height
- Comparing the old and the new Omen
- Comparing the high let off and the low let off mods
- FDS Technology
Talking about the PSE EVO XF
- Specs
- High vs low let offs
- What do you give up using a high let off
Supply chain affects on shipments
Carbon bow building
Running down the revamped Brute ATK and the Stinger ATK
Getting to know Rob with the UNJ Four Questions
Talking plastic lures tonight with Southern Indiana Bait Company's Zion Dunaway. They have been hitting it hard on the fishing circuit along with getting new baits out for fishermen.
What has Zion been up to this past few months
High School National Fishing Championship
- Skill level
- How many teams
- Money to be had
Getting ready for college
- Purdue University for forestry and r\urban forestry
- What is urban forestry
Working with a land management and habitat management company.
What does Southern Indiana Bait Company have to offer
- southernindianabaitco.com
- Plastic offering of baits
- Custom colors and offered colors
- Paddle tails are hot now
- Color patterns for late summer
- What triggers the fish to bite
- Fishing current flows
- Current flows with dams and power generators on the rivers
How they got started making baits
How did Zion get started into wildlife and timber management
What does the future hold for Zion
Where do you see yourself in 5 years
Albert Land Management
Timber management looked at in a bad light by those uneducated
Join the guys in the Cabin as they talk with PackerMaxx's own Lincoln Rohn about what we do with our food plots when we have no rain and high temps part 2! The also discuss Michigan's new deer hunting regulations.
PackerMaxx on the show circuit
Weather conditions
- Wet spring
- Dry summer
- Huge rain this week
- Is this a set up for EHD?
What do we do now
- Weed control immediately!
- Can you shorten the time between spraying and planting
- Costs are up
- Dial in your program details to save money
- Using the PackerMaxx to increase germination
PackerMaxx models
- Different uses
- Options
Crimper
- When to seed before crimping
- When to seed after crimping
Customer service and warranty
New business model to help with product control and costs
What is keeping PackerMaxx going strong with the current economy
Why knowing the exact size of your food plot is important
PackerMaxx Seed Blends
Quick trail cam talk
Talking abut the new Madatory Deer Check and new Michigan Deer Regulations
What do you do when it's too dry to put a food plot in? How do you keep your deer herd growing in dry weather? Listen in tonight with Robie Pruitt of Antler King tonight as he joins the boys in the UNJ Cabin!
How dry is it?
- Midwest conditions
- What is happening to the food plots now
- Look for what you can plant later
- Any rain now will not be enough
Planting Later
- You'll lose growing season but you'll get something at lest to feed deer
- Plant later rather than early
- When rains eventually hit, it's time to fertilize
Mark's food plots in Indiana
Quick talk about safety with trailers and the outdoors
Spring food plots going dormant due to no rain
- Stay off them!
- Can't give it enough water
- Needs 30,000 gallons of water per acre every two days
- Wait till it rains
- Annuals will not come back if it goes dormant
- Perennial will come back if it goes dormant
Get a soil test
Answering listener questions
What over seeding can cause
Seed depth
Planting in dry weather
Dry weather and EHD
Providing water for deer
Kool Aid for deer
Join the crew as they recap a busy weekend on the water. Talking kayak self and team rescues along with some Saginaw Bay walleye fishing on Rock & Reel 2.0. Then the soap boxes come out for the release of the 2022 Michigan deer hunting regulations.
Kayak big water safety class
- Getting kayak and boats adjusted to fit you
- Learning the way to properly escape a rollover
- Learning how to empty the water of your kayak while on the water
- Learning a team and self rescue
Saginaw Bay walleye fishing
- Out with Rock & Reel 2.0
- Slow start
- Lots of lake traffic
- What colors worked
- Finally a nice catch of fish
2022 Michigan deer hunting regulations
- New mandatory on-line deer check in
- Doe tags for the U.P. of Michigan
- How many deer tags do I need and what is this permit deal?
- Are we still using the scientific data?
Join the guys as Mike long distance videos with Danny who is up in Michigan's Upper Peninsula at deer camp. Get the low down on what Danny is doing with his food plots as well as see how the boys relaxed this holiday weekend.
Join the guys tonight as they recap the two days at Michigan's Total Archery Challenge and find out what a hat and John Dudley have to do with their shoot at TAC!
Day one
- Shooting Nock On course
- Easy down hill beginning
- Long shots
- Middle of course got real tough
- The arrow carnage
- Taking time to rest and hear arrows smashing
- Meeting John Dudley and facing sasquatch
- A little pink ribbon for the win
- A sight too low
- Nice hat
Day two
- Making new friends
- Shooting the Prime course
- Easier course to walk
- Went buy fast
- Watching a guy shoot for the truck
- Dudley's after party
Our wrap up thoughts over all
Join the crew tonight as they talk about what goes into a custom fishing rod and why should you consider purchasing a custom rod? Stop in and take a listen to Pat Magdaleno of MAGS Custom Rods answer a few questions on rod building. Also find out what type of rod fits your needs.
The Beginning of MAGS Rods
- The passion for fishing
- MMA fighting took a front seat
- Got back into the outdoors
- Started a Fishing Charter Boat Service
- Began to build rods for himself
- How it turned into a business
What goes into making custom rods and running the business
Ice fishing Rods
Freshwater Rods
Saltwater Rods
The ins and outs of custom rods
What fits your fishing needs
What makes Pat tick with our end of the show questions
Join the guys this week as they talk with UNJ fisherman Adam Winn about this past week's walleye charter trip on Saginaw Bay. We get Adam's insight into what Capt. Scott of Rock & Reels 2 shared with him about fishing Saginaw Bay.
Adam's take on his first walleye charter
The take for the day
Changing conditions
Why should you bleed out your walleye
Why are bumblebees now classified as fish in the state of California?
Join the guys this week as they recap their get away to the outdoors to recharge their batteries. Dan hits the deer and turkey woods for the first time this spring at deer camp. Mike heads west to paddle the big waters of Lake Michigan along with the Pere Marquette River.
Danny's weekend get away
- Time in the turkey woods
- Not a sound to be heard
- Building a new deer blind
- Getting an area ready for the upcoming deer season
- One last turkey hunt
Mike's weekend get away
- Camping on the west side of the state
- Don't be trashy
- paddling the Pere Marquette River
- Hitting Lake Michigan along with Pentwater Lake
Join us in the Cabin this week as we talk about the new 2022 Michigan Mandatory Deer E-Check system coming to our woods this fall. The guys will talk the good, the bad and the perceived problems that might arise with this new system being implemented this fall. They will also discuss some of the philosophical reasons why they hunt and get into the outdoors.
Join the guys tonight as they chat with UNJ Staffer Mark Coleman from Indiana. Mark takes us through killing his first turkey ever as well as how he has done this Morel Mushroom season.
Turkey Hunt
- A hunt that started in the late afternoon with just a sit in the stand
- Talking to mom on the phone
- The Tom answered the call
- The strut through the field
- Taking photos instead of shooting
- One last call
- What was it like to take your first bird after three unsuccessful seasons
- Photo ops
- What to do with a dead bird
- How ya going to cook it
Mushroom hunitng
- 'Overall success of the season
- How to go about finding Morel Mushrooms
- What do you wear while out hunting them
- What gear do you need
- How do you pick them
- What do they taste like
- How to cook them
- Picking courtesy towards others
Join the guys in the Cabin this week as they chat with local outdoorsman Adam Winn about how he got into the outdoors fishing and hunting. They also chat about how his turkey season is going so far.
Adam's outdoor background
- Not brought up in an outdoor family
- Family friend took him fishing when he was young
- Another family friend took him deer hunting as a teenager
- Was immediately hooked on the outdoors
His fishing background
- First love is ice fishing
- Likes to ice fish big water on the Great Lakes
- Spends his soft water time chasing Bass, and Pike
- Scariest moment on the water
Adam's hunting background
- First deer
- Loves turkey hunting
- Loves archery season for deer
- His first two turkeys taken
- How he pursues turkey
- His approach to deer hunting
Join the guys this week as they talk with Derek Vaughn of Sunrise Archery about getting set up for the Total Archery Challenge along with his recent shed hunting activities. We also talk a little about spring scouting for deer.
Total Archery Challenge set up
- What bows to use
- Sight set ups
- Peep set ups
- Arrow and FOC
Spring shed hunting
- Iowa
- Indiana
- Michigan
Spring scouting and how Derek goes about reading the information
- Sign
- Sheds
- Bedding areas
- Stand placement ideas
Join the guys tonight as they talk with charter boat Captain Scott Devuyst of the Rock N Reel 2.0 Boat. They cover everythingyou need to know when looking to take a charter boat out for walleye on Michigan's Saginaw Bay!
How Scott got started in fishing
What a typical day on the water entails
Some things you need to know
What to expect on the water
Rigging the lines
Dealing with CO's on the water
What questions you should ask when considering a charter fishing trip
Join the guys in the Cabin this week as they talk the basics of turkey hunting with retired Michigan DNR officer Dan Prince.
How did Dan get started in turkey hunting
- His dad was a professor at Michigan State University and specialized in birds.
- His dad brought his first turkey to his classroom as a kid and Dan thought that was the coolest thing
- Early years calling
How to scout wild turkeys
- Areas that deer frequent
- Turkey feathers and what you can learn from them
- Turkey scat
- Scratching areas
- Strut Marks and tracks
- Dusting areas
How to start a morning hunt
- Go out no matter the weather
- Near roosting trees
- Follow the birds patterns
- Set up before shooting times
Calling
- Call lightly at first light
- Box Call
- :Push Button Call
- Friction Pot Call
- Mouth call
Phases of spring
- Nesting practices by female turkeys
- How many eggs do turkeys lay
Decoys
- Carrying decoys safely
- Setting up a strutter
- Dan's Favorite setup
- Distance to set up
- Breeding sets
- When to use a strutter
Calling turkeys
- Yelps
- Clucks
- Cutting
- Purrs
Tick prevention
Tagging your bird
Setting up a pop up blind
Join us tonight as we talk with adventure kayaker Traci Martin about her long distance kayaking excursions. We discuss the trips around the Great Lakes as well as the next adventure she is taking on up in Alaska!
How did she get involved in extreme kayaking
- Love for the outdoors started it all
- 2017 was where it began in Lake Erie
- 3592 miles!!!!
The start of the trip
- Her mother's sickness encouraged her to live life to it's fullest
- One day is now
- Plan how to maintain a household for a period of time when money isn't coming in
- Asked for input for logistics
- Help from Canada as well
- How to obtain the proper permits
- Nexus Passport
- Remote Boarder Crossing Permit
Keeping a journal
- Journal all of the days of the trips
- Writing a book
Scariest moment of the trip
- Huge storm blew in on Georgian Bay
- 20 miles out and got caught in the storm in the dark
- Mindset to get through it
- The spotlight
- Little Brown Duck Bobbin on the Water
Sea Kayak vs Surf Ski
Self rescuing
Practicing for the trip
- Learning what to take
- Paddling on local waters for strength
- Self rescuing
- Time in the gym
Health incidents on the water
Food supply for the trips
- High calorie foods
- Gluten free for future trips
The Kayak
- Solar panel for electronics
- Paddling around big boats and barges
Dealing with the DNR
How do you overcome losing your support crew
- Her support left abruptly
- Scrambled to find anyone to help
- Found a lot of strangers that were willing to help
- Made a lot of friends along the way
What is on the horizon for trips
- Kayaking with Freya Hoffmeister
- Going to start in Wainwright Alaska the top of North America to the Yukon
- 800 miles starting on July 1st
- Following the journey
Join us tonight in the Cabin as we talk with Kevin Kinzer of GSL Technology about suppressors. We cover what they do for your firearm and why you might want to get one, along with how to obtain one.
GSL history
- Started in 1985
- Jackson Michigan
- Nasa engineer
- 25,000 facility
- Have their own test range
- They control all of the manufacturing in house
- 40 different models in production
- 9 patents
Suppressors
- Changing between firearms of the same caliber
- Mounting a suppressor
- Quick change connectors
- Hunting with a suppressor
- 42 states that suppressors are legal in
- Safety is still always a concern even when using a suppressor
- Cleaning a suppressor
- They help to brake the muzzle
- Make it easier for new shooters to control the firearm
- Decibel reduction
- Decibel reduction measurements
- Subsonic vs supersonic
- Finishes
How to obtain one
- Must obtain a Tax stamp from ATF
- Pass background check
- Waiting period
- CPL doesn't speed things up
- Individual sale vs putting in a trust
- They can be willed upon your death
- Can you sell to another individual
Join the guys tonight as they talk about getting ready for turkey hunting with Mark Coleman out of Indiana. They talk about turkey tactics along with other turkey tidbits.
Mark gives us his take on the Indiana Turkey and Deer Expo
- People he met
- Companies he worked with
- African hunts
- EZ Kut products at the show
Raised Hunting and Raised at Full Draw Fund Raiser and Seminars
- Learned about blackout in a pop up blind
- Learned about shooting the shiny spot on a turkey with archery equipment
- Where is the shiny spot
Talking turkeys
- Seeing birds on trail camera
- Timing of hunting seasons with breeding seasons
- Time of day to hunt
- Show listener sends in turkey photos
- Where to start and what locator call to use
- Danny's first turkey hunt
- Talking calls and what to use
- Gobbler call
- Calling too much
- Talking decoys, use or not to use
- What is an ethical shot
- Patterning your shotgun
Morel mushroom hunting
- Pop up after a spring rain
- Freezing mushroom for cooking later
Join the guys this week as they talk with Robie Pruitt of Antler King about food plot planting as well as other deer tidbits!
Robie's passion about food plots and the outdoors.
- Came from hunting family
- Deer and turkey
- Started planting food plots 25 years ago
- Started talking with farmers
- Family fun
- Watching animals work the plots
- Addictive
How does someone get started
- Plan on how to get to the food plot without bumping deer
- Frost seeding
- Ideal temp is frost nights and melting days
- Too early allows birds to eat seeds
- What to frost seed
- Check your soil pH
- When to fertilize
When and how to use glyphosphate
- Wait a week to plant after using
Go to seeds for only one plot
pH kits
- Can test on site
- Uses test strip
- Kit tells you also how much lime and fertilizer amounts you should use.
Screens
- How to plant
- Annual
- Soil types
- Moisture content
- 8 ft wide strip 1/4 mile long
- Different width desnities
- Using paths for deer
Mixing Brassicas in your clover
Control burning
Planting depths
Setting up a mineral site
More is not always better
Will the war in Ukraine affect the price of seeds this coming fall?
Join the guys tonight as they talk with Scott Bast the owner of EZ Kut about some new habitat tools from EZ Kut along with a new partner of the company. Scott will also give his take on the 2022 ATA show and what he thinks about the future of ATA.
EZ Kut's new partnership with Groupo Sanz
- Kamikaze Saws
- Pulmic
- Opening more markets internationally
- Allows EZ Kut to go international
- Brings Groupo Sanz to the US Markets
New Electric Pruners
- Keeper 280
- Keeper 295
- Battery Operated
- Comes with 2 batteries
- 18 volt Lithium Batteries
Backpack sprayer
- 4.5 gallon backpack electric sprayer
- 18 volt battery lasts about 4 hours
- Also have a 1 gallon hand operated sprayer
- Comes with 3 nozzle tips
New Lubricant Slik-It
- Plant based lubricant
- Keeps all tools lubricated
- Works on all types of materials
- Non-toxic
- Virtually no smell
- Different uses
Scott's Thoughts on the 2022 ATA show and where it needs to go from here
Tonight the guys talk with Carrie Zylka of Hunt Fish Travel Podcast about her trip to the Shot Show in Las Vegas this year. We also get the scoop on her recent three state ice fishing adventure.
Talking shot show
- The mood and feeling at this year's Shot Show
- Exhibitors mood
- The layout of the show
- The crowd and vendor attendance
- Interaction with vendors
- How did the vendors treat the media
- Mantis Technology
- How manufactures treated women at the show
- Women in the outdoors
- Gun Maker that was paralyzed and took his situation to make a difference in an industry he loves
Ice fishing with Carry Z
- Three state tour
- Started to go to north Dakota but it was a bust
- Headed to South Dakota
- Fishing in No Man's land
- On 30 inches of ice
- Catching fish
- Headed to Minnesota
- Intersection on the middle of a lake?
- 30 below
- Blizzard shut down the fishing
- Nature wins again
- Ice fishing with friends in Wisconsin
- Recapping Sturgeon spearing in Wisconsin
Fishing in Ireland is on the list for this summer
Join us in the Cabin tonight s we talk with Bobby Vargas of PSE Archery about PSE's newest hunting bows. We also talk about arrow flight and fletching along with a few other archery topics.
Bobby talks about his 25 years with PSE
- PSE's evolution
- What he's seen in 25 years
- The evolution of the archers themselves
The new Evolve XF model
- Comes in 33" ATA and 30" ATA
- Integrated machine mount for QAD rests
- Machined mount for quivers
- Wider limb pockets
- New E2 and S2 cams
- New cable bar system
- Strings
PSE Levitate
- One piece carbon riser
- Wider limb pocket
- New E2 and S2 cams
- Machined mount for back bar
- Fixed cable guard
Supply Chain
Talking Crossbows
Talking arrows
- Spine consitancy
- Wood arrows
- Carbon arrow through back of hand
- After effects of the injury
- How it happened
- How to properly check an arrow for damage
- 6 fletch arrow
- Explaining helical on fletchings
- Talking fletchings
- Back bar stabilizer
- Added front weight
- Dynamic Brace Height and Launch Time
Bobby Vargas gives us his farewell from PSE
Join the guys this week in the Cabin as they talk about getting back out to Outdoorama for the first time in two years with publicist Bill Parker of Outdoorama and Michigan Outdoor News.
48th annual Outdoorama
- History of the show
- Missed last year due to pandemic
- Exhibits that will be at the show
- Big Buck Night on Thursday
- Food at the show
- Fishing seminars and guests giving seminars
- Hunting seminars and guest giving seminars
- Kids activities
- Boats, kayaks and ATV's
- Cost of tickets for the show
- Show days and hours
- How did Bill get involved with Outdoorama
Michigan Outdoor News
- Bill is the editor
- The history of the paper and what they cover
- How do you find stories
- Cost of the paper
A story about Bill that almost turned into tragedy
- A treestand fall
- The injuries he got from the fall
- The recovery
- His first time back out after the fall
- Being thankful
Tonight the guys talk with Donise Petersen at Raised At Full Draw youth bow camp about their program. She also talks to them about her huge fall archery buck.
Raised At Full Draw
- Started by the Holder Family in 2014
- Camps throughout the United States
- Has a camp in Michigan
- Fourth Arrow is involved
- Four day camp
- Sleeping in a tent
- Hunter's Education certifications
- Equipment
- The costs
- Curriculum taught
- Camp dates
- Disciplines learned
- Total students allowed at camp
- Volunteers
- A typical camp day
- Returning students
- Parents attitudes
- How to volunteer
- www.raisedatfulldraw.com
- Food
- Women's camp
- How Donise got started in the outdoors and started with Raised At Full Draw
- On Line auction
Donise's Hunting experience
- The River Buck
- Her first buck
- Her 2020 buck
- Her 2021 buck
This week the guys talk about the upcoming Total Archery Challenge in Michigan along with how they are staying in shape for the upcoming hunting seasons.
Total Archery Challenge
- Where the event is going to be held
- When is sign up
- Things to consider when going to an event
- Things we carry in our backpacks and quivers
- What to expect at the events
- Target set ups
What are the guys doing to stay in shape for the upcoming seasons
- How Danny is doing
- How Mike is doing
- Changing Gyms
- Activities to get you oustide
- Changing up eating habits
- Working on Balance and stretching as we get older
Outdoor show season is upon us.
Tonight we talk with EZ Kut brand ambassador Mark Coleman about the EZ Kut Lineup.
- The racheting pruners
- The straight hand saw
- The curved hand saw
- The Wow saw
- The 15 and 20 foot telescoping pole saws
- The Kamakazi Force Pruners
- The Little G racheting loppers
- The G2 telescoping loppers
- The Sling pack
How we use these items in the field
The announcement of Mark joining Up North Journal as a staff member
Join us tonight as Bill Friedrich talks about his hunting camp Singing Hills and the book he wrote about it "That Hunting Camp"
How Singing Hills got started
- 1939 by Bill's Grandpa Louie
- Camp as a child
- The early years
- Early camp rules
- Bill's 1st opening day
- Running a camp as a 28 year old
- Changing the rules
- How Singing Hills got its name
Why write a book
- To memorialize the history
- Pass along the tradition
- One Piece of advice
- Explaining what a hunting camp is
- How it played a huge part in his family life
- Connecting generations
- How the book got it's name
- Cost to write and publish book
- Photographs
- Bucks on the wall
- Where to buy the book "That Hunting Camp"
Tonight we talk with Mike Rudell of Paddling Michigan Lakes and Rivers. We cover the ins and outs of cold weather paddling.
Mike's Beginnings of Kayaking
- How he got into kayaking
- His first trip with his own kayak
- Where he cut his teeth paddling early on
- His boats
- Why the different lengths
- What is a sea kayak
Double bulkhead boats
- Why is it important to have one
- How does it help it keep from sinking
Paddles
- Lighter paddles helps with fatigue
- Helps to paddle faster
- The lighter the more expensive
PFD's
- Most important piece of gear
- Get one for kayaking
- Why color is important
- High visability
Durability of gear
Cold Weather Paddling
- Cold weather magnifies the dangers
- Go out with at least two other kayakers
- Go out iwth extra warm closthes
- Dry suits
- Dress for being in the water
- How weather can affect your paddling
- How quickly weather can change
- You need a good skill set for winter paddling
- Wet exits and re-entry
- Marine radios
- Wet suit vs dry suit
- Layering under a dry suit
- Non cotton
- Dry bag of clothes
- Socks and gloves
- Head gear
- Worst paddling experience
- Spray skirts
- Dry storage
- Mylar blankets
- First aid kit
- Deck lines
- Cold water shock
- How to warm up a cold water victim
- Hand pump
- Float plans
- If Found Stickers
- Don't rely only on a phone for safety
- Dehydration
- Kayak snacks
- Facebook Group Paddling Michigan Lakes and Rivers
- Mike's favorite place to paddle
- Sharing the river with fishermen
Join us in the Cabin as we recap our year in the outdoors with our final show of 2021 with the good and the bad. We also take a few questions from the live stream viewers along with looking ahead to the 2022 outdoor season!
Tonight the guys are talking with Jayson and Natalie Bauer of Island Armory about firearms and suppressors.
How did Island Armory start
- Natalie's upbringing in firearms
- How she got Jayson into firearms
- How Jayson's love for firearms grew into what is now Island Armory
- What does Island Armory offer
- What is a boutique firearm shop
- Do they offer classes
- Where to purchase
Talking suppressors
- What is the best way to purchase a suppressor
- Individual or Trust
- What are the differences between the two
- Hybrid cans or individual cans
- What is the benefit of using a suppressor
Talking customizing AR style firearms
- What cervices does Island Armory offer for customization
- What can be done to an AR style firearm
- Determining what is important for each person
Ammo
- Storage
- How long will it stay viable
- using old ammo
Current state of firearm perception
- Are things getting better or worse
- Firearm sales
- Perception in the public eye
- Current legislation being presented
- Women's role in the firearm debate
- national reciprocity
Join the guys tonight as they talk with Yamaha Pro Fisherman Robert Blosser about his take on the first year of the Head 2 Head Pro Walleye Fishing Series along with His experience sail fishing in Guatemala.
Talking about the first year of the PWS Head 2 Head tournaments
- How the series format runs
- What he thought of the series
- The unique challenges of this style of tournament
- Most memorable tournament
- The head to head slugfest with Joe Okada on Mille Lacs
- What it was like to watch his little brother win the tournament
- Looking forward to next year
- What he thinks about the Saginaw Bay stop for next year
- What Yamaha means for him on the water
- How using a high end rod changed his fishing
Guatemala Sail Fishing
- What is sail fishing
- The set up for sail fishing
- Catching a sail fish
- How to reel one in
- The catch and release
- The reason for catch and release
- The cost associated with the trip
Join us as the guys talk about their recent trip up to Michigan's upper peninsula to take in an archery deer hunt.
Mike's perspective on hunting in the U.P. for the first time
- The lay of the land
- What did Mike expect?
- On stand
- Taking his first U.P. deer
- Using mechanical broadhead for the first time
Danny went back out to hunt
- Dancing with a doe
- Up close and personal
- Doe two down
Gabby has to wait a day
- Making a decision on where to hunt
- Changing up mid set
- Getting the job done
- Doe number three on the ground
- Learning to gut a deer
Deer heart for dinner
- Preparing the heart
- Cooking the heart
- Eating the heart
Last day for Gabby to fill her buck tag
- laying eyes on a buck
- Figuring out the shot
- Taking the shot
- The wait to find it
- Remembering to have all your gear with you
- Dancing with the buck
- Deer number four down
- Gutting the buck
The surprise on the way home and across the Mackinaw Bridge
Join the guys as they talk with predator hunter Chris Kreiner about his night hunting coyotes and also a night hog hunt.
The basics of night hunting coyotes
- The set up
- The gear
- Calling
Nebraska coyote hunt
- Difference in western and eastern hunting
- Landscape
- Difference in coyotes
- Calling techiniques
- The hide
Texas hog hunt
- night hunting hogs
- Finding them
- Stalking the hogs
Night photography
The new show, Night Shooter
Join us tonight as we talk with Yamaha Pro Fisherman Brett King about his take on the 2021 Head 2 Head series this year.
Fishing the final event, the Championship Event
- The weather
- Fishing against Joe Okada
- Hard hard the bite was
- The "Side Bet" with Joe Okada
Evaluating the Head 2 Head series'
- How the people around the events treated the anglers
- How well the events were run
- The production value and work that went into televising the events
- How well the officials handled themselves
- Favorite fishing tactic during the event
- Favorite venue
Tips on putting your boat away for the winter
Join the guys tonight as they chat with Cade Tropila the Director of Partnerships with PSE Archery about some of the new 2021 hunting and target bows.
Who is Cade Tropila and how did he get his start with PSE
- Early years in California
- How he got into the archery world
- First job at PSE Archery
- How he migrated into the position he is in today
Newest offerings from PSE for hunting
- The new EVO EVL 32 and 34
- What features they have
- What sets them apart from the rest
- Tunability
- How Cade has his 34 set up
- The newest Carbon offering from PSE
- Carbon Stealth
- Features of the Stealth
Newest Target bows
- Supra RTX 40
- Affordable entry level target bows
Partnership with John Dudley
The hunting side of Cade
- Hunting with his dog for birds in Arizona
- His Utah velvet buck
- His Arizona Buck
- His Texas Hog Hunt
- Our usual 4 questions for new guests on the show
Tonight the guys chat with Yamaha Pro Fisherman about the lead up to the Head 2 Head Walleye Championship in Lake Chautauqua in New York.
- How the overall season went
- How Joe saw his season
- What people think about the Head 2 Head tournament style
- What does he expect from Lake Chautauqua
- How he is preparing for the championship
Looking back at the season
- How the Detroit river tournament set him up for success for the season
- How did he use a heartbreaking loss to his friend Josh Blosser to prepare for the rest of the season
- What it meant to the sport to see a female win a tournament this year
- How did he use the Nebraska tournament to prepare for the unexpected
The format of the championship and how he is going to play it
Looking ahead to next season
Talking bow hunting elk in Idaho tonight with Randy Stoppenhagen of Better the Hunt and C3 Mitts.
September bow hunt in the mountains
- September dry spell affecting the hunt
- His set up
- What he is seeing
- How he calls this time of the year
- How he differs his calling later in the season
- How bulls are going silent this time of the year
- How they become vocal later in the season
- Lead cows are harder to fool than a bull
- How fire has affected his hunting
- Adapting to weather changes and fire
- Getting in shape for the altitude and mountains
- Knowing your limits when it comes to shooting an animal deep in the mountains
- Limits to packing out animals
Talking about the C3 Mitts
- The bow mitt
- The rifle mitt
- The shotgun mitt
- The crossbow mitt
- The universal mitt
Tonight we are talking with Paul and Amy of JPO Game Calls about their deer grunt and goose calls. We also talk to Paul about his Colorado horseback elk hunt.
Goose Calls
- The short reed call
- The hybrid call
- The goose flute
Deer Grunt Call
- The single hand adjustable deer grunt call
- How to use it with one hand
- Short reed deer grunt in/out call
Colorado Horseback Elk Hunt
- September bow hunt
- Rode into mountains on horseback
- Dealing with wildfire smoke
- Dealing with hunting public land
- Things to think about when using a horse to hunt
- Dealing with predators and poisonous critters
Talking with Derek Vaughn of Sunrise Archery tonight about getting set up for the upcoming season along with how scout and where to hunt deer.
Preseason tune up and set up.
- Shops are getting busy
- Running out of time
- Last week to get bow in before it's too late
- Getting parts
- Other archery accessories are hard to come by at times
- Slider sight set ups
- Waxing strings
Pre season scouting
- What he is seeing now
- Michigan properties
- Using cameras
- Where he sets cameras
- How he uses photos
- Cameras causing pressure on deer
Leasing hunting land
- How he got started with leasing land
- Leasing in Michigan
- Costs
- Leasing in other states
- Base Camp hunting lease web sight
- Do's and Don'ts with leasing
Talking with target archery Dan Jasa about building arrows
- Nocks
- Fletching
- Spine
- Points and Broadheads
- Front of Center
Danny's 3D shoot last weekend
Getting ready for Archery Season
Talking with Yamaha Pro Fisherman Josh Blosser about his Head 2 Head win in event 3 in Minnesota.
Josh recaps the week leading into the final day
- Talks about Joe Okada killing it with three killer days
- How Lake Mille Lacs fishes
- How he knows where to find fish
- His strategy
- The slump zone
- Knowing when to go to his go to spot
- Staying with his program style of fishing
- Going through the gauntlet of fishing giants
- Going Head 2 Head with Joe Okada on the final day
Taking us through the final day against Joe Okada
- Joe Okada putting weight on the scales early
- Joe's 20 pound lead going into the final hours
- Josh's strategy never changing and sticking with his style of fishing
- Knowing when to go to the slump zone yet once again
- Where he found the fish to win
- What it was like when his brother showed up the last 15 minutes
- What it meant to him to have his brother there
What motivates him to keep pressing on fishing
What bait he used to win the event and how it is rigged
What Head 2 Head means to him
Looking ahead to next year in Head 2 Head
Join the guys as they talk with two very young business entrepreneurs who have started their own soft plastic bait company as teenagers.
- Who are Zion and Xavier Dunaway?
- How they got the idea about making baits
- Family support
- School support
- Winning a national business competition
- Prize money
- Where do they make the baits
- How do they come up with ideas for new baits
- Working with your brother
- How the school fishing team plays into the buisness
- Business plan for 5 years and 10 years
- How does college fit into the business
- Who is the better fisherman
- How do they go about testing the baits
- What sets their baits apart from the competition
- Who uses their baits
- What do corporate businessmen think when they first meet them
- What other outdoor activities do they like to do
- What is their favorite fish to target
Join us this week as we talk with Dave Wilkins of Droptine Outdoor Adventures about hunting in South Africa post covid. We also talk to him about his role as Editor of Michigan Bow Hunters Magazine.
Hunting South Africa post covid
- How did you become an outfitter
- What has happened since covid started
- How has it affected the hunting
- How has it affected the local communties
- What have they done to survive the loss of revenue
- How has it affected the animals
- Do you need the vaccine to travel to South Africa
- Are previous non used hunts still booked for hunters
- How long is the waiting list now
- Is animal skulls, hides, etc... being affected
- What other options are there for for non hunting family members
- Have prices increased
- Where does trips to Canada stand right now with the pandemic still on going
- What about New Zeeland
Editing the Michigan Bow Hunters Magazine
- How did you get started in the editing role
- What is the toughest part about being the editor
- What type of articles get published
- Who writes the articles
- Why should someone join Michigan Bow Hunters
- Can people from outside Michigan Join
Tonight the guys talk about a Lake Huron walleye charter and a little kayaking and camping.
Danny's walleye charter trip with Rock N' Reel 2.0 on Lake Huron
- Boat set up
- What they were using
- Where they were at
- The fish caught
- Cleaning the catch
- https://www.facebook.com/RockNReel2.0/
Mike's weekend up north
Elk viewing
- Where they were at
- How they set up
- What they saw
Kayaking the Thunder Bay River
- Water conditions
- The trip and weather
- Why the Thunder Bay River
Camping
- Where they were at
- Kayaking the Lake
- The water clarity of the lake
- The set up of the kayak
- Conditions of the campground
Getting back to normal in a messed up 2 years and why we need to get back into the outdoors.
Join us as we catch up with Tim Andrus of Rush Outdoors since covid is easing up. We cover several topics this week.
How he's gotten through the pandemic this past year
- Fishing
- Hunting last season with covid
- Planning the upcoming season
- Tags drawn and not drawn
What bow he is shooting this season
How do you deal with hunting and being sick while producing a show
- He tells a story of food poisoning that kept him down on a hunt
- Tick sickness
- How weather plays into staying in
Crazy ice fishing story
Fawn deer rescue story
Talking trapping
- Tim trapping as a kid
- Trapping on his show
- Today's fur prices
Using trail cameras
- Setting up for waterfowl scouting
- Using cell service cameras
- His take on the Arizona trail camera ban
Stopping bad habits
Talking about writing a book
The guys talk with Andy Cleveland about the Head 2 Head Walleye Series about what makes it so good to watch. They get the inside scoop on what it takes to pull off such an event.
What is Head 2 Head Walleye fishing
- How it got started
- What is the format
- How do they pull off the live event for 5 plus hours of continuous live streaming
- How the bracket system works
- Where you can catch the series for free
How do they choose the fisherman for the tournament
- Picking the 32 anglers
- How does the feeder leagues work
- How to get involved
What is the craziest thing that has happened to Andy on air?
- A story from Millie Lacs event 3
- Getting the winning fisherman
- What can go wrong will go wrong
How hard the fisherman work during the tournament
- How the heat took its toll
- How hard the camera crews and marshals work
How does a female angler winning change the tournament
- What this means for fishing
- Knocking off the giants
- Her strategy to win
How this show is changing the industry
- Fishing style
- Strategy for different situations
- Live on the lake fishing school
How the fisherman actually work together even though they're competing against each other
The technology used to keep track of the live update of fish weights
A few questions from one of the fisherman to catch Andy off guard
How are people taking the show from a live perspective
This week the guys talk with outdoorsman Wade Middleton about his hunting and fishing.
Getting his start in the outdoors
- What prompted him to pursue an outdoor career
- The drive to get into the industry
- Starting his media company
The hunting side
- Working with Yamaha on the hunting side
- Yamaha ATV's
- Why he uses them
- The difference in machines
- Safety
- Hunting with a pistol
- What was the passion with hunting with a pistol
- Effective range
The fishing side
- Getting started fishing
- Most memorable fishing story as a kid
- Working with Yamaha Marine division
- Advantages to using a Yamaha outboard
- Funny story about the walleye guys
Getting to know Wade on the personal side with a few questions
The guys are talking tonight with Ed Gramza of BaseMap about all of the new features of the Outdoor App for your phone. The outdoor industry's #1 GPS App!
What's new in BaseMap?
- The Brand New XDR directional system
- Ease of Downloading High Res maps
- Live tracking system with useful data
- Live Link to other users
- Wind Check system
XDR directional system
- What is it
- How to use it
- How to use as a rangefinder
- Setting up a bearing to a known location
- Find your stand or vehicle
- Other uses for this tool
Downloading maps
- Ability to download high res large maps
- Quickness of downloading
- Storing maps
- How to use offline in a live situation without phone service
Live tracking of trips
- Mike uses for water trips
- What data is provided
- Storing tracks
- Ways to use system
Live Link System
- What is it
- How to use and who can use
- What makes it useful
- How it could save your life in an emergency
Wind Check system
- How to use to see future wind direction
- How to set up stand locations and get 7 day advanced wind information
- How system lets you know what stand to hunt
- How to use for water situations
Discount code to save 25% on yearly subscription at www.basemap.com
Join us this week as we jump up on our soapbox about the new Arizona Trail Camera Law!
- Arizona bans all Trail Cameras
- Public and private lands
- Fair Chase issues
- Hunter Conflicts
- How this will impact conservation and habitat
- Where's the science
Summer gear prepping for travel
- Safety check of all trailers
- Tire quality
- Axle bearing checks
- Proper weight distribution
- Tie down your gear
- Towing Capacity
Kayaking in the evening
- Lights on your kayak
- Lights on yourself
- Being out after dark
The guys talk about last week's H2H Walleye Tournament winner Josh Blosser and Yamaha Outboards. They also recap the trip to Total Archery Challenge and a recent kayak trip.
H2H tournament
- Winner Josh Blosser
- Yamaha Pro Fisherman finish 1, 2, 3, and 6
- How exciting it was to watch a live tournament and head to head competition
Total Archery Challenge Recap
- Start of the day at practice
- More vendors this year
- Mike had wrong arrows
- Target rundown of the course the guys shot
- General overall thoughts on the shoot since covid last year
Kayaking the Chippewa River
- Low water
- Fish Kill
- Other critters
- Fisher Bridge, covered bridge
This week we talk with David Bouska of Wyld Seasoning about how to get the most our of your wildgame meat.
Getting the most out of your meat
- How to cool it
- How to use the skin as an insulation barrieer
- Using salt water and a cooler
Cutting up your meat
- Different uses and cuts
- Slicing and grinding
- Packaging your meat
How to prepare it for different tastes
- Ways to prepare for different flavors
- How to get rid of the gamey taste
- Using rubs and seasonings
- Stuffing your meats for different flavors
- How seasonings are used for different flavors
- Marinades and injection of meats
Where you can find David's Wyld Seasoning at
Different ways to serve summer sausage that will blow your minds
More than likely you've seen the video of Hunter Bland being thrown from his bass boat at 55 MPH, well this week we talk boating safety with him on the podcast.
Link to video of Hunter being thrown from his boat:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AkgjPkCQXc
- He explains what happened
- Talks about the realization of surviving the accident
- What were the factors that led to him surviving the accident
- Why he chose to spread the message about safety
- How this has impacted his life
- What do others think about his story
- How Yamaha Outboards got into the mix
- What are some other things people forget to think about when it comes to safety
- Why he has chosen to venture into other avenues in the boating and outdoor industry
- How to properly choose a PFD and what are some of the things to look for.
Tonight the guys discuss getting back on the air and what they've been up to since the move into the new Cabin!
- Why we were off the air for 6 weeks
- What the new Cabin is like
- What we've been up to lately
- Taking questions from live viewers
- Talking about the new PSE EVO EVL
- Getting ready to start shooting again before TAC
- Kayaking and camping this year so far
- Kayaking on the Boardman River
- Kayaking at Rifle River Recreation Area
- How the state of Michigan obtained the land for the Rifle River Rec Area
- Talking about next week's guest Hunter Bland and his video every boater needs to see!
Tonight we talked with Bobby Vargas about a few of the new 2021 offerings of hunting and target bows from PSE Archery!
How the industry handled not having a 2021 ATA show along with how the pandemic is affecting the the archery world.
Hunting line up
- PSE EVO EVL 32 & 34
- PSE Drive NXT
- PSE Nock On Embark
Target Lineup
- PSE Lazer
- PSE Citation
Answering some misconceptions on how to measure certain features of a compound bow.
Answering a few listener questions
What does 2022 hold for the archery industry
The guys chat with Josh Blosser tonight about being on the Yamaha Pro Fisherman team along with some walleye fishing
- How he got on the Yamaha team
- The family committment
- How important it is to have the family behind him
- The work that goes into being on the circuit
All Things Yamaha
- The motor Josh is running
- Why he runs a Yamaha
- Yamaha PowerPay
- How important it is to have a Yamaha when making a do or die run to win a tournament
- What he tells people when they ask why should I buy a Yamaha
Questions from listeners of the live show
The hunting side of Josh
- The one arm buck
- DYI caribou trip to Alaska
- The Twin Bucks
- Our four questions for Josh
It's almost turkey time so we sit down with Tim Sias of Limb Walker Game Calls tonight.
- Talking about what calls to use for the right conditions
- What Limb Walker has to offer
- Different surfaces
- Different types of wood used
- Tips and tricks for new hunters
- How to condition a call
- How to play a wet surface call
- Talking why Tim doesn't like to use decoys
- What is the Purr Plate
- The UNJ crew talks about what it means to produce 600 podcasts
The guys tonight got their grill on with David Bouska of Wyld Seasoning!
How David got his start in the seasoning business
- Former butcher
- Raised own animals
- How butchering led to the seasoning and grilling business
- Competition BBQ champion
- Wyld Seasoning
- His line of rubs and seasonings
- What rubs to use with which meats
How to make sure your meat gets from the field to the table
- Common mistakes when field dressing
- How to properly age your deer
- Smoking meat properly
- Properly seasoning meats
- The future of grilling
Getting to know David with our typical questions
David turns the table on us and asks us his questions
The guys talk with Drake's Guiding Service's Jennifer Drake about some of her hunts this past elk season in northern Michigan.
Early season hunts
- Early season success
- Food sources
- Problems with early hunt
- Types of hunts
Late season hunts
- Taking one of the Up North Journal friends out on a hunt
- What to expect in the late season
- How to prepare
- Have a plan B
- Making sure you have everything planned out
Talking about the predator season and rabbit season hunts
Mike talks about the coyote he shot this previous week
Talking with Jennifer and getting to know her with our usual questions. Be sure to listen to her most memorable hunt!
The guys talk with Joe Okada Yamaha's own Pro Fisherman about his start in fishing and his tournament fishing.
How Joe got his start in fishing
- His family influence as a kid
- The love of fishing
- A little help along the way
- Getting into tournament fishing
- The tourament circuit
Talking Yamaha motors
- Yamaha Power Pay Program
- New looks on some of the Yamaha outboards
- His new boat build is being postponed due to bad weather
- Spring tuneup on the motor
- Reliability on long hauls
- Fuel mileage
- How the hull design can dictate the motor you choose
- Factory support
Questions from live show viewers
Head to Head H2H Tournament for 2021
- Bracket tournament
- 32 boats
- Last 8 with most weight go head to head elimination style
- Go in to water blind
Getting to know Joe with our series of questions
The guys talk with Paul and Amy Schweitzer of JPO Game Calls about their lineup of calls along with their newest innovation, the turret style shooting bench.
Their line up of calls
- How they got their start
- Attention to details
- Tolerances of fit and finish
The Omni Series of Calls
- How he came up with the idea
- How they work together
- Build your own
- The pricing structure
The Goose Flute
The Utility Duck Calls
The shooting bench
- How he got the idea
- The first prototype
- 2nd generation
- What he learned from the first one
- How it's used
- Features
Getting to know Paul and Amy with our usual question segment
Even though it's winter, you still need to start thinking about planting those spring food plots. We talk with Packer Maxx's Lincoln Rohn about growing a successful food plot for the critters this year.
- The success of Packer Maxx
- How it can help your food plot
- Starting with a soil sample
- Ways to use the Packer Maxx
Lincoln takes us on his Illinois deer hunt from last year.
- His miss on a nice buck
- The refrigerator that showed up
- His success on a great 12 point
Lincoln discusses the different models of Packer Maxx and where you can get one!
What makes Lincoln tick?
Talking with Jim Stephan from Wyoming about the things to think about for mid-westerners heading to Wyoming for hunting.
Moving from Michigan to Wyoming
- Culture shock
- Different style of hunting
- Biggest changes
What to expect when hunting the western states when coming from the mid-west.
- Elevation
- Training for elevation
- What to choose for gear
- Why you make the choices for the types of gear chosen
- Boots
- Socks
- Backpacks
- Optics
- Clothing
Why a Jet Boil Stove is so important
The guys jump start the podcast again for 2021 and get you caught up on what the pandemic has done to them along with a wolf study on Isle Royal in Lake Superior. It is a 2021 Reboot and getting the show back on the rails again!
On this episode we catch up with Dan DeFauw and listen in to how his firearm deer season went here in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
This week the guys talk with Randy Stoppenhagen of Better The Hunt about his mitts that can keep you comfortable in the field to stay hunting longer.
- The Bow Mitt
- The Crossbow Mitt
- The Shotgun Mitt
- The Rifle Mitt
- The Universal Mitt
This week the guys discuss the issues concerning hunting all day long and all day sits in the field.
- https://bowhunting360.com/2020/10/29/bowhunt-all-day-to-maximize-your-time/
- Why you should try it
- What to take
- Ways to keep from getting bored
ATA show going virtual
- What impact this will have on the industry
- What impact this will have on small companies
- What is the future of the ATA and future shows
Wolves getting delisted
- The delisting of the Eastern Grey Wolf
- What impact will this have on Michigan's Upper Peninsula
- Sound science management
- What the locals think
The guys catch up after a week off from the show.
- Danny recaps his trip last week to Michigan's Upper Peninsula bow hunting at his cabin.
- Mike talks about what has kept him out of the woods so far this year.
- Looking forward to 2021
Tonight the guys talk with Bill Reich from Lumenok about the lighted nocks they have to offer.
- What a lighted nock has to offer
- The basic use of a lighted nock
- Colors available
- How Lumenok is supporting St. Jude's cancer research
- How to properly install a Lumenock
- Proper fit
- Turning off the Lumenok
- Run time on the battery
- Using on a crossbow bolt
- Proper sizing
- Weight of Lumenok
- The Lumenok story
- Waterproof
- Answering our Famous Four Questions
Join the guys this week as they discuss their two year journey of getting into shape and loosing weight. They talk about how this leads to being an ethical hunter.
Talking about the 2 year journey
- Accountability
- The workouts
- Set attainable realistic goals
- Lifestyle choice
- Encouraging others
How does being healthy carry into hunting ethics
- Being healthy enough to take a steady shot on game
- Being healthy enough to get close enough to take an ethical shot
- Being healthy enough to pack out all of your game
- Being healthy enough to not put yourself into a rescue situation that puts others at risk
Introducing our newest member of the UNJ team Tammy Delk!
- She will be handling our marketing and social media
- Brings a fishing and hunting background to team UNJ
- She gets to answer the four questions we ask all of our guests
Tonight the guys are talking with Brian Anderson of G5 Outdoors about their new offerings of broadheads this year!
Brian talks about his elk hunt in Idaho
- A friend took a nice bull
- Brian didn't get to launch an arrow
- Using the Striker four blade
The Striker X
- Four blade design
- 33% more cut
- Produces a bigger hole
The Montec M3
- Tried and true
-
1 fixed blade sold
- One piece steel
- Thicker blade
- 60 degree blade angle
- Went to a solid design
- Stronger and sharper
- Made it quieter
- Effective range
The Dead Meat
- How to fix the rattle and what causes it
- Simple way to stop the rattle
The Mega Meat
- 3 Blade
- 2 inch cut
- Just started shipping
- Tough
The BMP
- Ballistics Matched Point
- Matched for the broadhead design you purchase
- 100% steel
- Safe to use on all targets
- Flies like the broadhead
Keeping your broadheads tight on the arrow
Torkee broadhead wrench
Blue Glue for fletching arrows
Fixed Blade vs Mechanical Blade pluses and minuses
Crossbow broadheads, which ones to use
Brian's accident, talking safety that everyone needs to listen too!
- Accident nearly cost him his life
- Broadhead into his leg
- Lost 2 1/2 quarts of blood
- Tips for safety and hunting plans
Our four quick questions for Brian
The guys talk with Spencer Deutz a Yamaha Pro Walleye Fisherman out of North Dakota
How he became a pro fisherman
- How he got his start in fishing
- The beginning of his career
- Working the circuit
Talking about the Yamaha Outboard Motors
- The dependability of Yamaha
- How gas mileage plays into tournament action
- Maintenance of the motor
- What prop to use
- Winter storage
Helping out the youth and fisherman of tomorrow
- How he helps the youth movement out
- Why he does it
- How to get involved and help out
The guys ask him their four personal questions.
This week the guys recap their Labor Day weekends getting ready for the upcoming hunting seasons
Talking TAC shoot and this weekend's 3'D shoots
Tips for shooting long distance and getting your mental game ready for hunting season.
The guys talk about a great walleye fish fry they were invited to this weekend!
Tonight the guys talk with Buck Baits about their 2020 product line up along with some breaking news coming out about the ATA approved deer urine scents and attractants.
The guys talk with Tim Sias of Limb Walker Game Calls about fall turkey hunting. The ins and outs of bagging that fall turkey for Thanksgiving.
Second half of the show we talk with Mike Swartzentruber of Hunter's Blend Coffee about what's new over at Hunter's Blend along with some things in the works for all of us outdoorsmen! He also talks about their new adventure with the Rut Calendar that you can subscribe to on their website. Mike also gives us a few tips at setting up mock scrapes along with licking branches and how he uses them.
This week the guys talk with Yamaha Pro Fisherman Brandon Palanuik.
- Pre fishing Lake St. Clair
- What he's looking for while pre fishing
- His comeback win on Lake Champlain
- Why he likes Yamaha motors so much
- How Covid has affected the tournament scene
- What to expect at this week's Bass Master's Elite Series at Lake St. Clair
This week the guys talk with Michael Bleau who lives near Mike and Danny who found a really old elk skull in his lake!
- How he found the elk skull
- Only one loop around the antlers held it
- Covered in muck
- Everyone in the neighborhood went nuts
- In about 30 to 40 feet of water
- Fully intact except for lower jaw
- Local archaeologist took a look at it
- How did it get there
- What did it score
- Cranbrook Institute took it to preserve it and Carbon Date it
- Elk went extinct in this area in the mid to late 1800's
- What is the age of the lake and how did that contribute to preserving the lake
The Carbon Dating Process
- The process of finding someone to carbon date the skull
- Cranbrook Research Institute reached out to Michael
- Had to preserve the skull first
- Used a small piece of the skull to carbon date it
- Can they use the teeth to give an age estimate of the animal?
- 2 1/2 weeks to get carbon date results back
- The preserving process
- When will it be on display for the public to see?
- What's still down there?
How old is it?
- The Great Fire in Michigan and how that affected the forests
- How that time frame correlates to the elk
- No other bones found due to currents and water species feeding on it
- 220 years old +/- 30 years
- 1770-1830
- An Eastern Elk species
- Oliver Hazzard Perry's hunting adventures in this exact area in nearly the same time frame of the 1840's
Have you had any interest in selling the skull?
- Several people interested in purchasing it
- Might sell it or auction it at a later time
- 7x6 skull
- When you can see it
The guys talk with Carrie Zylka the Hostess of BowCast 2.0 the relaunch of the BowCast podcast!
- We have to work out a technical gremlin
- Original BowCast was the New School Archery podcast
- Carrie's craving for bowhunting information
- All she wanted was a t-shirt
- The old BowCast's archery knowledge
- Where we use to get our archery knowledge from
- Why a podcast instead of a vidcast
How many people do you think the original Bowcast affected in the archery world?
- Can't even put a number on it
- Forums were phenomenal
- How they got us to step out of our comfort zone
- Taking long shots back in the day
How did Bowcast 2.0 come about
- The original BowCast changed leadership a few times
- She tried to buy it several times
- She finally purchased it from Tim Endsley
- Keeping the same format as before
- Why 2.0
- Been well received
- Preserving what the original members have done with the show
- Original show was Western Hunting heavy and compound bow heavy
- Will have episodes for traditional shooters on the 2.0 BowCast
How women have to deal with the archery scene
How BowCast at the Bird became the Total Archery Challenge
- BowCast at the Bird was the first extreme archery event
- Originally they wanted a traveling circuit just like today
- The sold the rights to what is now TAC
- Bowfest shoot in Wisconsin
- www.bowcast.net
Reusing some of the older episodes
Will Bowcast have the forums back again?
What's on the first four episodes?
What's coming up in the future?
The Mystical Flight of the Arrow
The Process
Looking forward to the Wisconsin deer hunting season
We talk with Brett King who is one of Yamaha's Pro Fisherman about the walleye tournament and walleye fishing.
How Covid has affected the tournament scene
- Just getting started
- 3 months behind
How Brett got interested in fishing and how he landed on the pro circuit
- Just got interested in fishing as a kid
- Lake Minnetonka
- Fishing as a kid with friends on a trip to a resort
- Fishing at his grandparents
- Any ice fishing
How Brett got involved with Yamaha Motors
- Joined in 2017
- Working with engineers on a study for new products
- Yamaha 300 Offshore
- Reliability
- Fuel economy
Winning the 2018 Angler of the Year award!
- What does Angler of the Year mean for you
- How he let one slip away
- Consistency
Favorite method of fishing
Why Walleye and not some other fish
How the water is changing
What advice would you give to an up and comer
The Personal Side of Brett King
The guys talk with Dan and Nevin Burns of Nevin's Hunting Friends about how they got started helping special needs children get out to enjoy the outdoors.
How they got started
How the organization works
How you can help
Mike and Danny unwrap their new PSE gear for the 2020 season.
The guys talk with Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Ellary TuckerWilliams about their new initiative of Responsible Recreation.
With the closure of public lands and waters with Covid going on, the CSF has lobbied the states and developed a new initiative to make sure we recreate responsibly so lands and waters stay open.
-
ResponsibleRecreation hashtag
- Cleaning up your trash before you leave
- Sharing your outdoor photos
- Plan ahead and avoid over crowding
- Educating youngsters
- Take the pledge
- Catch of the Day
More people are using the outdoors during the virus time than ever before
- More fishing licenses being sold
- Fishing gear is in short supply
- More people outside means more money coming in to conservation funding
- Important to educate new users while outside
The Great American Outdoors Act
- Funding for backlog of projects
- Use for public lands and public agencies to promote access
The Recovering America's Wildlife Act
- Funds are for state agencies
- Help states to be more effective in the outdoors
www.congressionalsportsmen.org
Danny gives a recap on how things are looking at his hunting property since his visit this past week
We are talking with Derek Vaughn of SunRy's Archery, Mid Michigan's newest PSE Dealer about getting your bow ready for the upcoming hunting season.
- Danny is dialing in from the Upper Peninsula
- SunRy's is the newest PSE Archery Dealer in Mid Michigan
- Boot section
- Store selection for the high end archers as well
- Things that are driving the high end market
- Long distance shooting
- Total Archery Challenge
- Business is busy this time of year due to Covid backup
- Time frame for getting your bow tuned for season
- Talking strings
- Time frame for setting up a new bow
- Ready to shoot packages vs picking out your own accessories
- Derek's bow wrenching background
- The progression from bait store archery shops to pro shops
- Customer service
- Time for a tick check!
- www.sunrysarchery.com
- Derek talking shooting archery
- Most common mistakes hunters make when checking their bows
- SunRy's sponsored 3D shoot and Land O Lakes
- Stretching out your shooting distance
- Derek's first hunt
- The personal side of Derek
- Quarantine has improved his grilling skills
The guys are talking with Yamaha Marine Division about the 2020 iCast show and the Right Waters Initiative
iCast 2020 show
- With Covid the show will be virtual
- Brings saltwater and freshwater people together
- How will this change the trend with the show being virtual
- People feel that something is missing from a virtual show
- The positive side of doing the show virtually
- Moving add dollars and how that will affect the smaller operations
- How Covid has affected the industry negatively and positively
- How will the virtual show affect the live drops of new gear
Right Waters Initiative
- Promotes access to waters and fisheries
- Cleaning water, Scientific Research, Habitat Restoration and Fight against Aquatic Invasive Species
- Cleaning shorelines
- What is going on with the Asian Carp focus
- Educating the lawmakers
- How aquatic problems affect areas economically
- Plastics issue in all bodies of water
- The Trash Interceptor
- Balloons
The personal side of Brad and John
Talking with Bobby Vargas of PSE Archery about some of the 2020 archery lineup.
Talking 2021 ATA show preps
Carbon Stealth Mach 1
- First company to produce a carbon bow back in 1996
- Carbon manufacturing brought in house last summer
- Grip has been slimmed down for 2020
- Limbs laid back more this year
- 3.3 Pounds
- Offering 80lb limbs this year
- Talking weight reduction needs
- Single monocoque design
- Factory control process
- The ECS cam system
The EVO NXT series bows
- 31, 33, 35 versions
- Limbs laid back more this year
- Color fusion finish
- Lower secondary stabilizer mount
- Live Wire bow strings
The Warhammer crossbow
- New release at the 2020 ATA show
- Ultra compact crossbow
- 405 fps
- Produced at the PSE Factory
- Red or green lighted scope
- Light crisp trigger
- Crossbow slings
PSE Bowfishing set ups
- Kingfisher
- Mudd Dawg
- Discovery
- D3
- The fun of bowfishing
www.psearchery.com
Talking arrows and arrow building
- Mechanical vs fixed
- Vanes
- Spine
The guys are discussing the great products from EZ Kut tonight with co-owner Jerry Milos.
- How Jerry and EZ Kut fared the Covid crisis
- Shows getting canceled
- Challenge of getting product shipped
- Internet specials and live streams
- Talking about the Sling-Pack
- Uses for the Ratcheting Pruners
- How long did it take from concept to production for the Sling-Pack
- Getting the low down on the new Lil' G mini lopper
- The cost of the pruning products
- Talking about the two pole saws
- Saving time with EZ Kut gear
- How to win a fully loaded Sling-Pak from EZ Kut
- www.ezkutproducts.com
- Hunting plans for Jerry this year
The guys talk with Yamaha Pro Fisherman Robert Blosser about catching those big walleyes!
How Robert Got his start in the tournament circuit
- Started as a youngster in an outdoor family
- Grew the passion for walleye in teen years
- Gave advice to pro fisherman
- Started in the local tournaments
- 2007 fishing nationals
- 2008 2nd in national championship
- Rose up the ladder after 2008
How he prepares to fish tournaments
- Prepared by practicing what he needed to after a bad tournament
- Go to way to fish walleye
- Attention to detail setting up trolling set up
- Paying attention to current
- Adapting to changing weather
What gets you on the water
- Skeeter WX2200 Boat is his boat of choice https://www.skeeterboats.com/
- Powered with a Yamaha 300 Offshore
- Not about speed but more about control on the big water
- 9.9 Yamaha kicker motor for fishing and trolling
- Easy maintenance on motor
- Digital throttle
- Setting up the extras
- www.yamaha-motor.com
- Selecting the right prop
- Picking the correct motor for your boat
- Problems with under powering your boat
- Yamaha Power Pay Program
How do you approach a new body of water
- Start with the internet
- Call local fishery biologist
- Pay attention to the time of year for what they are doing
- What type of body of water is it
Catching fish on Gummy Worms!
Best river fishing strategy
Walleye almost always feed up, due to the position of their eyes
How to fish the fish fly hatch
The hunting side of Robert
- Doesn't like ice fishing so he hunts when it gets cold
- Loves deer hunting and hunting out west
- Loves to do long range shooting
- 1000 yards plus!
- Comparing long range shooting to casting at a fish
- Judging wind
Favorite camp meal
Go to snack on the water or in the field
What's on the radio while traveling
Favorite outdoor memory to tell others
How do we get kids more involved in the outdoors
Future Anglers Foundation
The guys talk about their turkey hunts this year with the good the bad and the ugly.
Ken Scicluna talks about his opening day hunt this spring.
- Morning gobbling
- Changing the blind mid hunt
- Run and grab the ghillie suit
- Army crawl
- The Tom!
Mike and Danny's four day hunt
- Jakes in the morning
- Danny cooks for Mike
- The long hunt north
- No birds talking at all
- A hen who doesn't like the decoy
- A little bit of bear scat
- We loose Danny
- A little bear talk
- Wrap up of the four day hunt.
We talk with Randy Stoppenhagen of Better The Hunt about his cold weather hunting gear for the weapons we use in the field.
The story of how Randy went from Michigan to Idaho
The background on how he started hunting at age 30
- Two cousins in Michigan started him hunting
- Hunts the U.P. of Michigan
- What drives him to hunt
- Hunting Idaho
- The use of optics while hunting
How Better The Hunt got started
- He had to find a way to keep his hands warm on a cold deer hunt
- Bow Mitt made out of a hand warmer muff
- The current Bow Mitt
- How it works and functionality
- Works on recurves and longbows
The Multi Mitt
- The multiple use mitt for your release hand
- How it works and the versatility of it
The Shotgun Mitt
The Rifle Mitt
The Crossbow Mitt
Getting to know Randy
- Favorite wildgame meal
- What's on the radio while on the road
- What is his go to snack while on the road or in the field
- Favorite outdoor memory
- His military service
Talking with Marcel Veenstra of Marcel's Guide Service about fishing small mouth bass on Lake St. Clair here in Michigan.
- Dealing with Covid and how it has affected his booking fishing trips
- Had a few cancelations
- Has a team of five guides
How he got started in Michigan
- Moved to Michigan from east coast in 2004
- Married his co-angler then moved to Michigan
- Fished Bassmaster Elite Series and FLW
- Started guiding after another pro suggested it
- What brought him to Michigan and how he met his wife
What to expect on his guidedtrips
- What you need to bring
- What is provided
- How long are the trips
- Types of fishing
- Educating the patrons
College and High School Fishing teams
- Adrian College
- Educating kids
- The internet has changed things
- Why is Adrian College's team so good
Fishing Lake St. Clair in the spring
- Where do you start
- Fish with the crowds or go off on your own
- Key is knowing the sweet spots
- 6 to 10 feet of water
- After the spawn
- Find their food
- Feeding differences between Small and Large Mouth Bass
- Types of baits to use
- Finding locations that hold fish
- What electronics are most important
- Finding trophy fish
Technology is getting too good
- It is starting to become more technique instead of finding fish due to technology
- Is technology too good?
- You still have to trigger the bite
- Does old school work on educated fish
- Getting away from the crowd
www.marcelsguideservice.com
810-923-5035, Marcel's Guide Service
Biggest mistake fisherman make on Lake St. Clair
- Put in close to where you're going to fish
- Learn to understand the fish
Proper way to hold a fish when taking a photo
- Don't keep out of the water for extended periods of time
- Support the fish
- Don't live well a bunch of fish to take a photo at the end of the day
What questions should you ask when looking to book a trip with a guide
Talking with Bill Lowen of the Bassmasters Elite Series
How he is dealing with the current Covid crisis
- Tournament fishing season is on hold until at least next month
- Doing a little turkey hunting with the family
How he got into tournament fishing
- His dad was a tournament fisherman
- His dad introduced him to the outdoors
- He took over as he got older and as his dad finished up his tournament fishing
- Always had a dream of fishing the Bassmasters Classic
- Staying humble
- Being on the circuit is the hardest job he's ever had
- Loves the challenge of fishing the Ohio River
- What it was like fishing the 50th Anniversary of the Bassmaster's Classic
Talking Yamaha Marine
- Uses Yamaha on tournament boat and waterfowl boat as well
- Has used Yamaha for years
- He has never had a motor failure in 18 years using Yamaha
- Reliability
- How do you choose a motor size for your boat
- Ease of maintenance
- Winterizing your boat
Mossy Oak Fishing Team
- Mossy Oak Elements
- Drake waterfowl
- Sun protective clothing
- Passing the tradition of the outdoors down to others
Yamaha Marine motors
Power Pay program from yamaha
What do you look at first before hitting the water
Fitting your style of fishing instead of fitting the style of the lake
- Puts you in your comfort zone
- You know what to do for your style of fishing
Electronics on the boat
- What would happen if you went back to old school
- How electronics help you on the water now
What colors and lures are working now
Go to bait for a new fisherman
His instructional fishing school
What is allowed for pre-fishing before a tournament
Waterfowl hunting vs fishing
- Gives him time to reboot after fishing season
- Prefers water fowling on the water vs field hunting
- Diver hunting on the Great Lakes
- Weather on the big water
A few questions on the personal side
- Nickname
- Favorite quote
- Favorite snack
- Biggest fish caught
- Favorite fish recipe
- What's on your radio
- An outdoor memory that stands out
Talking all things good with seasonings and Rebel Six Rubs.
- What to use on your turkey after you shoot one
- Danny's dish for the show
- Use rubs for veggies also
- Mike's dish for the show
- Coastal Fish Rub for Blackening Seasoning
- Great Lakes rub good on any lake fish
- Use a variety of rubs on one meal. Something different on each entree
- Talking spicy rubs
- How to apply rubs
- Boiling in vacuum sealed bag
- Cooking on cedar planks
- Breakfast egg sandwich
- Eating healthier
- Two Belly Chili recipe
- Mild Bird Rub tastes like Christmas
- Hot and sweet go together
- New rub possibly by the end of the summer
- Strangest food they've used to put Rebel Six Rubs on
- Foods tried but didn't work out with the rubs
- www.rebelsixrubs.com
The guys are in the cabin talking with Ed Gramza of BaseMap. He is the Director of Business Developement. They run down the outdoor App and talk about all the uses and features of this powerful App!
- Check in with Ed on how Covid is treating Wisconsin
- Multiple mapping layers
- 14 different base maps
- Detail is incredible on the zoom in
- Hunt zone boundries
- Law enforcement is now using this type of information to enforce game laws
- Using it to find your way out of wildnerness
- PC internet version
- Prescouting on the PC
- Few dead spots
- Transfer from PC to your phone app
- Downloading maps for offline use in App
Fishing uses
- Shows contour lines
- Access points and Put in points
- Looking to add more fishing data
- Stream data
Weather Data
- Basic weather data
- More information coming on the weather data
- Interfaces with waypoints
$29.99 a year for all 50 states. Includes quarterly updates
Info that is available on the landowner layer
Safety features to help you in a time of need
Gear Drop
- How Gear Drop works
- Hidden location
- Free to play
- How Gear Drop came about
- Helps you become more interactive with the tools of BaseMap
- Some of the prizes
- How you win and prizes
- The hints
The App only covers the United States but you can use basic satellite imagery in other countries
Mark you truck or camp so you don't get lost!
Differences that sets BaseMap apart from the competition
Featurs coming for this hunting season
How to use for food plots
How to use for timbering your property
Other uses
The Outdoor Journal section of the App
Sharing with other users
www.basemap.com
Accuracy of the App
The personal hunting side of Ed Gramza
Mike and Dan talk about what is going on in Michigan with tall the current Covid travel bans in place.
- Cutting grass and trying to get gas when we can due to travel restrictions
- No motorized water vehicles allowed to be used on Michigan waters
- No gardening or outdoor items to be sold in Michigan
- Michiganders Against Excessive Quarantine
- Small business is getting crushed
- Overreach
- Supporting local business
- Lansing protest
- Boat ramps being blocked by DNR
- How does travel bans affect turkey sesaon
- How will opening the economy affect the upcoming seasons
- Gun stores shut down
- Issues with traveling north
- People turning others in
- Other states facing similar issues
- Get outside to clear your mind
Looking ahead to the 2020 deer season
- Food plot implements for side by sides
- Michigan Habitat and Deer Gear
- How is Michigan Trout Season going to play out
- Archery sight and pin set ups
- Effective range
- Practicing long distance shooting
- Coyote gestation time
- Coyote den useage
Talking with Lincoln Rohn of Packer Maxx about spring food plots and purchasing hunting land tonight.
Spring Food Plots and Packer Maxx
- Talking a little bit about the Covid Crisis
- People we know who are health care workers
-
HuntThroughIt
-
ArcheryIsImmune
- Packer Maxx products
- Still shipping products
- Getting out in the woods is good mental relief right now
- Frost seeding
- The planting process
- Prescribed fire before planting
- Why you should use a Packer Maxx
- The 3 models of Packer Maxx
- New add on feature for the Packer Maxx
- Neighborhood Covid Howl
- Multiple uses of the Packer Maxx
Purchasing hunting properties with Lincoln
- Lincoln now has his real estate license
- Working with Stoney Creek selling hunting and recreation properties
- What other hunting property owners are doing with habitat
- Habitat increasing the value of your land
- After Covid crisis is over will people be looking for more remote land to purchase
- How the crisis is affecting the sale of land
- Most over looked thing when looking at hunting property
- Leasing the tillable land
- Generating money off of the land
What is going on with Let'em Go Let'em Grow?
CWD testing and Humic Acid
All three of the guys are in the newly remodeled Cabin!
Ken has been out fishing during the Covid Crisis and it taking advantage of the great weather and hitting the water.
- Caught a few small mouth bass
- Hoping to get out on the hunting lease
Getting the rods ready for the season
- Always good to check the gear before heading out for the first time
- Inventory tackle
- Ordering tackle
Things to check for the first trip on the water
- Check the engine, trolling motor and batteries
- Boat and trailer checklist
Type of line to use on Large Mouth Bass
- Best to use
- Situational
- Small Mouth more sensitive to type of line
- Water clarity
How weather plays in to fish feeding and activity
How to fish the Pre-spawn
- Water Temps
- Action speed
- Patterns
- When bass spawn and the conditions surrounding it
Danny's outdoor activities this week
- Running the Lumberjack 5K Virtual run
- Found a running partner
- Porta Potties closed in State Parks
- Saw first turkey near the park
Getting by with the stay at home order during the Covid Crisis
Mike's activities to keep him in shape during the crisis
- Lifting weights in the basement gym
- Walking a mile at work during lunch
- Running the Lumberjack 5K virtual run
Michigan DNR promoting getting outside to exercise during the crisis but the Governor is saying the opposite.
- Should we travel up north
- Is it safe
- What are some of the consequences
- How does the extending of stay at home affect the fall hunting seasons
The guys are social distancing in their individual cabins tonight
PSE Archery has a new dealer in the Fenton Michigan area!
- Sunrys Archery
- Nice boot room
Ken Scicluna was social distancing on the boat doing some fishing
Social distancing at the archery shop
Danny was working out outside since the gyms closed last week
- Last night at the gym was Sunday evening
- Had a case at Dan's workplace
- Has a goal to reduce weight
- Used Google to plan a couple of routes to walk 5 miles a day
- Animals are out and about now
Mike is taking time to shoot the final two rounds of the Indoor Archery league shoots the last two weekends.
- Shot about average first weekend
- This weekend shot pretty well
- Self pressure shooting
- Which bullseye to shoot first
Mike set up a gym in his basement to strength training
- Worked out Sunday right before shooting last target archery round
- Gym equipment was sold out after gyms closed
- Improvising on the fly
Talking about the PSE EVO NXT 33 and the Dudley Bow
Should fishing be free until this crisis is over?
If the state is shut down can you still go out and hunt and fish?
The guys talk with Slade Johnston of Trips 4 Trade that helps outdoorsmen to connect with one another and trade outdoor trips with each other.
- Slade's outdoor background
- How Trips 4 Trade came about
- Sharing hunting opportunities with other outdoorsmen
- How does Trips 4 Trade
- $125 membership per year
- Unlimited trades
- They help you create your listing
- 800 - 1000 members
- 20% promo code UpNorth20 to save 20% on your membership
- Some of the hunts offered
- Features for the future
- A trade success story
- Not just hunts for trade
- www.Trips4Trade.com
Alabama and Mississippi Turkey Seasons
- Mississippi just opened up this week
- Alabama youth season this weekend
- Birds reacting a little slow so far
- Wet early season
- Turkey hunting contests
- 2 man teams
How is the Corona Virus affecting the outdoors?
- Outdoor shows being canceled
- Indoor Archery League stopped
- Tick season is going to be bad due to warm winter
- Taking precautions to stay healthy
- Trade show crud
- What is being shut down in Alabama?
Getting to know Slade on the personal side with our 4 questions we ask everyone.
The guys talk with South African outfitter Matwetwe Outfitters about what to consider when hunting in South Africa. They also talk with Dave Wilkins of Droptine Outdoor Adventures about some other hunting opportunities in other countries.
Matwetwe Outfitters
- Trips to South Africa to hunt are at record levels
- Hendrik spends 5 weeks in Michigan doing shows to book hunts
- His connection to Michigan
- What does Matwetwe mean?
- What is the first step at going to South Africa to hunt?
- The Basic package hunt
- The value for the U.S. Dollar for the hunt
- 2.5 hours north of Johanesburg
- Family atmosphere
- Trips are all inclusive
- Hunting season around Mid March to Mid October
- Only one group at camp at a time
- Getting weapons shipped
- Fishing is available
- Victoria Falls Photo Safaris
- The Harold King Award
- Advice for finding cheap airfares
- Equipment used to hunt
- Caliber and type of ammo used
- Archery setups
- Cost of shipping animals home
- Length of time to get animals back to the states
- What animals are not allowed to be shipped to the states
- Conservation efforts and hunting in South Africa
- How rare animals are chosen for the hunt and how it impacts the conservation efforts
- How the animals that are hunted are used after the hunt
- Jobs created through hunting
Droptine Outdoor Adventures
- Has trips to almost anywhere you can imagine
- Must plan in advance for lottery draw animals outwest
- Deposits for trips
What are some of the biggest mistakes people make when going abroad
No semiautomatic rifles in South Africa
Favorite meal to serve a hunter in South Africa
What is an acquired taste?
Don't need any vaccinations where Hendrik is at
Is Coronavirus affecting trips abroad?
www.matwetwesafaris.com
www.huntdroptineoutdoors.com
We talk with HuntFishTravel's Carrie Zylka about her experiences sturgeon spearing Lake Winnebago in Wisconsin.
- Ice conditions haven't been good this season in Wisconsin
- How Carrie began sturgeon spearing
- A culture all within it's own
- Heated ice houses
- Styles of ice houses
- Lake Winnebago and what to expect
- Fishing limits
- The Upper River Lakes of Lake Winnebago
- The Upper River Lakes tags are coveted tags
- How the season runs in Wisconsin
- Times for spearing
- License fees
- The festival atmosphere
- The Frozen Chosen movie
- Sitting waiting on the fish
- The hole, the decoy and the spear
- How they size the fish
- Using a coffee cup
- The things people put in the water for a visual reference
- Decoy carving
- Trying to pattern them
- The secret spots
- Following the guys who know where the fish are
- Left over holes in the ice
- Hole size 48 sq ft
- Talking about the spears used
- What happens when you spear one
- The size of sturgeon
- What the DNR check for when registering your catch
- Equipment used to cut the holes and push the ice
- Holes cut day before season
- How to prepare sturgeon for the table
- Where people come from to spear on Lake Winnebago
- What people from the south think about the life on the ice
- Bonfires on the ice
- Renting the ice houses
The news with HuntFishTravel
Getting ready to launch the new BowCast Podcast
Archery events in Wisconsin
HuntFishTravel.net
BowCast.net
Mike and Dan took a road trip down for the Indiana Deer, Turkey and Waterfowl Expo
- Dan's first time to this show
- He loved the layout
- Indiana big buck wall of fame
- Checking out boats and campers
- Kid giveaways
- Dries Viser Safaris
- Shooting the new Nock On Nation PSE EVO
- The youth at the show
Need more youth involvement on wildlife staffs
- Some sort of pro staff affiliation with groups and companies for the outdoors
- Help generate interest in the outdoors
- Encouraging habitat and wildlife management
- We need a junior program to encourage more youth involvement in the outdoors to keep our hunting numbers growing
- Challenge to listeners to get kids involved
Mike took Dan around the area he is hunting in Indiana
- Dan's first impression was the land was wide open
- Heavy ag land
- No big stands of timber
- Creek bottoms
- Fairly dry right now
Talking about the Michigan DNR Deer Hunting survey mailed out each year
- Extended Archery Season
- Michigan's Late Season Urban Hunts
- Is knowing the CWD status important to you
- Five sub questions dealing with hunting in CWD areas
- If meat processors were forced to quit butchering deer would you quit hunting
Michigan meat processor shut down after not returning meat to hunters
Mike and Danny talk with the owner of Limb Walker Game Calls Tim Sias.
Turkey spring activity is picking up
Florida has the first turkey season starting March 7th with Maine being the last
Using a 410 shotgun for hunting turkey
- Check state game laws first
- Lighter weight to carry in the woods
- Good for kids
- Use with a turkey choke tube
- Specialty ammo for 410 turkey loads
Federal TSS Ammo
Jakes benefit dinner
- Kids 17 and under
- Educates kids about hunting and the outdoors
- Benefit money goes for buying the catfish for the summer fun day
Scouting
- Set up a game camera
- Know where the birds are traveling
- Look for tracks
- Nesting areas
- What kicks off breading season
Decoys
Friction Pot Calls
- Good beginner call with a slate surface
- How to use a call
Box Calls
Mouth Calls
- How to take care of a mouth call
- How long do they last
Wingbone Calls
Cooking a bird
- Tim breasts out the bird
- Legs are tough
- Bread it and deep fry it
- Not a lot of fat on a wild bird
Tim wants to hunt Texas for turkeys
Calling Competitions
The guys spent the day at the oldest deer hunting club in the United States with Dr. James Kroll as he conducted his annual deer health check at Turtle Lake Club in Michigan!
- Turtle Lake Club is the oldest in the United States
- 26,000 acres in Hillman Michigan formed in 1884
- Check out the livestream from our Facebook page!
- Knowing which deer to shoot for the health check
- Size and age don't always work together
- Full moons and doe estrus cycles
- Everyone can do something to help the deer herd and habitat
- What is good for deer to eat and what is bad for deer to eat
- Best thing to plant is cereal grains, legumes and clovers
- Winter stress indicators
- Answering a question from listener about deer die off
Why does a deer's eye reflect light back when light hits it in the dark.
- Dr. Kroll dissected a deer eye
- Red Green color blind
- Daltonize Me Cam app
- Deer pupil
- Mirror like material to reflect light back through rods and cones to repocess the light to see at night
- Out take aways from the event, what did we learn that was new to us
- Oak trees and stump sprouting
What can you do to help the deer and the habitat
- Water sources are cheap and easy to put in
- Sharing info with others
- Shoot the right doe
- Work with your local biologist
- Networking
What was happening in 1884 when Turtle Lake Hunting Club was formed
The guys are talking Michigan elk and predator hunting with the first female hunting guide in the state of Michigan Jennifer Drake of Drakes Guide Service.
Michigan elk hunting
- How she got started in guiding
- Her conservation side
- Proposed new guide rules for Michigan
- How watching one of her hunters take an elk makes her feel
- How the December elk hunt went down for her hunter
- Talking about what to shoot
- Western elk hunting vs Michigan elk hunting
- Trusting your guide and doing research on your guide
- Guides helping other guides
- Working with farmers
- Hunting elk in Michigan in the fall vs winter
- Staying in shape for grueling hunts
- Letting your guide know your physical limitations
Predator hunting in Michigan
- Guide for bears with dogs or bait
- Day or night hunts for bobcat
- Bigger bobcats are in the upper peninsula
- Becoming more popular in recent years
- Provide more of a challenge than most any other animal
- How many hunters per group
- More of a mobile hunt
- How to obtain special tags for bobcat
- Same opportunity to kill a coyote while bobcat hunting
Viewer question about bow hunting elk in Michigan
Kids and hunting
Foraging for snacks in the woods
Danny road tripped to the west side of the state for the Hunting Time Expo
- Show was well attended, people getting ready for hunting season already
- JPO Game Calls has a new deer call
- Stopped and talked with Packer Maxx's Lincoln Rohn
- Comparing to the Outdoorama show
- Dave Wilkins of Droptine Outfitters
- The EZ Kut booth with Scott Bast!
- The straight and curved blade hand saws
Mike gets a little philosophical with a couple questions about this past season.
What was the biggest thing you learned last year and how are you going to apply it next year.
- Danny, Hard work pays off....
- All the preseason work he did for food plots paid off by the deer he saw on it instead of baiting
- Hopes to use more hard work to expand on his food plots and trails this upcoming season
- Mike, Surround yourself with good, ethical and like minded people
What was the biggest takeaway moment of the year that didn't involve you taking game and why?
- For Danny it was......Talking a new hunter through whether or not to shoot a deer and helping them talk through that decision
- Getting another person out to just enjoy the outdoors.
- For Mike it was mentoring a young new hunter and helping him get into the outdoor industry. Also enjoying hunting camp camaraderie.
Tonight the guys start the show off by talking about collectible outdoor items.
- Northern Michigan Glasses
- Michigan Successful Hunter Patches
- Started in 1972 in Michigan
- DNR gave them out at check stations for a successful deer taken
Being Checked by the DNR
EZ Kut gives away 2 Lil' G Loppers on the show today!
Local Ice Conditions
- 1 vehicle and 3 snowmobiles through the ice at Houghton Lake
- Local lakes have thin ice
ATA odds and ends
- 8500 people attended, attendance is down
- Media not allowed on the first day
- Tree Saddle
- How to get kids and people back into the outdoors
- Reasons for working in the industry
- Archery shops closing
Getting Kids in the outdoors
- Reasons for getting in the outdoors other than the kill
- Sense of Adventure
- Getting our kids out by preseason scouting or food plotting
Indoor Winter Archery Leagues
- Last year compared to this year
- Bad nights of shooting
- Shooting with glasses
- Exercises for shooting
The guys wrap up their experience at this year's Archery Trade Association show in Indianapolis Indiana.
Ken's big take away from the show
Danny's Big take away from the show
Mike's take away from the show
The interviews
Badlands Film Festival
The guys get permission to show a couple new products from Buck Baits before they are released at the ATA show.
- New hunting cover scent in Cedar
- New Match Maker Series mineral feed for whitetail deer
- 12 pack of Tracker Stakes
- All three of these products will be debuted at this week's ATA show in Indianapolis, IN
The boys will be broadcasting from the ATA show this next week
- Will be in the PSE Archery booth most of the time
- What the boys are looking forward to seeing at the show this year
- New Browning Trail Cameras
- Sig Sauer BDX scope and rangefinder system
- New PSE bows
- Badlands Film Festival
Our final tribute to Tred Barta with video we shot when we met him at the camper factory in Indiana this past year before he left for his Get Off The Couch tour to Alaska.
Mike and Dan discuss a few numbers out about the impact of wolves on the landscape
- Wolf introduction to Yellowstone in 1995
- Elk and Moose populations of 1995
- Wolf population in 2000
- Impact on elk and moose by 2000
- Using the wolf as a political tool
The History of Michigan Elk
- Last native elk killed in Michigan in late 1800's
- Henry Crabtree letter
- 1918 elk reintroduced to Michigan
- Original 7
- Growth of the herd
- First hunt in 1964/65
- First elk management plan
- Today's management plan
- Elk surveys
Ken Scicluna's late season doe management hunt
- Muzzleloader season doe
- Rough season turned around to success at the end
- Big buck he hit still not seen yet
- Playing on the cell phone
- Doe management
Guys give their thoughts on how their hunting philosophy has progressed the last decade.
Obscure game law in New Hampshire
The guys go over the elk hunt Mike went on in Michigan last week.
Friday's mandatory elk hunt orientation
- Friday's meeting
- Hunter package
- 30 bull tags for the December hunt 70 cow tags
- Clif Bars
- Cabin at Toasty's (231) 525-8101 Wolverine, MI Exit 301 off I-75
Day 1 Hunt
- Private land cameras weren't showing elk
- Hunted on public land the whole week
- Pigeon River Area
- Two track traveling in deep into hunting area
- Pop up blind hunt first two days
- Setting on transition areas between swamps and fields
- Spot and stalk on fresh tracks
Day 2 Hnt
- Got suckered by another guide
- Had to set up on the edge of a swamp
- No elk seen
Day 3 Hunt
- Got to a different area in the morning and heard antlers slamming
- Watched two bulls fighting
- Saw a third gigantic bull
- Evening sat up on a snow mound with the snow coming down and froze
Day 4 Hunt
- Piggy backed with another guide and hunter
- Forgot my hunting license
- Got to watch him take a 6x6 bull at 409 yards
- Evening hunted back in the area we hunted the first three days
- Talking with my guide
Day 5 Hunt
- No Hunting
- -9 windchill and snow storm
- Walked 32 miles on the whole hunt
- Lost 10 pounds
- Workout paid off big time!
- Dressing correctly
- When to layer up
Day 6 Hunt
- 2.6 mile walk in to hunt
- 6 to 9 inches of snow to walk in
- Working out is a must
- Had to set up short of our destination
- After morning hunt drove to backside of where we set up to see if we could find tracks
- Evening we set up back in the area where I shot my first buck
Day 7 Hunt
- Set up for the morning hunt back in same area as previous day
- Hunt Stand App
- Missed our set up mark by 200 yards
- Elk skirted us in a low spot we couldn't see
Mike's take aways from the hunt
Preparing for Mike's Michigan elk hunt.
- Looking for ammo
- Hitting the range one last time
- Getting the back up gun ready as well
- Orientation is on Friday
- Post hunt procedure
- Weather forecast for hunt
- Scent-Lok is prepared
- Expectations
Danny jumps on his soapbox about wolf attacks in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
- Bear dog is killed by wolf while treeing a bear
- 2014 spike in dog-wolf encounters
- Wolf shot in self defense after it attacked a dog and charged the dog's owner
- Skeptical over exact numbers on wolf population
Christmas ideas for the outdoors person in your family!
- The Purr Plate from Limb Walker Game Calls
- Rebel Six Rubs
- Hunter's Blend Coffee
- Buck Baits
- PSE Archery
- EZ Kut
- Scent-Lok and Scent Blocker
- Packer MAXX
Mike and Dan discuss how Scent-Lok and Scent Blocker changed the way you hunt.
- Learning to layer
- Minimizing sweat
- Confidence
- Paying closer attention to detail of scent control
- Continuing to hunt when the wind shifts
One piece of gear that has made an impact in the way you hunt.
- Stans SX3 archery release aide
- Both Mike and Dan agree on same item
The guys each talk about their ups and downs of the Michigan firearm deer season this year.
Danny hunted Michigan's upper peninsula
- Good season overall
- Seen a good amount of bucks
- Can't shoot does
- Some snow to start firearm season
- Saw a lot of turkeys
- Saw one shooter buck
- Does messing with the bucks
- Too many does
- One buck killed at Dan's camp
Mike hunted Michigan's Northern lower peninsula
- 6 inches of snow on the ground
- Used the E Bike to get back and forth
- Saw a nice shooter right at day break
- Saw two more bucks and 35 does
- Very little shooting
- Issue with heater on second morning
- Had to move to another blind
- Saw 19 on second day
- Only one was a buck which was a spike
- One buck killed at our camp
Ken Scicluna hunted Michigan's southern lower peninsula
- Bow season shot a giant and couldn't recover him
- Saw another giant while in the saddle
- Missed another good buck the 5th day of firearm season
- Not a lot of shooting
- Brother in law shot his first deer
- Crops are gathered nearby
- Snow and cold for opener
- Would you rather hunt the U.P.?
- Miss being at camp
- Deer camp life
- Coyote activity
- The Ghost Blind
- Tracking Dogs
Interview tonight with law enforcement officer Rory Williams from the state of Washington about a DYI Wyoming antelope hunt.
- Started planning hunt about 6 - 9 months out
- Doe tags are $42 for out of state hunters
- Went on the cheap
- Public and private land is checkerboarded
- Hard to find access to public land
- Did a lot of research on Antelope areas and the area's success rate
- Went out there blind
- Couldn't access the land they wanted to hunt due to the landowner owned the road
- Have to work a deal out with the land owner
- Had to deal with the weather and the tent wasn't much help
- Firearms used
- Field processing the game
- Hunt was in early October
- Prickly Pear Cactus
- Taking care of the landowner to get access the following years
- Spotting and stalking
- 2nd year of hunting Wyoming
- Difference between bucks and does
- Ivory tips on the pronghorn
- 3rd year of hunting
- Weather doesn't affect their movement
- Calibers and distance of shots
- Rifle preparations
- Where you can get most of the DYI information
- Looking for something different next year
- Want's to take his kids to hunt Antelope
- Advice for newbies
Getting his family involved in the outdoors
- His dad had him out as a baby
- Started his kids early
- Camping out under the stars
- Spending time out on the water
- Teaching them to shoot firearms at a young age
- Taking game
The sibling rivalry between Rory and his sister Ellary
Rory's group Off Duty Outdoors for first responders
- Provides outdoor equipment to first responders from giveaways
- A way to give back to first responders
- Palouse Prairie Co. , Stone Glacier , Vortex Optics
- Methow Adventurer on Instagram
- Off Duty Outdoors on Facebook
The guys talk with Dan Jasa Midwest sales manager for PSE Archery about their new 2020 lineup of hunting bows.
The Mach 1 Stealth Carbon riser bow
- Carbon production is all in house this year
- All hand built
- Mach 1 Stealth changes
The Bandit
- Micro evolve cam
- 28" axle to axle
- 20 -26 inches on the draw
- 40-50 pound draw
- High end bow for short draw archers
- Target bow option
The Evo NXT 35, 33, 31
- Most quiet and dead in the hand bow built
- New grip that can be used on many of the former PSE lineup bows
- Color Fusion process
- Livewire string process
- Added brace height
- Speeds
- Comparing numbers with other bows
Core series bows the Brute and the Stinger
Brute
- Similar to last year's Ferocity
- Very adjustable
- 22 1/2 to 30 draws
- 50 - 70lb limbs with 50% of adjustability
- 3.5 lb total weight
- Field ready to shoot package
Stinger Max
- Reduced axle to axle by 2"
- Shorter limbs
- 80% letoff
- Field ready to shoot package
Talking a little about Jim Beasley
Kings of Archery
- Stephan Hanson
- Dave Cousins
Focus target bow
- Set the target world on fire
- The geometry
- Colors
PSE 50th Anniversary
Mike talks to Danny via phone this week about what the deer report is from Michigan's Upper Peninsula
- Ice is forming on local U.P. lakes
- Cold weather and snow in the U.P.
- Work being done in Dan's camp to get ready for the week of hunting
- Deer patterns are changing at his camp
- Getting some bow hunting in before rifle season starts
- Bucks are doing some sparing and chasing
- Deer movement patterns for morning vs evening
- No pattern to the deer Danny is hunting
- To archery hunt or not on the evening of the 14th
Weather leading into the Michigan Firearm Deer Season
Mike's week long Indiana archery hunt
- Cold weather set in late in the week
- Mike's overall game plan going into the hunt
- Mike misses a doe and a big buck the same morning
- Miss judging distances
- Working through shooting problems
- Talking about making mistakes
- Mentoring a young hunter who took a nice doe
- Mike's doe story and the creek that was involved with recovering her
- Mike went swimming
- Deer heart snack
- Butchering our deer
- Had to debone to bring back into Michigan
- Used EZ Kut tools to help break down the carcass
- Vacuum Sealer
- Used the OZ by Scent-Lok to eliminate the dead deer smell from the garage
- Indiana sunsets
- Cuckoburrs and devil seed!
- Planning already for next year
The guys kick Mike out of the studio tonight to talk fishing with CSF's Chris Horton.
Chris Hortons background in fishing
- Studied at Arizona State University
- 2 year fish study in Arizona
- Working with Arizona DNR
- Working with B.A.S.S.
- Working wth Congressional Sportsmen Foundation
Issues in fishing that he is working with
- The gulf coast salt waters
- How they estimate fish on the federal side vs. state waters
- The Red Snapper issues in the gulf
- Working with how to find fish populations
The political and money side of CSF
- How funds are raised
- Working with bigger donors such as Cabelas and Bass Pro
- The politics of fishing
- How to educate legislators and anglers
- Dingell Johnson Act
- Other acts that help anglers
- Fish habitat restoration
- The Sportsmen's Voice
- Tracking the Capitols
Asian Carp issue
- Problem is huge in the Tennessee and Ohio River basins
- Southern states are working to stop the Asian Carp
- Kentucky Lake
- Asian Carp talk has died down
- New projects to stop the carp
- Is there any good from the Asian Carp?
Vegetation Control by aquatic herbacides on sport lakes
- Controlled on a local level
- What the local anglers can do
Personal questions for Chris about his outdoor experiences.
Ken Sciculuna is hunting his new lease
- Got busted by a doe while hunting on the ground
- Struggling with land access without kicking deer out
- Putting time in the saddle
- Trailcam photos
- Naming bucks
- How to choose what Ken is going to shoot
- Using a ditch line near railroad tracks to access the property
- Scrapes and rub lines popping up now
- Using cameras on mock scrapes
- Deer activity as the season progresses
- Generational rubs
- Talking about Rebel Six Rubs!
Mike pulled his cards from the two mock scrapes he put out here in Michigan
- Camera placement
- Increased deer activity on scrape cameras
- Camera settings and why Mike set them up that way
- Bucks starting to spar and fight
- How much scrape enhancer used per scrape
- Increased buck activity in and around scrapes with the use of Buck Baits Scrape Enhancer
Mike had two up close coyote encounters
- Coyote on Friday night's hunt at the end of the hunt
- Coyote on Saturday night's hunt that charged right at Mike
Get out and enjoy the fall season!
- Seeing nature at it's best
- Dropping a wad of spit on a deer
Danny's story of his dog getting a little too close to a skunk
- Dog gets sprayed in the mouth by a skunk
- Dog comes in the house and stinks up the house
- Dawn dishsoap, baking soda, and peroxide to wash the dog
- Danny texted Mike to use his OZ ozone generator to get the smell out of the house
-
OZbyScentLok
- Mike is going to use it in a stinky freezer
- Mike wants to make a scent free closet for his hunting clothes to put them in and use the OZ to refresh them
- Other uses for the OZ
Getting ready for Elk Season
- Mike takes an elk magazine from the doctors office
- It's hell getting old
- Shane Mahoney article
- Got the rifle sighted in for the elk hunt
- Back up firearms
- Talking with the elk guide
- Too big of a caliber at too close a distance
- Guide was 2 for 2 in the early elk season
- Hunting old school
Answering a hunting question for a listener
Morph Pro bow hanger system
- Saw at ATA last year
- www.outrighthunt.com
- Mike used in the stand this season
The Gutcheck system
Danny spent ten days in Michigan's upper peninsula on a archery deer hunt.
- Made it to the U.P.
- Truck died on U.S. 2 with a trailer load of wood!
- Left his truck at the Snowmobile Museum in Naubinway Michigan.
- https://www.snowmobilemuseum.com/
- Left the truck and rented a U-Haul to travel the rest of the way to camp. https://www.uhaul.com/
- Fall colors are popping
- Food plots are doing their jobs
- Using Buck Baits Cover Scents www.buckbaits.com
- Red Fox eating sugar beets
- The buck encounters they had
- Wolf or coyote?
Mike took the first weekend of October off to bow hunt in the northern lower peninsula of Michigan
- Tune up of bow at camp
- Got into stand and the deer started coming out
- Watched the does and young deer feed upclose with binoculars to see exactly what they were eating on
- Big buck came out around 5:30pm
- The Shot!
- String jump or arrow whistling?
- Next morning and evening hunt
- Using the Rambo Bike and the difference it makes
- Putting out a few mock scrapes
- Pop up blind hunt on the last day
Got out with the new camper this weekend
- Mike and his wife's first camping trip
- Mears State Park Campground
- Cold and rain
- Spent the day Saturday in Pentwater for Octoberfest
- Used the Scent-Lok OZ ozone generator to kill any new smell from the furnace
- Took some photos at the pier
- Trip was a shake down for the camper and us to learn how to set it up and use it.
The guys talk with Andy Treharne the Senior Director of Western States and Federal Policy and Ellary Tucker Williams the Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator.
- Ellary's position and what she does for outdoorsmen
- Andy's position and what he does for outdoorsmen
What is the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation?
- The caucus
- Tell our elected officials why the outdoors is so important to us
- Non-Profit
- Teaching conservation to our elected officials
- Connecting them with the outdoor industry
- Michigan surcharge of $1 for every license to educate hunters on conservation.
- www.congressionalsportsmen.org
How are they handling the commercial fur trapping situation in California.
- Tough place to work
- Political climate is an uphill challenge
- Have no fundamental knowledge of why hunting and trapping is a good thing
- Will increase wildlife and human conflicts
- Based on emotion
- Don't want the legislature to decide game laws
- Battling the anti's
- Fights on the state level
- Proposal G
- House bill 2445 the Cecil Act
- Educating non hunting members of our elected officials
How is CSF funded?
CSF Clay Competition Shoot to get elected officials out to experience the outdoors
Pittman Robertson Fund
- What is in it
- How does it get split up
- What is the funding used for
- Ascent language
Dingell and Johnson fund
- Fishing side
- Boating side
How habitat groups contribute
The personal side with Ellary
- Duck camp
- Go to wildgame meal
- Deer hunting
- Trout fishing
- Favorite music
- Favorite snack
- Favorite hunting or fishing story to tell others
The personal side with Andy
- What is the backpack snack of choice
- What is the go to music when traveling
- Favorite wild game meal
- Favorite conservationist
- Favorite hunting or fishing story
How YOU can make a difference in the outdoors
The guys memorialize the owner of Spot Shooter Archery, Jim Beasley who passed away suddenly this week. Mike and Danny share stories and memories of Jim.
Interview with outdoor writer/editor/author Jerry Lambert about the upcoming archery season.
- Catchin' Deers
- Trail Cameras
- Deer Disease
- EEE affecting deer
- Deer sniffing trail cameras
- Trophy Buck Corridor
- Common denominators of big bucks, heavy cover
- Outside in
- Cold fronts
- Changing stands mid hunt due to winds changing
- Using deer decoys
- Using mock scrapes
- Water sources
- When to take does
- Late season go to tactic
- His books
- Favorite deer hunting song
This week the guys talk with custom call maker Paul Schweitzer of JPO Game calls who has come up with a modular design for the call industry!
- Started with Duck and Goose Calls about 4 years ago
- Wanted to make his own call and the engineer in him led him to develop his own call
- Had a passion for duck hunting so that is what he started with
- Started with the O ring on the inside of the barrel to start with
- Custom colors
- Laminate wood is used
- Double reed vs single reed
- How the predator call came about
The Omni Design
- A modular system that grew out of the predator call
- One barrel with many different inserts that create several different calls
- You can use your keg in the Omni design
- The owl call in Omni
- Squirrel in Omni
- Cow elk and calf elk in Omni
- Duck and Goose in Omni
- Crow in Omni
- Omni Design is patent pending
- He loves the service side of the business
- Takes time with the customers to make sure they are satisfied
Deer grunt tube in the Utility Line
- Has a slide tab to change the tone
- Made to be low movement for bowhunters
Deer grunt in the Omni line
Can do some custom engraving as well
Biggest seller is the hybrid goose flute
- Tunable keg
- Very adjustable
www.JPOgamecalls.com
Gittin' The Wild
Custome 2 piece turkey strikers
Building things as a youngster
Paul's favorite hunt
Paul's favorite wild game meal to prepare
Paul's favorite music to listen to on the road
Paul's favorite snack in the blind or on the road
Cool weather is getting the guys pumped for archery season!
Danny got stands set and pulled camera cards at his U.P. camp
- Taking deer inventory on his cameras
- Got a bear on camera that didn't like his camera
- Also got a wolf on camera
- Put out a few mock scrapes with Buck Baits
- www.buckbaits.com
Mike went to Indiana and the soy beans have come on strong
- Mid thigh high
- Deer still browsing on them pretty good
- Raccoons are hitting the corn heavy
Mike got some mock scrapes in with Buck Baits Scrape Enhancer
- Ground is really hard due to no rain
- Buck Baits Earth Cover Scent and odor breaker
- New Scent-Lok Early Season Savannah Reign pants worked great
- Cuddylink cameras still not working properly
- Used our EZ Kut Pruners and Loppers to clear out shooting lanes and trail camera locations
- Setting up scrapes
- Tarsal Gland lure and how to use it.
Ken Scicluna is prepping his new hunting lease
- Working with the new PSE Decree
- Got cameras out on the lease
- Sets cameras high on the tree and angle down
- Going to try some mock scrapes
- Difference in deer hunting in U.P. vs southern Michigan
Our take on taking does
Maturing as a hunter
Playing the odds to your favor
This week the guys talk tree stand safety awareness with life line builder Jim Jacques of SafeTree Hunting Systems.
Talking about Jim's accident
- Took a fall out of a treestand in 2002
- First day of hunting season while climbing into a homemade stand
- Fell 8 feet
- Broke ankle
- Getting to the hospital
The Beginning of SafeTree Hunting Systems
- His nephew brought the idea of using climbing ropes
- The Prusik Knot
Danny's Accident
Hot to place the line in the tree without climbing first
- Climb with gear like a lineman's belt and place the life line in the tree.
- Use a haul line and weight it so you can throw over a limb. Use the haul line to pull your life line up.
SafeTree Hunting System on facebook, twitter and instagram
The life lines
- Uses Bluewater Ropes
- Static line
- 7/16 line, prusik line is 6 or 7mm
- Ropes last for years
- Learn to tie the prusik knot
How you measure what length you need in a stand
After a fall do you need to replace the line or the prusik line?
Uses for saddle hunters
Pricing of different lengths
The amount of speed and force of falling from different heights
Percentages of fall with treestand types
- Climbers
- Hang ons
- Home made
- Ladder Stands
Harness gear
- Try them on first
- Try different types
Talking to Jim the hunter
- Grew up in Tawas Michigan,
- Started at deer camp as a youngster
- Use to watch Michigan Outdoors
- Hunted with his dad on private land
- Favorite hunt
- Favorite wild game meal
- Favorite music to listen to while heading to camp
- Favorite snack in the blind
safetreehunt@yahoo.com
Talking about the Woods and Water show this weekend.
Danny is getting ready for his annual late summer trip north to deer camp
- Pulling camera cards
- Taking the new stand north
- Freshening up the food plots
- Oats, and clover
New UNJ teammate Ken Scicluna
EHD in Indiana
- Cases starting to show up in Indiana
- 2 suspected cases in the county Mike is hunting
- 3 confirmed cases in the state
Mike had an incident with his Jeep this week that nearly cost him his life.
- The message is tie your loads down!!!!!
- Tool through the windshield missed his head by a foot
- This happens more than you think
A little trapping talk
New Archery League
- Summer hunting tune up league
- 4 weeks long
- New shooters to experienced
- NFAA scoring
- Guys getting familiar with the PSE Evolve 28's
A coyote question
Bows for kids
The guys made it to the 13th annual Bowfest at Spot Shooter Archery
- Buck Baits at Spot Shooter
- Rebel Six at Spot Shooter
- Veterans at Bowfest
- Woods and Water event coming up in September
Passing of Tred Barta
- The accident
- What we plan to do for a tribute
- The reality of mortality and how we never know when our last hunt is.
- Relating it to hunting safety
Building and working for the hunting season
- Danny building steps for his stand
- Making mock scrapes
- Kill plots
- Mike's Michigan camp working on a news property management plan
- How to introduce someone to treestand hunting
The deer tag system in Indiana
The guys were talking tonight with Jerry Milos about EZ Kut product lineup and how Jerry got involved with EZ Kut.
- The beginnings of EZ Kut with Buster Greenway
- How Jerry found out about EZ Kut
- Jerry's first pair of EZ Kut Pruners
- How Scott Bass came into the picture
- How filming their hunts played into the EZ Kut picture
- Four years of trying to purchase the company
- Why should someone put the EZ Kut pruners in their hunting pack?
- Lifetime warranty on the Pruners
- Working quiet
How the Sling Pack came about
- Idea came once again from time in the tree stand filming
- The loppers came first
- Oiler Bolts
- Sling pack was designed to have a place to put your loppers
- How the pack was designed
- The Wow Saw
- The Carbide Sharpener
- www.ezkutproducts.com
The 20 ft. pole saw powered by Kamakazi
- The pro line series
- How the blade is designed
- The design of the pole
- Blade covers
- The remainder of the lineup
How did Jerry get involved in the outdoors
- Started as a youngster with his father and grandfather
- Pheasant hunting as a youngster
- Started deer hunting in Wisconsin
- First shot at a deer with a bow
- The four questions for Jerry
- Catfish Grabbing
The boys catch up with Ken Scicluna live on the water bass fishing
- Ken is live on Orr Lake in Livingston County Michigan
- Bass fishing on a Sunday evening
- Using dropshot
- Last week's tournament with Ken
- Boat launch gets jambed up due to the lot attendant
- Weigh in had to take place at another spot on the lake
- Recap of the last month of tournament fishing
- Looking at the end of the tournament season for Ken
- Talking about the morning and evening bite
The guys talk with Ken about Treestand Safety
- Ken uses a tree saddle
- Story about a guy falling out of a tree while checking a stand
- Talking lifelines and lineman's belts
Danny talking about a new riser made for his stands in the Upper Peninsula
- How it's built
- How he transports it
- How he puts it in the air
- Placement
Guys talk about the new feeding and baiting ban
- Should stores be able to sell bait or feed that is illegal to use?
- Is it solely the hunter's responsibility to refrain from using bait
Mike has another confrontation with groundhogs
Getting the hunting bows ready for the upcoming season
- Shooting long distance
- Working those sights in
- Hunting tune up archery league
The guys talk deer lures, scents, attractants with Buck Baits Prostaffer Whorley Bird!
Lures
- Real urine
- Synthetics
Attractants
- Foods
- Nature
Cover Scents
Whorley Bird's hunts and using Buck Baits
Family
The guys talk grilling and cooking all kinds of fish and wild game meats tonight with Co-Owner Rob Harrell of Rebel Six Rub & Seasonings
How the guys from Rebel Six got started in the seasoning business.
How to season and prepare all kinds of fish.
- Great Lakes fish rub, walleye and perch
- Midwest fish rub, large and small mouth bass
- Coastal Fish rub
- How would you use this on fish, grill, pan sear, deep fry?
- What is the biggest mistake people use with cooking fish
- www.rebelsixrubs.com
- 20% off using northjournal promo code.
Wild game meat rubs
- Sweet bear rub, could be used on chicken as well!
- Wild boar rub, candied bacon!!!!!!
- Whitetail rub, texmex theme
- Elk rub, standard red meat
Dragon Dust, new for 2019! A spicy stir fry flavor!
Mild Wild Bird rub, gives you a feeling of Christmas! Good on any bird meat
Put any of these on popcorn!
Talking the outdoor side of Rob and how he got started in the outdoors.
- Hunting with dad
- Hunting with friends as a teenager
- How bowhunting impacted his hunting
- What drives the hunter
- Best hunting memory before having a family
- How deer camp impacts us as hunters
- How deer camp makes us all equals
- The camp, the food, the hunt
- How has having kids changed your hunting and how you see yourself in hunting
Who does the cooking at home?
Talking with Rob about the latest Michigan deer regulations
The guys start the show by talking about the groundhog infestation at Mike's house.
Work day at deer camp for Mike.
- Saw a lot of deer on the way to camp Friday night
- Moved his bedroom to a new room in the lodge
- Traveling to camp issues on the road
- Had to purge some stuff that Mike's dad left
- Mike saw a lot of geese at camp
Elk Scouting and Planning for Mike's trip
- Mike went to scout in the area where he began his outdoor experience as a kid
- Mike's first buck that he shot was in the same area
- How hard is it to draw a Michigan Elk tag
- Found out where the mandatory elk hunting meeting location was at
- Elk viewing area was busy
- How the lottery system works for Michigan hunters
- How the Pure Michigan hunt works
- The layout of the elk hunting map
- 1200 elk in Michigan in 2018
- While in the area Mike wanted to secure a room for the week of the hunt
- Also had to locate places to eat.
- Mike got to talk with his guide at length about what to expect
- The process after killing an elk
- Mike talks about the area he took his first buck
- The hunt became real as Mike secured his room and began to scout
- Mike talks about why he thinks he didn't see any elk on his scouting trip
- Private property vs public land for hunting
- Coming full circle
- What gun will be used
- 5 months away
- Next step is to go through all the gear
Mike is getting the PSE Shootdown target bow dialed in.
- Getting use to the lens at close distances
- How the new arrows are performing
- Dialing in at 65 yards
The guys catch up with Tred Barta who is hanging out in Valdez Alaska
Talking about the exteme heat and wildfires
- No rain for 10 days
- Wildfires
- Extreme heat
Big water fishing
- Seal Rock
- Home to sea lions
- Halibut
- How do you fish for halibut
Still not finding it easy to deal with being alone so far away.
Looking to head to Homer Alaska
- Streams easier to fish
- Easier to hunt
Commercial and sport fishing for Salmon
- Working together
- Building a renewable resource
- Fish rearing
- Hatcheries
- Now have a successful fishing industry
- How the people in the fishing industry work together
A very close encounter with a grizzly bear
- Riding his bike and came around a corner and wrecked bike to keep from hitting a bear
- Bear was about 8 yards away
- Laid out on bike path and drew pistol on bear
- Bear woofed at him
- Bruised up
Two tone water color in river
- Glacial melt and sea water
- Specific times of the year
- Smaller streams give way to lighter colors
- Teaming with fish
4th of July in Alaska
- Valdez had a huge town parade and festival
- Food everywhere
- Small town feel
- Coast Guard in parade
Talking about the new PSE 2020 Supra Focus XL target bow.
- Stars and stripes color
- 40 inches axle to axle
- Color fusion process
- Micro cam version and small cam version
- 7 5/8" brace height and 8" brace height
- 65%-90% let offs
- Order at your local dealers
- Dan loves the way it shoots
- Deflexed riser explanation
- Longer axle to axle, why it's better in the target world
- Axle to axle vs draw length
- Good Vibrations paint scheme
Evoke 31 and 35
- Newer version of the Evolve
- Longer riser, shorter limbs
- Evoke lite
- Used for both hunting and target
PSE Summer Sales Event
Win a whitetail bow hunt courtesy of PSE Archery
PSE Rifle Chasis
- PRS shooting series
- Dan is shooting 1000 yards with the chasis
- How does it compare to the archery world
- Reading winds and thermals
Why should we shoot target archery to become better in the hunting woods
- Target archery and how it helps you break down your shots
- 3D with a single shot and target archery with four shots
- Backing up your results
- How it helps make you more effective when hunting
- How putting a score on paper builds a little pressure on you
Bucket list hunts
- Dan Jasa is a Yukon Moose
- New Zealand Red Stag
- Extreme hunts
- Dan's western hog hunt
- Come face to face with a mountain lion
- Mike is a western hunt with his dad and extreme type hunts
- Danny's is a Canadian Moose hunt
Mike's elk hunt has brought him full circle in his hunting
The guys talk about why they hunt
Mike and Dan talk with Chris Schnur of Beyond The Ears about arrow tuning and custom tuned arrows.
- Mike had Chris set up a new dozen for his new PSE Shootdown
- Forgiveness in an arrow
- Arrow stiffness affects
- Front weight and how it affects the arrow
- Speed vs Kinetic Energy
- The bow vs the arrow, which part should you put the most thought into?
- Putting more thought process into the arrow choice
- Aluminum shafts Easton Gamegetter XX75
- Carbon shafts
- Stainless steel cores
- Parallel shafts
- Tapered shafts
- What is spine?
- How an arrow is manufactured affects spine deviance
- How broadhead air foil affects fletchings
- Trend now is going back to 3 or 4 inch vanes
- Blazer vanes developed for whisker biscuits
- Helical vs offset vanes
- Arrow components are often overlooked
- New technology
- Grouping 20 yards in a 8 inch pie plate
- Why custom vs boxed arrows
- Crossbow bolts
Western Hunting Clinics
- How they got started at the shop
- What type of gear are they offering
- Workshops that teach them the gear they should consider
- Helps to prepare them for the extreme conditions they will endure
- Western hunts vs Mid-west hunts
- The elk calling academy
Mike drew a Michigan Elk Tag!
The Hunt, Hike, Train Podcast
Mike and Dan talk about how the wet weather is affecting outdoor activities and the upcoming seasons.
- Another week of rain
- Trimming unwanted growth with EZ Kut
- Black Walnuts used for trapping
- Wet ground at our Indiana hunting lease
- How will lack of agriculture sources this fall affect the fall migration of waterfowl?
- Could mean beef prices rise which will cause us to put more deer in the freezer
The guys are getting their target bows tuned up
- Mike is getting new arrows for his outdoor set up
- Danny is undecided on what arrows he's going to use this season
- Mike shot about 75 arrows this weekend through the Shootdown
- Getting use to the weight
- Shooting with a magnifier
- Sight placement
- Shooting form and finger placement on the release
Black Bear euthanized due to human involvement.
- Oregon black bear was fed by people so they could take a selfie with the bear
- Game officials killed the bear due to human interaction
- Said it could not be rehabilitated
- Mike and Dan take exception with their killing the bear
Mike's Michigan camp looking at not planting food plots this year
Getting fit for hunting season
- Time to start thinking about getting fit for hunting season
- Possible UNJ Workout group
- Holding each other accountable
This week the guys talk about their fathers and how they set them up for success in the outdoors!
Ken Talks about his bass tournament on Thursday night
- Mike and Dan show up at the weigh in
- Ken and his buddy take 3rd place on a lake that is typically hard to fish
- New electronics on the boat didn't work
- Ken caught two fish to limit out with 30 minutes to go!
- Flying blind sometimes puts you in places you wouldn't normally be in which can lead to success
- NBAA tournament
- Is Danny selling secrets?
Ken's fishing trip on Father's Day with his dad.
- Went to mid Michigan to do some fishing
- Caught a ton of fish
- Talks about the lack of vegetation
- His dad comes in and gives Ken the business
- Ken's fond memories of fishing with his dad as a youngster
- Ken talks about helping the next generation get into fishing
- Fondest memory fishing with his dad from the guys
Mike and Dan talk about the hunting side of things and how their dads impacted their lives.
- Danny going pheasant hunting with his dad as a kid
- Hunting in the U.P. with his dad
- What did Dan's dad think about him working in the outdoor industry
- Mike talks about hunting with his dad
- Mike's only deer taken with his dad in the blind with him
- Mike's dad understands what direction Mike has helped take the camp
Mike's groundhog problem
Trail cam surprise photos
The guys catch up with Tred Barta again this week in Valdez Alaska to see what he's been up to these last two weeks
- Close encounter with a Grizzly Bear
- Don't pee near a stream
- Pepper dealing with the bears
- Fishing was fabulous in Valdez
- Animals that Tred has seen while there
- Beauty of Valdez
- Taking care of camp duties
- The rod holders on the ceiling
- Tire blowouts on the trailer
- Loves his Hunter's Blend Coffee
- Why does Tred keep his fishing rods on the ceiling?
- Valdez snowfall
- The fishing trip
- 245lbs of fish
- How is he keeping frozen fish
- Bear activity
- Hunting season starts at the end of August
- Fishing license cost
- Hunting as an out of state resident
- Moving to Valdez?
- Vehicles
- Wants to get his pilots license back
- How Denali has been commercialized
- Creation and the beauty of it
Mike and Danny attended the Total Archery Challenge in Michigan this past week.
- Extreme archery targets on Boyne Mountain
- Set up on the ski slopes
- Extreme angles
- Need to be in shape to climb the hills and angles without getting winded
- Long distances
- Practice range was set up at a 10 degree incline
- 100 Yard warm ups
- Wind and elevation and how the two play together to affect your shot.
- Nock times and the ski chair lift to the top
- 500 feet elevation change
- Shooting the targets
- Targets were set up for difficulty
- Bucket of busted arrows!
- Working with Rambo Bikes
- Taking people for rides on the bikes
- Danny spent the day on the bike!
- The Rambo Smile
Local Bass Tournament with Ken Scicluna
- Started out the week on a bad note
- Thursday got the win
- Saturday won Biggest Bass
- Transitioning from a bad Tuesday to a great Thursday
- Pontiac Lake
- Fishing a public lake and dealing with other boaters
- Fishing docks and dealing with land owners
- The winning lure combination
How attitude plays into success in the outdoors
- Keep stress low
- The mental game is so important in outdoor success
- Keeping things in perspective
- The weather can change your attitude
- How kids can keep your attitude in check
- Staying true to what you know and keep it simple
- Don't over think things
Introducing Ken Scicluna as a new contributor at Up North Journal
Getting to know Ken.....
- How he got started
- The fishing side
- The hunting side
Tournament fishing season is in full swing
- Fishes local tournament leagues
- Mainly fishes for bass
- Catching other fish during tournaments
The boat set up
- Getting boat ready for season
- Late February getting spring prep done
- How size of boat motor can make or break you
- 20 rods on the boat
- Why so many rods
- Who gets the front of the boat
Talking what baits to use
- Basic set up when fish are not biting
- Different ways to rig a worm
- Colors
- Crank bait
- Alabama rig
- Drop shot
- Texas rig
Are more people getting into fishing?
- Bass fishing tournaments are exploding
- High schools and colleges are forming fishing teams
- New fishing league
- DNR involvement
- DNR getting fish number information from tournaments
- Lake cycles
Ken's thoughts on deer hunting
- Dabbled in food plots
- Baiting vs not baiting
- Bow practice
Mike helped out at Spot Shooter Archery's new shop
- Helped build new shooting range
- Looking forward to the grand opening
Dan has encounter with a fawn and a doe
Danny makes his annual trip to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to open his cabin for the first time of the year.
- Made it to camp
- Roof is still on the cabin
- No water leaks
- Getting work done at camp
- Got the PackerMaxx out to work on the food plots
- Took soil samples
- Trees planted last year got a little nibbled on from the deer
- Cleaning up around camp with the EZ Cut gear, the loppers and 20 foot pole saw
- Water in the woods and the creeks are running high
- Looking to trim a few shooting lanes
Talking a little bit about velveted bucks
Mike got out to tune the Evolve 28 this weekend
- Got 20, 30, and 40 set on Saturday
- Really like the way this bow shoots
- Fits Mike better than the 31
- Took a few cool pics on Saturday with the bow
- Working with grip position
Reflecting on Memorial Day
The guys talk about their workout plan and how it's going and what they are working towards.
Mike and Danny talk with Tred Barta about his cross country trip to Alaska
- Tred made it to Alaska!
- He is in the water on Squirrel Lake!
- Became emotional when he made it!
- Seeing all kinds of game
- Scenery is amazing
- Almost flipped his trailer
- The outdoors is good medicine
- Ran out of gas twice
- Crossing into Canada
- Setting goals for yourself
- Made it without any major mishaps
- How the trailer made it
- How well it works for disabled people
- What the outdoors does for usBrush
Mike is back from vacation
- Spent time at Gulf Shores Alabama
- Crane on the beach near a fisherman
- Grabbed a Ballyhoo fish
- A seagull and a crab going at it
- FloraBama
Danny talked to Nick Percy of Killer Food Plots and is getting ready to plant his food plots next weekend.
- Danny is getting ready to food plot
- Opening up camp
- Using the PackerMaxx to bust up the ground
- Planting oats and clover
- Taking soil samples
- Putting a few cameras out
Choosing a deer camp to join
- How do you choose the right camp to join
- What are you walking into
- How many members and how do they hunt
- Being like-minded
- What do you expect out of camp
- Hunting areas
- Types of hunting allowed
- Hunting philosophies
- Interviewing the camp as they interview you as prospective member
- Purchasing an opportunity to hunt is what it boils down to
- What game is offered
- What are the neighbors like around the property
- Knowing your own members in your camp
- Hunting rules
- Sharing areas or private areas
- Traditions can get in the way of camps
- Making memories at camp
- Big timber in Alabama
The kickoff of the Tred Barta Get Off The Couch Expedition!
His first three days on the road
- Tred has made it to Lewiston Montana in three days!
- Pushing and testing his limits
- Hates Chicago!!!
- Harbor View travel trailer
- Truck takes a long time to get to speed
- 5 miles per gallon gas mileage
- 13 hours a day driving
- Taking a few days to recoup
- Western towns
- Things got a little shuffled while traveling
- Crazy encounter with a woman at a gas station
- Gas situation is critical
- Anyone can get out and travel
- The sights and sounds of his travel so far
The tremendous loss of a close friend and how it relates to life
- He lost a dear friend today
- How life and the world around us work to the realization of God
- Help others
What's in store for Tred
- Mileage update, almost 2300 miles so far
- Crossing into Canada
- Shipping pistols to Alaska due to Canada's gun laws
- Dealing with fuel situation that is looming ahead for Tred
- Managing Risk
- Bathroom risks for Tred
- Other RV'rs not so friendly
- What happens when you get to Alaska
- Want's to be around people and enjoy seeing things he's never seen
- Is Hunting and Fishing really about Hunting and Fishing?
- The slideout mistake....
The boys head to Indiana to spend a day with Tred Barta
- The boys head to Elkhart Indiana to visit Tred Barta
- Stop in at HL Interprise to watch them put the finishing touches on Tred Barta's travel trailer
- The boys take Tred to lucnch
- They get to watch the trailer get finished
- The guys help him put a few things away
Mike spends the weekend up north at deer camp and gets to enjoy a little bass fishing
- Spring has sprung in the north country in Michigan
- Wildlife is active
- Sees a couple of red fox
- Spends an evening on the water doing some bass fishing with a friend
- Mike looses in the fishing contest but wins the biggest fish contest!
Would you hunt a sandhill crane?
- Local paper asks if you would hunt sandhill cranes
- People speak out about the taking of such a great bird
- Danny want's to rattle the cage!
- Wanton Waste
Taking down treestands to move them to Indiana
Talking bow strings
Talking treestands
This week the guys talk with the company and guy who is heading up the camper build for Tred Barta's Get Off The Couch Tour!
- Tred is on sight watching the build
- Size of the trailer
- Special design
- Design of the wheelchair lift
- Kitchen build
- How is it different from a normal build
- www.hlinterpriseinc.com
- 8 day build
- How does hitch work with someone who is paraplegic?
- Giving the outdoor experience opportunity to those who have physical challenges
- Outside hook ups
- Biggest change in the camper industry
- Background in camping
- Trailer is about 7500lbs
- Special storage
- Fishing rod holders
- Gun rack
The Kamikaze pole saw from EZ Kut
- Extending pole saw, 20 foot extension
- Mike cuts Danny's hand
- Two extendable extensions
- Lifetime warranty
- Pruners and Loppers
Talking about the idea of a doe only season in Buffalo County Wisconsin.
- Danny gives his thoughts
- Private land owners leasing their land
- Outfitters that have already booked hunts
- Local economy
- Shooting the right doe
- Michigan Thumb Area APR survey
The guys talk with Tred Barta about his newest adventure.
What have you been up to in the last few years since your health mishap.
- Going to Alaska when he had the health issue
- After a week pain got so intense he headed to hospital
- Common Sense
- Lost use of his legs in hospital for 5 months
- Given 3 days to live while in hospital 3 different times
- Paralyzed now chest down
- Was going to take his life
- Stopped by Oncologist
- Your word is your bond
- Rare blood cancer caused issues
- 2 months after new treatment began to shoot bow again
- His life expectancy he has been given is zero but is living a full life
- Still does everything he use to do before his illness
- Asking for forgiveness
Digging yourself out.
- You can hurry up living or you can hurry up dying
- Get off the couch and hurry up living
- Have to learn to ask for help
- Will to live comes from God and people who love you but you have to take that first step
- Find the power within to go forward
- "If I can do it, you can do it!"
- Helping others
- Never miss the opportunity to help someone else
- Grab life and move forward
- The size of a man's heart is not measured by the size of a deer's antlers
The love of the outdoors and the U.P. Buck!
- Friends in Clio Michigan
- Took him on a U.P. deer hunt
- Hunting lodge
- Deer Camp Life
- Woodcock hunting
- How he archery hunts now
- The hunt!
- Hearing the wolves
- The shot!
- The recovery of the buck
- Describing the Upper Peninsula
- Driving across the Mackinaw Bridge
- His wheelchair in the field
The Trip!
- Heading to Alaska by himself
- The trailer he is taking
- HL Industries, Harbor View trailer http://www.hlenterpriseinc.com/harbor-view.html
- Cross country and Canada trip to Alaska for 5 months
- Looking for a line of people along the way to help him incase he needs help.
- Following his heart
- Practicing changing a tire on his truck
- No schedules
- Looking for fans to help along the way with a place to park trailer or even turkey hunt
- His book Driven https://www.bartaway.com/product/driven-by-tred-barta/
- Weekly updates from Up North Journal!
- Looking for a lady
- Sharing with and helping others
- The prayer....
Dan spent Saturday at the gun range with the turkey gun!
- Dan and his wife patterned their turkey guns
- Range was wet
- Not a lot of people at the range
- Using his new electronic Peltor ear protection
- MagnaPorted shotgun barrel
- Indoor range
- Picking out a new pistol holster
Using the PackerMaxx Cultipacker and the EZ Kut tools to clear an acre spot in the bottom land to put in a food plot
- Used the PackerMaxx to transport water for our chemical sprayer in the back field
- Cleared an area for a food plot
- Pulled stumps
- Used the PackerMaxx to smooth out the ground where we pulled the stumps
- Shaping the food plot
- Building the plot so deer feel secure
- Working as a group towards one goal!
Teasing our Easter Episode with Tred Barta!
We talk turkey with the President of the Flint River Chapter of the NWTF.
Turkey workshop
- DNR officer Dan Prince was guest speaker
- Turkey nesting habits
- Boom!
- Breeding Season
- Poults
What's new with NWTF?
- Getting non-hunters and youth involved
- Looking to do Veteran hunt this fall
- Land access is huge problem
- Michigan up to 300,000 turkeys now
Turkey relocation program
- Our local birds are from the 60 birds released decades ago in the area
- Jim participated in the relocation program
- All turkey habitat in Michigan has birds in it
- Only relocation now is due to nuisance birds
- How they caught and relocated birds
Two bird limit coming to Michigan?
What calls does Jim use?
Patterning your gun and shot to use
Decoy placement and shooting around decoys
Birds roosting over water
Wild Turkey Recipe
Jakes Event this summer
The guys took their new PSE Evolve 28's over to Spot Shooter Archery to get them set up for season.
- 28" ATA
- Good for ground blind hunting
- Got the D-loop and peeps installed and drawlength set
- Steeper string angle
- Talking about our video on the release of the 28" https://vimeo.com/272715065
- 60 pound draw weight for Mike and 55 for Dan
- 90% let off
Turkey Hunting
- Friend hunting in Tennessee
- Alabama starting up
- Tim Sias of Limb Walker Game Calls in a calling competition
- On the Limb live show on Friday at 8pm https://www.facebook.com/tim.sias
- Nebraska flooding and turkeys
- Turkey Workshop at Williams Gun Sight Saturday April 6th
New Scent-Lok suit in Bottomland Camo
- Camo patterns on different materials
- Go to camo pattern
- Needed an early bow season suit and something I could use for turkey season
- Savanna Reign Scent-Lok suit in Bottomland Mossy Oak
- Coated with Never Wet
- Integrated hood and gaiter
- Long boot zippers on legs
- 6 pockets on pants
PackerMaxx Cultipacker
Gut Check Indicators
Spraying or not to spray weeds in food plots
What we learned from shooting indoor archery league this year
The guys talk with Lincoln Rohn, owner of Packer Maxx cultipackers about food plots and the Packer Maxx!
- New Mossy Oak Gamekeepers Magazine with an ad for Packer Maxx
- Partnered with Mossy Oak on the Heavy Duty Packer Maxx becoming the official cultipacker for Gamekeepers
- How he became owner of Packer Maxx
- Several models to choose from
- What material do you fill it with?
- Why a cultipacker is important to growing a successful food plot
- How to use it with certain seeds
- Why food plots are not just for hunting
- Are more people planting food plots now?
- Food plots vs bait
- Rotating crops
- Mixing plots
- Lincoln's hunting season
What's going on with Antler Point Restrictions in Michigan?
- Waiting on results to come back from the Thumb area survey
- APR's in CWD area?
- What is going on with APR's in the TB zone?
- Hunter Participation
- Realtime Hunter Harvest APP
CWD numbers in Lincoln's area he hunts?
Do you think that Deer Farmers who breed deer, have the genetic answer to CWD?
- Is the private money going to solve the problem?
- Why can't they take a CWD resistant deer and put into a CWD area to breed into the herd
Mike runs the Rambo Bike on the ice pulling the ice shanty.
- How the bike handled on the ice
- How it pulled the shanty on the ice
Mike recaps his weekend in Indiana on the new deer lease
- Friday weather was horrible
- Fields really muddy
- Woods full of Honey Suckle bushes
- Cutting trails
- Bike worked well for moving around the property
- Carrying extra gear
- New stand locations
- Marking stand locations with Scout Look App
- Timber Stand Improvement
- Trail Cameras
- Deer using our new trails
- New food plot locations
- Water sources
- Shed antler
- Coyotes
- Found two deer carcasses
Wrapping up our first archery league season
- Mike is understanding his mistakes now
- Danny is becoming more consistant
- Danny switched up some of his gear
This week the guys talk with Jay Gregory of The Wild Outdoors about CWD!
- Introduction with Jay
- Minnesota situation with CWD
- Jay's take on the current view of CWD
- 1/10th of 1%!!!!
- Where is the money coming from?
- The situation in Pennsylvania
- What is the end game?
- The Zombie Deer....
- Private research being done
- Keith Warren facts on CWD
- Why is no celebrities or companies in the industry taking a stand and asking the hard questions?
- Michigan's action plan
- Indiana to use Michigan's plan
- Why continue to follow the same unsuccessful plan?
- Follow the money
- Funding for the state wildlife agencies
- Deer genotypes that are resistant to CWD
- Elk responding well to CWD resistance
- Found in 1967 in Colorado
- Is the Cervid Farming Industry the untold answer to genetic testing?
- Michigan issuing a feeding permit to those in the U.P. going against their own baiting ban in the L.P.
- The personal side of Jay Gregory
- How do we hold our game officials accountable?
- Media plays to the worst case scenarios
- We need to have more people stand up and use their voice
- Why does the states out west handle this disease differently than the states here in the Midwest?
- Eating CWD deer
- Contact your local state reps and let your voice be heard
- Why isn't there a national push to work together on CWD?
- What kind of hunting is on the horizon for Jay Gregory?
The guys talk with PSE Archery's Bobby Vargas about a few bows and a crossbow
Evovle 28
- Great for turkey hunting
- 90% let off cam
- ECS cam system
- Can Customize to your liking
- Specific holding weights and let off
- Color selections
Drive SB
- SB short binary cam
- 22 to 25.5 draw length
- 85% let off non adjustable
- 29.5 axle to axle
- String geometry
PSE Questionnaire on website
- Questions to ask you want to do with the bow
- Narrows selections of bows down to what you need to try
What is the reason you may want a low or high holding weight or let off
Coalition Crossbow
- Introduced at ATA show
- 380 fps
- Lighted scope
- Telescoping butt stock
- $300
- Great for a family situation
- Expected in stores this summer
- How to properly unload a crossbow
The Pete Shepley Archery Center
What is Bobby's favorite snack food on the road?
What is his favorite go to meal of wild game?
What is his favorite thing to listen to in the car while on the road?
Bobby's tip for turkey hunting with a bow
Javelina Hunting
Mike takes a trip to Indiana to the Deer and Turkey Expo
- Good to meet some people we talk with on line
- Spent some time in the Backwater Legacies booth
- Saw the guys from EZ Kut at the show
- How the show was set up
- Comparison to other shows
- Got a chance to see Dixie the Praying Dog again
- Buckhead Wildlife Marinade
Turkeys in Dan's backyard
Coyotes on the prowl
Gear Storage Bags
Outdoorama
- Big Buck night
- Tim Andrus
Trail Cameras
- Going to use the CuddeLink system this year on the new property
- Batteries for trailcameras
- Use for security and inventory of deer
- Trailcam positioning
- Trail camera survey
Our update on our archery league progress
- Week 8 of our archery league
- Mike struggling with a sore shoulder
- More forward pressure
- Danny making good progress
- Danny's robinhood
- Workouts on league night
- Gear changes for shooting leagues next year!
Turkey talking with the guys
- Turkey workshop coming April 6th
- Guys are seeing birds in fields
- On The Limb with Tim Sias of Limbwalker Game Calls
- Purr Plate
- Red Slate Call
- Practice calling before season
Dries Visser South African hunt talk at Spot Shooter Archery March 11th
Talking EZ Kut System
- The Wow saw
- The Pruners
- Kamikaze line
- The loppers
- Replacement blades
- Lifetime warranty
New CWD Report
- Possible new cause for CWD
- Prion is suggested as a marker for CWD
- Why such a hard push on this from a group
- Cautiously Optomistic
Indiana TB and sharpshooters
Mike tried to get the Rambo Bike out ice fishing
- Pull the shanty with the bike on the ice
- Not enough snow on the ice to get the bike out safely
- Free Fishing Weekend
- Too much ice to even get to the woods with the bike
Truck through the ice
More turkey talk
- Pressured birds
- Public land hunting
- Scouting
The guys start out the show talking about the Vegas shoot and how the Michigan guys did.
The 2019 Turtle Lake Deer Health check with Dr. James Kroll
- How the health check went and proceedures
- Why they do these health checks
- How the rut plays into this
- How they use fetal size to determine the date of conception
- What to plant for late season hunting
- Mike was trying to get info from DNR employees for his daughter for what she would like to do as a job in the future
Dr. Kroll took a deer apart for viewing where a hunter should shoot a gun and a bow to kill a deer.
- He took the rib cage off so you can see the organ placement
- Showed where to shoot for a gun
- Showed where to shoot for a bow
- He explained and showed what a bad shot does
Had several young people at the event which gives us hope that we can get new people into hunting and the outdoors.
Danny gets an EZ Kut Slingpack that was left out in the woods for two years
- Danny explains how he got this pack
- How did the product endure two years in the elements
- Great tool to have while scouting or putting trail cameras out
- The loppers are a great way to extract jaw bones for aging deer or taking the front leg off to check bone marrow for health
The guys rundown how archery league shooting is going for them.
- The set up they are running on the target range
- How the first few weeks went
- How they have been doing the last couple weeks
- What they've learned along the way
- The Process
Scent Lok OZ 20b and Mike's shoes!!!! #ScentLok #FeetStink Danny smells Mike's shoes after a treatment with the Scent-Lok OZ!
They guys talk about Mike joining a new hunting lease in Indiana
- Mike headed to Indiana Saturday morning
- Mike went to scout a new hunting lease he was invited to join
- He felt he needed to make a move to be able to hunt the way he believes in
- Big agriculture land with a large section of woods
- A lot different than hunting timber
- About 600 acres
Scouting the property
- Walked the property to get the lay of the land and topography
- Fresh snow on the ground
- Saw our first deer around 3pm
- Saw a lot coyote sign
- Archery only property
- No turkeys
- Not a lot of other woods in surrounding area
- Used the EZ Kut slingpack to do a little trimming along the way #EZKut
- A ton of fresh tracks on the property
- Creek bottom on the property
- Habitat improvements
- Surrounding area is big tracts of land with low pressure
- Topography of the land
- Buck rubs
- Bedding and cover
- Getting into and out of stands
- Crops
- Facilities and Sleeping quarters are not available, going primitive
- The first deer Mike sees on the property
- Mike sees more deer and forgets to hit the record button on his camera on his phone
- After dinner the guys go back to the property and watch a bunch of deer and see a lot of tremendous bucks!
The guys talk with Deane Elliott of Gutcheck Indicators and Scent Relief about his two new products for the hunter.
Gutcheck Indicators
- Thought of it while hunting
- A system that determines if your arrow passes through the digestive system of an animal instead of the vitals
- After showing a prototype of it at ATA in 2016 it became a hit and he took it to market
- Came out with the arrow wrap first
- Then came out with the wipe if you don't want to put any additional weight on the arrow with the wrap
- Shelf life.....
- Works on all species
- Can you reuse?
- How do you remove wrap?
- Use with crossbows?
- Cost of wraps and wipes
- Where you can buy
- Reflective material on wraps
- Does arrow diameter matter?
- Can you use wipes with blood that is on the ground?
Scent Relief
- Came up with the idea while hunting
- How to neutralize humane urine in the field while hunting
- Thought to combine with cover scents and lures
- Two part solution
- First part is a neutralizer
- Second part is an additive for the scents
- What was the reaction when you first talked about it
- A game changer for hunters in states that don't allow any deer urine products to be used in the field
- Deer reaction to the product
- How to use the product
- How to store
- Pee Pot
- Does this work with other game animals?
- Production starts in June
- Where will it be available?
New companies we are working with this year.
- ScentLok and Scent Blocker #ScentLok
- Athletic socks #StinkyFeet
- Mike is going to use Scent-Lok and Danny is goingto use Scent Blocker
- EZ Kut Products #EZKut
- Rambo Bikes #RideWithRambo
- Question about the Scent-Lok Socks #StinkyFeet
- Xtree Stands
ATA 2019 Recap
This week we talk coyote hunting with Chris Kreiner.
How Coyotes hurt farmers
- Predation of livestock
- New rules allow hunters to better control predation
- More effective in big fields
- Didn't hunt much at night until laws changed
Thermal optics
- Allows heat detection
- Quality of night vision has increased a lot
How to get started
- Takes time to learn how to hunt coyotes
- Don't set near fence rows
- Sit in middle of field
- distress sounds work great
- Understand coyote vocals before using them
- Start off with lower end equipment to get going
- Lights can educate coyotes
Baiting
- Use a deer carcass
- An alarm that alerts hunter that something is on the bait
- Scouting cameras
Calling
- 20-25 minutes a set
- Try to get coyotes within 100 yards
- Icotec Outlaw caller
- No decoys at night
- Always carries a reed caller with him
How does weather play into coyote hunting?
Scent Control
- Hard to fool a coyote nose
- Hunt the wind
Which firearm to use
- Semi Auto rifles
- Bolt Action rifles
Problems while hunting
- Neighbors call law enforcement due to night hunting
- Good to have local dispatcher's phone number with you
- Keep good communication with landowners and LE
- Keep a sign on vehicle that states hunters afield
Taking night time photos to remember the hunt
What happens to the pelts when the hunt is over?
Celebrating our 500th Episode by recording live from the ATA show in Louisville Kentucky on the show floor.
Mike reflects back on 500 shows
- How we got to 500
- A little emotion
- Thanking Mikey and his Dad
- A year without being around his dad
- 200th live stream as well
Talking with Bill Epeards PSE Staff member
- Just finished his 17th Grand Slam of turkeys
- Shot 3 record book bucks this year
- Talking about how hard it is to take a grand slam in one year
- Difference between target archery and hunting
- What mistake do most hunters make today
Talking with African big game hunter Denny Steiner
- The Showroom
- 50 years of hunting in the showroom
- Shot his first buck 51 years ago in Missouri
- The Cape Buffalo hunt in Africa
- Shaking his bow at the herd of bulls
- His PH has a camera instead of his rifle in his hands
- The Giraffe hunt
- Taking apart the game
- How the meat benefits the whole community
- How nothing is left over
- African poaching
Talking with the owner of PSE Archery Pete Shepley
- The state of archery today
- How does target archery play into archery today
- The Pete Shepley Archer Center
- How can we get more people involved in archery
- The new game
- Team archery
Talking with Pedro de Ampuero of KUIU about the culture of hunting
- Youkon Moose Hunt
- You need to listen to nature
- The song he and his father sing after a successful hunt
- It's easier to extreme hunt than staying in the office all day
- Travel allows you to better under stand the culture
- World Slam, 12 different species of goat
- it wasn't a goal
- Hunting is not a competition
- Travel while hunting broadens your mind
- Helps you understand their culture
- You cannot solve others problems with our point of view
- You begin to understand what's important
- Training for mountain hunting
- Cameramen have a hard time as well
- His wife is his video editor
- Heading to Pakistan for Ibex, Europe and Mongolia as well
Mike and Dan give their thoughts on day 1 of the Archery Trade Association Show.
- Interview with Eric Springer of Stan's Release Aides
- A new wrist strap release from Stan's
New Bows from PSE Archery
- A little talk about the Drive R long and short draws
- A little talk about the Evoke
New Products at ATA that caught our eye on day 1
- Gutcheck arrow wraps
- Scent Relief
Day one wrap up
Winter indoor archery leagues
- Mike and Dan are going to shoot indoor leagues for the first time
- Mike has shot a couple of times during the holidays to get ready for leagues
- Guys answer a question about scopes from a viewer
ATA preview!
- Guys are getting ready for the show in Louisville, KY
- Scent Relief Deer Lure made from your own urine
- Cell serviced trail cams
- Gut Check
Wisconsin CWD Study
- First year of study
- Says that deer have a significantly higher rate of mortality that are infected with CWD
- Trap animals and take samples and GPS deer
- 122 deer were tested for CWD
- 12 deer tested CWD positive
- 9 deer died that had CWD
- 4 died due to CWD directly
- 5 year study
Do You Eat Road Kill
- Oregon just passed a law allowing residents to pick up road kill
- Mike has picked up two road killed deer
- Mike tells the two stories of road kill
- Danny has not yet picked one up
This week we interview Outdoor Channel Videographer Ben La Londe
- Where Ben has been in the past year
- Hunted in Old Mexico with Dr. James Kroll a.k.a. Dr. Deer
- Doc has been working with deer for 48 years
- Ben talks about his hunting experience in Michigan
- Hunting with Doc he found out quickly he had a lot to learn about deer
- Dr. Deer
- How important deer are to Doc
- Weather in Mexico during the hunt
- Combat Marine Outdoors
- Ben got to hunt with the Veterans group as well
- Dinner and a photo!
- Ben got the opportunity to hunt a management buck
- Snortwheeze
- Bullwinkle
- Ben's buck!
- How has the hunt with Doc changed your expectations if hunting in Michigan
- Appreciation and Respect for hunting
- Why we hunt
- Our experiences are not to be taken for granted
- Does Ben hunt turkey?
- Experiencing Grizzly or Brown bears upclose and personal
- Alaskan experience
- What has Ben learned by being around these experienced hunters?
- We're going to get what we give!
- Forestry stewardship
The guys are talking about three huge bucks that made the news this week.
26 Point 229 inch Ohio buck poached.
- Ohio hunter was hunting the buck of a lifetime
- Nicknamed Hay Rake
- Poached by Coshocton County man
- Shot an 8 point buck earlier that morning
- Hunter who investigated the story had the deer at 40 yards only days earlier
34 inch spread Ohio buck taken by hunter in Belmont County
- Looks like the Rompola Buck
- Taken in Belmont County Ohio
- 182 inch buck
- Comparing to the Rompola Buck that was shot in 1998
51 Point Illinois buck taken on private land
- How technology has created antler envy
- Years ago we had to wait 6 to 8 months for stories of big bucks
- The Tucker Buck!
- Quite possibly the most scorable points ever recorded
- TAG your deer!!!!!
Christmas with the UNJ guys
- Danny almost sets the snow on fire
- Mike gets his BB gun taken away
Mike setting up the PSE Phenom for indoor archery leagues
- Sunny day in December
- What warm weather can do in December
- Shot about 7 or 8 rounds of 3
- Haven't shot since October
- Haven't shot target bow since July or August
- Gym workouts helping with shooting the bow
- Had to deal with shooting with heavier clothes on
Danny was looking for shed antlers
- Trail cam SD card storage
- Dan checked his trail cam in his back yard
- Got a little 7 point coming in one evening
- Came back
- in 2.5 hours later and had dropped his antlers
- Danny went looking for his sheds
- He has a new bigger buck coming in now
- He also found a dead doe and pulled the jaw bone
Can you shoot enough coyotes to make an impact on the local deer herd?
- Article by Patrick Durkin
- Was the moose kill situations a learned behavior?
- Does a sustained coyote population give us a green light to shoot if it cannot be thinned?
- Can we hunt them hard enough to make an impact in increasing our localized deer herd
- How does time of year play into this
- Can you target female coyotes vs males?
New cases of CWD
- Tennessee has found CWD in their deer herd
- North Dakota has found a case of CWD in a whitetail deer
Taking doe early enough in season to affect the food sources and the stress on breeding bucks
Mike had a group of kids up to his camp for a youth doe reduction hunt. The kids were from Backwater Legacies in Mid-Indiana.
- First day Mike had camp to himself for the last bow hunt of the season.
- Temps in the teens, 6 hours in stand with two deer seen.
- Kids make it to camp
- Held a doe management class before bedtime
- Day one of the hunt and setting on go!
- Holding an in the field deer browse class with the kids
- Day two of the hunt
- One kid with an opportunity
- Another kid drops a doe
- One of the kids engaged in learning about deer and habitat management
- Hunting with David Boggs
- Deer hunt turns into a coyote hunt real quick!
- The bear den trip
- Squirrel Stew!
- The gunless guide
- All the kids joined in with the field dressing of the deer
- Passing the torch www.backwaterlegacies.org
Mike and Dan talk with Jake and Nick Miller of OTown Outdoors. They start off with CWD.
- The guys discuss CWD in Michigan
- CWD discussion about Ohio
- One buck talk and doe tags
- Ohio deer numbers down
Talking hunting with the family.
- Hunting with all three kids
- Nick's Ohio buck and how it unfolded
- Jake's Ohio buck and how it unfolded
- Passing along the family tradition
- Holidays means talking hunting with family
Why stick and string vs gun during this gun season
- Still use firearms but love the close range of bow hunting
- Hunter's orange while bow hunting during firearm season
Learning from mistakes
- Pushes to keep going forward
- Some things you cannot control
- Uncontrollable situations keeps driving you
Preparing for the hunt throughout the year
- Shed hunting
- Scouting for turkeys
- Some archery shooting
- Turkey hunting
- Trail cameras
- Food plots
Hunting access
- Have several local spots which means quick access
- Public lands
- Summer scouting
Discussion on driving vehicles into your hunting area vs not driving
- Situational
- Some spots have regular traffic
- Low traffic areas deer seem to pattern traffic
Stand placement
- Time of year
- When time allows to place a stand
- Scent control while placing stands
- Hunting the wind
- Smoking hunting clothes for cover scent
- Ozonics
- How hunting the wind makes you more aware of your surrounding area which makes you a better hunter
Looking at entry into stand sites
- Built a food plot with entry in mind
- Access might be dictated by size of property
- Worried more about being quiet
- Using headlamps again during access
- Clearing a path to the stand sites
Firearm straight walled cartridges
- Ohio just changed rule to allow straight walled cartridges
- They want to try it for sure
Heart photo!
- Nick's heart shot
- From buck he shot this fall
Fawn photo
- Late season fawn with spots
- Photo from same day Nick shot his buck
- Late fawn drop
- Late fawn survival
- Predators
- Coyote breeding due to alpha female dying in the pack.
Dream hunts
- Nick talks about turkey hunting every state
- Jake talks about a Yukon Moose hunt
Favorite recipe of wild game meat
Processing your own meat photo
Hunting and Patriotic photo
The guys talk with Tim Sias of Limb Walker Game Calls about deer hunting and his turkey calls
- How Tim's deer season is in West Virginia
- Big Bucks in West Virginia
- Archery only counties
- Tim's new turkey call
- The Purr Plate
- Turkey calls make great Christmas gifts
- How to get your order in in time for Christmas
Mike and Dan both recap their opening week of Michigan's Firearm Deer season.
- Check station observations
- Amount of shots heard
- Dan's opening day
- Weather reports
- Mike's opening day and weather report
- Mike's coyote
- Dan's second day of firearm season
- Dan is seeing travel corridors where the logging cut was
- Mike's second day of season
- Busted while checking a camera
- Seeing a big one
- Deer camp discussions
- Fatalities during firearm season
- CWD discussions
- Dan's plan of action incase his county becomes a CWD management area
- Mike's camp lost their septic field
The boys got a new call from Limb Walker Game Calls
- The Palm Purr Plate
- Cedar Striker
- Quiet and upclose calling
Mike and Danny are ready and fired up for Michigan's Deer Firearm opener this week!
- Expecting and hoping for snow
- Getting packed and ready to roll
- Got the opening day plan set according to the weather
- Forecast is good for hunting this week
- Deer Cast app
- Dan is guiding at his camp
- Playing the wind
Using a bike to hunt
- Mike got his bike back
- New heavy duty derailer to replace the broken one
- New set up to transport the bike safely
The guys new exercise program
- Three weeks into our workout program
- Weight training this week
- Getting healthy for the hunt
- Heart healthy
Do you take an extra rifle to hunting camp
- Incase you damage one you've got an extra one to use
- Gun cleaning kit
Electronic Ears
- Hearing protection while hunting and shooting
- Using hearing protection at the gun range
- Dan bought Peltor electronic ears
- Tactical 500 model
- 2 mics in the front only
- They connect via Bluetooth to devices
- Slim line cups
Trail Cam Card Reader
- What Mike uses
- App is free
- Mike's is for IPhone but they have Android
- Used pill bottle for extra cards
- Labeling cameras
The guys cover the week of bow hunting that Mike did
- Danny and Dan Jasa join Mike at camp
- Rain entire first day
- First day hunting
- Doe miss
- Deer movement times
- Early rut activity
- Mike's hunting bike broke on Monday
- Working on a new way to transport the bike
- Deer reports from listeners
- Mike doesn't like mornings
Coyote Wednesday
- Five deer right before dark
- Mike's set up
- Man made water holes
- The coyote encounter
- Coyote trail cam pics
- Mike didn't see another deer the last two days after the coyote encounter
Missing Fawns
- Too many coyotes
- Killing fawns
- Not seeing any of this year's fawn crop
- Very little fawn recruitment for next year
Mike hunts a track and switches stands
- Heavy deer left a track that headed into Mike's hunting area
- Switched a stand mid hunt
- Put a camera out in the ravine
Mike and Dan discuss a few of Mike's trail cam photos
Mike's acorns and tree experiement
- Mike collected 20 acorns from 10 white oaks and 10 red oaks
- Wants to try and grow some trees for future generations
- When sitting in your stand be observant of your habitat around you
Camera left out all winter
- Found a camera that Mike forgot he had out
- Got to see the progression of winter and how it impacted the deer
- How deer deal with winter survival
- How does our food plots impact deer survival
- Is what we are doing affecting our deer in a good way or bad way
Mike takes once again into the woods on his way to the stand.
- Checking trail cams on the way to the stand
- Bike is broken!
- Mike misses a doe
- Mike gets chased out of the woods by a thunderstorm
Mike takes you on his hunt
- Walking to the stand and catching up for the week
- Recap of the first day of hunting
- Recap of the 2nd day of hunting
- Talking about the App Deer Cast
Mike talks about practicing shooting his bow with the hunting clothes he is going to wear out hunting.
- Had issues with glove while using his new Stan's release
- The hoodie and jacket collar got in the way of securing a good anchor point.
- Tucked the collar inside of the coat and took the hoodie head cover down to get a secure anchor point and not worrying about setting the trigger off on the release.
Mike and Dan are getting in shape for hunting season
- The guys are hitting the gym
- Mike was really out of shape
- Mike is riding the bike
- Dan is hitting the treadmill
- Hunting for Health!
Do not eat venison order from MI Dept. of Health and Human Services
- Deer meat with PFOS Perflouroctane Sulfonic Acid a type of Polyflouroalkyl Substance.
- Near Wurtsmith Air Force Base
- 20 deer tested, 1 infected
- Do not eat venison taken from this area
First case of CWD in Michigan's Upper Peninsula found
- 4 year old doe tested positive for CWD
- Shot 4 miles from Wisconsin-Michigan boarder
- New 10 square mile CWD Core area formed
- How will this impact the local herd
- How will this impact hunters
- How will this impact taxidermists and meat processors
Mike and Dan give info for a person who wants to start hunting and do so with archery equipment.
- Hunter Safety
- Set a budget
- Work with a pro shop
- Shoot as many bows as possible
- How to pick a bow
What is a Dirty Food Plot?
- Irregular edges
- Down trees along the edges
- Cover along the edges
- Natural looking area that is inviting to mature bucks
- Using cut trees to create cover along the edge of plots
- Natural vegetation growing in your plot
West Virginia Hunters For Better Buck Management
- Group in WV looking for better buck management by the DNR
- Looking to decrease the amount of bucks you can take in a season.
- Possible Antler Point Restrictions
- Group is looking for like minded hunters to help push the agenda forward
- Ideas like this are popping up in other states
- Better herd dynamics also can cause loss of hunting property due to leases increasing etc....
Dan takes off up to Michigan's Upper Peninsula to bow hunt
- Bad weather
- Completed a stand project
- Dan tells his story of shooting his buck
- Mike is a little under the weather and has to make a quick pit stop for the first time ever during the show
- Danny talks a little about how the snow changed deer movement on the second day
A little talk about a tree saddle
Dan talked about how his new Stan's release worked in a hunting situation
Dan talks about what he does with the gut pile after field dressing a deer
Dan is going to try deer heart!
A friend of the family shoots her first deer
Another family member takes two bucks
What do you do with a deer carcass if you're hunting in a CWD zone?
The boys talk about Hunters for the Hungry and how you could get involved
Mike and Dan talk with Dan Jasa of PSE Archery about the 2019 Hunting bow lineup from PSE!
- 2019 Evoke 35 & 31
- 2019 Carbon Air Stealth 35 SE & EC
- 2019 Drive 3B
- 2019 Bow Madness Unleashed
- 2019 Uprising
PSE Rifle!
- PSE has now started a precision rifle component division
- Target rifle chassis built for 700 short actions
- Hog Saddle
- D rails and Swiss Locks
Donnie Vincient shooting PSE bows
- They story of how he got to shooting PSE
- Rivers Divide
- Who We Are
Dan talks about his experience shooting the 2018 World Archery Field Championship
- How he made the USA Team for the worlds
- Tournament was in Cortina, Italy
- Qualified 5th
- How the altitude affected the shooting
- How he did in the tournament
- How they score the targets
Mike and Dan unpack the new EZ Cut system Mike ordered last week to trim up around his treestand.
- They unbox the pack
- https://ezkutproducts.com/
- Large pruning shears with extending handles
- Small pruning shears
- Wow Saw
Mike just rolled in from deer camp after a weekend of setting treestands and cutting shooting lanes.
- Food Plots are growing
- Cooler weather is here
- Deer are hitting other properties where people are putting bait out even though it's illegal
- Our food plots are getting a chance to get established since deer are not on them right now
- Heavy acorn crop with our white oaks
- Using a new X-Stand treestand to see how it compares to our other Family Tradition stands
- Using the EZ Cut pruning shears!
- Got two new stands up and one moved this year
- Left four other stands in place
- Stand set ups
- Danny talks grouse hunting
PSE Rifles
- PSE is now making rifle components for precision rifles
- Built for Remington model 700 chassis
- https://www.pserifles.com/
Mike and Dan talk early on a Saturday morning show!
- Talking about Hunters Blend Coffee's new Dark Roast called Black Powder!
- Danny is wide awake and Mike is trying to wake up!
Talking new ice shanties
- Danny found a new Otter Ice Shanty at the Woods and Water show!
- Danny is looking for a new ice house
- Tow hitch for ATV
- Bench seats vs single seats
- Sizes
- Side entrance vs front entrance
- Cell phone down the hole
Moving to deer hunting, Danny has a question for Mike about bow hunting vs rifle hunting and how he spends his time afield.
Shout out to all those affected by the Hurricane
A new article from QDMA about the recent statement made by one of the leading CWD researchers in the world Mike Miller, Colorado Parks and Wildlife from the Deer Biology Congress.
- Should we protect our yearling bucks or let hunters shoot them
- Miller said, "we should not be encouraging folks to practice DM or manage for older bucks."
- What is an "Older Buck"?
- Miller Said, "by older I mean we shouldn't be managing for bucks that are 4.5 to 6.5 years old."
- Talking education
- How does buck dispersal play into this?
- Field to Fork program
Mike and Dan talk about the New Age of Hunting in Wisconsin vs what is going on in Michigan and how CWD plays into it.
- How archery has changed in the last four seasons of hunting in Wisconsin https://madison.com/sports/recreation/outdoors/patrick-durkin-welcome-to-new-era-of-deer-hunting/article_4675c9ad-cc80-50e1-b866-91e532ae6c2e.html
- What changed in 2014 to proclaim this new age of hunting?
- How did earn a buck being changed in 2011 impact this change?
- How does this play out regionally?
- How does private vs public land play into this?
- Are archery hunters more engaged or invested in hunting?
- How the New Age of Hunting in Wisconsin has impacted buck age class kills
- Wisconsin kill numbers compared to Michigan numbers
- Are APR's the incentive to keep taking does?
- Disposing of CWD carcass, what does the DNR say to do? Wisconsin vs Michigan
- Michigan DNR Hunter CWD Survey
- How will processing rules change the amount of time hunters spend afield?
- How do processing rule changes affect the processors?
- What is the reason for this survey? Is it a gauge as to hunter acceptance of what they want to implement?
- Out of state hunting, hunters leaving state
- You ultimately have control over your deer management. You have the choice to pull the trigger
- Fawn recruitment at Mike's camp
- Shout out to Dan Jasa who shot at the 2018 World Archery Field Championship!
Checking in with Dan DeFauw as he travels home from Michigan's Upper Peninsula after getting camp ready for deer season.
- Planting apple trees
- The planting process
- Seeing phenomenal regeneration on his logging cut from last year's cutting
- Field planting winter rye
- Trail cam photos and what he is seeing in his neck of the woods
- How his deer herd is looking
- Turkey are showing up on trail cams which is exciting for his area
- Bear are active as well
- Got a wolf on trail cam!
Deer management tools for this season
- Deer jaw bone extraction tool
- Deer harvest data log book
Dan keeps a history book at his camp for deer kills
Talking about Rapid River Knifeworks
Talking fall turkey season with Limb Walker Game Calls Tim Sias in Harts West Virginia.
- How WV sets their fall season limits
- Using turkey dogs
- Fall deer hunting vs turkey hunting
- The great canning deer meat debate
- What calls to use for fall turkey hunting
- How to hunt turkeys in the fall
- West Virginia Bear hunting
- Tim talks about getting started in hunting
- Hunting with squirrel dogs
- Training a dog
- Using cameras for fall turkey scouting
- CWD in West Virginia and how they deal with it
- Elk program in West Virginia
- West Virginia deer checks
- Michigan Moose Population
- Tim's planning a Texas spring turkey hunt
- https://www.facebook.com/limbwalkergamecalls/
Mike and Dan talk with Eli Berant of Great Lakes Fly about fly fishing for Muskie on Lake St. Clair in Michigan.
- Bluegill is the gateway fish for fly fishing
- Basscar or Glitter Boats
- Learning to fly fish by chasing bluegill
- Learning to tie flies
- Began with trout flies etc...
- The Adams fly
- Fished closer to home instead of traveling north for trout
- Lake St. Clair
- Getting a Canadian fishing license
- Learning to switch from tying for small fish to tying for pike and muskie
- Muskie fly patterns
- Finding new patterns
- Cost of flies
- Fashion industry drives up fly material costs
- www.greatlakesfly.com
- Instagram @greatlakesfly
- What do we need to get started in fly fishing
- Fly fishing for carp
- Hook sizes
- Catching muskie on Lake St. Clair
- Time of year for catching muskie
- Fishing style with a boat
- Finding fish
- What gear do you need to start tying flies
- Using youtube
- Fly tying people are willing to share info
- Time investment in tying
- Jungle cock feather
- Where to find fly tying material
- The artistic side of tying
- History of tying
- Success rate?
- The Birthday Fish
- Fishing in other areas compared to Michigan
- Black Tip H fishing videos
Mike and Dan wrap up their weekend at Cabela's talking about lack of information from the Michigan DNR about baiting, feeding and CWD.
Mike and Dan talk with Outdoor Writer and the Editor of Michigan Bow Hunters News Jerry Lambert.
- Talk about Michigan Bow Hunters News
- Jerry's involvement with the organization
- Jerry's outdoor books that he has written and how you can find them
- What fall and hunting means to us
- www.michiganbowhunters.com
- Trophy White Tales and North of Wrong at www.amazon.com
- CWD and how Jerry is dealing with it since he hunts in the core and surveillance area
- Why doesn't the DNR and NRC not discuss the reasons behind their actions
- How EHD hit his hunting area in 2012
- What is the end game with shooting so many deer in the CWD zones?
- How do both sides of the CWD issue come together and work through this issue
- How do you measure success or failure with the hunting regs?
- How long did it take for Jerry's area to rebound from EHD?
- How stress affects deer health
- Why we hunt
- Are we going to see hunters leave the state due to CWD
- How other animals react to CWD
- Jerry's outlook on this upcoming season
- Looking forward to this upcoming season despite the new regulations from the DNR and NRC
- Hunting traditions
- The Good Stuff!
Mike and Dan talked with Alex Tait, Product Manager of Carbon Express.
- Maxima Line and explanation of Tri-Spined arrow technology
- What applications do you use a small diameter and a larger diameter arrow.
- How to choose an arrow for your bow.
- Weight forward technology and what it does.
- Broadheads and weight forward technology working together.
- Does crossbow bolts have the same technology as arrows?
- Dual-Spined bolts
- Weight forward bolts and how they work with heavier broadheads
- The Tank Series arrows and how they're built
- How Alex picked up the target archery bug
- The hunting side of Alex
- Loves turkey hunting but isn't so keen on freezing in the deer stand
- The turkey hunt
- Treestands safety products
- carbonexpressarrows.com
Dan DeFauw's celebration of his 200th Episode!
2018 Michigan Deer Rendezvous recap
- Small group discussions and activities.
- Visited two farms and got to see how they deal with deer and deer crop damage.
- Toured a 200 acre hunting property to see how he had it set up
- Growth cages show over browsing
- Tree planting and system of knowing what was planted and where with planting charts
- Grafting trees, a hawthorn and an apple stem
- Property management work shop in small group setting
- Use a series of maps to make educated decisions on a plan of action
- Visit the property to actually lay eyes on it to help make solid decisions on how to manage the property
- This activity was the most eye opening activity for Mike
- Go to workshops when they are available!
This week we talk with outdoor writer and editor Patrick Durkin about his out west DYI elk hunts and how West Nile and CWD is driving the outdoors.
- Outdoor Writer and Editor Patrick Durkin
- 40 years of writing
- Going to Idaho for another Elk Hunt
- Took a nice bull in 2014
Camp set up
- Acura tent about 7 feet tall. Company is from Ireland
- 2 and half week trip
- Started taking this trip in 2006
- Public land hunt
- Obtaining water for 2 weeks, Katyadyn
- Camp chairs and game carts
- Boat in three miles to camp
- Use 2 boats
Running to get fit for hunting
- Helps with his asthma
- Runs Boston Marathon
- Helps with hiking and hunting out west
- Keeps him energized and alert
Hunting Idaho
- Didn't see anyone for the first 6 years
- Saw only one other campsite in 2013
- Safety while hunting in far away big places
Talking about writing
- How long articles should be for writers
- Writing a hunting book
- How digital media has changed the writing industry
- How do you move forward in a digital realm and try to make money
- Keeping busy working everyday
- Encouraging others to get into the media business
- Staying remembered
- Rehashing the same thing in a different message
Arizona DYI Elk Hunt solo!
- Had another hunter in the area as his emergency contact
- Long drive by yourself
- Set camp by himself and did some scouting
- Shot elk on first day of season
- Vortex BDC rifle scope
- Issues packing out an elk by himself
- Field dressed in a hole
- Any trouble transporting elk back across multiple states
West Nile Virus affecting grouse in Mid-West?
- Pat's article on his take on shortening the grouse season.
- One season doesn't set a trend for wild animals
- Follow the science
- Balance between science and the hunters
- Nesting season
- Hunting pressure vs natural population trends
CWD in Wisconsin and public perception
- More awareness now than past
- If current trends continue, Wisconsin will see deer herd reduction
- Spent time with DNR catching deer and doing biopsies
- Mostly on private lands in SW Wisconsin
- Hunters reluctant to help in participating with DNR
- So many unknowns
- How does CWD affect farmers shipping crops to other places?
- How does CWD affect bodies of water and other animals using those waters
- How do we dispose of road kill deer properly
- Who is accountable for the multiple ways the disease can spread
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Mike and Dan talk with Mike Swartzentruber of Hunter's Blend Coffee about what they are all about along with some of their hunts!
- Located in Mid-Ohio
- How Mike got started in the outdoors
- How Hunter's Blend got started with Mike, Ken and Paul
- How the coffee industry works
- Marketing coffee to hunters
- How the coffee industry thinks about hunting, 2nd amendment, etc...
- How Hunter's Blend Coffee makes a difference in the outdoors.
- How to buy Hunter's Blend Coffee
- How Hunter's Blend Coffee is changing lives in the farmer's lives that grow coffee.
- Diego's documentary
- Paul's "Spider" Buck!
- Ken's Iowa Buck!
- Using scrapes and licking branches
- Ken's New Mexico Elk!
- How Mike started hunting
- Mike's first buck!
- Mike's small hunting spot
- Mike's licking branches and scrape set up
Mike and Dan talk about the FITA Field shoot at Adams Conservation Club in Toledo, Ohio.
- Shooting the tournament
- What we thought about the course
- Shooting uphill with a steep incline!
- 1st day was at unknown distances up to 45 meters
- 2nd day was at known distances up to 60 meters
- How we dealt with converting meters to yards on the fly
- Danny's Robinhood shot
- Pin gaping to hit your shots
- Scoring
- Mental fatigue and concentration on day two
- Great people at Adams Conservation Club
- Gun ranges were open when we were shooting.
- We got to try using the Atl Atl from Carbon Express
We chat with Lincoln Rohn of MI Deer Hunters Let 'em Go Let 'em Grow this week about the recent Natural Resource Commission Meeting.
We get his take on what happened at the meeting and how the commissioners took the public response to the new CWD action plan for the upcoming seasons.
We also hear about the 3 amendments to the current DNR proposal and how they might affect the upcoming seasons.
He let's us know how we can get involved in the next meeting or how to contact the commissioners personally.
Mike asks Danny the question: What's the deal with the little bump on one side of the arrow nock? What is it for, is it there for a certain reason?
Danny gives us a report from his trip to Michigan's Upper Peninsula
- Time at deer camp
- Talking about the recent flood and the water levels
- Fishing was slow
- Fishing almanac
Chatting about trail cams and cellphone styled trail cams
- Little Bear
- Bigger Bear
- Bear survey from the Michigan DNR
Deer management
- Buck to doe ratios and what the problems become with the rut when they are askew
- How it affects the bucks
- How does the age class of does affect the herd
- Fawns being bred, how big do they have to be to be bred
- What is the affect of fawns being bred on the deer herd
- How does the habitat affect the health of the herd and the fawning
- Does and milk
- If you can tighten up the rut, how does it affect the fawning season and predation
- Food plots and predation
- Discussion as to why states don't take a regional approach to solving CWD instead of each state by itself
Dan is on vacation but we still got him on the show talking about his deer camp visit for the first time this season.
- Camp conditions after the Upper Peninsula flood
- His food plots are up and green, better than he expected
- Logging cut is growing back extremely well
- Deer are using the food plots and the new growth after logging
- Deer look healthy
- Danny has managed to get a little fishing in as well
Mike and Dan talk with Dan Jasa of PSE Archery who just made the United States World Field Archery Team!
- What should I practice on when dealing with a busy schedule?
- The process
- Dan finally miss fired on the new release!
- Dan talks about making the US World Team!
- Going to Cortina Italy
- Talking about the team
- Practicing in bad conditions
- Tournament format
- Challenging Danny and Mike to a shoot in Ohio
- Terrain of the shoot
- Where it will be televised
Talking a little fishing with Dan Jasa
Talking about the new PSE Evolve 28
Talking deer hunting in Ohio
The guys talk CWD and how it's dealt with in Ohio
Dan tells Danny how to set up the new Black Mountain Outfitters Carbon DR Driver sight.
Dan getting ready for a week up at camp
- Getting packed
- Food plot planting
- Wondering if the floods hit his place
- Mike's fall food plot plans
The guys discuss the new case of CWD in Michigan and how it could impact Michigan and possibly Ohio.
- New case of CWD in Jackson County Michigan
- What will be the reaction by Michigan's DNR
- Nice to see three major groups of hunters come together and find common ground to hold the DNR accountable for the horrible action plan
- How will Ohio react since it's so close to the state line
- New rules for 2018 deer season come out in August
- Buck dispersal
- Shooting more does
- Be observant and put the puzzle together
Lincoln Rohn of Michigan Deer Hunters Let'em Go Let'em Grow talks about his new company Packer Maxx that sells culitpackers.
- How he obtained the company
- Several different types or sizes
- Can use with ATV or has a unit with a 3 point hitch
- Purchase points and prices
- Partnering with Mossy Oak, Biologic and Gamekeepers
Background of what led up to the NRC meeting this week with proposals for the 2018 Michigan Deer Hunting Season in regards to CWD spreading.
- How APR's played into the mix for the last several years
- APR group has tried to get APR's passed statewide
- CWD has now come on the scene
- Michigan had response plan implemented in 2008 and then went back to status quo
- New plan for latest CWD issue is the same as what Wisconsin tried several years ago with no impact
- Michigan Deer Hunters Let'em Go and Let'em Grow group proposed an action plan to combat CWD spreading
- Michigan DNR won't use their proposal to fight CWD
- DNR plan is a deer eradication plan, not simply a reduction plan
- DNR plan will not keep hunters engaged
- Plan similar to what happened in NE Michgian 15 years ago which was a complete disaster
- Michigan hunters need to convince the NRC now to listen to them and come up with a sensible plan to drop deer densities and help slow down CWD spread
- Sportsmen need to back a governor that will appoint new NRC board members that work for hunters not against them
- Is money involved in the decision making process?
Mike attended a Prescribed fire workshop this weekend with Dr. Craig Harper from the University of Tennesee
- Took what he learned from Deer Steward 1 in the prescribed fire module and put it with the visual from the workshop
- It helped to see actually what I learned in the online course
- Got to see what forbes deer desire which opened my eyes to what a good field looks like
Mike and Dan discuss the weather and how it is affecting the outdoors this year.
A couple of Michigan Archers did well this week!
- Dan Jasa
- Jim Beasley
Mike and Dan discuss their plans for the upcoming Fathers' Day weekend
Talking about the upcoming prescribed burn seminar in Michigan
The guys talk about the differences in shooting paper targets vs 3D targets on the range.
The Michigan DNR makes their proposals to the Natural Resource Commission.
Mike and Dan are setting their bows up for target shooting and are using the new Stan SX3 release aids.
- Spring trigger vs Barrel trigger
- Hunting situation, clip on the string and let it hang
- Question from a viewer on the livestream
- Don't punch yourself in the face
- Thumb release vs a trigger release
- Helped with consistency and groupings
- Practice screw
- Dan has tried a thumb release before....
Mike talks with a land consultant about food plots vs forest forage
- food in 1 acre of food plots equal 100 acres of well managed forest
- Mike's property is more like 1 acre food plots vs 150 acres of forest land
- Does need food to make milk
- If a doe is off looking in the forest for food away from her fawn she is going to look longer to get the food she needs so predation goes through the roof since she is away from her fawn longer
- Prescribed fire story from Dr. Deer
Mike had issues setting up his new bow sight
- Setting up at 25, 35, 45, 55, 65 yard increments for hunter division on a target bow
- Started setting up and ran out of room in the sight housing for the last pin
- Had to start over with the farthest shot and work back up
- Using the stabilizers have helped in building the shooting Process for Mike
- The stabilizers have helped settle the bow in his hands
- Dan's shooting is starting to come together as well
- Dan is building his Process
Dan answers a question about what turkey gun he uses.
- Mossberg 500 turkey gun
- Pump with a telescopic stock and a red dot sight
- Weighs about 7 lbs.
Mike got back on the bike.
Mike got the target bow set up and is now starting to tune it.
- Stan's release aid vs the trigger style release aid
- PSE Phenom SD target bow, Copper John sight, AAE Prophecy rest, Hot Rods Stabalizers
- Step back tuning
- Setting the top pin at 25 yards for the hunter division
- Had the rear stabilizer move and get in the string path
Headed to deer camp and met with our land and deer management consultants
- Took a look at our food plots
- Go to our facebook page to see the video of his explanation of food plots vs natural forage. https://www.facebook.com/UpNorthJournal/videos/1969217739769126/
- How food plots play into predation during fawning season
Talking with Dan Jasa of PSE Archery and Chris Schnur of Cabela's about why hunters should consider taking up target archery to up their game in the hunting season.
- Target Archery vs Hunting
- Adrenaline rush
- Following the "Process"
- How long does it take to develop your Process
- Start the Process by shooting in some local tournaments
- Do you need a target bow or can you use your hunting set up to shoot target archery
- Target bows are longer and straighter limbs but noisier
- Target bows are easier to aim
- Best source of info to get started is your local pro shop
- Bow hunter class vs Open class set ups
- Where to find archery tournament or shoot information
- Target shoots vs 3D shoots
- How this helps you the hunting situations
- Acceptable miss with Target Archers vs Bow Hunters
- Nerves with Target Archery vs Hunting
- Friendships built in Target Archery where hunting is solo usually
- You get better the more time you spend behind the bow
- Using the Target Archery experience of nerves to execute the shot on a big buck
- Follow the Process during hunting situations as well
- Long distance target shooting extends your effective range
- Shooting unknown distances in archery helps you in hunting situations
- Practice until you can't get it wrong
- Ask for help
- Do research into clubs and shoots
- Guest shooting
Got the new target arrows cut this week for the shoot, Carbon Express Maxima SD
- Tuned them to the Evolve 31
- Low profile 2 inch vanes
- Didn't have the target bow set up yet and had to use my hunting bow
- Shot out to 80 yards
Shot at Mudjaw Bowman for the 1st leg of Ohio State Field Archery Association Triple Crown
- Wet, wet, wet!!!!!!!
- Talking about the shoot and how it was run
- 116 arrow shoot
- 20 points per target
- Short angled shot
Shooting known distance vs un-known distance preferences
What gear we are running on the target bows this year
- PSE Phenom SD
- Copper John sight
- Stan release
- AAE Prophecy drop away rest
- Hot Rod stabilizers
Fawn drop time!
- Danny is seeing pregnant does in his back yard.
- Buck have dispersed
- Others are starting to see fawns being dropped
- Predators starting to become more active with fawning season starting
A recap of Mike taking a friend turkey hunting for the first time.
Day one morning hunt
- 3 gobblers coming, which way to go?
- 2nd sit of the morning
Day one evening hunt
- Pop up blind
- 2 gobblers
- Should've set where we did for the morning
Day two morning hunt
- Mike goes back to run and gun while his friend sat in the pop up blind
- Mike gets into a fight with a hen and looses the gobblers
Day two evening hunt
- Got a scouting report from trail cameras
- Go north young man!
- 25 yards and got caught looking the wrong way
A new turkey hunter is born!
State legislator in New York is proposing a bill that would remove all shooting sports, gun and archery along with trapping out of the schools for kids. https://news.unclesamsmisguidedchildren.com/ny-proposal-ban-archery-rifle-trap-shooting-programs-schools/
Using a trail camera to scout for turkey
- Good to use on private land
- Cuts down the scouting time
- Help to figure out where to set up
- Can see specific birds
- Helps to know what times they frequent the area
- Snow still on the ground
- Gobbler came up to the lodge in camp
On the way home from camp came into an area that had a wild fire
- Too dry to burn
- Bone dry conditions
- Burn bans in affect
- Spring plants sucking up all the moisture in the ground
- Too much standing dead wood
- Logging creates natural fire break
- Private lands have too much fuel load on the ground in Northern Michigan
Deer are feeding heavily
- During green up the mature does are getting the best food
- Younger deer suffer with less to eat
- How much milk does a fawn need a day?
- How does that equate to deer browse?
Turkey populations low due to?
- Long winter
- Cold and wet weather leads to cold ground that keeps turkeys from laying eggs
- Pushes poults hatching later and not getting enough warm weather to gain enough weight to make it through the next winter
- Public vs Private land
- Predation
Tick season!
- Mike got the first ticks of the year!
- Makes you itch for days
- Don't forget your dogs too
Talking a little trout fishing
Spring weather affects so many things in the outdoors
Danny spent the entire week out hunting turkeys.
- Saw more deer than turkeys
- Great weather
- Playing with hens
- Never seen a gobbler
- Tough hunting
- Bongo Drums
Hunter's Blend Coffee joins the Up North Journal
- Official coffee of Up North Journal
- www.huntersblendcoffee.com
Opening up camp
- Check trail cams
- Found a water leak
Trail Cam Photos
- Put two cams on a fresh deer carcass
- Got eagles on camera
- Bobcat drug off carcass
- Coyote video
- Deer browsing on small pine trees
- Deer eating meat?
Deer Browse Surveys
- 2 half mile lines 1000 feet apart is your survey
- 30 steps apart on each line gets checked
- Very educational opportunity
- Use this as a tool to check deer density along with habitat health
- Deer Co-op building activity
- Teach younger people so they grow up applying these techniques
The boys are getting excited since spring has sprung
- Danny has taken down his Christmas lights
- Mike mowed the yard
- Worried about the deer herd after the big snow storm
- Snow still on at deer camp
- Danny is rolling the dice on his turkey hunt this coming week
- Danny is going to run and gun on his first day of the hunt
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Yeti Coolers Drops it's association from the NRA Foundation
- No explanation as to why
- NRA Foundation is the youth side of the organization
- Will this comeback to bite Yeti?
- Waiting for an explanation
- What is the fallout of this?
- Other companies are drawing the line as well
Danny bought a new muzzleloader
- The Remington model 700 UML
- New ignition system
- Looking at putting a Vortex scope on it
- Loading on warm barrel
- New ignition system
Mike got back on the bike
- Rode for the first time this year
- Brought home last year and got road salt all over it
- Mike stripped it down and cleaned it this weekend
Michigan Trout Opener this weekend!
- Know your rules and regulations before you enter the water!
- Read signage by the streams to know what's legal and not legal
Winter Storm in April kept the boys at home all weekend
- Danny turkey scouted Thursday on public land
- Sand Hill Cranes made their reappearance
- Turkeys won't lay eggs till it gets warmer
- Heavy wet snow and ice hit the area and kept the boys from attending the Michigan Deer Summit
How does this latest winter storm affect our deer herds.
- 22 inches of snow hit Mike's deer camp this weekend
- 16 inches hit the area where Dan hunts
- Heavy wet snow dumped quick kills deer that are already stressed
- 6 months with no green food and they need 6 pounds of food a day puts major stress on deer
- We need a green up quick
- How much food do deer need to get through a winter
- Dealing with hunters who don't shoot does when the area needs them to be thinned
Talking about how shooting target archery will help you in the treestand in the fall.
- Interviewed Dan Jasa of PSE Archery and Chris Schnur about this subject and will air later this month.
- Competitive shooting
- Individual sport where it's all on you like hunting
Taking a look at the new gear we are using for the upcoming target shooting season.
- PSE Phenom SD XT
- 35.5" axel to axel
- 7 5/8 brace height
- Live wire strings
- Ferocity which will be able to be purchased at Cabelas and Bass Pro
- 30.75 Axel to Axel
- 6.5" Brace height
Mike finished up the second module of Deer Steward !
- Antlered deer management
- Antlerless deer managagement
- Deer genetics
- How injury plays into antler growth
- Antler growth is dictated by Age, Nutrition, and Genetics
- Don't forget that half of the DNA is contributed by the doe so how do you manage that?
Mike and Dan begin the show trying out a cup of Hunter's Blend Coffee that was sent to them from Hemisphere Coffee Roasters.
- Dan thinks is smooth!
- Mike will be taking this to deer camp!
- Gotta have coffee on the hunt!
Dan is getting excited for turkey season!
- Dan was out looking for sheds while cruising the woods
- Plans on scouting this week
- Weather needs to warm up soon
- Birds are moving finally
- Mike attended a local turkey workshop event
- Mike talks to CO about youth hunting licenses
- Game laws differing from state to state
- Drones and hunting
Mike is taking Deer Steward 1 Class.
- Through QDMA and the University of Clemson
- 6 modules
- video based teaching
- Deer and habitat biology, management, etc...
The 2018 Whitetail Report listed what states use to manage deer
- Michigan uses deer herd health, hunter opportunity, car deer accidents and crop damage.
- Seems as if insurance industry issues have a heavy hand in management of our deer instead of sound science.
- Numbers and questions can be skewed to gain any point of view that researcher wants
- The nation is shooting less does on a whole
- First time since 1999 that nation has shot more bucks than does
More dead deer found on Mike's property, looks like they were starving.
The guys are getting ready to attend the Michigan Deer Summit
Mike attended a pollination and habitat workshop this week
- Butterflies as pollinators and research going into the disappearance of two species
- Travel time for Monarch butterfly migration
- Downward trend of honey bee populations and what is killing them
- Bee population in the Lower 48
- Chemicals and mites killing the bees
- How to use chemicals around bees
- How do we incorporate bees into our hunting area and keep bears out of them
- What happens if you don't collect the honey
- Switch Grass planting
- Fawning grass vs bears
Turkey calls for beginners
- Box calls for beginner turkey hunters looking to learn how to call
- Simple slate calls are good for new turkey hunters
- Limb Walker Game Calls
- Red slate pot call from Limb Walker
- How does the slate thickness affect the calls
- What to use to carry your turkey decoys
- Canadian turkey hunting laws vs Michigan
Patterning your shotgun and ammo types
Some bucks still holding on to their antlers
Deer leaving their wintering grounds
A new kayak might be in Mike's future!
Mike and Dan talk with Lance Valentine of Walleye 101 fishing school.
- Finishing up the fishing show circuit
- Show attendance was down due to weather and March Madness tournament
- 1st week of April on the Detroit River
- After Mother's Day it's the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River pre and post spawn
- Vertical jigging for walleye
- Jig head colors and body color
- Fish where the fish are
- No live bait, tip with plastics
- How to set up baits
- Fall rates and angels are also important
- Talking lines
- Dealing with current
- Walleye101info@gmail.com
- How important is rod size and reel type
- Denali rods Myriad Series for walleye
- Fishing for Detroit River Walleye
- Accounting Major and Minor in Marketing and how that relates to being a teacher of fishing and a fishing guide
- Fishing education weekend
- Women involvement in fishing
- http://www.walleye101.com/fishing_101
Mike made a trip to deer camp to learn about habitat and found something that wasn't good.
- Met with a few deer managers and habitat managers to look over our hunting property
- Trying to educate myself as much as I possibly can
- Found a deer that starved to death more than likely
- We did a health check on the deer carcass
- Found that the little buck was eating white pine needles and sweet fern stems
- No nutritional value to the deer
- This tells us we need to make changes
- Too many deer and not enough food
- Over browsing can destroy regeneration of new trees after logging
Cablea's Turkey Classic this weekend with Mike and Danny.
- Two days at the Chesterfield Cabela's
- Worked with both new hunters and experienced hunters
- Birds are already moving
- The questions we were asked at our seminars
- Shot size, Calls, decoys
- Seminars, Fan mounts, kids calling contest, and turkey 101
Hearing protection form firearms
- The guys looked at electronic hearing protection while at Cabela's
- Walker Game Ears
- Pro Ears
- How they work
- Hearing loss
- Multiple uses
- Williams Gunsight Company
We put a slate call to the test by putting water to it!
- Limb Walker Game Calls
- Acrylic Strikers that allow you to play a slate call that has a wet surface
- End is unfinished so you can shape it to your liking
What firearm to use for coyote hunting
- Daytime or nighttime
- Rimfire and shotgun
- Centerfire and Michigan rules and regulations
- Long distance shooting
Making sure you conduct yourself and business in the right manor in the outdoor industry and while participating in the outdoors.
Mike and Dan talk with Tim Andrus of The Rush Outdoors
- Traveling through Canada as he heads home from Michigan
- 2018 Season, his 7th season for Rush Outdoors
- Antelope hunt in Wyoming and a little fishing
- New York buck hunt with a bow
- Self Fliming your hunts
- Rush Outdoors Uncut
- How he got started in the outdoor industry
- Wyoming Buck muzzleloader hunt
- Saskatchewan Buck muzzleloader hunt
- Fishing the east end of Lake Erie for walleye
- Looking at retirement
- How Tim got started in hunting
- How he got into the hunting industry
- How the internet has changed the viewing and consuming of hunting material
- Four quick questions for Tim
Mike and Dan give their take on the Outdoorama show this weekend.
Mike is reading Darker Than Night a true Michigan murder mystery of two hunters that went missing and took 18 years to solve.
Mike and Dan talk with Bill Epeards from the PSE Elite Pro Staff and Mossy Oak Pro Staff.
- Shot the African Big 5
- With PSE for 44 years and Mossy Oak 28 years
- Hunted with Curt Gowdy
- Former sheriff
- Doing the right thing
- The Evolve Cam System
- The Carbon Stealth
- Respect for the animals
- Most memorable African hunt was the Lion hunt at 32 yards!
- New Zeeland Tar
- Dick Kriby of Quaker Boy Calls
- Taking kids hunting
- Favorite wild game meal
- African hunting
- Eric Trump
- Early years of hunting and archery shooting
- One piece of advice for young people
Danny talks about magna porting his shotgun barrel.
- He won a auction to get his barrel magna ported
- Mike just did an On The Trial segment on Muzzle Brakes
- It does increase the loudness of the shot blast
- Hearing protecton while hunting
New Limb Walker Game Call
- New Aluminum surface pot calls
- Double Sided glass over slate
- Glass call
- Slate Call
Conditioning calls
- Primos Slick Stick
- Box call chalk
- Cleaning your peg with Scotch Brite
- Mouth calls and mouth wash
Locator calls
- Owl hooters
- Crow call
- Peacock call
Mike and Dan interviewed State of Michigan Representative of the 105th District Triston Cole who sits on the Michigan Sportsman's Caucus.
- Tell your State Rep. what concerns you in the outdoors
- What is the Sportsman's Caucus?
- What do they do for us?
- The Lantern Fly
- How do they help us in the outdoors?
- Is there bipartisan efforts working together to help the outdoors?
- How do they bridge the gap between hunters and the DNR?
- Triston talks about his outdoor experiences and his family
- How your voice counts
What is the Jacobson Organ in a Whitetail Deer and what is it used for?
- It is in the roof of the mouth of a buck and a doe
- Used in conjunction with lip curling
- Bucks use it to test for pheromones in the air to see if doe is ready for breeding
- Does will use it to sense blood and birthing fluid also for smoke, creosote, exhaust, etc....
Mike heads out on a night coon hunt.
- Running bluetic hounds
- Treed four coons
- Shot two
- Muddy fields makes for heavy boots
- Talking fur prices
Danny heads to the Michigan Deer and Turkey Spectacular
- Dan shoots some new releases and PSE bows
- Good crowds
- Stan Releases
- Field and Stream Big Buck display
Mike and Dan talk about their experience at Turtle Lake Hunt Club where Dr. James Kroll conducted the 15th annual deer herd health check by performing necropsies on does selectively harvested.
- Oldest deer camp in Michigan est. 1884
- Lots of Michigan deer management people in attendance
- Very educational
- Mike's fourth necropsy, Dan's first
- Live weight of deer
- Special deer permits to take deer in February
- Sharp shooters with neck shots
- Bone marrow samples and what it shows
- Kidney fat index and what it shows
- Collect ovaries
- Fat tissue and what that tells us
- Stomach and it's parts
- Liver and liver flukes
- Measuring fetus' and what that tells us and how we can use this information to change the age structure of our deer herd
- The trickle rut and how that affects our bucks and the fawns that are born the next spring
- Checking for indicators of TB
- Oakland County Michigan Suspect TB case
Talking with Gabby Garza who attended the event with us. She is a new hunter and we got to hear her take on what she learned.
- Was surprised about how open Dr. Deer was with sharing the information while performing the necropsies
- Was amazed by the whole process
- Learning how to gut a deer
- Deer are donated to food pantry
- Wondered how long the fetus' lived after the doe was shot
- CWD, everyone has an opinion and theory
Talking with Triston Cole Michigan State Representative in the 105th district.
- Sits on the Michigan Sportsmen's Caucus as a co-chair
- 90% of DNR budget comes from hunting and fishing licenses
- Works on the behalf of sportsmen of Michigan
- He's an outdoorsmen and worked in the outdoors as a guide
- Works with Representatives that have never had a wild outdoor experience and takes them out so they can experience what we do
Checking in to see how the winter logging project looked
- Looking forward to seeing what the area will become
- Saw a lot of deer in the cutting
- Had a lot of dead wood in the section
- Checked the oak wilt area as well
Mike and Dan talk with Dan Jasa who finished 5th at the Lancaster Archery Tournament last week about his shoot.
- Prepping for the Las Vegas shoot next weekend
- How the Lancaster tournament works
- The mental game
- The bow set up
- Arrow set up
- The mental game during the competition
- Shot process
- Do you think about who you're shooting against
- How much practice time to prepare for the tournament
- The practice process
- Arrow points, glue in vs screw in
- Spooky Nook
- Shooting in the venue, what was that experience like
- Pressure is living in the 20 seconds of the shot
- The gallery down both sides of the shooting lanes
- How the tournament has grown
- How the lighting changes the look while you're shooting
- Lane choice
- When tied it goes to a shoot off and how it works
- Second to last round an errant shot!
- Bare Bow Divisions
- Growning the sport and sponsors
- Spectators
- Peaking during practice or during the tournament
- What to expect in the Vegas shoot
- Vegas shoot broadcast
Carbon Express Contest and giveaway
Interview with Pedro de Ampuero, international hunter from Spain
- Had the opportunity to talk with him in the PSE truck at the ATA show
- Pedro's Background
- List of animals in Spain that are available to hunt
- The Yukon moose hunt
- Listening to nature
- Mountain hunting
- Works for KUIU Europe
- Take the good and bad in hunting and enjoy it all
- Fresh moose backstraps over 5 days of bacon
- Looking forward to February Ibex hunt in Turkey
While at the ATA show a few weeks back we had the pleasure of meeting Mike Gustafson from Buckhaven Learning Ctr. and talk with him about their hunt with combat wounded and disabled vets.
- www.buckhaven.org
- 12 hunters a year
- Provide everything except travel
- If you can't make the events feel free to donate
- Mike talks about his most memorable hunt with a vet and it's POWERFUL!
We talk with Tim Sias of Limb Walker Game Calls about his turkey pot calls.
- Got started making calls by looking for a hobby
- It grew into a business
- Got the passion for hunting from his father
- Started going out with his father at age 2 and 3 squirrel hunting
- Got the turkey bug around 11 or 12 years old
- His dad taught him all about turkeys
- Shot his first turkey at age 19
- Tim's favorite call is the glass over slate pot call
- His favorite wood to use and why
- What wood sounds better
- What striker material works best
- Acrylic strikers work in the wet on a slate call
- End of the striker shapes dictate the sound as well
- Striker head shapes and weight
- Diamond wood is the most popular striker material currently
- How long does it take to make a call
- Custom work
- The Turkey Sling
- Where did the idea come from
West Virginia is restoring their elk herd
- Brought 24 elk into WV last January from Kentucky
- A few of the calves have died
- Arizona has 60 elk in quarantine now that will be transported to WV this year
- Another 15-20 from Kentucky will also be brought into WV this year
- The elk are micro chipped and collared
- Tim has a live stream every Friday at 8pm on his personal Facebook page
Live at Cabela's Wildgame Food Weekend
- Sampling wildgame food that was prepared to sample for customers showing them how to use wildgame for the Big Game!
- Food preparation gear giveaway
Wrap up of after hours events at the ATA show in Indianapolis.
- Outtech
- Hudalla
- 3rd annual podcast mashup meet and greet with Hunt Fish Travel, Take Aim and Rut and River Pursuits podcasts
Dan talks about making his Hunter Sticks with his deer this year
- What is mixed with deer meat to make the Hunter Sticks
- The process for making them
- Vacuum sealing the finished product
Cost of processing your deer
- What do you want out of it
- What area of the state are you having it done in
- Is it a fly by night processor or a regular butcher
Making a roast
Badlands Film Festival
- 5th annual festival at the ATA Show
- Long film segment is 7 -10 minutes
- Short film segment is 3 -5 minutes
- Winners were all first time film makers to this event
- Long form winner was a hunt for a Billy Goat in Colorado with a mother who was sick
- Short film was a traditional on the ground bear hunt in Alaska
- The films this year took a different point of view
Mike and Dan talk with Outdoor Channel videographer Ben LaLonde.
- Chased his dream job
- Works for the Outdoor Channel
- News was the stepping stone to bigger things
- Thought about the Travel Channel
- After 12 - 15 applications with no call he was starting to wonder
- One email changed his fortune
- 2 months later he was hired
- First assignment was Hawaii
- In Alaska chasing dangerous game
- Thinking about grizzlies made him a bit nervous
- 150 miles into the Arctic Circle
- Most embarrassing moment
- Bad rain gear leads to hypothermia and dehydration
- Pee color is important
- A good exhaustion
- Looking through the lens
- Working with Dr. James Kroll aka Dr. Deer
- Watching the way nature works is simply incredible
- Everything fades away
- Being behind the lens is different than being behind the trigger
- https://www.facebook.com/ben.lalonde.5
Archery Trade Association show 2018
- 4 hard days
- Attendance was down
- Not as many vendors
- Garmin Xero bow sight was the wow factor of the show
- Dan liked Con Quest Scents doe in heat test kit
- Mike liked the PSE Stealth Carbon riser bow
- Mike also liked the Primos see through blind
- Native Blinds concept
- Fourth Arrow Camera Arms new products
- Wynd Scents new products
- Carbon Express AtlAtl
- Rambo Bikes
- Got our hands on a brand new bow that the public has never seen
- Danny breaks a crossbow
Mike and Dan talk with Lincoln Rohn of Michigan Deer Hunter's Let'em Go and Let'em Grow group.
- Lincoln talks about his Illinois deer hunt this year and the problems he had while there.
- Lincoln talks about his Saskatchewan Buck of a lifetime along with the obstacles he faced when he got to camp.
- Lincoln talks about his Michigan deer hunting season and the luck he and his family had this year.
Lincoln talks about where the Let'em Go and Let'em Grow campaign has been and what they've been through this past year.
We all talk about the Anchor Creek Deer Co-op Rendezvous this past weekend and all the good information that came out of it from all involved.
Part 1 video:
https://www.facebook.com/AllbandResearch/videos/2050843048484132/
Part 2 video:
https://www.facebook.com/AllbandResearch/videos/2050902311811539/
What is upcoming this year?
Mike and Dan get to hit the ice for the first time in 3 seasons to ice fish!
- Dan screws up his breakfast
- First guys on the ice
- Sunrise
- Get fishing
- Putting fish on the ice finally
- Good to get out on the ice
2nd half of our 2017 year in review July - December!
Mike has to deal personally with the his first TB suspect deer at his camp.
- Getting the news
- Realizing we ate the deer heart
- Worrying about TB
- Realizing that he wasn't going to get it
- Waiting on the results to come back
Happy New Year!
Mike and Dan take care of some end of the year business along with recapping the first half of 2017!
- Coffee in the Cabin
- Livestreaming
- Out pet peeves this year
- Deer Coop leader conference call
- Deer blind furnaces
- Our embarrassing moments in the woods
- Danny makes venison sticks
- Ulu knives
- Mike and Dan's recap of the first half of 2017
An interview with Anna Mitterling MUCC's Wildlife Cooperative Coordinator discussing CWD in Michigan and how the state is dealing with it.
- 3 years with Michigan United Conservation Club
- Helps private land owners get together and work together to manage their property for deer and also for pheasants.
- Helps landowners with deer impact studies
- Worked for the DNR as a student assistant and did a research project on deer cooperatives
- Works with the DNR and part of her position is funded by the DNR
- Worked in the disease lab when the first positive test came in 2008 in Michigan
- Also owns land in an original CWD zone
- Talks about responses by hunters in the CWD zones
- General hunting public doesn't care about CWD until it affects them
- Make sure your informed and educated on CWD
- Only about 40% of the hunters are complying with the mandatory CWD check in the CWD zone.
- All heads are tested for TB but not CWD, only CWD zone heads are tested for CWD
- Looking at the lymph nodes to see if they are abnormal
- If abnormal they are further tested
- Then if positive, they are sent to Ames, Iowa for the gold standard test to confirm a positive.
- Peak of firearm season they are processing over 1300 heads a day!
- 22,000 heads tested this year so far
- Safety gear for the people doing the testing
- How hard is it to get your deer head tested
- Sharing testing results
- Has CWD been here a long time and just now found or is it new?
- Why worry about CWD since the prevalence is so low now?
- The positives Michigan has had, all but one of the deer looked healthy when taken
- The prions have been documented to last over 20 years
- Impact on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
- What is the long term impact?
- Keeping deer densities low is key to keeping CWD in check
- Does QDMA's current goals work at keeping CWD in check
- Reasons for shooting does to help with this problem
- Where does the money come from for testing?
- What is the best thing you can do besides getting your deer head tested?
- Do road kill deer get tested?
- DNR ran out of test kits and had to wait for more since only one place in the world makes them.
- How do you know how many doe to shoot in your area per season?
Mike and Dan talk about the special doe reduction hunt at Mike's deer camp with four youth from Indiana's Backwater Legacies Hunter Academy.
- Getting to camp
- Scouting the next morning to get our game plan together
- First hunt of the trip
- Next day's hunt
- Getting another plan together for the last full day
Mike takes two doe in two minutes with a muzzleloader!
Getting the kids involved in the field outdoor education class!
Setting up for coyotes
Mike has deer heart for the first time
Wrapping up camp and stopping at the DNR check station for another in the field educational experience.
Outdoor Conservationist Shane Mahoney answers the question on what can we do to make an impact on wildlife.
- Everyone can do something for the outdoors
- Explain to people that planting a flower garden does more than beautify your property
- Share personal experiences
- Share simple stories
- Share your wild food with others
- Caring for a pet is the same as caring for our wild creatures, so share those conversations
- Explain to little children that if we fill in wet areas where vegetation decays, rots and stinks, but if we do it will kill the tadpoles. If we get rid of the smell it will cost us the frogs.
- Question of the greater good
- Teach them to care for the animals they cherish
- Get elderly to share with others the importance of the outdoors
- Get involved on the local level
- Young kids will gladly give up their best toys for a young puppy wagging its tail or a frog, or lizard, or a pony.
- This is what's at the heart of the conservation movement
- One natural world, one humanity, one chance
- "I" have to do something
Interview with outdoor author Shasta Sitton who has written 2 hunting books for kids.
- Wyatt's First Whitetail and Grace Goes Bowhunting
- Wrote a story for her son Wyatt and decided to publish it
- Eva Shocky endorsed Grace Goes Bowhunting
- Promotes safety, conserbation, practicing and ethics
- 3rd grade reading level but you can read to kids from 0-12 years of age.
- Grew up in Idaho and learned to hunt from mom and dad.
- Shot her first elk at age 14
- Compare and Contrast between Michigan and Idaho
- Advice on getting females into the outdoors
- You can buy on www.whitetailpress.com www.amazon.com www.qdma.com www.drdeer.com
- The publishing process
- Publishers and Illustrators do not like hunting
- The 5 UNJ quirky personal questions
Mike and Dan cover their post Thanksgiving Festivities
- Time with friends and family
- Black Friday shopping
- Disc Golf
- Public land damage
Deer Camp wrap up for Mike and Dan
- Mike's camp success and goals
- Dan's camp success and goals
Tree Planting
- Grow cages to protect
- Tree truck bark protection from mice and rabbits
- Growing seasons and mast production
Outdoor books for kids
- From Shasta Sitton and Whitetail Press
- Mike ordered two books
- Wyatt's First Whitetail and Grace Goes Bowhunting
- Great gift for Christmas
- www.whitetailpress.com
Negativity in the outdoors a rant by Mike
Mike and Dan give their take on what they are thankful for this year.
Mike and Dan give their take on the recent viral video of Chris Brackett and also on the Michael Waddell Rant on the viral video and state of the outdoor industry.
Mike and Dan recap their weeks at deer camp on Michigan's firearm opener.
- Successful or not
- Weather
- Deer seen or not and why
- Movement
- Issues at camp
- Thoughts on all day sits
After issues with using a treestand safety harness Mike solves some of the issues he had in stand
- Safety strap too short
- Couldn't shoot right out of the treestand
- Used a Life Line to solve the issues
- Talked about how he tied in to the tree to allow more freedom of movement
A week of bow hunting at deer camp with friends and family
- Setting treestands
- Trail cam photos to set the tone for the hunt
- How did the new food plot planting do
- How often do you check your cards
- Only hunted stands when the weather conditions were correct
- Mike got to hunt with his dad and his friend David Boggs
- Predators played a role in our deer hunt
- Moved a treestand in the middle of a hunt
- Two other friends made it camp later in the week
- Rain played a big role in our hunt along with a full moon at night
- Deer moved during the middle of the day
- Saw four bucks the entire week
- No bucks chasing yet
- Socks our piebald doe made an appearance
- We are looking forward now to the opener of firearm deer season on the 15th.
Mike was able to attend a lecture with Shane Mahoney at Michigan State University tuesday where he was talking about being a leader in conservation and how to acheive that goal.
- Shane's childhood and background and how that shaped his life
- His thoughts and beliefs on conservation
- What conservation is today and the issues that shape it
- How conservation can survive in the long term and what it will take to survive
- How will you become part of that goal and fit into it to accomplish the long term goals of conservation
Mike hits the woods for the first hunt of this year for him.
- Late start to the weekend
- Saw more deer on the side of the road than in the stand all weekend
- Woke up sick
- Got in the woods for the evening hunt
- Weather was too warm to hunt
- New backpack hook
- Saw one deer
Safety Harness troubles
- Once I got tethered in the stand I had an issue shooting right
- Umbilical cord was too short to shoot to my right
- Problem is exaggerated in ladder stands due to the set not being movable
- Some people make an extension
Second day morning hunt
- Cooler weather that morning
- Set up in a new spot
- Saw five deer
- Got dive bombed by a bald eagle
Dan shot his crossbows
- Scope was way off
- Had to shoot to make sure they were working
- Servings on the strings need to be redone
Trail camera problems
- Thought I had one stolen
- Later found my master list to find the missing camera placement
- Had another camera with dead batteries
- Had another camera with a bad SD card
Wynd Scent Grenade scent dispersal system and wind checker
- Used for the first time in the field
- Multiple scents
- Quiet and no batteries
First Time Adventures in Archery with Mike
- Mike gets to help a person into the sport of archery
- Set up in the archery department to shoot for the first time ever
- Now looking to purchase a bow to get into the outdoors
- Mike takes his grandson to Cabela's with him for the first time
First Time Adventures in Archery with Dan
- His oldest daughter archery hunts alone for the first time
- She took aim on her first buck
- She shot her first buck! A nice 6 point buck!
- We talk with her about her adventure and what she was thinking through the whole hunt and recovery!
- First time buck fever
- The recovery
- The feeling afterward of accomplishment and completion
Interview with the owner of PSE Archery Pete Shepley
- What makes this year's 2018 product launch different than years previous
- What was the single thing that pushed you to start your own bow company
- What is the biggest innovation in archery to push us into the 21st century
- What is the biggest leap in bows in the 21st century
- Where are we currently on the scale in archery technology
- Who instilled the love of archery in you
- Where did you get your passion for hunting
- Do you remember your first hunt
- If there was one piece of advice that you could give to every new archer, what would it be
- If you could change one thing in or about the outdoors or outdoor industry, what would it be
Archer's Paradox with Chris and Ashley Schnur
- What does it take to get a JOAD program started in your area
- What will Archer's Paradox do to help
- Why is social media so important to have a successful program
- What does the person want to get out of the program
- How to choose an archery coach
- What kind of costs are associated with getting set up and getting a coach
We get interviewed by Iowa Hunter Charles Byrum on doe management
- Should you concentrate on does that have multiple fawns or the "dry" does
- Average age of all does shot should be around 2.5 - 3.5 which shows that your buck to doe ratio is close
- General mindset for the beginning of the season, do you hunt bucks only or both bucks and does
- Field dressing or storing deer in the early season
- Shoot does in the early season or the late season
- Do you field dress the deer in the hunting area or in the woods or do you take it away from the area you hunt
Interview with Dan Jasa about the PSE 2018 lineup reveal
- The new 4 series lineup to help the buying experience
- What was the public reaction to the unveil
- Customer feedback goes back to the factory to influence the future bow lineups
- Pete Shepley has a solid influence in the company and passion for pushing for excellence
- Bows are in the shops to checkout and shoot
Talking about shooting releases
- Cabela's Instinct release by Stan
- Not a standard trigger release
- Quality components bread consistency and less movement
- Trigger travel
- Introducing next week's special guest
A deer co-op leader meeting this past weekend
- Co-op leaders met to share ideas and have a little fun together
- Different dynamics for co-ops in southern Michigan vs northern Michigan and non in the Upper Peninsula!
- All seem to have landowners in their co-op that don't shoot does
- Archery shoot for all to have a little fun
- Long distance shot at 90 yards!
- Took a tour of the event host's hunting property and got to see how they are managing it.
Hot dry weather is affecting our food plots and habitat.
- No rain on recently planted food plots
- Trees dropping leaves early and stressed out due to no rain
- Too hot for bear hunting, one bear seen and taken at camp this week
- An EHD case here in our home county
Doe Management, to shoot during bow season or to wait until late in gun season?
- 1/3 rule, you need to shoot 1/3 of your doe population from year to year to maintain herd population
- Deer typically eat about 5 pounds of food a day
- Do you take does early so you can have more forage for the remaining deer to eat the rest of the season?
- Do you wait to take your does late in the season to have them around to attract the bucks?
- Shooting a doe with twin buck fawns
Michigan DNR has an interactive webpage that allows you to click on your DMU and see how they set the regulations for that particular area.
- Shows all Michigan DMU's
- Talks about factors that affect the deer herd in that area
- Gives soil types and land types
- They tell why the limits are set where they are at and what the goals are for that area
- How many deer you typically expect to see in a day's hunt
- How many deer taken per square mile
Should we change the date of Opening Day of Deer Season?
- November 15th has been the opener forever
- Change to the Saturday nearest the 15th?
- This would give three complete weekends for gun season
Do we as outdoorsmen and women complain too much?
- We complain about too many deer, not enough deer, baiting, not baiting, license fees too high, etc.....
- Does our complaining simply show the passion we have for the outdoors
- Or are we simply just grumpy and like to complain
- Allow yourself to listen to something different and compare to others before you make a decision
Getting your bow ready for the upcoming archery season
- People getting busy getting their bows ready for the upcoming season
- Cabela's has a lot of bow tuning services for free!
- Most common thing is new strings and new arrow rests
- Choosing the arrow your bow likes
- Tuning Dan's bow
- How to paper tune the PSE Evolve
- Cam lean
- How to check your bow for cam lean
- What is perfect arrow flight
- Paper tuning a bow
- Does a lighted nock affect the FOC and arrow flight?
- How does all of this affect the bow hunter?
- How does speed affect arrow and broadhead flight?
- How late is too late to change to new release aide
- The new Perfex Stan release
- Difference between index finger and thumb releases
Dan's weekend up north to the upper peninsula to work on his hunting camp.
- Logging project is finished
- Spent Labor Day weekend working his food plots
- Put in three food plots
- Used Killer Food Plots Climatize https://killerfoodplots.com/climatize-2
- Used his new drag harrow and cultipacker from Cabela's
- Checked trail cameras and found a few bucks that look interesting
- Three legged bear!
Mike's work weekend at deer camp and co-op meeting
- Co-op meeting went well and got some new info
- Need to shoot 33% of doe herd to maintain current population
- Shoot does early to save food sources for fawns, healthy does and bucks
- Deer eat about 5 pounds of food a day on average
- Mike's food plot is decimated, deer mowed down his Killer Food Plot Climatize
- Getting ready to plant Killer Food Plots Carnage Brassicas
- Deer using the Killer Food Plots Boarder Patrol as a cover to enter food plot
- We produced 2 videos from the Co-op meeting and posted on our Facebook page.
- https://www.facebook.com/AllbandResearch/videos/1986493274919110/
- https://www.facebook.com/AllbandResearch/videos/1986580844910353/
Killer Food Plots Suffuze cover scents and attractants
- Blueberry attractant for bear hunting
- Whitetail Specialty Attractants
- Scent Elimination Sprays
- Whitetail Attractants and Cover Scents
- Danny gets a new dog while at Woods and Water Show
Vortex Optics weekend at Cabela's
- Mike spent the weekend at Cabela's working for Vortex Optics
- Vortex new Impact 850 rangefinder
- Vortex new range finding binoculars the Fury
- Mike compares his Viper 10x42 binoculars to his new Razor 10x42 binoculars
We chat with Dan Jasa from PSE Archery about preseason practice tips to get you ready for the upcoming archery season.
- Using a paper bag as a target to aim at
- Use one arrow at different distances then use the bag
- Practice from elevated situations as well
- Dropping your arm to shoot down it moves all of your anchor points
- Don't shoot from just one distance
- Should we practice with our broadheads?
- How important is bare shaft tuning?
- How important is the correct nock?
- Squaring the arrows
- Lighted nocks
- Inserts and FOC
Dan Jasa breaks down the new PSE Shootdown target bow as well as the two other new target bows!
Heroes on the Water providing a free fishing event for veterans and first responders.
- 100% free event
- Kayak fishing, food, fun
- https://www.facebook.com/Heroes-on-the-Water-Southeast-Michigan-Chapter-1179594638727397/
- Next event at 7 Lakes State Park in Oakland County Michigan Sept. 10th.
- Robin Althaver participated in the last event, her take on what it meant to her and her daughter
Mike and Dan give their preseason practice tips for archery season.
Mike and Dan take the show outside this week and go live from the backyard while bow shooting.
Bowfest Recap
- Rundown of the days events
- Getting a little schooling from the Professionals
- We got to help a young girl shoot a bow for the first time which made our day!
- Always good to teach young and old the archery game!
We shoot our bows live on the show.
- Mike and Dan arguing while shooting
- Mike gives Dan grief over a flat tipped field point
- Mike and Dan breakdown the new PSE Shootdown target bow
- Mike has never shot a target bow up till he shot the Shootdown this weekend
- Do you shoot or practice in inclement weather?
Dan gets his forestry management plan to enroll in the State of Michigan's forestry Management program
- Got a 88 page plan
- Broken into 5 areas
- 20 year plan
- Gave recommendations for trees and shrubs to replant after cutting
- Gets a property tax break
- Gives a report as to any disease or infestation of insects that destroy habitat
Fall food plot work
- Dan is planting his first food plot after logging
- Mike is replanting his field.
- Deer have wiped out his field
- Planting Killer Food Plots Carniage
- Put 2 new cameras up and pull the cards on the others.
Mara runs down her archery gear for the 2017 season!
- PSE Evolve 35
- Black Eagle arrows, either the Zombie Slayers or the Outlaws
- QAD Ultra drop away arrow rest
- HHA Optimizer Kingpin 5519 single pin sight
- Scott Little Goose release
Working Sportsman's Alliance this fall on a college internship
Mara talks about her deer scouting this last couple of weeks.
- Trail camera scouting, she is using Bushnell Agressor cameras
- Finding the deer runs
Dan has a few cameras out for scouting, He is using Cabela's brand cameras
Mike has 8 cameras out, He is using mostly Browning Spec Ops cameras
Wifi or cellphone trail cameras
Using minerals
Are deer loosing their velvet yet?
Fourth Arrow Cellphone Holder
- A new cellphone holder for taking videos POV from your stand or any other area where you can attach the holder on a pole, branch or anything else that you can clamp to.
- Flexible arm
- Holds up to a 3 inch wide phone.
- $24.99 retail price
- https://fourtharrowcameraarms.com/shop/flexible-phone-holder/
Bowfest 2017
- Spot Shooter Archery, Holly Michigan Saturday August 26th
- Vendors, games, sales, deals
Cody Dawson is fishing the Bass Fishing League
- Fishing in Lake St. Clair Michigan
- Currently in the top 40 in the league
- BFL rules
Elipse is coming!!!!!
- Are you going to watch it
- How is it going to affect wildlife
- Will our trail cameras show us anything different from the eclipse
Danny spent the weekend working for PSE at the new Chesterfield Cablea's store
Mike spent the weekend working for Vortex at the Dundee Cabela's store
Reflections on the weekend
- Waterfowl Weekend
- Do we have too many events or shows in the outdoors?
- Slower than years past
- Will a cold snap of weather get people in the mood to get out and get ready for this fall's hunting season?
- Young 9 year old puts things into perspective for the rest of us!
- Even fishing department was slow
Binocular 101
- What do the numbers mean on binoculars
- How does the size of the objective lens affect brightness?
- How does the magnification affect brightness?
- The more magnification the more we magnify hand shake and movements.
- The more magnification increases the better chance you have for eye fatigue
- Spotting scopes straight eye piece vs angled eye piece
- The Fury rangefinding binocular by Vortex
- Why do they have twist up eyecups?
- How to focus each eye
- Why use a bino harness?
Dr. James Kroll aka Dr. Deer's take on CWD and where we are with this disease
https://www.facebook.com/TexasTrophyHunters/videos/1662266350474317/?hc_ref=ARR9goTtNdRhzgYljLg1xuKmZ1Qx-J7O1SdWwLOLQsDjkST4UA2QbKgNG3aQAX_vo-c
- Who had the first wildlife enclosure in the United States?
- A lot of blame was put on game farms
- Only once has a disease been eradicated from a deer herd
- Numbers get manipulated to create a situation to obtain grant monies
- How the Anti's can use this bad info to hurt us
- How they are working on creating watering sites to help manage EHD
Danny talks about dogs being in places of business
- Dogs in outdoor sporting goods stores
- Dogs in grocery stores or restaurants
- How they act in the stores
- Pet stores
The guys attend the Grand Opening of the new Chesterfield Michigan Cabela's!
- Guys are broadcasting from inside the store
- Covering the festivities
- The new exclusive Gun Hub digital gun station
- Interview with Jim Beauchamp of the Chesterfield Cabela's
- Michigan native, vacationed and hunted in the Upper Peninsula
- Story of working at Cabela's
- What makes Cablea's so great
- Why this location
- Interview with Lead Bow Tech Chris Schner
- Getting your bow ready for the upcoming season
- Shoots NFAA circuit
- Talking possible new tournaments for next year in Michigan
Treestand Safety Awareness Month
- Safety harness
- Climbing line
- Have a person with you when installing a stand on a tree
- Check the tree for health, and sturdiness before hanging a stand
- Check to make sure ground is not saturated with water
- Check surrounding trees to make sure no dead limbs or trees are able to fall on you
Broadheads and shots from a treestand
- Mike uses a fixed blade cut on contact G5 Montech which is stainless steel
- Dan uses the G5 T3 mechanical broadhead
- Shot placement when hunting from a treestand
Should we manage our fish like our land species wild game?
Mike and Dan catch up with Mark Wynalda of Fourth Arrow about some of their great products https://fourtharrow.com/
- What was the idea behind the development of the camera arm
- What sets this arm apart from all the rest
- How does the camera base allow versatility
- The three different models
Wynd Scent Grenades
- How was this developed
- How does it work
- What scents are offered
- Is this more than a scent dispersal system
Ballistic Bands
- What are they
- How do they work
- Why do I need one
Danny and Mike shoot some long distance stick and string
- Danny gives up on the thumb release
- Gets back to shooting 40 yards
- Shooting multiple distances in his backyard
- Mike shooting 60 yards now
Mike and Dan talk with Lincoln Rohn of Michigan Deer Hunters Let'em Go and Let'em Grow Facebook page about the recent Michigan Natural Resources Commission rule changes for the upcoming deer season regarding the Antler Point Restrictions.
- What happened at the last meeting?
- What does this mean for Michigan hunters
- Where does this put the Michigan Deer Hunters group that was advocating for the APR's?
- What are they going to do now?
- Is there any possible changes coming that will benefit Michigan hunters?
- What will be next years focus for his group?
- What is his take on a one buck rule in Michigan?
- What has Lincoln been up to this summer to get prepared for the upcoming hunting season?
- What does his hunting season look like for this upcoming fall 2017 season?
- https://www.facebook.com/groups/145631825470177/
Dan asks Mike about camera arms and heads for tripods and camera arms.
- They talk about how the Fourth Arrow Camera Arm works and why it is so quiet. https://fourtharrowcameraarms.com/
- Mike discusses what camera head he uses on tripods and camera arms and why he chooses them.
Mike and Dan get their first experience of shooting a FITA Field tournament down in Ohio at Mudjaw Bowmen.
- 24 targets at unknown distances
- 3 arrows at each target for a total of 72 arrows for the day
- 432 possible points
- Started the tournament in Ohio and finished in Michigan!
- Shot with Dan Jasa of PSE Archery
- The guys learned a lot from Dan Jasa
- Considering setting up an extra bow for shooting spots next year!
Mudjaw Bowmen is located in Toledo Ohio and Michigan!
- Established in 1953
- Fred Bear shot at this club a few times
- One current member use to hunt with Fred Bear
- Memberships are open
Contact them on their webpage at: www.mudjawbowmen.com
Michigan's NRC disclosed their regulations for the 2017 Michigan Deer Season.
- No additional Antler Point Restrictions for any DMU in Michigan
- Mike and Dan talk about their thoughts on the issue
- Economic impact and the impact on the deer herd
- Where do Michigan hunters go from here to find solutions
We get to hear from Dan about his up north vacation
- Logging project update
- A little fishing on vacation
- Food plot locations
- Trail cams set up
Mike heads north for a work weekend
- Putting a new roof on the deer blind
- Putting down fertilizer on the Killer Food Plot Boarder Patrol
- Checking the trail cams
Mike talks about the week of shooting the PSE Evolve
- Grip position
- Maybe a new release is in the cards
- Acquiring the target
- Glasses may be in order for this hunting season
- Talking about this weekend's archery shoot
What does the future of the digital age hold for the outdoors and conservation for all of us?
Ron Siegle talks about the new Allband Center for Education and Wildlife Research (ACEWR)
- Allband began as a need for phone service in North Eaastern Michigan where no service or infrastructure had ever existed before.
- Began as a fiber optic co-op phone company.
- After 12 years of service there was a push to use the technologies for use in the outdoors to help study and learn more about the outdoors and whats in it.
- Can be used to study fauna and flora diseases, invasive species, conservation, wildlife management, etc....
- Partnering with Universities to conduct real time studies with no human intervention.
- Allows for us to get and offer information faster.
- Can we get the temperature of a deer remotely in the wild?
- What can't we do with this technology?
- Use a portal to distribute and collect the information
- Listening to the Heartbeat of the Outdoors
What is the toughest resistance encountered for this technology?
- Lack of resources is the biggest issue facing this technology right now
- The silo affect, groups of people working on the same thing but working alone. They need to work together
- Education and knowledge is a problem as far as getting the right information to people's fingertips
- Working with your neighbor and bridging gaps
- Trusting the DNR or other government agencies
Oak Wilt and how it affects all of us.
- Cluster of dead red oaks found and was identified as oak wilt
- How to stop it from spreading
- How will this affect your deer's food source
- Red Oaks are all interconnected via the root system which is one way oak wilt is spread
- Root system must be cut to keep it from spreading to healthy trees
- Don't trim or cut oaks from April 15th to July 15th, due to the beetles being active at this time of year which is another way to spread oak wilt
- Landowners can reach out to the DNR forestry division for help
- When to replant new trees?
- Working with your neighbors is a huge asset to stopping this problem
What do you as a hunter or outdoorsman want on a portal to be able to have access to?
- Developing an interactive state of the art portal to aid outdoorsman
- A place where everyone who has a vested interest in the outdoors can glean information and pass along information
www.allband.org
http://allband.org/acewr-education-wildlife-research-opportunities-page-1/
https://www.facebook.com/AllbandResearch/
http://allband.org/life-watch-service-2/life-watch-live-video-feed/
1-989-369-9999
Danny is prepping for a trip to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan for the 4th of July
Mike takes his son to NE Michigan for a father son trout fishing trip before he takes his son to college.
- New waders
- Fishing on the Black River
- Mosquitos are terrible
- Driving through the Pigeon River Elk Refuge area
- Have to get mosquito spray!
- Day two fishing on the Pigeon River
- Catching a few fish
- Bald Eagle sighting along with watching their mating ritual
- Lunch and a thunder storm
- Evening fishing in a familiar portion of the Pigeon River
- On the way to camp seeing 5 elk along the way back
Mike finds out that there is an Oak Wilt outbreak at his camp, more to come later
Danny is getting his bow groove on for season
- Shooting the PSE Evolve
- Also shooting the PSE Decree
- Using a new release
- Loosing and finding an errant arrow
Our open house led to a deer management discussion for most of the evening.
Talking fawn recruitment
- Dan seen first fawn
- Mike's camp has few live fawns roaming the property
- Seen 6 dead fawns so far
- What is the cause
- Seen few pregnant does on trail cameras
- What does too many does do to the buck stress and fawn recruitment in the spring
- Fawn drop being spread out instead of at one time is bad for recruitment
- Listening to research and education is the key to forming a plan to work in your area
- How is the NRC going to move forward to manage the Michigan Deer Herd
- Combo Deer tags vs Single buck tags
- How many surveys does the DNR need to understand what we've been saying for years
The New UNJ support vehicle Mike purchased !
- Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
- Chose the 4 door for the extra room and longer wheel base for towing
- Close call today with kayaks flying off a vehicle on the freeway
How do you tie down your trailer
- Mike's system of trailering
- Dan's system of trailering
- Make sure your toys are tied down on your trialers
- Dan had an issue unloading his trailer
- Shout out to the Rut and River Pursuits Uncle Catfish go cart!
What is the Economic Impact of deer hunting to the local communities
- Infusion of money into local business
- Creates local jobs
- Good hunting helps to raise land values
- Land values increase brings more tax dollars into the area
- More tax money means more improvements into the local community
- How does trophy bucks and APR's and shooting does lead to the economic increase?
- We as hunters are going to have to manage the deer herd on our own and lead by example
Dan gets to use his new UTV for the first time.
- The good
- The Bad
- The unexpected with using the UTV
- Changes to be made to it
Dan gets to see his logging project for the first time
- Got to see photos of it before he arrived at the property
- Shocking to see it for the first time
- Deer are already using the new cut area
- Looking at it as a clean slate and progress
- Now a need to find a new way to hunt the property
- Looking at it as a new hunting opportunity
- Looking at areas to put in small food plots
- Wondering what the rest of the people at camp will think when they see it for the first time
- Be open minded
Dan is shooting the new PSE Evolve with a thumb release instead of a standard trigger release
Mike is getting ready to start sighting in his new PSE Evolve
Mara and Cody fished Lake St. Clair over Memorial Day weekend and landed some huge smallmouth bass
Mike got word that the Killer Food Plot Climatize has germinated and started to sprout
- Starting to grow
- Talk about growing cages
- Mike is worried about deer overbrowsing his food plot
Mike worked his whole week of vacation updating his cottage that is going up for sale. Anyone want a cottage in Northern Michigan in Mackinaw City get in touch with Mike!
Mike got to catch up with some old hunting friends from years gone by!
Mike explains the ups and downs of planting a food plot for the first time
Segment 1, Getting the seed
- Don' t loan you tools out!
- Going to get the seed
- Heading north to camp to plant
- Getting stopped by the cops
Segment 2, Getting ready to plant
- Rise and shine
- Heading to the field
- Spreading the GroGanix and figuring out the speed and spread rates
- Disking the field
- Dealing with wet spots
Segment 3, Running the cultipacker
- Cultipacking the field
- Planting Boarder Patrol for a screen around the field
- Forgot two bags of Boarder Patrol
- Using the cultipacker rows as a guide to broadcast seed
- Earthway 2750 hand broadcast seeder
- Spreading the Climatize
- Running the cultipacker again to set the seed
Segment 4, Finding the missing seed
- Driving 60 miles to find more seed
- After calling store, they didn't have enough seed after telling me they did
- Got a bag of Boarder Patrol
- Almost ran out of gas
- Planted the last bag of seed in the dark
- A little rain over night to set the seed
- Got supplies to put up a growth cage
- Set a trail camera on the cage to monitor it
- Whether or not to fence off part of the field
- Plan for the rest of the year
- Checked all the trail cam cards
- Laptop battery was dead, so had to make two trips to check cards
Danny getting the PSE Evolve set up for hunting season
Talking with three of the eight members of Rut and River Pursuits Podcast!
Segment 1
- Talking outtakes
- How R2 started as a group and podcast
- Why podcasting instead of videography and films
- Name dropping Carrie Z!
- Why get into podcasting
- How does 8 guys work together
- Bear spear fishing?
- Traveling to Canada
- Chuck That Bugger!!!
- Fishing other states
- Ice Fishing
Segment 2 Talking with Will
- Will lived in North Dakota for work
- Started hunting hard after returning to PA
- Hunting in mountain region as a kid
- Hunted mostly small game and deer as a kid
- Talking deer hunting as a kid
- Family traditions in hunting
- Catfish is the lucky charm
- Hunting with his mom
- Shooting Sting Rays
- Family competition
- Longtime friends
Segment 3 Talking with Phil
- Getting a cold drink live on the show
- The oldest guy who knows the least
- Learning the ropes with the guys
- From Illinois and spent time in Missouri
- Where does a new guy to the outdoors start
- Met Will and got in the outdoors
- Loves duck hunting and eating them
- Duck Candy!
- Working with a farmer to gain hunting access
- Falling through a hay loft
- Using podcasting as a story telling forum
- How the silence of the outdoors screams at us and reconnects us to the world
- Outdoor wish list, catching a muskie through the ice
- Fly Fishing with a poodle
Segment 4 Talking with Ryan
- The newest guy on the team
- How did he get with this group with a guy
- Whitetail hunter is his game
- Bow over rifle for deer
- Treestand is preferred method
- Equipment of choice
- Late bow season aggressive tactic to fill a deer tag
- Must have gear for the hunt
- Hunting as a youngster
- Deer drives
Where does Rut and River go from here?
How podcasting works as a viable medium in the outdoors for listeners
Where did the name Rut and River Pursuits come from
www.rutandriverpursuits.com
Solving a coyote mystery
- Last week's topic of a coyote deer kill site
- Coming to a conclusion of it being a pregnant doe
Mother's Day shout out
- Mike and Dan thank their wives for being who they are and supportive of their pursuit of the outdoors
- Mike and Dan talk about their mother's and stories of them in the outdoors
Answering listeners' questions on hunting
- Socks the piebald doe
- Solving a hunting set up problem
- What items have we used that are not worth their money for hunting
- What items have we purchased that have changed the way we hunt
Interview with Anna Mitterling of the Michigan United Conservation Club (MUCC)
- Her role with MUCC
- How the other agencies work with her and her programs
- Pheasant restoration projects
- Cackle Count for pheasants
- How the count helps determine if pheasant populations are increasing or in decline
- Problems facing pheasants
- Ways that people who might not own land or are only deer hunters can help other game species
- Anna's phone quits
Tick prevention with premethrin
- What is premethrin
- How to use it
- Mike's experience with it this weekend
- Where to find it
Dan talks to Mike about his weekend turkey hunt in Northern Michigan's lower peninsula at his camp.
- Mike takes a shot on the first morning out
- Runs with a friend on the evening hunt
- The next morning hunt with his friend
Michigan DNR makes recommendations for the 2017 Deer Season to the NRC.
- Remove sunset date on the NW 12 Antler Point Restrictions.
- Move to implement APR's for all of zone 2 in Michigan
- Zone 3 to stay the same
- Some Antlerless permits for certain DMU's in the Upper Peninsula
- Other miscellaneous changes
Mike attended a deer browse study in Northern Michigan with MUCC.
- What is a deer browse study
- How to conduct it
- What are we looking for
- What information does it give us
- Which species do deer like best
- Oak wilt
- White Oak and Red Oak which is better to plant
PSE Evolve bows in the Up North Journal stable for 2017
Interview with QDMA's Director of Education and Outreach, Kip Adams
- Was a deer and bear biologist for New Hampshire Fish and Game
- Found out about QDMA and became North East Regional Director for QDMA in Pennsylvania
- Always interested in wildlife and wanted to become a wildlife biologist
- In college developed the drive to become a biologist and do research
- Where the research and numbers come from in deer studies
- How the information on research gets out to the hunters
- Latest research right now is looking at some new things, Deer movement, Deer sight to see how they react to camo patterns
- How can the public land owner or small parcel private land owner make an impact in their hunting
- 1/3 of QDMA members don't own any land to hunt on
- Most important impact is to improve your deer cover
- Next is get involved in a deer cooperative
- Get involved and share information
- What is the number one road block to deer hunters today
- CDW or other wildlife diseases
- Are we making headway on CWD?
- What can a hunter do to help stop CWD?
- How to join www.QDMA.com
- Annual Whitetail Report
- What is Kip's Favorite snack while hunting
- What does Kip listen to on the Radio
- What is his favorite wildgame meal
- What is his most memorable hunt
Mike and Dan talk about the 10 year anniversary of Up North Journal
- How it all began
- Started the Outdoor Podcast Channel
- Most memorable show
- Looking at more education and outdoor research
Dan's tough week of turkey hunting
- Mike provided live weather updates
- Dan let three jakes walk and some one else shot them
- Dan calls in a dog
- Tag sandwich
Fourth Arrow Archery action camera boom www.fourtharrowcameraarms.com
This week we talk with Dan Taylor of Hilde Hunting Services about his guiding service.
- How did you get started in guiding
- How long have you been doing this
- What do you have to offer for hunters
- How does your service work
- How do you get your clients
- What areas do you offer hunts in
- How does someone get in touch with you
On this week's show Danny and Mike discuss their time at the 2017 Michigan Deer Hunters Summit along with deer management and habitat. They talk about how this all works together along with how it is perceived by and put into practice.
This is the 2nd Anniversary to the Ourdoor Podcast Channel!
- Outdoor podcasts are posted everyday
- 3 new shows join the channel this past week!
- 13 Shows every week!
- Looking for new shows to join the OPC!
Food Plot Time!
- Soil sample gathering time
- Getting plans lined up to do planting
- Looking at planting trees
- Some tree species are getting hard to find now
- Forestry projects on hold
Landmanagement
- Going to the Deer Summit in Mid Michigan, w\Kip Adams of QDMA
- Coyote problems and how it relates to late fawn drops and the lack of landmangement of nearby properties
- How having other property owners manage their land helps the overall herd health
Tree Planting
- Don't spend all of your money at one time for tree planting
- Could be a total bust with a dry planting year or a disease wipes them out
- Staggered planting also leads to staggered harvest to spread out your income
- What we are planting now, we will not see the results in our lifetime, this is for future generations
- How previous generations planted for us to use and now it is our turn to plant it for the future
- Wanting to use areal photos
- Wanting to learn about control burns
Freezer went and we lost all of our wild game meat from this season.
- Lost all of our wild game meat from last season, nothing is left
- Cleaning it all out
- Battery warning alarm to warn of a power outage
We interview Tony Smith sitting council member of Michigan QDMA and cover a host of topics concerning QDMA and Michigan deer.
- What does QDMA of Michigan do for our deer?
- Advise Michigan DNR on the Michigan deer herd
- Active with Congressional Sportsman Caucus
- QDMA's position on Mandatory Antler Point Restrictions
- R3 survey taken in Michigan
- DNR may have to fund department with things with other than hunter dollars due to fall off of hunting license sold and participation
How to get a deer coop going
- Social Media pages help a lot!
- Dedication is a must
- Look for resources in your area to rely on
- Get educated
- Getting local DNR biologist involved and law enforcement
- Get involved in your local QDMA branch
- What workshops have to offer
Guest Question: With APR's would it change how the DNR works the doe permits?
- APR's manage the buck population
- Antlerless permits manage the overall deer population
It doesn't take a lot of land to start a coop
- Why should a small land owner join a coop?
- Great story about small land owner
- Sharing with others
How is CWD affecting the Michigan deer herd
- Newest Michigan CWD case
- It's here to stay but how do we maintain it?
- Keep populations in check
- Get your deer checked
- Mandatory deer checks
What's the single best thing a hunter can do to make an impact on their local herd?
- Join QDMA or National Deer Alliance
- Be open minded
- Get educated
Interview with Drew Youngedyke the editor of Michigan Out-of-Doors magazine and
Chief information officer at MUCC. 1. What is MUCC? 2. How he got started at MUCC 3. Drew's hunting background 4. Hunting camp 5. Most memorable hunt
The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
- What is the money from the federal government go for and how it works
- How it is being used in Michigan
- How the states work together with this money for the Great Lakes
- Why does it take federal money to do these projects
- How does Canada work into the equation
- Why should everyone be concerned with the Great Lakes
Asian Carp and how it is affecting our fisheries
- Silver Carp and Big Head Carp
- Less than 50 miles from Lake Michigan
- DNA found in Lake Michigan
- Electric barriers being used but not a permanent solution
- Conservation is for the future and long term, this is what we are talking about with Asian Carp
- Brandon Road Lock and Damn rebuilding and Government Report
- Report has been blocked from being released and what that means for Lake Michigan
How has Michigan Out of Doors magazine changed over the years
- Now a quarterly magazine
- up from 60 pages to 100 pages
- How do you join MUCC
What is on MUCC front burner right now
Drew's involvement with Backcountry Hunters and Anglers
What is the bigger threat to Michigan CWD or the Asian Carp
Interview with Lincoln Rohn, founder of Michigan Deer Hunters Let'em Go and Let'em Grow.
- Closed Facebook group, must be vetted to be part of the group.
- For Michigan hunters
- He started his own type of QDM on his property about 15 years ago
- Went to informational meeting about Michigan's Northwest 12 APR's which led to the formation of this group
- Researched one buck rule but it didn't prove to protect enough 1.5 year old books
- Also took too much DNR money to change two buck rule
- Researched Hunter's Choice rule in NE Michigan which also doesn't protect the 1.5 year old bucks
- APR's protect the 1.5 year old bucks as proven from the Michigan NW 12
- Public land hunters as well as private land hunters are buying into this management style
- Over 21,000 members on this Facebook Page Group
- Not just a trophy buck shooter group
- Asking to pass on spikes and 4 points mostly
- Going into 2nd year of APR's would increase buck population in Michigan to over 300,000
- Makes for a healthier herd and more intense rut
- Late breeding means too many does
- Now is the time for regulation changes, if not it won't happen until 2020
- Managing for older bucks helps with disease control
- Before APR's shooting 70% - 80% of 1.5 year old bucks, after APR's only about 30% 1.5 year old bucks
- Hunter retention
- Michigan Whitetail Summit
- Event to promote and educate a healthy deer herd
- Tickets https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2017-let-em-go-let-em-grow-whitetail-summit-tickets-31213225598
Illinois water use permit
- State of Illinois to charge for floating or using public waterways
- Permit to use non motorized water vehicles, kayaks, canoes, and yes even inner tubes.
- Will also charge people for OWI when using these types of water vehicles
Joe Conyers of Conyers Outdoors talks about his Kansas buck called Madusa!
- Named Madusa due to the look of the antlers
- Gross scored 233 7/8"
- Watched buck for 2 years
- Shot in middle of October
- He passed so his wife could shoot but she missed
- He got another opportunity and he took it
- 21 yard shot!
- Ran 75 yards
- Got so emotional he puked
- Changed his life
- Changed the future of his business
- 354 lbs. live weight
- Kansas habitat and hunting styles
- Took a lot of flack for shooting it
- Got beat up on facebook
- But a lot of good came out of it as well
- Had the DNR called on him by someone jealous
- Offers hunts for deer, turkey, predators, etc.....
- Offers hats, shirts and turkey calls with proceeds to go to support youth hunts
QDMA question and answer live on facebook
- Mike's question about piebald deer
- Should they be taken out
- Is there a problem with leaving them in the herd
- Coyote management
- Food plots and tree planting
Dan's forestry project is taking off
- Logging to start this week
- Looking forward to seeing a new look on the property when he goes back to see it
- It will put feed down for the deer
Justin Moore Concert
- Mike and Danny got their country on with a country concert
- Cabela's provided us some great seats as pro staffers
- Crazy weather on the way to the concert
Cabelas Turkey seminars coming to the Saginaw store
- March 11 - 12
- March 25 - 26
Danny hits another outdoor show this weekend.
- Attended Outdoorama in Michigan
- Met with several other people working in the outdoors
- Bought something for his kayak
- Danny purchased a trip for salmon fishing
- Talking about leaving gear at your camp
How did the price of grain rising affect the wildlife?
- Reduction of fence rows, wind rows, ditches and marginal land led to more row crops being planted which reduced habitat.
- Fuel prices with E85 fuels
- Pesticide use along with a housing boom reducing habitat
- Evolution of land use and hunting habitat
- Evolution of hunters over time to more conservation and education
- Where does it go from here
Deer Set on Fire
Pennsylvania trying to change laws concerning the theft of a trail camera
- New Proposal
- $1500 fine and one year loss of hunting privileges
Danny had a visitor living in his cabin
Be safe while out in the field or on the water
Michigan Deer and Turkey Expo
- Warm weather week!
- Show was slow
- Vendor attendance was down
- Are there too many shows nowdays?
- Seeing more women and kids shooting bows
Frost seeding food plots with Nick Percy of Killer Food Plots
- Usually in Michigan it is mid to late April
- Spreading clover, chickory, and alfalfa to allow the frost to work for us
- Do this over plots that were planted last season
- Soil testing
- Sufuze, scent dispersal system
- Coreinfusion feed
Tattle Tail, the world's smallest deer decoy from Antler Action
Tom's Custom Turkey Calls now has a deer grunt tube
We talked with a guy from QDMA and he was discussing how the super moon affected the breeding cycle.
Mike saw a buck today still with antlers
Answering a question about piebald deer
Talking coyote sightings and the breeding season
This week we talk with Charles Byrum who left California hunting and had to learn to hunt Iowa.
- Started deer hunting at 12 years of age in California
- He hunted a mule deer subspecies
- Spot and stalk style hunt on public land
- Had a foot injury and eventually moved to Iowa with his family
- Has lived in Iowa for 4 years now
- Had to adjust to winter weather
- California hunting license cost quite a bit more than most states
- Iowa license quotas for doe are quite a bit different
- California deer management a lot different than Iowa
- When did Charles change from just being a hunter to a conservationist
- Changed from being just a meat hunter to hunting to help manage the health of the herd
- Hunts private and public land both
- Knocks on a lot of doors to ask for permission to hunt
- Actually lost a piece of property to hunt for shooting a coyote
- Just took his first deer with a bow from a treestand this year
- What it was like to pass on a buck for the first time
- Talking turkey hunting in Iowa
- Mostly a locate, sit and call style of hunting turkeys
- Two turkey tags a season in Iowa
- Talking waterfowl hunting opportunities in Iowa
- Our shotgun style questions we pose to our guests
Mike and Dan will be at the Michigan Deer and Turkey show next weekend in Lansing Michigan
Next week we will talk frost seeding for food plots
Update on our logging projects
On our 400th show we reflect back on our youthful beginnings and where we are looking to in the future.
- How did Mike get his start in the outdoors as a youngster
- How did Dan get his start in the outdoors as a youngster
- How did this influence them getting into the outdoor industry
- Where are they now as outdoorsmen
- Where do they see themselves in the industry in the next 5 years
Hot deer topics that are a concern in Michigan
- Deer sterilization could be the cause of the death in a deer in Ann Arbor
- Huge twist in CWD case in Michigan
- How does Michigan proceed in finding out just where the infected deer came from?
Making venison summer sausage
- Using the new electric smoker
- Things we learned along the way
- Mixing the ingredients
- Smoking process
- Taste test on the show!
- Take a look at our live stream video we posted on facebook to see the whole process https://www.facebook.com/michael.adams.92102/videos/10210581481487702/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE
Fourth Arrow Archery Wynd Scent Grenade
- Wind checker
- Scent dispersal device
Traditional Bow Hunters Expo
- The biggest traditional bow expo
- Long bows, recurves, wood arrows etc....
- Dan visited the event
- Backcountry Hunters and Anglers booth, explaining what they are all about
- Meet and great for the Backcountry Hunters and Anglers at a local pub after the expo.
Hunting Time Expo in Michigan
- Dan made a road trip to the west side of the state to visit the expo
- Dan bought a deer feeder from Outpost Feeders
- Portable feeder to be more portable in the deep woods
Talking about our 400th show next week and what it took to get here
Dan Jasa Michigan & Ohio Sales Manager for PSE Archery
- From Nebraska and grew up hunting and fishing
- Hunting pheasants and pond fishing
- Lots of Turkey in Nebraska
- Lived recently in Missouri
- Caught the deer hunting bug
- Started shooting archery tournaments after purchasing a bow
- Missouri uses 1/8th of 1% sales tax to use for Missouri Sportsmen!
- Missouri deer registration
- Game check app for Missouri hunters
- No need to carry a paper tag anymore!
Danny throwing $100 bills around!
- Long Distance shooting
- Shooting Challenge
Tournament Archery
- Dan shoots a lot of indoor tournaments
- NFAA, Vegas Target, World Archery Tournaments
- David shoots outdoor 3D targets
- Open and hunter classes
- How much do these guys practice
- PSE Evolve 35
- High and Low letoff
- Setting up your sight for outdoor tournaments
Mike and Dan won a couple of guns at the Benefit 4 Kids fundraiser banquet
Dan Jasa talks about his DYI Idaho elk hunt
- 6 day hunt 60 miles total walking
- Warm weather hunting in September around 8000 feet of elevation
- Saw several elk but never got a shot
- Best advice hunt with someone who's been before
- Had a elk tag and mule deer tag
- Allowed to hunt bear and predators as well with those 2 tags
- Need to practice calling before you go
- Came upon fresh grizzly bear sign
- Morning strategy
- What type of gear used in warm weather
- Effective killing range up to 90 yards
400th episode on the horizon
Traditional Bowhunters Expo next weekend in Kalamazoo Michigan
- David Boggs attending with two booths
- Backwater Legacies will have a booth there
Michigan Deer and Turkey Spectacular in February and PSE will have their line up of new bows there to shoot.
Covering the Archery Trade Association show for 2017 from Indianapolis Indiana
- Our take on the show
- Our favorites from the show
- Meeting a few celebrities
- Companies that support us and their new gear for the year
- PSE Archery
- Black Eagle Arrows
- Scent Blocker
Talking about the American Chestnut tree and how it works with deer habitat
- Why has the tree almost disappeared from the eastern United States
- American Chestnut blight
- Back breeding and pollination of the trees
- Using it for deer habitat
Our take on supplemental turkey feeding in the winter
- We don't do it
- Have to be careful due to deer and bear getting into the feed site
- Could keep flocks bunched together instead of breaking up for spring breeding
- Could cause a big boom in local turkey population where you're feeding
- Could kill birds due to mold or bacteria in stored feeds
- Might cause a big scat mess that you're not expecting
- Plant winter feeding plots for turkey as an alertnative
Ann Arbor Michigan votes to sterilize doe deer to control population
- Contoling deer population with sterilization
- Same company as the one in Staten Island N.Y. is sterilizing the deer, (White Buffalo)
- Michigan DNR ok'd this plan
- Why did they go against sound science and the outdoorsmen and women of Michigan?
- Wasted resource
- Could lead to other organizations trying the same thing to control deer populations
- Michigan United Conservation Club following and fighting this action
Will the Ft. Lauderdale Airport shooting affect hunters trying to transport their firearms on airlines?
- How will this incident change transportation rules
- All rules seemed to be have followed
- Will this stop the transportation of firearms all together?
- Might be an opportunity for someone to create a company to ship firearms for shooters and hunters
Next step for Mike and Dan after their property is logged
- Dan is ready to go on his cutting
- What habitat will be planted
- What determines what will be planted
- How do you protect the young plants?
- Creating deer beds?
- Will predator control be part of the plan?
Mike and Dan preparing for this week's Archery Trade Association show in Indianapolis!
- Live posts from Indy
- Looking for new info, stories and products
Looking forward to our 400th show!!!!!
Mike and Dan say goodbye to 2016!
Talking about the CNN Eagle CAM
- Shows eagle eggs hatching
- We put a live feed on our webpage upnorthjournal.com
- Harriett and M16, mom and dad eagles
- Eagles in Fort Meyers Florida
- Why is everyone loosing their minds and so involved over this eagle cam?
- Technology separating us from the outdoors
- Dan talks about local eagles in our area
10th Year of podcasting this year!
If you had $1000 and you could only buy one gun what would it be?
- Mike - Browning 7mm RemMag Xbolt or a Ruger Model M77 bolt action in same caliber
- Dan - .308 Remington pump rifle or a Remington Model 700 in same caliber
- Safety placement on rifles
- The boys get distracted by the eagle eggs on live feed
- Mike changes his mind on the gun he would buy
Danny asks Mike about shooting small bucks
- Guys gets hammered on line for shooting a button buck
- Mike says to change rules instead of hammering fellow hunters
- Talks about rules and camp expectations
- Stop and think before you post your photos and comments
Quote by Donnie Vincent and Aldo Leupold. What did 2016 teach you to take into the outdoors for the rest of your life?
- Quote for outdoorsmen and women and everyone else
- Danny gets tongue tied
- Interacting in the simplest way with the outdoors
- Using your interaction to reach out to those who have no experience with the outdoors
- What did Dan take from 2016 that he will use in the outdoors? Forestry on his land, and managing the land
- What did Mike take from 2016 that he will use in the outdoors? Mock scrapes, habitat, time management and educating fellow hunters
Mike and Dan discuss how Christmas was for them.
Michigan hunters get 2 Christmas gifts
- New wolf hunting legislation passes in Michigan
- Blaze Pink hunting bill awaiting Governors signature in Michigan
Ice Fishing season is upon us
- Are the boys ready for ice fishing season
- Is the gear ready
- What do they need
What advice about the outdoors would you give yourself if you could talk to your 12 year old self?
- Dan talks to his younger self
- Mike talks to his younger self
When nature calls while out hunting
- Would you could you do the do?
- Have you done the do?
- What implications does nature calling cause out in the field while hunting
UNJ Gnome naming contest!!!!!
Mike and Dan get to hunt together for their last deer hunt of the 2016 season.
- Reflecting back on the season
- Talking about the last hunt of the season
- Was the 2016 season a success
- What did we learn
We talk about whether we would give up our traditional November 15th Firearm Opener for deer season for a set weekend opener.
- Our take on giving up the opener
- Would it mean more people getting into the woods
- Would it make it easier to plan for the hunt
- Would it allow more kids to take to the woods
- Would it make an economic impact
Would we consider buying a multiyear hunting license.
- Is buying a multiyear tag an option for us
- What would it mean for us
- Would it take a discount on licenses to make it an option for us
Episode 73
Friday, Deer Scouting
Saturday, Bow Shopping
- Bowtech Guardian
Outdoor News
- Maine trapping
- New Jersey safety law
- New Mexico road blocks
- Hunters and presidential voting
Sunday
- Cabelas Trip
- Mikey's Birthday
- Mikey's first interview
Mike and Dan talk with three Junior Councelors from Backwater Legacies about their experience on a doe management hunt with Mike's deer camp and the UNJ crew.
- Laramie DeFord talks with the guys about his experience hunting in Michigan
- Erica Adams gives her take on how the hunt went in Michigan
- Gavin Bartholomew put a nice doe down on his first trip to hunt in Michigan and tells us about his experience
- We get a chance to talk with some of the Backwater leaders and what they thought about these kids having an opportunity to come to Michigan and help with a doe management hunt.
Episode 72
Burnt Duck for Dinner
Saturday
- 3-D archery Shoot
- Bass Pro Event
Sunday
- Bow shopping again
- Youth bow review, Parker Buckshot
Game Bag
- New flies for fishing
- Fly fishing success
September Events
- Woods and Water Event
- Sportsman's Classic
On this Minicast we discuss how we clean our guns after a day at the range or out in the field.
Weekend at Cabelas visiting Santa and getting ready for Christmas
- Danny filled his cart full of Christmas Cheer!!!!!!
- He got a gear bag and a vacuum sealer
- Mike got a meat grinder and a thermos for coffee
- We visited with Santa
- Why do people wear their hunting clothes to stores, restaurants and gas stations
- Do you wear your hunters orange on your way to deer camp?
Michigan man mistakes an elk for a deer.
- Shoots a 6x6 elk thinking it was a deer
- Fined $5000 plus $500 for every antler point
- Talking about hunters mistaken other animals for game
Rogue California Cougar kills livestock
- Killed 10 alpacas
- Doesn't want it killed
- Doesn't want to remove it
- Wants to completely enclose her alpacas
- Tree huggers crying out to not kill cat
Muzzleloader hunting
- Getting ready to hunt deer with a muzzleloader
- Went to the gun range to make sure they were on target
- Problems on the range
- Taking a few kids from Backwater Legacies up north for a doe hunt with muzzleloaders
- Talking about 2017!
- No Elf on the Shelf!!!!
Monday - Looking for a new bow, Shot the Bowtech General
Tuesday - Shot three more bows
Thursday - Archery Range
Outdoor News
- Michael Waddell
- California Hunting Law
Email from Sweden
Interview With Bryan Stanley of Double Coyotee Custom Calls
Mikey's Game Bag
- Duck recipe
Saturday & Sunday - Mossy Oak Event at local Bass Pro Store
On this Minicast Randy Duncan asks Mike and Dan what they do while archery hunting to stay focused while in the stand.
2016 Michigan Firearm Deer Season Recap for Mike
- Only one buck in camp this year
- Buck sightings and sign down this year
- Successful doe management
- Other camps around are having the same issues
- Local DNR check station says their numbers are down after the first week
- Are low buck numbers due to third cycle does being bred causing bucks to be over stressed during the winter and causing their demise?
Dan's recap for the 2016 Firearm Deer Season in Michigan
- A lot of does and not enough big bucks
- Lots of young bucks trying to breed
- Not as many deer during firearm season as in bow season
- Was problems due to weather and super moon?
- Was deer at Dan's property leaving to neighbors who had a lumber cut two years previous with new understory growth for food?
UNJ Gnome
- Why do we have a gnome?
- Gnome is making the rounds to all the UNJ members
- NO Elf on the Shelf!
Mike had his deer dropped off at a processor
- Frozen deer and rain kept Mike from processing his deer
- Deer and Bacon!
- Bacon wrapped Elf on the Shelf
Randy's recap on the 2016 Firearm Deer Season in Michigan
- Randy hunted private land and public land this season
- Used his Onyx map phone app to learn the lay of the land on private section he hunted
- He learned several things both good and bad during deer season
- Got his kids out with him to teach them about deer hunting
Up North Journal apparel will hopefully be available soon!
Mike and Dan are working with Cabela's again this year
Benefit for Kids is sold out
Will be attending ATA again in 2017
Episode 70, Seven Days of Fun
Monday
- Fishing
- Daughter Catches nice bass
- A lot of geese
Tuesday
- More fishing, caught a lot of panfish
Wednesday, Rain!
Thursday, More fishing
Friday, Scouting new area for deer season
Saturday, Jakes Event
- Get well Art Wheatley
- Double D Coyote Game Calls
- Fly tying, patawon meets Jedi Master!
Sunday, Mid-Michigan Duck Hunters Asscoiation Waterfowl Event
- Jake Enters Calling Contest
- Michael Enters Calling Contest
Danny covers his week at his deer camp in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
- Warm weather
- Super moon
- No shooter bucks
- No doe permits
- Wolf sightings
- Not many shots heard nearby
- Locals are saying deer numbers are down
- Not seeing many bucks on caamera
- Local radio station in U.P. has half hour show called the buck report
- Michigan's Mackinaw Bridge reporting deer harvest numbers are up 25% over last year
- Deer check stations closed again this year
- Michigan wolf count
- Dan's logging project
Mike covers his first few days of his firearm deer season in Michigan's Lower Peninusla
- Warm weather until Saturday
- Saturday evening had 2 inches of snow
- First deer killed and only buck was on the third day of season
- Fourth day of season 2 doe killed for a total of three deer killed in four days with 10 hunters
- Used the bike to get in and out of the woods and it worked well with the rifle
- Got some snow to cool things off quite a bit
- Saw button bucks and spikes, no shooter bucks
- Shot a doe
New Up North Journal hats and shirts we are hoping to start selling
Attending the 2017 ATA show in January
Episode 69
Up North Journal Stickers and Hats
Archery Monday
Ordered New 3-D Targets
Archery Thursday
Outdoor News
- New York hunting laws
- Olympic shooting team
Game Bag
- Arrow Fletchings
- Arrow Wraps
Youth Bow chronograph field test
- Diamond Edge
- Browning Adrenaline
- Browning Eclipse
Catfishing Sunday
Jakes Event
Deer hunting Ohio with Mara Daugherty
- Danny is missing in action due to hunting in Michigan's U.P.
- Mara is tagged out and now running camera for Cody
- She's concentrating on laying down some video for Cody as he hunts for a big buck.
- Pressure is off of her now
- Looking forward to late season doe hunting
- Looking to thin some does on her private property
- Rut is on in Ohio
- Full moon changing deer movements?
- Talking QDM and how that plays into Mara's private property
- Mike is missing the opener for the first time in a while
- Aging deer on the hoof
- Using Nose Jammer Scent Attractant
- What kind of artificial light does Mara use in the field?
- What kind of knives does Mara use in the field?
- Does Mara let her deer hang after field dressing them?
- Is Cody going to do any fall fishing?
- Mara is working on a big project and details will be released soon
- Mara gets to play cameraman for the rest of the season
- Mike tries to get an Arby's Venison Sandwich that was only available for 3 days
- Arby's runs out of sandwiches after only 12 minutes of selling them on the first day
- A very disappointed Mike doesn't get his venison sandwich
- Are restaurants starting to sell gamey meats now?
On this Minicast we ask the question do you mark your hunting trails in and out of the woods?
Episode 68
Late Fawns
Monday at the bow range
Interview with Bowtech regional representative
Delta Waterfowl meeting for new chapter, www.deltawaterfowl.org
Interview with new local chapter President Chuck Parr
Mikey's Game Bag
- Bling Sling huntinshak.com
- Basment archery range
Gun Range shooting
On this Minicast we discuss what kind of knives or cutting instruments we have with us in the field while we hunt.
On this Minicast we talk about what kind of flashlights we use while we are out hunting.
Mike and Dan catching up
- Ohio buck story
- Mike's Ohio trip
- Daylight Savings Time
- Super Moon
- Dan puts up his Christmas Tree
- NFL bans archery motion to celebrate touchdown as a violent act
- Voting
Ulu knives
- Got our Ulu knives from Chip Hailstone
- Handmade
- From Alaska
- Have been around for over 4500 years
- Usually passed on from one family member to another
Summer Sausage
- Dan and Mike planning on making summer sausage
- Mike is looking for a meat grinder
- Listener wants Dan's recipe
- Sausage kits
- High heat cheeses
- One pound of pork to 4 pounds of venison
Trip to the gun range
- Mike takes the deer rifles to the range to do a final sight in
- Always have a backup gun if you have the ability to take one with you
- Chasing a bullseye
On this minicast we discuss why twin buck fawns help us decide which doe to shoot when thinning the herd.
On this Minicast we discuss hunting situations that dictate us working outside the box for success.
Episode 67
Busy Week
Interview with Compass Outdoors
Targets, Chronograph, and Ballistics Gel
Parker Bow Interview
Outdoor News
- Minnesota Food Banks and Venison
Game Bag
- Bow add ons that take away FPS
Broadhead Test
- Ballistics Gel and Bones
- Accuracy Test
- Penetration Test
Upcoming Events
On this Minicast we talk about using the Onyx Mappng Apps on your cell phone for hunting.
Mara takes a big Ohio buck for her first archery buck on a hunt that lasts only 3 minutes!
- Gets out to the stand late
- Hears a buck grunting before she can climb into the stand
- Buck comes in as she is putting her release on and nocking an arrow
- Cody running camera barely gets the camera rolling
- Shot the deer from a sitting position
- No pass through shot
- Couldn't see deer drop so they pulled out
- Recovered deer later that night only 50 yards from the stand
Dan's trip north with the girls and his brother
- Had great weather
- Saw a ton of does but couldn't shoot any
- Bucks not moving
- Paid honor to his dad
- Saw two wolves
- Dan runs a trapline and took 6 pelts
- Pre-Rut buck lull due to testosterone build up
Mike on search of a big buck
- Deer not moving
- No sign of any bucks
- Hard first four days
- Two days straight of rain
- Pulled trail cam photos and saw a shooter buck
- Put a plan together and moved a stand to get on him
- Laid eyes on him finally but couldn't get a shot
- All the hard work this year is paying off
- Using the bike this year to get to stand was very successful
Episode 66
Fishing Weekend
- Pan fishing with the kids
- Catfishing on the River with the new boat
Outdoor News
- Wisconsin Wolf Season?
- Wyoming Elk disease
- CCW and Disney
Archery This Week
- Two new youth bows
- Pro shop set up
- Shooting this weekend
Game Bag
- New bow release
- Stance and form techniques
On this Minicast we talk about what kind of chairs we use in our blinds and popup blinds.
On this Minicast we discuss ways to use your surrounding when setting up a pop up blind.
Join us on this Minicast as we talk about a recent story that suggests hunters not hunt with dogs near "Wolf Caution Zones".
On this Minicast we discuss whether sun direction plays into setting stands or which stand to hunt.
Episode 65
Weekly Tidbits
- Delta Waterfowl Chapter
- Anti Hunter's Rants
- Elk Permits
- Bear Permits
Outdoor News
- 2nd Amendment Victory
- Kentucky Bear Hunt
- New York Bear Hunt Expansion
- Trout Catches Angler
Game Bag
- UV Blocker on Blinds
- Archery Goodies
Ground Hogs
Ammuntion Reloading
- .22 Hornet Cartridges
Mike on the road home from deer camp doing some bowhunting
- Crazy weather
- Fall colors popping
- Dan went to Cabela's doing some shopping for a new bow setup
- Dan gets some bow work done for season
- Dan and the family getting ready for a week up north bowhunting
- Kids practicing
- Dan using one pin from 0-30 yards
Mike talks about his hunt
- Worked on blinds for the first afternoon
- Put a few finishing touches on the bee hive
- For the evening hunt the bike made its maiden voyage
- Everything worked well with the bike
- Biked out with base layers and sweat pants to hunting area
- Then suited up
- Mike talks about transporting all his gear out in a backpack
- Biked within 150-200 yards of the treestand
- Windy in the treestand
- Only seen one doe from the stand
- At dusk seen a big doe from the ground and put a sneak on it.
- Set up an ambush for a 30 yard shot
- Mike almost collides with a trailer parked in the freeway while recording the show!!!!!
- The doe didn't play the game as Mike had planned
- Warm weather seemed to have the deer locked down
Mike and Dan talk about expectations leading into their week's off for bow season hunts with friends and family.
- Mike is not sure what to expect due to lack of trail cam photos and the logging project
- Mike still trying to figure out where the bucks are
- Might have to put trail cameras into time lapse mode to see whats in the outer ranges
- Dan is looking forward to hunting with his brother again
On this Minicast we talk about whether we have our bow on the hook or in our hands while in the stand.
Episode 64
Archery Shoot
Archery Review
Archery Tournament
Goose Banding Event
- Interview with DNR Biologist
Game Bag
- Bow Review
- PSE/Browning Interview with Paul Penix Regional Rep
New Jersey Bear Problem
Delta Waterfowl Event
New Boat
On this PSE Tech Tip with Bobby Vargas we discuss how to determine if you're drawing too much or too little weight on your bow.
Getting to the stand
- How does Mike get to his stand
- How does Dan get to his stand
- How does Mike leave his stand
- How does Dan leave his stand
Interview with Author Jerry Lambert about his deer killed this weekend
- Jerry talks about his buck killed this morning
- Weather conditions
- Hungry Bucks eat in early October
- Stand placement
- Deer crashes into a tree
- What to hunt over in October
- Hunted on a farm that he knocked on the door and asked permission
- Jerry answers the question about leaving his stand
- Brush hog travel lanes to approach and leave stands
- Uses turkey call to mimic a turkey while walking out of the woods
- Buck decoy with one antler to have dominant buck come in to the weak side to control the shot placement
- The books Jerry has available for people to read
On this Minicast we talk about a couple of questions concerning Michigan Archery season laws.
Episode 63
Happy Father's Day
Archery shooting this week
Upcoming Archery Events
Father's Day catfishing trip
Outdoor News
- HSUS bogus emails against CCW in National Parks
- California lead ammo ban
Mikey's Game Bag
- Arrow Wraps
- Arrow Fletching
Youth Bow Review Interview
- Paul Penix, PSE/Browning Micro Midas 3
Delta Waterfowl
Iowa Floods
Join us on this Minicast as we discuss a coyote's ability to hunt in pairs and a technique that I've never heard of before.
On this PSE Tech Tip with Bobby Vargas we discuss how to tune your broadheads to your hunting setup.
We are live from the front porch of Cabela's in Saginaw Michigan.
- A few mentions of who we know that has killed a deer in archery season this weekend of the Michigan archery opener
- Cool trail camera photo
- Weather leading into archery season
- Getting ready for this season
- Weather stations, are they worth using for your food plots?
Idaho land sale closes off hunters
- Forestry land sold to Texas billionaires
- Closed now to public hunting
- Land locks other public land
- Backcountry Hunters and Anglers along with Michigan United Conservation Club helping to preserve public hunting lands
PSE released their 2017 hunting bow and target bow lineups this week
- New Evolve 31 and 35
- Aluminum risers
- New cams that have adjustable letoffs
- Wedgelock limb pocket system on some hunting bows
Deerlab now offers moon phase information as a tool for tracking deer with your trail cam photos
Hunting tradtitions
- Mike cuts all of his hair off
- Getting hunting gear scent free for season
New PSE RDX 400 crossbow in the arsenal for late season archery
- Shooting with Black Eagle Zombie bolts for the crossbow
- Looking forward to hunting late season with some kids from Backwater Legacies for doe
Black Eagle Arrow drawing
On this Minicast Mike talks about trying to control scent in a hunting area while building a deer blind while using tools that run on gas.
Episode 62
Bow shoot Thursday
Groundhog Frida
Benefit 4 Kids
Kicking Bear
Jakes Event
News
- Alabama hunter numbers
- Michigan deer hunting changes
Mikey's Game Bag
- Arrow Fletching
Outdoor Archery Extavaganza!
On this Minicast we talk about keeping your tools ready to use when working on an outdoor project in the middle of the woods.
On this PSE Tech Tip with Bobby Vargas we talk about eye dominance and why it is so important to know which eye is your dominant eye.
Mike is on the road and Dan has him call in to do the show
- Fall is in the air
- Up north felling like fall
- Mike building a deer blind
- Mike and Dan taking the third week off of work to do some bow hunting at their respective camps
- Full moon hunting?
- Fall deer sightings
- Dan did some squirrel hunting
- Leaves are turning
Mike's deer blind project
- Deerzebo
- Octagon shape
- Blind is up and almost completed
- 3 bow windows and 4 gun windows
- Future food plot on the honey hole
- Proximity to bedding areas
- Blind will have a urinal
- Hunting mature deer
- What does it take to push them off your property
Danny talks to deer!
- He has a yearling buck that gets close to him
- Deer teases the dogs
- Hunter gets attacked by a doe
- Talking about what spooks big bucks
- Use the science and technology to your advantage
Mike's trip north with supplies for the blind
- Mike overloaded the jeep and trailer to head north
- White knuckled trip
- Danny remembers overloading a trailer
- Mike blew a tire last week on the trailer
- What does Mike listen to on the radio while traveling north
- What snacks does Mike eat on the road
- Cabela's next Sunday, Mike and Dan will be there
- Making summer sausage with a Cabela's meat grinder and smoker
On this Minicast we cover some of the problems we've had while purchasing our hunting licenses.
Episode 61
End of Michigan Turkey Season
Lansing Gander Mountain Archery Event
- Over 100 vendors
- 3-D shoot
- Archery Sale
- Pro Staff
Our Hunting Year in Review
Today's Perception of Hunting
Outdoor News
- Rabid Raccoon causes havoc costing South Carolina over $43,000!
- Wyoming Wolf Hunt
Mikey's Game Bag
- Groundhog Taxidermy
- Fly Fishing
Email of the Week: Jim from Sweden
Goose Banding Event
On this Minicast we talk about the issues of eye dominance and using an eye patch for youngsters learning to shoot archery.
On this PSE Tech Tip with Bobby Vargas we talk about how to choose the right release aid for you and your archery setup.
Cody Dawson wins local Ohio Fishing Tournament the Mega Bass Alum Creek Tournament.
- Encountered a ton of rain
- Wearing Cabelas Guide Series Gear to keep dry.
- Caught a good fish right off the bat
- Caught another good fish right before the end
- Didn't think they had enough to win but placed first by .1lb!!!!
- Everything went right!
- First big fish was bigger than he thought!
- Talking about Michigan's new state record small mouth bass!
- Champion Baits
- Getting ready for hunting season
Oakland County 4H Wildcasts Archery Team
- Started new season
- 18 kids shooting this season
- Bowfest fundraiser
- Purchasing targets and a tent
Robin is looking forward to her first hunting season coming up
- Hunting with a bow for deer for her first sesason
- Scouting properties
- Using trail cameras
- Expectations of what she is going to shoot if given the opportunity
- Expectations of field dressing a kill
Trail Camera Problems Solved
- New Bushnell camera not working
- Customer service was great!
- Worked through problems and got it working
- Trail cam tips
UNJ and Black Eagle Arrow giveaway!
New podcast on the Outdoor Podcast Channel called Back at the Lodge
Take Aim Podcast recorded their 100th show!
On this Minciast we talk about what we need to do to work together and pass on our hunting heritage.
On this Minicast we talk about how to check for fractured limbs on your bow or crossbow along with checking for bad carbon arrows.
Episode 60
Memorial Day
- Where did it start
- What it means to me
Saturday
- Turkey Hunting
- Hunter Courtesy
Sunday
- Fishing with the kids
- Boat rescue
- Piebald deer sighting
Monday
- Turkey Hunting
- Newborn fawn
- Great Lakes National Cemetery
Outdoor News
- Ohio turkey hunt numbers
- Door Destroying Deer
Game Bag: Leave the little animals alone
Email of the Week:
- Listener from Sweden asks us questions
- We ask listener from Sweden questions
On this Minicast we talk about using a PhoneSkope camera adapter with a Vortex Razor spotting scope to shoot video with and take photos with.
On this PSE Tech Tip with Bobby Vargas, we talk about how to know when you need to purchase a new string for your bow along with basic string care.
Recording the show live at Cabela's!
- Remembering those from 9-11 and our take on it
- Busy weekend working in the archery department at Cabela's
- Dan's box blind put on hold due to forestry project on his property
- Recapping Bowfest
Getting food plots in for the upcoming deer season.
- Planted 48 acres of Aroostock Rye and Mammoth Red Clover
- Rye grew faster to help give the clover an opportunity to grow more before being mowed down by the deer
- Don't cut rye so fawns have cover to hide in from predators
- Finally got rain on our fields and we're getting some green showing
- Becoming more of a conservationist
Trail Camera Survey Project
- Started survey the first week of September
- Running the survey according to the QDMA suggestions
- Looking for deer herd numbers
- Fawn recruitment
- Buck to Doe Ratios
- Run survey for 10 - 14 days
- Misconceptions about crossbows
- Treestands ready for the season
- Pop Up Blinds
- Working with the Amish
Episode 59
Taxidermy
Camo and Lace Event http://www.camoandlace.net/
Turkey hunting weekend
Archery Shoot http://compassoutdoors.timwalsh.net/
Mikey's Game Bag
- Trout Fishing
- Fly Hatch
- Resources
Outdoor News
- Gas Pains http://outdoorlife.blogs.com/newshound/2008/05/gas-pains.html
- Walmart to stop selling fishing supplies http://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=11036
- Daisy Airrifle Video Contest http://www.daisy.com/
Archery Field Testing
- Broadheads
- Youth Compound Bows
On this PSE Tech Tip with Bobby Vargas, we talk about why it is so important to have a third axis sight. #Archery #PSE #ThirdAxis
On this Minicast we talk with Randy Duncan about the 2016 Great Lakes Longbow Invitational in Hastings Michigan.
On this Minicast we talk with Randy Duncan who attended the National Trappers Convention in Michigan. He gives us his favorite things he saw at the show.
Episode 58
Groundhog Day Adams style!
Michigan Turkey season
Bear and Elk Permits, Apply now in Michigan
New local archery range
Broadhead Field Tests
- G5
- Muzzy
Outdoor news of the week
- Coyote Attacks
- Michigan Rifle Range Closure
- CCW in National Parks
Mikey's Game Bag
Taxidermy
- Groundhog
- Squirrel
- Muskrat
Emails of the week
On this Minicast we talk with Jason Meekhof of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers about how he has made his own dehydrated meals for an upcoming hunt this fall.
On this PSE Tech Tip with Bobby Vargas we talk about deep valleys and how this has an impact on your shooting.
While at Bowfest 2016 we talk with UNJ ProStaffer Mara Daugherty about what her and Cody Dawson have been up to since our summer fishing trip.
- Talking about the upcoming hunting season
- Talking about Fishing Lake Erie
- Product spotlight of the Cabela's Guidewear series clothing @3:45 mark
- Built in sunblock UV protection
- Water repelant
- Trail cams out
- Using Bushnell Trail Camera
- Targeting an old doe with triplets this year
- Cody has been hitting it hard on the water this summer
- Breeding beagle pups
- Started a bait company, Champion Baits @ 8:55 mark
- Talking about the Under Armour issue Mara gives her take on it @13:00 mark
- Danny gives his take @ 27:15 mark
- Mike gives his take @ 46:15 mark
On this Minicast we get the personal side of David Standberg of Pnuma Outdoors and lean what makes him tick! #PnumaOutdoors #MoveInTheSpirit
On this Minicast we talk about what the Mega Pixel rating on trail cameras really means and how it affects our cameras and photos! #TrailCameras #MegaPixels #TeamCabelas
Weekend Up North
Wild Fire
Outdoor News
- Shooting Ranges Under Fire
- Moose and Bear Seasons Coming To Connecticut
- Michigan Unlimited Anterless Tags For DMU 452
- Anti Hunters and Schools
- Humane Society Of The United States and Meijer's
- Deer Birth Control In South Carolina
- Cabelas Helping Young Hunters
Mikey's Game Bag: Cheap Fly Tying Ideas
Answering An Email Question
- Camo Patterns
- What Kind of Bow To Use
- How We Hunt Deer In Michigan
On this Minicast we talk about what you can expect from Bowfest 2016! #Bowfest #SpotShooterArchery #TeamCabelas
We join Bobby Vargas of PSE Archery and learn what brace height is and why it's important.
Sitting down with Pnuma Outdoors David Strandberg VP of Marketing and talking about their new venture into hunting apparel.
- Pnuma is Greek for Spirit
- Creating hunting apparel that is simply the best
- Lifetime Guarantee on every item of clothing!
- Fix or replace it for free!
- Silver Strike Technology in the garments
- Available only on-line at: pnumaoutdoors.com
- Quiet fabric
- High tech fabric
- Quiet and waterproof zippers
- Quiet in the cold!
- Terra camo pattern made to fit into a wide variety of situations, seasons and distances
- The reason for Gen. 27:3 on their website
- Partnership with Kicking Bear Ministries
Discussing the fallout of Josh and Sarah Bowmar and her sponsor dropping her due to killing a bear with a spear in Canada.
- How Pnuma is making a statement about standing beside hunters
- David's take on the situation
- David asks our take on the situation
How to get in touch with the company to purchase products
On this Minicast, Dan asks Mike his opinion on whether he thinks the outdoor community as a whole sees trappers as a good thing or as the black sheep of the family.
On this Minicast Dan is wrapping up his summer project of building a box blind for deer season. #DeerHunting #TeamCabelas
We celibrate our one year aniversary
Get the lowdown on our 5 day trip to Ohio for a turkey hunt with my two boys and my brother - in - law.
Shout out to a listener
Mike discusses the Vortex 1000 & 1500 series Rangefinders
- Features of each
- Why you should choose Vortex
- Talking about the warranty
This week's PSE Tech Tip with Bobby Vargas, he talks about the difference between choosing a Drop Away Rest and a Capture Rest.
- Reasons and situations for choosing a drop away rest
- Reasons and situations for choosing a full capture style rest
Olympic Archery and Shooters, our views so far on our Olympic Team
- Skeet Shooting
- Trap Shooting
- 10M Air Rifle Shooting
- Men's Archery
Getting fit for hunting season
- Mike is taking to the bicycle for this seasons training and also using it for transportation into the woods
- Mike doing some swimming as well
- Dan's walking regimen
Cabela's trail camera review from Dan
- Specs on camera
- Dan has it out behind his house testing it
- Dan's overall impression of it
Mike is talking about a trail camera survey that he wants to conduct to get info on deer herd at camp
- How many cameras per acre are needed
- Overall concept of the study
- How to set up for the study
On this Minicast we talk about the new Intrepid series binoculars Vortex Optics made for Cabela's.
We talk with David McIntyre of the TV Series Alone on the History Channel. We ask him a few questions to find out what makes him tick!
Opening week of turkey season
- Checklists
- Checking Equipment
- Jacob is ready
National Archery In The Schools Program http://www.nasparchery.com/activea.asp
Outdoor News
- Maryland HB 655 Defeated http://www.mossyoak.com/content/News.aspx?section=hnews#1508
- Olofson gun malfunction case: http://michiganhuntingtoday.com/hooksandbullets/
Mikey's Game Bag: Free Targets, http://www.mytargets.com/
Shooting Collard Animals Emails
Deer Cams: http://www.deerchannel.com
Trapping Video, Destroying The Myths: http://upnorthjournalhunting.blogspot.com/2008/04/trapping.html
Websites:
- www.upnorthjournal.com
- www.upnorthjournalhunting.blogspot.com
- www.michiganhuntingtoday.com/hooksandbullets/
- http://www.youtube.com/adamm011
- michaeladams@upnorthjournal.com
On this Minicast we talk with David McIntyre of the TV series Alone about five basic things we all should carry with us to survive an unexpected stay in the woods or off the beaten path.
On this tech tip we talk with PSE's Bobby Vargas about what we need to consider for shooting safely while bowfishing.
Sit down with us on this episode as we interview the Season 2 Winner of the History Channel's show Alone David McIntyre. He takes us through his journey on surviving 66 Days on Vancouver Island along with 9 other contestants that were individually isolated to survive on the island.
David gives us his background into surviving the outdoors.
- Grew up in rural Pennsylvania
- Loved learning the Native American ways
- Studied wilderness survival
- Went to Brazil on a missionary trip and developed his wilderness survival skills there and started a survival school there.
- Was asked to apply for the show Alone
- His father moved to Pennsylvania to raise the family and David's passion came from that rural lifestyle.
Getting ready for the trip
- Starting in August he began to prepare for the trip
- Learned in August that he was heading to Vancouver Island
- Left in late September for the Island
- Had to buy cold weather survival gear
- Had 10 items he could take with him off of a list of 40
- Purchased a lot of the gear from Cabela's
On the island for the adventure
- Dropped off on the island and he was ready to get to work
- Developed his plan after he was dropped off and saw what he had to work with
- Was relieved to see the rocky shoreline for a food source
- The forest was not what he had hoped for
- Fire, shelter and water were the first priorities on day one
- No serious problems with predators
- Talks about fishing to provide food and his fishing skills
- His pot of drinking water fell over and put his fire out, he talks about that situation
- Keeping the positives in the forefront and forget the negatives
What it's like to have to run cameras while trying to survive
- The problems you need to overcome while surviving and running a camera
- The technical side of running camera
- Was taught the basics of videography and learning how to shoot your own story
- It became an added layer of burden
- 4.5 to 5 hours of video a day
- 2500 hours of video for the 13 episode season with all ten people
Other problems
- Bears coming into camp
- Cougar ripping apart a deer within 75 yards from his camp
- Dealing with the situation at hand
- At night it is pitch black dark!
Funny items that kept him going
- Made a bed of pine boughs and he said "What is your sleep number"
- Rather joke around than cry
Day 37 he fell in the water
- Dropped a fishing stick and fell in trying to recover it
- Both boots flooded and one arm soaked
- Changed his focus for the day
- Went to shelter and took all wet clothes off to get dry
- Got a fire going right away
- Got a dry set of clothes on
Its not so much the initial mistake that gets you into serious trouble. It's the second and third mistakes or choices you make that gets you into serious trouble.
- Stop and access the situaiton
- Make the next move count and not get you into more trouble
- Can you practice for a situation
- Do your practicing in a safe location
The wilderness is the wilderness because it has kicked our butt. It's the wilderness because it's untamable, it has already won.
He loves to solve those challenges and problems to survive in the wilderness
The mental aspect of it and changes that affect the mind in the isolation of the island
- Changes in the dreams at night
- Songs stuck in his head
- Mind was craving stimulation
- Dreams were about food and people
- Dreams of food and people started to fade as time went on and went to dreaming about the forest and food he was catching on the island
- You start to concentrate on things that has affected us in life, they crept up in the mind as time went on
- He dealt with it with his spirituality
- He described it as a spiritual detox
- When he got a belly full of food he started to think more about his kids
- You have to be broken sometimes to access God's strength
- His experience was one of slow and steady progress
- The moment he realized he had won when his daughter showed up with the doctors during a health check
- What it was like coming back to civilization
How has this experience changed you
- You don't need a whole lot to make you happy
- Love the relationships with family and people that makes him happy
- Doesn't let negative people in his life
- Quality more than quantity
- People are valuable They're worth the investment of time
- Accepts himself as he is
On this Minicast we hear from a Cablea's Outfitter on how to choose a bowcase for different applications.
On this Minicast Dan talks about his new box blind he is building. He tells us how he's used this as a family bonding activity.
Episode 54
Spring is Here
Replaced New Tent
Visited our 40 acres
Stopped at Jays Sporting Goods http://www.jayssportinggoods.com/
Self Guided Tout Fishing Trip to Arkansas Interview with Ken Johnson
Outdoor News:
- NSSF State Grants http://www.nssf.org/news/PR_idx.cfm?PRloc=share/PR/&PR=040308.cfm
- Maine No Net Loss http://www.nraila.org/Hunting/Read/HuntingIssues.aspx?ID=3803&type=L
- Alabama No Net Loss http://www.nraila.org/Hunting/Read/HuntingIssues.aspx?ID=3804&type=L
- Kansas House OKs constitutional plan to protect hunting rights http://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=10847
- Collard Wildlife in Washington http://outdoorlife.blogs.com/newshound/2008/04/are-radio-colla.html
Game Bag:
- Michigan Duck Die Off
- Crest Rotary Fly Tying Vice
On this Minicast we talk about securing our game cameras and keying our locks the same to save time and hassle.
This week with Bobby Vargas of PSE, we talk about what we need to do to practice our shooting for bowfishing. He gives us the techniques to practice shooting into the water at fish.
Interview with Randy Duncan about Land O Lakes archery club
- 100 3-D target shoot weekend of August 27th
- Primitive camping and shoot the whole weekend
- No crossbows
- Food available to purchase
- Practice targets
- $50 weekend discount rate
- Great Lakes Longbow Invitational in Hastings Michigan
- One of the biggest Longbow tournaments in the state
Interview with our newest Blogger Robin Althaver about following her arrow into the outdoors
- 4H Wildcats archery instructor
- Learning how to hunt this year
- Started shooting archery last year
- Has some of the shooters from her 4H archery club qualified for the state shoot
- Talking about her first hunt
- Shoots the Fever 1 Pro PSE
- Turkey hunting with a bow is a possibility next year
- Reality vs Virtual Reality
Nicole Holiday, Cablea's Outfitter Spotlight Interview
- Archery tech
- Love of archery as a youngster
- Shot competitively
- Cabela's is her dream job
- Loves to set up a bow and watch it all come together
- Loves to help others get involved in archery
Join us on this Minicast as we sit down with Outdoor Writer Patrick Durkin and ask him 4 quick questions about himself.
- Favorite recipe
- Favorite snack on the road to camp
- What's on his radio on his way to camp
- What is his most memorable hunt and why
Geocaching: www.geocaching.com
Omer Sucker Fishing Trip
Boat In The Water, First Time Out
Outdoor News:
- Former NRA President, Charlton Heston passes away
- Family Affield programs
- Women hunter numbers on the rise
- Indian River residents tie to the controversy
- Possible rule change
- Michigan controversy over albino deer
Mikey's Game Bag:
- Fly tying vices
- Flies for spring fishing
Montana Turkey Decoys preliminary look at them www.montanadecoys.com
On this Minicast we talk with Outdoor Writer Patrick Durkin about what it was that changed him to the point of getting physically fit for hunting season that eventually led him to run the Boston Marathon!
On this PSE Tech Tip, Bobby Vargas tells us what kind of gear we need to get started in bowfishing.
With the current political scene Mike and Dan decide to give their State of the Outdoors Speech.
Interview with Outdoor Writer Patrick Durkin
- Freelance Writer
- Writes for several publications
- Navy Veteran
- Was in the outdoors as a youngster
- Degree in Journalism and Minor English
- Worked at Oshkosh Northwestern during college on the sports desk
- Deer and Deer Hunting Magazine hired Pat
- After one year he became fulltime editor of the magazine
- When Dan won a chance to hunt with Pat and Greg Miller they forgot to buy his hunting license
- Work is competition
- Pat's view of the current media in the digital age
- How Classified ads and the internet killed newspapers
- How the internet has changed the magazine industry
- How far away is the demise of TV
- Content is King!
- Media is evolving
- Content needs to be compelling and valuable
- Pat's take on wolves impact in nature
- Wolves have a role in nature
- Wolves have made the whitetail deer intelligent over time due to the pursuit of deer as food
- Man wants to control nature or have a happy medium
- People believe the balance of nature is a flat line instead of huge peaks and valleys
- We need to utilize our forests better and do more logging to provide better habitat for deer
- Wolves can make us better hunters
- Talking logging, habitat and deer management
- Being a mouth piece between the hunters and the scientists
- Where media is headed
On this Minicast Mike takes a chainsaw to his new hunting area to do some much needed clean up before archery season gets to near. #HabitatManagement #TeamCabelas
Episode 52
New Websites:
- www.myhuntingandfishing.com
- www.michiganhuntingtoday.com/hooksandbullets/
- www.skinnymoose.com/broadcasting/
- http://youtube.com/adamm011
Turkey Seminar
Gun Range:
- Turkey Shotgun Patterning
- Pistol Shooting
- Clay Pigeon Shooting
News:
- nrahuntersrights.org
- nwtf.org
Mikey's Game Bag
- Turkey Decoy Setup
- www.montanadecoys.com
- Pop Up Blinds
Possible Elk Hunt
On this Minicast Dan and Mike Discuss how traditions about favorite deer blinds and other hunting traditions can either help or hinder your hunt. #DeerHunting #TeamCabelas
On this Minicast Dan questions Mike on why he hasn't ever gotten a tattoo. They both discuss the reasons why they would get one and what the artwork would be if they did get one.
Dan heads to deer camp to see how things are progressing in Michigan's Upper Peninsula for this upcoming deer season.
- Deer Health
- Black Bear sightings
- What camp life does for recharging the batteries
- A little tree trimming leads to a new stand location
- Building a new box blind
Episode #51
Happy Easter, Don't shoot the bunny!
Good Friday Coyote Hunt
Trip To the Gun Range
- Camera Mount Test http://www.elusivewildlife.com/home.htm
- Shooting Clays
Outdoor News: Several state level gun and hunting issues http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/State/
Mikey's Game Bag:
- Thermacell http://www.thermacell.net/
- Turkey Vests
- Complete Camo Cover
Field Testing:
- Camera Mounts http://www.elusivewildlife.com/home.htm
- Napier Truck Tent: brybec@netonecom.net
- Turkey Decoys: http://www.montanadecoy.com/
- Crow Decoys
Jason Meekhof of the Michigan Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers sat down with us to talk about his Michigan Chapter.
- Preserving Michigan's public hunting lands and fishing waters
- What they do for outodoorsman
- How you can get involved
- How you can get involved in your home state
Full Draw Film Tour coming to Michigan!
- Working with Backcountry Hunters and Anglers working with Full Draw and is hitting three states out east.
- Five films covering 2 hours
- Raffles and Door prizes
- Proceeds helping the National Backcountry Hunters and Angles along with the Michigan chapter.
- Archery hunt films from hunts out west.
- A story telling style of movie
- Location is Jay's in Clare Michigan July 20th, 7pm.
Jason is also taking a very unique Michigan Bear Hunt this fall
- Calling bears for the hunt, no dogs and no baiting
- Western U.P. of Michigan
- Backpack style hunt in the deep woods
- DYI bow hunt
On this Minicast Mike and Dan discuss the oddities one finds in furniture at hunting cabins and camps. What's in yours?
Episode 50
New websites and blogs
Hooks & Bullets Blog www.michiganhuntingandfishing.com/hooksandbullets/
Up North Journal Hunting Blog www.upnorthjournalhunting.blogspot.com
My Hunting And Fishing www.myhuntingandfishing.com
Spring has arrived
- Turkey
- Ducks & Geese
- Ground Hogs
Self Guided Deer Hunt Interview with Ken Johnson
Ohio Turkey Season Scouting Trip
Mikey's Game Bag: Friction Call Strikers
http://www.primos.com/
Field Test:
- Sportz III Truck Tent http://napierenterprises.com/site/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
- Gun/Bow Camera Mount http://www.elusivewildlife.com/home.htm
- Illumitacks http://www.elusivewildlife.com/home.htm
- Montana Turkey Decoys http://www.montanadecoy.com/
Trail Camera
Up North Journal television interview http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=resources/lifestyle_community/outdoors&id=6009733
On this Minicast we talk with Ian Sparks of Whitetail Properties about using a drone to film a hunt and simple tips for using for other films outdoors.
On this Minicast we sit down with Jay Scott of Big Buck Registry Podcast and talk about what he does to get ready for the upcoming deer season. We talk about what you could be doing right now to better your chances in the fall to take a big buck! #DeerHunting #BigBuckRegistry #TeamCabelas
Mike and Dan are back in the cabin and catch up after Mike's vacation
Former UNJ Pro Staffer Ian Sparks talks with Mike and Dan about chasing his dream of working in the outdoor industry and working with Whitetail Properties.
- Changed his major in college in his third year to chase his dream of filming in the outdoor industry.
- Chasing deer to further learning and filming while attending college
- Started filming outdoor hunts with a few outdoor tv shows.
- Took a series of phots for a hunter and had them placed on the cover of Lone Wolf Treestand's catalogue cover.
- Got a chance to interview with Whitetail Properties in Illinois
- Got the job and then started living the dream
- Feeling the pressure to put down great video in front of tremendous bucks!
- Communication between videographer and hunter
- Issues of trying to film a hunt
- Fun moments in the stand
- Stressful moments in the stand
- Equipment accidents in the field
- Ian explains about how much time there is for a videographer to hunt himself
- Talking about the 2016 season of Whitetail Properties
- The 2016 Season sizzle reel
- What Whitetail Properties does
- How they develop the show around the properties they hunt and sell
- The love of the land and the love to hunt
- Family involvement
- Friends and camp
- Perspective of chasing the dream and can you ever reach the end of chasing it
- Learning to use drones for filming
- Are we in the drone phase of outdoor films
- Intentionality for using certain shots in videos
New websites & blogs:
Hooks and Bullets Blog: www.michiganhuntingtoday.com/hooksandbullets/
Up North Journal Hunting Blog: www.upnorthjournalhunting.blogspot.com
My Hunting and Fishing: www.myhuntingandfishing.com
Outfitter Show
Hunter's Safety Class : Michigan DNR
Field Test: Elusive Wildlife Technologies
- Gun and Bow Camera Mount
- Illumitacks
News
- Mishap with muskie
- Minnisota Dove Bill
- Microstamping Bills
- Charles City County, Virginia Rifle Ban
- Arizona Constitutional Ammendment
- New York Youth Hunting Changes
Mikey's Game Bag:
- Types of turkey calls
- Turkey decoys
Mossy Oak Topo Mapping site: www.mossyoak.com
On this minicast Dan asks Cody Dawson of Team Kickerfish about the Plastic and Rubber Fishing Bait industry and why it's so huge.
On this minicast we talk with Cody Dawson of Team Kickerfish about why it is so important to use polarized sunglasses while fishing.
We finish our coverage of our Michigan fishing trip on our last day
- Back to Long Lake for a second day of fishing
- Conditions
- Baits used
Fishing in the waters at camp and what we learned
- Cody and Mara caught their first trout
- Mike and Danny learned how to use a bait caster reel
- Cody caught the biggest bass of the trip
We find out how Mara cured her boredom during our shore lunch
- Feeding minnows
- Building a minnow trap
The launch of Team Kicker Fish by Cody Dawson
While at Fish Camp this week we talk about our favorite memories with our fathers as we look forward to Father's Day.
New Blog and Web Sites:
Hooks and Bullets Blog: www.michiganhuntingtoday.com
Up North Journal Hunting Blog: www.upnorthjournalhunting.blogspot.com
A Cool New Web Site: www.myhuntingandfishing.com
Coyote Tips
- Tyvek suits: http://www.disposable-garments.com/painters_coveralls.html
- Trail Cams
Outdoor Shows
News
- Proposed Bill Could Ban Lead Ammunition in Massachusetts http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=3362
- Minnesota’s Hunting Heritage is Under Attack http://www.nraila.org/Hunting/Read/HuntingIssues.aspx?ID=3606&type=L
- Good sense prevails for younger hunters http://washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080227/SPORTS09/609804493/1005/SPORTS
- Virginia Removes Youth Hunting Restrictions http://www.nwtf.org/nwtf_newsroom/press_releases.php?id=12483
- Switcheroo: Bear Found Wearing Goat’s Radio Collar http://outdoorlife.blogs.com/newshound/2008/02/switcheroo-bear.html
- Outrage Of The Week -- For American Hunters and Shooters Association, the Truth Hurts http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=3604
Mikey's Game Bag: Turkey Calls
- Box Calls
- Friction Calls
- Mouth Calls
Preparing For Turkey Preseason
Team Kicker Fish's Cody Dawson explains fishing lure scents and attractants and how they are used with our fishing baits.
Want to know why do we have all those bait color choices and which ones to use in certain conditions? On this minicast we talk about that with Team Kicker Fish's Cody Dawson while on a trip to Michigan to fish for Small Mouth Bass.
Cody Dawson and Mara Daugherty get Mike, Dan and Jake to travel north to North Eastern Michigan's Lower Peninsula to chase Small Mouth Bass for three days!
Day one: Long Lake near Alpena Michigan
Day Two: Hubbard Lake and Fletcher's Pond near Alpena
They all talk about the set up, gear, tactics and conditions that led to a great trip!
Stay tuned next week for part two and the final day!
Dan asks Mike about his recent use of trail cameras at his hunting club and how that relates to the other members hunting areas and how they use them to help all the members at the camp.
New Blog Site:
www.michiganhuntingtoday.com/hooksandbullets/
http://mikeysoutdooradventures.blogspot.com/
New Outdoor Web Site:
http://www.myhuntingandfishing.com/
Ice Fishing Weekend
Outdoor News of the Week
- Power tools and rifle cartridges http://outdoorlife.blogs.com/newshound/2008/02/power-tools-rif.html
- Trail camera nails burglar http://outdoorlife.blogs.com/newshound/2008/02/hunters-trail-c.html
- NWTF youth essay contest http://www.nwtf.org/jakes/contests/KS_Gov_essay_08_flyer[1].doc
Mikey's Game Bag
Wood duck nesting boxes part 4 http://www.ducks.org/media/Conservation/Conservation_Documents/_documents/duck_box_plans.pdf
Tips of the Week
- Ice fishing sinker weight
- Coyote Decoys
Night Coyote Hunt
Non-hunter Encounters In The Field
http://brhunting2008.blogspot.com/
Mike covers the final process that he went through to complete the tanning of two deer hides from last season and what the end result turns out to be, along with how they will be used.
Mike and Dan talk about the new drone they got to video events and use in outdoor situations for putting videos together about their hunts and other activities.
They also discuss how it can be used to live stream on Periscope
Dan talks about his weekend trip to his deer camp.
- Opening camp for the summer
- Expectations on what he would find
- Clean up and Checklists
- Leisurely walk down stream
- Seeing more deer this trip north
- Expectations for the upcoming season
Mike takes a trip north for the weekend to check cameras and the progress on the logging project at deer camp.
- Seeing plenty of fawns
- Checking the progress of the logging project
- Expectations vs Reality
- What the trail cameras yielded
Trail Camera Project
- What the latest find was
- Managing the project
Ohio Bowfishing Video
- Mara and Cody take a nice walk with friends to shoot some Longnose Gar
- Shooting a pile of fish
- Looking at the video
The guys talk with Randy Duncan about the recent NRA Convention and it's connection to Hillsdale College and the 2nd Amendment.
Episode 46
Ice fishing this weekend
No Coyote hunt due to bad weather
Rifle Scope, sight-in
http://www.williamsgunsight.com/
UV Blocker Field Test by Bob Rich
http://brproducts.blogspot.com/
http://brshootingjournal.blogspot.com/
Outdoor News
Youth hunting opportunitites
http://www.ussportsmen.org/Read1.cfm?ID=2203&programdocs=FAF
Missouri air rifle deer hunt
http://outdoorlife.blogs.com/newshound/2008/02/air-rifles-for.html
Quackenbush Air Guns
http://www.quackenbushairguns.com/
Oregon vanishing licenese
http://outdoorlife.blogs.com/newshound/2008/02/the-fishing-lic.html
Ted Nugent search engine
http://outdoorlife.blogs.com/newshound/2008/02/internet-search.html
http://searchwithtednugent.prodege.com/
Mikey's Game Bag
Part 3 of wood duck nesting boxes
http://www.ducks.org/media/Conservation/Conservation_Documents/_documents/duck_box_plans.pdf
Email address to submit hunting story to Terry Pickard
picksvids@yahoo.com
We talk with Randy Duncan about watching an Indiana IBO Tournament shoot along with talking to Traditional Archer John Fort of Indian.
Randy talks about what John has taught him to hone his traditional shooting skills.
Tired of paying for tv special packages to get your favorite hunting shows? There may be a solution coming soon!
Dan talks about his first adventure out in the kayaks with his wife along with their next time out trying fishing from the kayak for the first time.
- What they had to overcome
- What gear they will need in the future
- What it was like the first time out
VHS Disease for Fish
- What is it
- What does it do to fish
- How do they get it
- How can we keep from transporting it
- Will it hurt us
Getting Mike's boat back up and ready for bowfishing season
- Had a little trouble getting it started
- Looking at getting it set up with new platforms this year
- What kind of lights to consider if switching to LED
Tanning deer hides from last season
- Rehydration of salted hides
- Rinsing of hides
- Reslating, stretching and applying tanning salts
- What it will take to finish them
The guys talk to Randy Duncan about his experience attending a bow hunter education class and why he did it. Why should others attend?
This week we put on the new Barska hologram sight on Michael's Ruger 10/22.
http://www.barska.com/electro_sight.html
Weasle Traps & Wood Duck Boxes
http://www.youtube.com/user/adamm011
Ice Fishing Interview with Chuck Parr
Outdoor News
1.Cougar Kittens Killed
http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2008/01/24/outdoors/deaths_of_cougar_kittens_give_hunters_with_hounds_a_black_eye
2.Maryland Anti Hunting Bills Introduced
http://www.nraila.org/Hunting/Read/HuntingIssues.aspx?ID=3440&type=L
- South Dakota considers lowering hunting age
http://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=10590
Mikey's Game bag: Placement of Wood Duck nesting boxes
http://www.ducks.org/media/Conservation/Conservation_Documents/_documents/duck_box_plans.pdf
NWTF annual Banquet
Get your hunting story published, email link:
picksvids@yahoo.com
Mike takes the plunge on purchasing a subscription to Deerlab. The guys discuss how the system functions and how it sorts and stores trailcam photos. They talk about the potential it has for this upcoming season and what that could mean for Mike's hunting group.
This week we talk with UNJ Staffer Randy Duncan about his trip to the NRA Convention last week in Louisville Kentucky
On this minicast we talk about what are the main foods that we have in camp that are there no matter what!
Episode #44, On this week's episode we go over the Hunting & Fishing Expo we went to this week, as well as the things we found interesting there. We have our usuall outdoor news of the week, as well as Mikey's Game Bag. This week he discuss' Wood Duck Boxes. Then lastly I go over a few items concerning our Ohio turkey hunt coming up in April.
Hunting & Fishing Expo:
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Caged Deer, Bill Yoder
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Vendors
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Truck & SUV tents
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UV Blocker, Sport Wash, and Scent control from Atsko
www.atsko.com
- Helping Young Hunters Inc.
http:///www.helpingyounghunters.com
- Bill Putman, running for Senator
http:///www.putmanforcongress.com
Outdoor News of the Week
1.New Jersey Game Commission
http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=3347
2.Michigan Poacher
http://outdoorlife.blogs.com/newshound/2008/01/a-no-brainer-bu.html
- Antis howl over Wolf rules
http://www.nrahuntersrights.org/Article.aspx?id=212
Mikey's Game Bag
Wood Duck Box Construction (for plans use the link below)
http://www.ducks.org/media/Conservation/Conservation_Documents/_documents/duck_box_plans.pdf
Planning our Ohio Turkey Hunt in April
On this minicast we talk about the correlation between what we are seeing on our trail cams with coyotes and does that are expecting.
On this minicast we talk about the Staten Island Deer Mangement project that has all the facts backwards! This project wants to give make bucks sterile.
Mike and Dan plow through the Michigan hunting survey sent out last week via email to Michigan hunters
Mike talks about Spruce Budworm that has started its way into his camp and what they are doing to prevent the spread of it any further.
Mike and Dan talk with Scott Schrank an archery instructor about who taught him and why he teaches others the sport of archery. #Archery #TeamCabelas
Mike and Dan discuss the things that are in their hunting camps and why those items have special meaning.
Mike and Dan discuss Mike's deer coop meeting and what's happened after one year. They also talk about what they will be doing for this upcoming season.
Mike covers his weekend at deer camp and the deer Co-op meeting and wrap up after year one
What is it like to be a first time archery shooter and what it was like to put a bow in her hand and have success
The guys talk with an archery teacher who was taught by George Chapman and what its like to share the love of the sport with others
Mike and Dan discuss what's left of turkey season and what to expect along with who else has had recent success
We dedicate this show to the ladies in our lives that make it easier for us to get out and do the things we love to do in the outdoors!
- Dan's daughter graduates college
- Mike's daughter gets married
- Mother's Day
- Turkey hunt for Mike starting
Up North Journal Turns 9 Years Old
- 362 episodes
- Looking back at the beginning
- Podcasting began in 2004
- We began in 2007
- I never would have dreamed we have been through all the things we've faced in 9 years
- Where we got our start in the industry
- Outdoor Podcast Channel concept
- How technology has evolved and helped us move to where we are today
- Our listeners helped us get to where we are
- Where the UNJ concept came from
- Where does Dan think things are headed
Dan Takes His Wife Out for Her Turkey Hunt
- Bad weather for the last week of the Michigan turkey season
- Birds were tight lipped
- Saw a few hens during the week
- No gobbles
- Breaking down the season so far
- Last evening hunt she asked Dan to take her to the place where he shot his first bird
- His wife ripped his blind up
First Time Turkey Hunt Success Story
- UNJ mentored new turkey hunter
- Taught a new hunter how to get ready for turkey season
- Private land hunt
- First day of hunt set up on a field edge
- Saw a lone hen that sat in the decoys
- Evening hunt, saw the same hen and more hens that laid in the decoys
- Second day of the hunt, heard gobblers on the way to the blind
- Tried to set up on the birds before day light but no luck
- Finally made it to the blind for the morning hunt
- Heard the first gobble close by
- Tom comes in for the kill
- The excitement after the kill
- Hard to explain the excitement with words
- Talking about the measurements on the bird
- Talking about what he is going to do with the bird
- Self taxidermy tips
Bad Bass Fishing
- Cody hits Kentucky Lake for a Bass Fishing Tournament
- Going in they were expecting a big storm
- Mara stayed home
- He drew #48 out of 50, left dock late
- Had a mechanical failure
- Headed home
- His dad won the tournament
- Got the mechanical problem taken care of for the next tournament
- Cody and Mara fished another tournament at Pleasant Hill Lake in Ohio
- Got blocked on the launch!
- Cost them a spot to fish!
- Foggy conditions, slowed the fish down
- Sun finally broke through and then had another mechanical failure!
- Looking to the rest of the season
- Next tournament is last weekend of May
- 12 tournaments at least this year
- Hope to get after the turkeys this week as well
- Looking at a mini-horse for Dan to take a ride on
Bad Bass Fishing
- Cody hits Kentucky Lake for a Bass Fishing Tournament
- Going in they were expecting a big storm
- Mara stayed home
- He drew #48 out of 50, left dock late
- Had a mechanical failure
- Headed home
- His dad won the tournament
- Got the mechanical problem taken care of for the next tournament
- Cody and Mara fished another tournament at Pleasant Hill Lake in Ohio
- Got blocked on the launch!
- Cost them a spot to fish!
- Foggy conditions, slowed the fish down
- Sun finally broke through and then had another mechanical failure!
First Time Turkey Hunt Success Story
- UNJ mentored new turkey hunter
- Taught a new hunter how to get ready for turkey season
- Private land hunt
- First day of hunt set up on a field edge
- Saw a lone hen that sat in the decoys
- Evening hunt, saw the same hen and more hens that laid in the decoys
- Second day of the hunt, heard gobblers on the way to the blind
- Tried to set up on the birds before day light but no luck
- Finally made it to the blind for the morning hunt
Dan Takes His Wife Out for Her Turkey Hunt
- Bad weather for the last week of the Michigan turkey season
- Birds were tight lipped
- Saw a few hens during the week
- No gobbles
- Breaking down the season so far
Up North Journal Turns 9 Years Old
- 362 episodes
- Looking back at the beginning
- Podcasting began in 2004
- We began in 2007
- I never would have dreamed we have been through all the things we've faced in 9 years
- Where we got our start in the industry
- Outdoor Podcast Channel concept
- How technology has evolved and helped us move to where we are today
- Our listeners helped us get to where we are
- Where the UNJ concept came from
Mike's new mountain bike for hunting experiment
- Hope to use the bike to get back to stand and camp quietly
- Got the new bike Saturday morning and headed north to deer camp
- Headed out with the bike to check my trail cameras at camp
- On first impressions the bike performed as expected
- I had a backpack on along with my hiking boots and hunting coat, all items didn't cause any issues while riding
- Was able to ride within less than a hundred yards of several deer without being detected
- Having some of my hunting gear on it was very manageable to maneuver though the woods with the bike
- The hiking boots worked well with the pedals
- The clicking noise while coasting didn't alarm the deer even at close range
- Concerns of rolling up on a bear
- Bear spray in the water bottle holder?
- Things to consider while riding in the woods by yourself
- Gun rack for the bike
Dan's Michigan turkey hunt
- Monday he sees six toms but cannot put one down but got to see four of them fighting
- Moved blind for next day's hunt but only seen two hens
- Third day the blind gets moved again
- Two hens and a jake come in to visit Dan at 30 yards
- Four more toms come in later to tease Dan
- Cold front moves in on thursday
- Friday a hen hisses at Dan and his wife
- Saturday leads to another moving of the blind only to see a couple hens and a tom at the other end of the field
- Toms seemed to be tight lipped over the weekend
- Talks about getting his wife out next week for her turkey hunt
Illinois turkey hunt gone bad with Carrie Zylka of HuntFishTravel
- Carrie heads to Illinois for a turkey hunt and gets sick
- In Illinois you can only hunt turkeys until 1:00pm
- First day heard a lot of turkeys but nothing to shoot
- Set up in the middle of an ag field in a pop blind with a shotgun
- After the first morning hunt she became seriously ill
- After missing a day's hunt she went back out the third day but got even worse and called the hunt short
- Hunting Wisconsin next three weekends
- Talking hunting Wisconsin for turkeys
- Can draw multiple tags for turkeys in Wisconsin
- NWTF rejuvenated the turkey population in Wisconsin
- Wisconsin is overrun with turkeys
- Is the beginning of turkey season slow so far?
- Podcast Movement Event in July
G5 Super Slam event with Tim Checkeroski the G5 Marketing Specialist
- G5 got involved with the Super Slam to get the G5 name out to the local hunters and shooters
- Four leg event
- Use to be called the G5 Triple Threat for the last four years
- Family style event as well as professional shooters class
- A class for shooters that allows you to use a range finder to check distance to targets
- Every class shoots the same course but with different stakes
- 30 targets on the course
- 2 bonus targets with additional scoring possibilities
- First leg had 240 shooters
- 4th leg has bigger prize money payout
- Should bring an arrow puller, a good set of binoculars and a half dozen arrows
- 2 minute time limit to shoot per station
- Find more information at: G5 Super Slam Facebook Page G5superslam.com
- Tim's history with G5
- Total Archery Challenge at Boyne Mountain in Michigan
- Event is set on the ski mountain of Boyne Mountain
- Targets set to challenge the archery with shooting targets at longer distances shooting up and down
- Target distances of 40 to 100 yards
- 20 targets to shoot
- Open to range finders
- Bring hiking boots, snacks and water
G5 Super Slam event with Tim Checkeroski the G5 Marketing Specialist
- G5 got involved with the Super Slam to get the G5 name out to the local hunters and shooters
- Four leg event
- Use to be called the G5 Triple Threat for the last four years
- Family style event as well as professional shooters class
- A class for shooters that allows you to use a range finder to check distance to targets
- Every class shoots the same course but with different stakes
- 30 targets on the course
- 2 bonus targets with additional scoring possibilities
- First leg had 240 shooters
- 4th leg has bigger prize money payout
- Should bring an arrow puller, a good set of binoculars and a half dozen arrows
- 2 minute time limit to shoot per station
- Find more information at: G5 Super Slam Facebook Page G5superslam.com
Illinois turkey hunt gone bad with Carrie Zylka of HuntFishTravel
- Carrie heads to Illinois for a turkey hunt and gets sick
- In Illinois you can only hunt turkeys until 1:00pm
- First day heard a lot of turkeys but nothing to shoot
- Set up in the middle of an ag field in a pop blind with a shotgun
- After the first morning hunt she became seriously ill
- After missing a day's hunt she went back out the third day but got even worse and called the hunt short
- Hunting Wisconsin next three weekends
- Talking hunting Wisconsin for turkeys
Dan's Michigan turkey hunt
- Monday he sees six toms but cannot put one down but got to see four of them fighting
- Moved blind for next day's hunt but only seen two hens
Mike's new mountain bike for hunting experiment
- Hope to use the bike to get back to stand and camp quietly
- Got the new bike Saturday morning and headed north to deer camp
- Headed out with the bike to check my trail cameras at camp
- On first impressions the bike performed as expected
- I had a backpack on along with my hiking boots and hunting coat, all items didn't cause any issues while riding
- Was able to ride within less than a hundred yards of several deer without being detected
What is the worst outdoor accident you've ever had
- Jacob puts a treble hook through his finger
- Prompted a trip to the hospital
- Dan remembers a fall out of a tree
- Mike remembers getting shot at as a youngster while hunting
- Mike remembers flipping a canoe in a fast moving river
- Dan remembers getting muzzle-blasted
- Dan lights foot on fire
- Mike burns arm with hot brass from rifle cartridge
- Shooting Tannerite
Cody Dawson talks about pre-fishing Kentucky Lake in Kentucky for this week's Bass Tournament
- Cody gets an early jump on his trip to Kentucky Lake
- Weather is playing pretty much to normal conditions but the lake levels are about a foot and a half lower than normal causing structure to be up out of the water
- Local water levels are down over the winter
- Several variables could change before the start of the tournament
- Fine tuning before tournament
- General mood is that the lake is fishing tough
- Lake conditions could change over night
- What happens if your plan doesn't work for the tournament
- Tournament begins Thursday Morning
- Sunday is Cody and Mara's first Ohio Tournament
- What is Cody's worst outdoor accident
Dan gets ready for the Michigan Turkey Season Opener
- Dan scouts the past two mornings for roosted birds
- Heard gobblers on the roost this morning
- Birds just starting to break up out of flocks
- Saw a coyote while scouting along with an opossum
- Also saw a few deer while scouting
- Took the new Mossberg shotgun to the range to sight in
- Looking forward to the Monday morning opener
- Several left over tags for this year's Michigan turkey season
- Dan's wife shoots the new gun
- Dan likes the new Mossberg shotgun he bought for turkey season
- Dan comments on the activity at the gun range
Cabela's Prostaff Manager and TV Sponsorship Manager Diana Stewart takes her first turkey on her second hunt ever.
- Heads to Texas for a Rio hunt
- First hunt was a duck hunt last winter
- Favorite part was watching the woods and animals wake up to the morning sunrise
- Hunting a ground brush blind with a guide and cameraman
- Four Toms come in but don't provide a shot
- Huge thunderstorm rolls in and stops the hunt
- After the storm broke and a dry set of camo, the hunt is on again
- Trophy Tom comes in but not quite close enough
- Meanwhile some hens come in and another Tom comes in to investigate
- The big moment comes and she takes the shot
- Takes bird back to camp and gets to taste her success with fresh turkey for dinner
- Having the bird mounted
- Got to shoot the day before the hunt
- Video will be on Amerciana Outdoors on NBCSports
- Her dad and grandpa hunted but she never knew it
- Wants to take her husband hunting and go hunting with her dad
- Works with Cabela's
- Started with them as Social Media Manager
Cabela's Prostaff Manager and TV Sponsorship Manager Diana Stewart takes her first turkey on her second hunt ever.
- Heads to Texas for a Rio hunt
- First hunt was a duck hunt last winter
- Favorite part was watching the woods and animals wake up to the morning sunrise
- Hunting a ground brush blind with a guide and cameraman
- Four Toms come in but don't provide a shot
- Huge thunderstorm rolls in and stops the hunt
- After the storm broke and a dry set of camo, the hunt is on again
- Trophy Tom comes in but not quite close enough
- Meanwhile some hens come in and another Tom comes in to investigate
- The big moment comes and she takes the shot
- Takes bird back to camp and gets to taste her success with fresh turkey for dinner
- Having the bird mounted
- Got to shoot the day before the hunt
- Video will be on Amerciana Outdoors on NBCSports
Dan gets ready for the Michigan Turkey Season Opener
- Dan scouts the past two mornings for roosted birds
- Heard gobblers on the roost this morning
- Birds just starting to break up out of flocks
- Saw a coyote while scouting along with an opossum
- Also saw a few deer while scouting
- Took the new Mossberg shotgun to the range to sight in
- Looking forward to the Monday morning opener
- Several left over tags for this year's Michigan turkey season
Cody Dawson talks about pre-fishing Kentucky Lake in Kentucky for this week's Bass Tournament
- Cody gets an early jump on his trip to Kentucky Lake
- Weather is playing pretty much to normal conditions but the lake levels are about a foot and a half lower than normal causing structure to be up out of the water
- Local water levels are down over the winter
- Several variables could change before the start of the tournament
- Fine tuning before tournament
- General mood is that the lake is fishing tough
- Lake conditions could change over night
- What happens if your plan doesn't work for the tournament
What is the worst outdoor accident you've ever had
- Jacob puts a treble hook through his finger
- Prompted a trip to the hospital
- Dan remembers a fall out of a tree
- Mike remembers getting shot at as a youngster while hunting
- Mike remembers flipping a canoe in a fast moving river
- Dan remembers getting muzzle-blasted
Turkeys Bikes & Bows
- Dan is fired up for turkey season in a week!
- Mike is working on getting in shape for the upcoming hunting season
- Mike bought a mountain bike to exercise with to get in shape for hunting season
- Gets you outdoors and into the fresh air
Talking Florida Bass Fishing with Cody Dawson
- Lake Wales Florida
- Fishing was slow on Kissimmee River due to flooding
- Flooded orange grove fishing was better
- Bait selection made a huge difference
- Ribbon tail vs Paddle tail baits
- Flooded orange grove provided a lot of different opportunities to fish
- Flooded grove vs river fishing
G5 Super Slam 3D Archery Tournament
- A category for everyone in the family at any age
- Four different events
- 3 legs and 1 championship event
- All four events located in southern Michigan
- One category for known distances
- Facebook page G5 Super Slam
- Prizes to be given away
Shooting at long distances of 500 yards + with Andrew Larimer
- Shoots at a 1000 yard range, MTC in Lake City Michigan
- Normally shoots between 100 and 500 yards
- Need to know specific setup and take a test to shoot at this range
- Need to know environmental that affect your shots
- Andrew's history of getting into long range shooting
- Easiest way to get involved is with NRA clubs
- Civilian Marksmanship Club
- Linden Sportsmans Club
- Detroit Sportsmans Congress
- CMP Shooting distances
- What type of ammo, store bought or reloaded ammo?
- Blue printed Remington action
- Krieger barrel
- McMillian stock
- Ziess Optics
- .308 Winchester cartridge
- Equipment needed to shoot long distances
- Spotting scope
- Environmental conditions that affect shots
- Learning to estimate wind speeds
Shooting at long distances of 500 yards + with Andrew Larimer
- Shoots at a 1000 yard range, MTC in Lake City Michigan
- Normally shoots between 100 and 500 yards
- Need to know specific setup and take a test to shoot at this range
- Need to know environmental that affect your shots
- Andrew's history of getting into long range shooting
- Easiest way to get involved is with NRA clubs
- Civilian Marksmanship Club
- Linden Sportsmans Club
- Detroit Sportsmans Congress
- CMP Shooting distances
- What type of ammo, store bought or reloaded ammo?
Talking Florida Bass Fishing with Cody Dawson
- Lake Wales Florida
- Fishing was slow on Kissimmee River due to flooding
- Flooded orange grove fishing was better
- Bait selection made a huge difference
- Ribbon tail vs Paddle tail baits
- Flooded orange grove provided a lot of different opportunities to fish
- Flooded grove vs river fishing
Pre-Fishing 1st Tournament of the Year
- Pre-fishing Kentucky Lake for Championship tournament
- 4 days of pre-fishing
- Tips to pre-fish a lake before tournaments
- 50% of the time looking for structure to hold fish the other half looking for something totally different than what's expected
- Using maps along with on site surveys
- Pre-fishing with other competitors on the lake
- Family competition
Turkeys Bikes & Bows
- Dan is fired up for turkey season in a week!
- Mike is working on getting in shape for the upcoming hunting season
- Mike bought a mountain bike to exercise with to get in shape for hunting season
- Gets you outdoors and into the fresh air
600 Yard public rifle range in Alpena Michigan
- Alpena Sportsmen's Club
- Open to the public
- 600 yard range
- Archery Range
- Pistol Range
- Shotgun Range
Trail Camera Project
- Starting the 2016 deer season
- Working on deer management 24/7 365
- Putting out 4 trail cameras and getting the trail cam project started for this upcoming season
- Is there a good reason to leave trail cameras out all year?
- Browning Trail Cameras
- Our new rye crop Aroostook Rye
QDMA Habitate Management
- Change is good but hard to accomplish sometimes
- Traditions are the hardest things to overcome when trying to initiate change
- How is Mike's plan working?
- Need to work on ways to get into stands without spooking deer
QDMA Habitate Management
- Michigan NE Chapter President Perry Woods holds a Deer Habitat Workshop
- Class was at Perry's deer camp with 14 students
- Man made licking branch site
- How to make a licking branch
- Different ways or techniques to use hinge cutting to hold or move or funnel deer
- Hinge cutting for containing deer within a given area, example is a food plot
- Hinge cutting for bedding areas
- Hinge cutting for moving deer through your property
- Make a master plan!
- Set realistic goals
- Size of plots
- Using a fence as a way to direct deer
- Facing change and how to work with it
QDMA Habitate Management
- Michigan NE Chapter President Perry Woods holds a Deer Habitat Workshop
- Class was at Perry's deer camp with 14 students
- Man made licking branch site
- How to make a licking branch
- Different ways or techniques to use hinge cutting to hold or move or funnel deer
- Hinge cutting for containing deer within a given area, example is a food plot
- Hinge cutting for bedding areas
- Hinge cutting for moving deer through your property
- Make a master plan!
- Set realistic goals
- Change is good but hard to accomplish sometimes
- Traditions are the hardest things to overcome when trying to initiate change
- How is Mike's plan working?
- Need to work on ways to get into stands without spooking deer
Trail Camera Project
- Starting the 2016 deer season
- Working on deer management 24/7 365
- Putting out 4 trail cameras and getting the trail cam project started for this upcoming season
- Is there a good reason to leave trail cameras out all year?
- Browning Trail Cameras
- Our new rye crop Aroostook Rye
600 Yard public rifle range in Alpena Michigan
- Alpena Sportsmen's Club
- Open to the public
- 600 yard range
- Archery Range
- Pistol Range
- Shotgun Range
Indiana to allow rifles for deer hunting
- Does this set a precedent for future game laws
- No one knew this was coming
- Whats the impact on wildlife
- What are the safety issues
- How many deer will be killed or wounded
- Why no .270 caliber
- Over population and over browsing
Indiana to allow rifles for deer hunting
- Governor signs bill to allow hunters to use rifles for deer hunting on private lands
- Only five calipers to be used
- Why didn't DNR move forward on this issue
- This was passed by the state legislature
Hunting Mentor
- Helping a young hunter learn the ins and outs of turkey hunting
- Decoys
- Calls
- Habitat
- Explaining experience
- NWTF is sponsoring a young hunter who's dad sent us an email asking for advice
Turkey scouting
- Turkey hunting Alabama and the south
- Springs coming no foliage
- Montana Decoys in the field
- Preseason scouting
- Lots of people out in the park along with the DNR
- Not any birds in the nearby AG fields
- Seeing some sign
- Plans for the upcoming week for scouting
Turkey scouting
- Turkey hunting Alabama and the south
- Springs coming no foliage
- Montana Decoys in the field
- Preseason scouting
Hunting Mentor
- Helping a young hunter learn the ins and outs of turkey hunting
- Decoys
- Calls
- Habitat
- Explaining experience
Indiana to allow rifles for deer hunting
- Governor signs bill to allow hunters to use rifles for deer hunting on private lands
- Only five calipers to be used
- Why didn't DNR move forward on this issue
- This was passed by the state legislature
- Does this set a precedent for future game laws
- No one knew this was coming
- Whats the impact on wildlife
- What are the safety issues
- How many deer will be killed or wounded
- Why no .270 caliber
- Over population and over browsing
Question about taking a youngster either turkey or duck hunting for the first time
- Doesn't have a gun for him to use, what solutions are there for this situation
- Which hunt to choose first
- Turkey hunting lest costly and warmer weather
- How to get a shotgun for your son without making the big purchase
- Find a local NWTF chapter for help
- Buying a used shotgun
- Teaching safety
- Parental involvement in teaching safety to our kids
- Gun safety classes
- Take them out for the turkey hunt and have them run the calls and you do the hunting
- Take lots of photos on your hunt
Sighting in a new Vortex Viper HS scope
- Browning X-Bolt 7mm Rem Mag set up with a new Vortex Viper HS scope
- Talking about how the gun shot
- Winchester Super X Power Point 150 grain ammo
- Bore sighting the scope
- Dialing it in
- Shooting at 200 yards
- Shooting ranges in Michigan over 200 yards
- Effective range for taking an animal
- Firearm handling mistakes we've made
Using the new GoPro Hero 4 Black in the outdoors
- How new technology such as these action cameras are changing the outdoors for the better
- Time Lapse video during the day of cloud movement
- Indoor time lapse of me at work behind the video switcher
- Night time lapse video of the moon, stars and clouds
- Mossy Oak's use of a GoPro on a weather balloon
- Can run in total darkness
- Ability to catch star movement
- Ability to tether to an I-phone and use to Periscope through the GoPro App and Periscope App
- Underwater housing rated to 130 feet deep
- Talk about using with a drone to scout for pre-hunting seasons
- Badlands Film Festival GoPro only category
Black Eagle Arrows and Randy Kitts the President of Black Eagle Arrows Talks with us.
- Reminiscing about the ATA show in Louisville
- The Spartan Arrow, New for 2016
- Talking about modern bow efficiency
- The Vintage Arrow, New for 2016
- Fletching options
- Saskatchewan bear hunt
- Randy's hunting roots
- Randy became the beagle
- How did Ohio turn around the quality of big bucks being shot.
- Trail Cams and Baiting plays a big role in shooting big bucks
- Arrrow selection for the game you're chasing
- Randy talks about his favorite wild game meal
- Does Randy like to fly?
- What is Randy's favorite snack for the trip to the outdoors?
- Randy only likes two kinds of music
- Randy's last word!
Black Eagle Arrows and Randy Kitts the President of Black Eagle Arrows Talks with us.
- Reminiscing about the ATA show in Louisville
- The Spartan Arrow, New for 2016
- Talking about modern bow efficiency
- The Vintage Arrow, New for 2016
- Fletching options
- Saskatchewan bear hunt
Using the new GoPro Hero 4 Black in the outdoors
- How new technology such as these action cameras are changing the outdoors for the better
- Time Lapse video during the day of cloud movement
- Indoor time lapse of me at work behind the video switcher
- Night time lapse video of the moon, stars and clouds
- Mossy Oak's use of a GoPro on a weather balloon
Sighting in a new Vortex Viper HS scope
- Browning X-Bolt 7mm Rem Mag set up with a new Vortex Viper HS scope
- Talking about how the gun shot
- Winchester Super X Power Point 150 grain ammo
- Bore sighting the scope
- Dialing it in
- Shooting at 200 yards
Question about taking a youngster either turkey or duck hunting for the first time
- Doesn't have a gun for him to use, what solutions are there for this situation
- Which hunt to choose first
- Turkey hunting lest costly and warmer weather
- How to get a shotgun for your son without making the big purchase
- Find a local NWTF chapter for help
- Buying a used shotgun
- Teaching safety
A La Carte Fishing with Cabela's Outfitter David Kuhl
- Talks about working with Cabela's
- Helps to set up people who want to DYI fish any where in Michigan or guides for those trips as well
- Educates people on proper technique or style to catch a particular species on a particular body of water
- Great for out of town vacationers to take a day fishing trip
- Helps with learning what boat to purchase for the setup they are looking to achieve
- Offers three styles of boats for fishing
- Out of State vacationers use the service
- Come to Michigan and fish our waters
- Can take trips to the Upper Peninsula
- Got fishing from A to Z covered in Michigan
Hunting Slam quests in North America with Mike Ruzs of Cabela's
- Talking Grand Slam of turkeys
- What consists of Royal and World Slams of turkeys?
- North American Whitetail Slam
- North American Flyway Waterfowl Slam
- Missing the Miriam from the Grand Slam due to a hunt with two friends who connected and also the Osceola in Florida
- Personal quests
- What drives us to the slams or bucket lists as we get older?
- Why we set our own bucket lists?
- What is the next challenge for us as outdoorsmen and women?
- We don't set out to do it, but all of a sudden we realize we are longing to take our experience to the next level
- Make your goals attainable but not impossible
Making a wingbone turkey call with Mike Rusz of Cabela's
- Cabela's Outfitter, turkey and waterfowl specialist
- Takes us on a Rio Turkey hunt in Kansas where he kills two toms at one time!
- Makes a wingbone turkey call from one of the toms Mike shot in Kansas
- The process for making a wingbone call
- Wants to call in a Rio with the call he made from the wingbones of the Rio he killed.
- What it sounds like and the technique to sound the call
- Wants to make a Grand Slam of wingbone turkey calls
- What was the draw to hunt out west for the Rio Turkey
- Hunting walk in lands in Kansas, private land available for public hunting
- How to locate and hunt Rios in Kansas
Kayak fishing from a kayak with Adam Marsh of Cabela's
- Cabela's Outfitter in the fishing department
- Honed his skills as a youngster on Houghton Lake
- Fishes from a kayak
- Uses spinning reels due to having to fish sitting down in the kayak
- Uses 10ft fishing kayak
- Shorter kayaks are easier to maneuver in streams with current
- Gives you the ability to stop and bank fish in areas that people with motor boats cannot get access to fish
- Stays in the kayak to fish on inland lakes
- Can transport without using a trailer or a vehicle without a trailer hitch
- You use more upper body strength to fight the fish unlike from a boat or on a shore
- Uses Cabela's Advamced Angler Pro Series Sling Pack for carrying fishing tackle
- Uses Fenwick 5'6" 2 Piece Rod
- PFD's and water shoes
- Keep fish or catch and release
- How to keep important stuff dry, drivers license, fishing license, camera, etc...
- Musky fishing from a kayak
- Getting set up
- Learn from someone who has experience how to use a kayak before heading out to fish for the first time
Kayak fishing from a kayak with Adam Marsh of Cabela's
- Cabela's Outfitter in the fishing department
- Honed his skills as a youngster on Houghton Lake
- Fishes from a kayak
- Uses spinning reels due to having to fish sitting down in the kayak
- Uses 10ft fishing kayak
- Shorter kayaks are easier to maneuver in streams with current
- Gives you the ability to stop and bank fish in areas that people with motor boats cannot get access to fish
- Stays in the kayak to fish on inland lakes
- Can transport without using a trailer or a vehicle without a trailer hitch
- You use more upper body strength to fight the fish unlike from a boat or on a shore
- Uses Cabela's Advamced Angler Pro Series Sling Pack for carrying fishing tackle
- Uses Fenwick 5'6" 2 Piece Rod
- PFD's and water shoes
Making a wingbone turkey call with Mike Rusz of Cabela's
- Cabela's Outfitter, turkey and waterfowl specialist
- Takes us on a Rio Turkey hunt in Kansas where he kills two toms at one time!
- Makes a wingbone turkey call from one of the toms Mike shot in Kansas
- The process for making a wingbone call
- Wants to call in a Rio with the call he made from the wingbones of the Rio he killed.
- What it sounds like and the technique to sound the call
- Wants to make a Grand Slam of wingbone turkey calls
Hunting Slam quests in North America with Mike Ruzs of Cabela's
- Talking Grand Slam of turkeys
- What consists of Royal and World Slams of turkeys?
- North American Whitetail Slam
- North American Flyway Waterfowl Slam
- Missing the Miriam from the Grand Slam due to a hunt with two friends who connected and also the Osceola in Florida
- Personal quests
- What drives us to the slams or bucket lists as we get older?
A La Carte Fishing with Cabela's Outfitter David Kuhl
- Talks about working with Cabela's
- Helps to set up people who want to DYI fish any where in Michigan or guides for those trips as well
- Educates people on proper technique or style to catch a particular species on a particular body of water
- Great for out of town vacationers to take a day fishing trip
- Helps with learning what boat to purchase for the setup they are looking to achieve
- Offers three styles of boats for fishing
Using the Kee Kee Run call for spring turkey hunting
- Scott Ellis of Cabela's Spring Thunder uses the Kee Kee Run for early birds
- Arron Warbritton and Dan chatted about future interview
- Deciding what calls to use
- Montana Decoy 3-D turkey decoys
Throwback Thursday Episode 43
On this weeks show I tell my story of my taking a coyote. We also take Michael on his first coyote hunt, and take Mackenzie on her first ice fishing outing. We discuss the upcoming Turkey season in Michigan as well as a possible case of TB in Lower Michigan. We have our usual outdoor news of the week as well as Mikey's Game Bag. Finally I re-tell an old story of an ice rescue on the big water's of Michigan.
Early Season Turkey Scouting
- Tags are drawn
- Daylight Savings Time
- Spring Thunder and Turkey Classic
- Cleaning your mouth calls
- Early season scouting
Sighting in your scope after a house fire.
- Guns totally disassembled, cleaned and reassembled after house fire
- Bore sighted
- Started out on short 35 yard ranged and worked up to 100 yard range
- Still having trouble with the AR-15
- Mounting a Vortex Viper HS 4x10 scope to the Browning X-Bolt 7mm Rem Mag
- Weaver style mounts
We talk with Up North Journal Staffer Cody Dawson about the start of the 2016 Bass Masters Classic in Tulsa Oklahoma.
- Nascar with fish!
- Cody explains the world championship
- Wrapping up the 2015 season
- Tournament is in Tulsa Oklahoma
- Explaining tournament rules and set up
- Boats and Jerseys look like Nascar drivers and cars
- How one qualifies
- 3 day competition
- Has a cut like golf
- Mike watches the live feed while talking with Cody
- Penalities
- Fishing partners for tournaments
- Cody's first tournament
- Cody's Florida fishing trip
- Why Pros tag their fish
- Tackle for early season
We talk with Up North Journal Staffer Cody Dawson about the start of the 2016 Bass Masters Classic in Tulsa Oklahoma.
- Nascar with fish!
- Cody explains the world championship
- Wrapping up the 2015 season
- Tournament is in Tulsa Oklahoma
- Explaining tournament rules and set up
- Boats and Jerseys look like Nascar drivers and cars
- How one qualifies
- 3 day competition
- Has a cut like golf
- Mike watches the live feed while talking with Cody
- Penalities
- Fishing partners for tournaments
- Cody's first tournament
- Cody's Florida fishing trip
- Why Pros tag their fish
- Tackle for early season
Sighting in your scope after a house fire.
- Guns totally disassembled, cleaned and reassembled after house fire
- Bore sighted
- Started out on short 35 yard ranged and worked up to 100 yard range
- Still having trouble with the AR-15
- Mounting a Vortex Viper HS 4x10 scope to the Browning X-Bolt 7mm Rem Mag
- Weaver style mounts
Early Season Turkey Scouting
- Tags are drawn
- Daylight Savings Time
- Spring Thunder and Turkey Classic
- Cleaning your mouth calls
- Early season scouting
Using the Kee Kee Run call for spring turkey hunting
- Scott Ellis of Cabela's Spring Thunder uses the Kee Kee Run for early birds
- Arron Warbritton and Dan chatted about future interview
- Deciding what calls to use
- Montana Decoy 3-D turkey decoys
We interviewed Jon Livingston the Co-founder of Deerlab at the 2016 ATA show in Louisville Kentucky. This web based system will glean more information from your trailcam photos than ever before.
- Trailcam photo management tool
- Organize your photos
- Tag your photos
- Build a hit list
- Use it to scout weather and locations before your hunt
Part 2 of our interview with Paul Penix of PSE Archery about the Carbon Air bow.
- What was the longest shot Paul has taken with a bow at an animal and at a target.
- Talking about Denny Steiner's 103 yard elk bow kill
- Why should we practice at long distances
- How to perfect your concentration
- Archery is 90% Mental and 10% Physical
- In the Zone
Part 2 of our interview with Nick Percy of Killer Food Plots about managing our deer herds and our land.
- What is the plan for the food plots
- Food plot positioning
- How big do you make your kill plots
- Spring planting
- Whole Season plan
- Products to build your deer's health and well being
Mark Hammer joins us with his new deer call that he invented called Antler Action
- Mark killed the largest whitetail in the U.S. for 2014, which scored 254 1/8"
- Started the project 8 years ago due to some problems rattling antlers in the treestand
- Small and compact and can be run from the ground while in a treestand
- Draws deer's attention away from the hunter's location
Checking in with Robin Althaver of the Wildcats 4H archery club
- Getting ready to ramp up for the spring outdoor shoots and have more kids involved this year
- Dan gives instinctive instruction
- Looking forward to the hunting season project
- 4H State Shoot
- 4H National Shoot
We had the fortune of talking with Paul Penix of PSE about the new Carbon Air Bow and what went into it along with a little history of PSE Archery.
- Wow
- Oldest compound bow manufacture
- Pete Shepley's history about PSE and Tom Jennings
- Own more compound bow patens than any other company
- First Carbon Riser in 1996
- Shooting form
- One piece carbon riser
- SRAC core for the bow
- 2 year project squeezed into 10 months
- 2000PSI stiffness in places on the riser, no flexing
- PSE All American made!
- PSE has brought formula one racing to the archery world
Talking with Nick Percy of Killer Food Plots about deer and land management
- Michigan based food plot and land consulting company
- Building upon mother natures elements and plugging the holes with natural products
- Soil management
- Where to put a food plot along with timber management
- First step is to establish the blueprint of your soil
- Next establish a plan for deer to call your property home
- Providing cover
- Having the proper age structure of deer
- Must grow a healthy doe herd
- How to figure out what is a healthy number of deer for your property
- Border Patrol natural fence
- Creating a natural border to make deer feel safe
- Why should we break up our large food plots
Tom's Custom Turkey Calls by Tom Jameson
- Custom made turkey calls
- Deer and elk antler custom duck calls
- Custom made strikers
- Helping others have success in the field
- Don't over call
- Decoy placement
Is Blaze Pink the New Blaze Orange
- Blaze Pink camo now legal in Wisconsin deer woods
- Does this help more women get into the outdoors?
- Violation of not wearing blaze orange or pink is only $10!
- Carrie Z of Hunt Fish Travel Podcast gives her opinion on the subject
Mike and Dan discuss advantages hunting with suppressed rifles in MI now that the NRC has allowed them.
- Hearing protection
- Less felt recoil that leads to increased accuracy due to less anticipated flinch and recoil
- Better accuracy leads to a more ethical kill shot being placed on animals
- Game is less spooked due to less noise in the field due to a reduced shot report
Mike and Dan talk with James Booth who has some good basic info on the use of suppressors in the field for hunting
- How to obtain a suppressor and apply through the BATFE to register it
- The advantages of using a suppressor in the field
- What calibers benefit the most from using a suppressor
- What are James four top manufactures of suppressors
- What you can expect to pay for a suppressor
- Setting up before the hunt
- James' favorite caliber to use a 300 Blackout and why
- Will this be a game changer for the outdoorsmen
- What are the advantages for a trapper to use a suppressor
Urine based deer lures are possibly going to be banned in Pennsylvania due to the spread of CWD.
- What is the impact of urine based deer lures being used and spreading CWD
- Is there testing for this
- What impact will this have on the hunting industry and hunting community
- Is there another alternative
What is the future of the 2nd Amendment since the passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia this weekend?
Perchville USA, Mike and Dan take you to the winter festival in Tawas Michigan this week as they walk the streets of town giving you the low down on the happenings there.
Deer and predation study being conducted by Mississippi State University on the deer herd in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
- Which predator has the most impact on the deer herd
- What weather conditions play into the deer herd
- What the weather conditions do to each predator and how that plays into the deer herd
- What are the implications of the study
A live Polar Bear Plunge! Mike and Dan cover the event live from Perchville!
This week Dan and Mike headed to the Huntin' Time Expo in Grand Rapids Michigan and managed to talk with a few people about hunting, furs and trees!
Dan talked with Dave Wilkins of Droptine Outdoor Adventures about a few hunts that might peak your curiosity.
- Looking for an out of state spring turkey hunt, Kansas might be the trick
- For those guys who are taking the family to Disney in the late summer before school starts, well a Florida gator hunt might be the ticket while the family visits the mouse.
- What is on Dave's personal bucket list? A North American Moose hunt and an African Cape Buffalo hunt.
- Get in touch with Dave at: www.huntdroptineoutdoors.com
Mike chats with a member of the Michigan Fur Trappers and Predator Callers Association about why fur prices are so low.
- What's the cause for the low fur prices
- Is there any relief in sight
- Other alternatives to selling your furs at a low price
- Tanning your prize furs
- The 2016 National Fur Trappers Convention in Kalamazoo Michigan August 18-20
Mike and Dan both talk with Rick Lucas of the Michigan Forest Resource Alliance about the Michigan Qualified Forest Program
- What is the Michigan Qualified Forest Program
- How does it benefit private land owners
- What properties qualify
- What are the long term affects
- How does this program affect the property taxes
- How will this affect the animals on my property
- What types of logging are done in this program
- Contact for qualification at: www.michigan.gov/qfp
Dan gives a shout out for his dad....
Benefit 4 Kids annual banquet
- Giving wish trips to kids with life altering challenges
- Interview with Steve Hearing the President of B4K
- What they do for kids
- Some of the great prizes they raffle off!
- Where does the money come from and go
- How to get involved with B4K
- Dream Weaver Charity Salmon Tournament
- www.B4K.org
Wish Kid Jake Jaworski who was granted a wish trip
- Took a fishing trip to Oklahoma
- Fished with Jimmy Houston
- What this trip meant to him and his family
- Took a nice buck in Texas on a recent hunting trip
- Speared a nice pike this season through the ice
Newest Up North Journal Team Member Cody Dawson!
- Our UNJ Resident Fisherman!
- Cody's fishing background
- Getting ready for his first ice fishing experience
Talking ice fishing with a long time listener Ken Scicluna
- Fishing the Saginaw River
- Pay attention to ice conditions
- Cody gets his own personal guide
- Bridge to Bridge Ice Fishing Tourament
- What bait and lures to use for walleye on the river
- New size limits and legal lengths
- Using a Vexlar
- Alternate plans if the weather doesn't hold
- Locations to fish the Saginaw River
ATA wrap up and Badlands Film Festival
- Delorme Navigation booth helps us get into the Badlands Film Festival
- Josh Moremen's two films in the festival
- Badlands Film Festival at the Palace Theatre of Louisiville
- Talking about the venue
- Rhonda Rowsy makes an appearance
- Timelapse and slider videos
- Noticing the little things in videos
- Discussing our favorite shots and films from the festival
- The making of a recurve bow film
- Watching others success in films
- Understanding the emotion of outdoor films because you've experienced something similar
- Being inspired by something you watch
- GoPro series films
- 2nd Annual Outdoor Podcast Channel podcaster meet and greet at the HardRock Café
- Mara discuss' Chip Spaulding's fashion tastes
- Garmin's new Virb action camera
- New Vortex Optics gear
- Dan gives his take on his wife attending the ATA for the first time
- The organization of the ATA show and their transportation system for getting to the show
Why are outdoorsmen and women so brand loyal?
- Why do we wear company logos
- Is it a sense of pride?
- Meeting your idol
Overall experience of ATA 2016
- Mara meets Jim Shockey.
- Dan was a little preoccupied and nervous
- Great travel weather!
- Outteck party on opening night
- Dustin Lynch puts on a concert
- Hanging out with friends of ours in the outdoor industry
- Comparison to the Harrisburg show
Day one of ATA
- Meeting all of our supporters and sponsors of Up North Journal
- Dan gets beat in a recurve bow shoot-off by Mara!
- G5 Booth to interview Mark Hammer about the "Hammer Buck" the biggest Ohio whitetail taken in 2014 which scored 254 inches of antler!
- Antler Action a string activated deer rattle, new product by Mark Hammer
- Deer on a String, a new deer urine product from Michigan innovator
The Outdoor Podcast Channel 2nd annual meet and greet!
- We hosted a mixer with several outstanding podcasters
- We got to meet some future podcasters of the outdoor industry that are looking to make their mark on the outdoor world
- We hosted the event at the Hard Rock Café of Louisville
- Sponsored by Montana Decoys and Wasp Broadhead
- Mara's first visit to a Hard Rock Café!
Day two of ATA
- Interview with the owner of Nose Jammer a great deer hunting product
- How to use Nose Jammer
- Interview with Deer Lab founder Jon Livingston
- How Deer Lab works to manage your trail camera photos and what kind of information you can glean from it
- Close encounter with Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean , Willie and Jake Robertson
- Interview with Orion Coolers about what's new for 2016!
- Mindy's first interview!
- Interview with Phil Robinson the VP of ARCUS that now manages Dead Down Wind about their new product called "Boost" a deer attractant/enzyme booster/mineral supplement.
- Mike is challenged by Mara for a recurve-archery challenge!
Day three of ATA
- Mike gets lost on the show floor
- Interview with owner of Black Eagle Arrows
- Interview with Bobby Vargas of PSE Archery
- Shooting the new PSE Carbon Air bow!
- Talking with Garmin about the new Virb action cameras
Welcome to 2016
The real story about the "Hole in the Horn Buck", How did the hole get there?
- Ohio giant #2 non-typical overall found dead near train tracks
- Came to rest in a bar on the wall after going to a taxidermist and remained there for years
- How the hole got there!
Preseason archery training
- Strength training
- Shooting inside into a form bag to perfect your form
- Using a mirror to watch your form
- Using a backstop for safety
- Starting with a dozen arrows and mark them
- Mark them to find flyers while shooting
- Hunt with arrows that group the best
- Practice shooting out of a treestand if possible
What do we need for our first time out ice fishing?
- Good set of warm insulated waterproof boots
- Layered clothing that is wind resistant
- Multiple pairs of gloves and hand warmers
- Head cover for face and ears
- Ice rods & tip ups, dipping spoon, auger or spud, bait & lures, sled or bucket, lead clip weight to set line depths
- Fishing license
Looking into 2016
- Upcoming outdoor shows
- 2016 ATA show in Louisville Kentucky
- Live updates from the ATA
Last Winter Recap
- Ice Fishing in February
- QDMA Banquet
- Looking to form a deer co-op, forming a plan
- Looking ahead to this ice fishing season
- Bridge to Bridge ice fishing tournament with Cabela's
- Mara's tournament fishing in early spring in Ohio
- Fishing Lake Erie and big water danger
Last Spring Recap
- Dan's slow start to turkey season but overall was a very successful season for multiple reasons
- Mara's turkey season had to be worked around college classes but was successful
- Mike's season ruined by work obligations
- Comparing Ohio and Michigan Turkey Season lengths
- Trail Cam deer management project
- What other things does trail cams help with?
- Starting a deer co-op
- Mara's trail cam experience
Last Summer Recap
- Dan's wife's two year battle with a trout
- Ohio trip to Cabela's for the Archery Classic
- Mara Joins the Up North Journal Team
- Bowfest at Spot Shooter Archery
- Mara becomes a mentor for a young female archer
- Show season
- Ohio Tournament fishing for Mara throughout the summer
- Summer bowfishing equipment
Last Fall Recap
- Festivus
- Ohio early deer season for Mara
- Mara takes a huge doe with her new PSE EVO
- She misses a big buck
- Ohio shotgun season
- Four weeks of hard deer hunting in Michigan
- Close encounters with big bucks
- Helped hunter take his first deer
- Huge doe kill
Looking forward to ATA 2016
This PSE Tech Tip with Bobby Vargas, we talk about where all of PSE's products are made. They are all made in the USA!
Muzzleloader Misfire
- Make sure your muzzleloader is clean before you head out for the hunt
- Remington Model 700 muzzleloader cleaning
- Misfire on big buck
- Muzzleloader cleaning tools for the field
- Safety pin for your nipple
Cabela's Pro Staff Manager bags first mule deer in first year of hunting
- Amanda Popp Cabela's Pro Staff Manager takes hunter's safety with her daughter
- Daughter encourages her to take up hunting
- Mother Daughter hunt together
- Amanada hunts on family property
- What distances are good for the scope you're using
- Rifle scope's proper eye relief and mangnification for your hunting setup
- Custom built 25-06 deer rifle
- Mule deer and Whitetail crossbreed
- Field dressing your first deer
- Chicken Fried Elk Steak
Final deer hunt of 2015
- Muzzleloader wrap up in Michigan
- No deer, more squirrels
- Hunting standing corn
- Unexpected warm weather for December hunt
This PSE Tech Tip with Bobby Vargas, we talk about how to practice for an upcoming archery tournament.
What is Benefit 4 Kids?
- How do they help children with life challenges who want to have an outdoor wish?
- How can you help?
- How you can make a donation
- How does this affect the kids and their families?
Talking first ice icefishing tactics with Hall of Fame Fisherman Mark Martin
- How to be successful on first ice?
- How to be safe while on the ice?
- What challenges and dangers do we face on big water and fast moving rivers?
- What do Mark Martin's icefishing schools consist of?
- Why is weather so important to keep track of?
- How did Mark get his start in the outdoors?
- What did his father think about him becoming a professional fisherman?
- What was his most memorable fishing trip?
- What is his favorite way to prepare a table full of fish to eat?
We talk with Jennifer Emmendorfer the Marketing Specialist of the Saginaw Michigan Cabela's Outpost
- How is the Christmas Season going for the Saginaw store?
- What are some of the upcoming events that you can attend in the Saginaw store?
- Bridge to Bridge icefishing tournament
- How did Jennifer get her start at Cabela's?
- What was her outdoor beginnings?
On This PSE Tech Tip with Bobby Vargas, we talk about how to choose the right equipment for tournament shooting and 3-D shooting.
Wrapping up the Michigan firearm deer season
- Last weekend of firearm season
- Expectations
- Mike teaching his youngest son a few lessons
Michigan DNR give their early numbers for Michigan's Upper Peninsula deer kill for firearm deer season.
- Actual check station numbers
- Why are they so low
- Dan and Mike's take on it
- Are we spending too much money on such low data accumulation
- Mandatory deer checks
How to make your own deer summer sausage
- Dan's recipe
- How Dan makes his
- Equipment he uses
Where the team will be for the next few months
This PSE Tech Tip by Bobby Vargas, we talk about how we determine our effective range with our bow is and how we can increase it!
Covering our activities for week 2 of Michigan's firearm deer season and Thanksgiving.
Mike takes Randy Duncan up to camp for a deer hunt.
- Randy has to find the deer blind on his own.
- Randy shoots his first deer and punches his man card!
- Randy gets to find out what the gut sack is the hard way!
- What all this means for Randy
Mike does a little doe management and takes a huge doe and puts some meat in the freezer.
- A hard cold hunt
- Enduring the elements and challenging ones self to press on
- Staying out and punching a doe tag
The PSE Tech Tip this week with Bobby Vargas, he tells us why we need a stabilizer for our bows and what they do for us.
Michigan Firearm Deer Season Week One!
- Dan covers his trip to deer camp in Michigan's upper peninsula
- Mike covers his trip to deer camp in Michigan's northeastern lower peninsula
Mike's daughter talks about taking her deer on the third day.
Mike and Dan cover when is our hunting information beneficial or meaningful to our state DNR.
- Dan tries to give information to the DNR also finds many "Deer Check Stations" closed.
- Mike finds all of the "Deer Check Stations" on his way home closed.
The PSE Tech Tip this week with Bobby Vargas is going to help us choose the correct peep size for our bow.
Join us this week for a great interview with Greg Miller from The Hunt TV. Dan takes us back 20 years to a hunt that he went on with Greg Miller in Wisconsin and discusses that hunt along with what Greg is doing now with his new show on the Outdoor Channel. Greg also shares a few hunting tactics for those hard to find bucks. Be sure to listen to this episode this week! He even shares a funny story about Dan on the hunt!
On this PSE Tech Tip with Bobby Vargas, he tells us what target panic is and how we can practice to reduce target panic when we are ready to take that shot!
The calm before the storm for the opener for Michigan's firearm deer season
- Are you ready Mike and Dan?
- What are you expecting this year?
Do you learn more from Bowhunting deer or Firearm hunting deer?
- Bowhunting skills and education
- Firearm skills and education
There is a new Mid-Michigan 4H archery club in the area!
- The Wildcat 4H Archery Club
- What they offer
- How it got started
- Plans for the future
- How to get involved
This PSE Tech Tip, Bobby Vargas tells us why it is important to make sure you have the right size arrow for your set up. He tells us how we go about choosing the correct arrow for the bow we are shooting.
This week Mike takes us on his trip to northern Michigan for a full week of bowhunting.
- Weather
- Trailcam photos
- Setting up blinds
- Hunting with dad
- The first buck encounter
- The second buck encounter
- What he took from the week
We answer a few emails
Bobby Vargas of PSE tells us how to go about choosing the correct pin size for the archery set up you are trying to achieve.
This week we talk about the condition of the modern hunter and whether we are making advances in our cause or are we shooting ourselves in the foot.
- Taking a look at Matt Goodlife's first hunting video and the differences we notice right away from the way we hunt here in Michigan
- We talk about how to resolve a conflict between a friend or even family that involves hunting grounds
- Has the internet and social media led to the rise of more women and children taking up hunting
- How the internet, technology and social media has led to the good the bad and the downright ugly of hunters helping or hurting other hunters and the sport as a whole
We finish the show with this week's PSE tech tip from Bobby Vargas about target panic
- What is it
- How do we get it
- How do we get rid of it
Bobby Vargas of PSE tells us how to properly set up a new sight on our bow for the upcoming target or archery season.
Mara takes her first archery deer and we cover it from the field to the table and beyond!
- Scouting and planning up to the hunt
- Getting to and in the stand
- Watching a little doe play
- Seeing and drawing down on a big old doe
- Taking the shot
- Tracking the blood trail
- From the field to the processor
- Taking home a trophy
- Tanning your own hide
- The Cabela's tanning kit
- The process of tanning your own hide
What to consider when choosing a vane
How large of a vane to use
Offsets and helical
Why we need to consider broadhead size when choosing a vane
3 vanes or 4 vanes for an arrow
This week we talk with Matt Goodlife about his first muntjac deer of the season.
- What took so long to get the first one down this season?
- What problems he had after the hunt that causes everyone to cringe at other's actions!
- Why calling a deer a Piebald is the incorrect term to use? We should be using the term skewbald.
Opening day of archery season here in Michigan.
- Danny takes to the woods and sees more hunters than deer!
- Plans for the upcoming archery season
How does the loss of a grandparent play into our outdoor lives
If given the opportunity would you hunt on Mars?
- What game would we hunt?
- What would the travel be like?
- What would the cost be?
PSE Tech Tip of the Week with Bobby Vargas!
- How to choose the correct pin size for our bow set up
- Size considerations
- Applications
- Colors to choose from and why
Backwater Legacies and our hunting heritage, how do they go together and how do we pass it on.
Helping a new hunter become successful
- Teaching others
- Honing skills
- Teaching how to track
- Teaching how to field dress a deer
- Sharing the success and celebrating that success
Stalking Deer with a camera for the pure enjoyment
What are the differences in hunting Indiana and northern Michigan
- Habitat
- Animals
- Hunting styles
Archery Preseason Prepping
- Dan is scouting and shooting
- Mike getting the PSE Decree ready to go
Michigan bear hunt gone wrong
- Shooting too big of a caliber
- Tracking bear with hounds
- Taking time to recover game and going the extra mile
- Asking for proper permission
- Landowner helping out
Ohio bow season opener an early report of what's happening in Ohio
- Mara's opening day
- What luck others in Ohio are having
PSE Archery Tech Tip with Bobby Vargas
- How to properly mount a sight
- How to properly sight in your bow after mounting a new sight
- Proper pin size
We talk with Bobby Vargas of PSE Archery Marketing about crossbow fundamentals for those new shooters and hunters using a crossbow. They are also great reminders for those of us who have used a crossbow before but might need a little reminder on things to be safe in the field or at the target range.
What is it like to watch your kids venture into the outdoors by themselves for the first time?
- Mike explains his experience last week
- Compares to the fathers that were interviewed two weeks ago
- Red gives his take on his daughters
Negativity hurts all of us hunters and outdoorsmen
- Tresspassing
- Breaking game laws
- Statements used by the anti hunters
- Local story of raccoon being killed that went viral
Q & A with Bobby Vargas of PSE Archery Marketing
- How to choose the proper fletching or vane for your arrow
- Fixed blade application vs Mechanical blade application
- Three vanes vs Four vanes
Ohio Bass Tournament updates
- UNJ Team member Mara Daugherty and her boyfriend Cody Dawson take first place in local bass tournament last weekend
- They didn't do so well this weekend
- Looking forward to Ohio's archery season opener this coming week!
This week we talk with my two sons Michael and Jacob about their field goose hunt where they hunt alone with each other for the first time and Jacob gets to take his first goose ever!
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First morning hunt, they shoot five geese and later find out there is a mystery goose to show up later the next day! Jake takes two geese during this hunt which are his first ever taken!
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Evening hunt of the first day I join the boys with a camera only to watch the only flock of the evening fly over them just out of range. I do manage to get a curious doe on video up close.
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Day two moring hunt, once again they go at it without dad in tow and mange to kill two geese a piece with one of them getting a boat ride out of the deal!
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We end the show by starting up again with our tech tips segment called Q@A with Bobby V! We talk the safety and shooting techniques of crossbows for the upcoming archery season!
Kids Working in the Outdoor Industry a Parents Perspective
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We talk with our newest UNJ Staffer Mara Daugherty about her new found position with our team and how it plays out with work and school.
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We talk with Steve Miller the father of Jake and Nick of the Otown Outdoor team and get his take about his two sons chasing their dreams of working in the outdoor industry and how he helps them chase that dream.
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We talk with Shawn Daugherty the father of Mara about what he thinks of his daughter chasing her dream to work in the outdoor industry and what that means for him and his wife.
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We wrap up the show by talking with Mara once again about a fishing memory from an early age about "Black Beauty" which showed just how determined she was to be in the outdoors at an early age.
Bowfest 2015
- Mara's take on her first event in the outdoor industry
- Red's take on Bowfest 2015
- Mike gives a wrap up on the event
Mara's pre archery season set up for her Ohio property
- Food plots
- Treestand set up for single and double sets
- Season expectations and goals
Mara's boyfriend Cody Dawson participated in his first Professional Bass Fishing Tournament.
- Cody's experience
- Where he finished
- Expectations
- Cody's fishing background
- Bowfishing
Labor Day weekend plans
- Mara is heading to Swap Day in Johnstown Ohio
- Dan is planning a little fishing with his dad
- Mike is spending the weekend at Cabela's in Dundee Michigan
- Looking ahead to fall
What archery gear does Mike and Dan use in the field.
- Mike's archery gear
- Dan's archery gear
Up North Journal Prostaffer Mara Daugherty shares her spring turkey hunt with us this week! Watch it on our facebook link or off of our website.
We talk with the guys from O-Town Outdoors
- Who they are
- How did they get started
- What they are doing for this upcoming season
- Thier video gear
Talking about the use of DSLR cameras in the field to shoot video
Bowfest 2015 is coming August 29th at Spot Shooter Archery in Holly Michigan!
Trip to camp
- Hanging treestands, setting trail cams for bear hunting and planting trees
- Check your gear before you head to the woods
- A little late summer fishing with the boys
Outdoor news for the week
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Michigan Forest Fire
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Mojo Duck Decoys allowed in Arkansas
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A bill limiting the amount out of state hunters can be charged on federal hunting lands
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Tennessee goose hunt canceled due to pending lawsuit by animal rights activists
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Hunter apprentice program created in Maine
Mikey’s Game Bag, fishing nets
Gun of the Week, Ruger M-77 .22 hornet and the history of the cartridge
Fred Trost dies
Charter Fishing - Kevin Hutchings talks about a recent trip on Lake Michigan on a fishing charter for Lake Trout.
Kevin also ran into a DNR fish biologist on shore that checked his fish and found out some interesting things from him
We talk with Jill Dershaw of Cabela's in Columbus Ohio about her fly fishing adventures along with what is needed to start tying flies for fly fishing.
NWTF Jakes Event
- Mikey gives us his take on the event
- Mike's take on the event
- Mikey learns to tie flies
Trail camers for bear hunting
- Got a trail camera for bear hunting
- Things to watch out for when buying a trail camera
- Taking videos on trail cams
Picked up a 3D deer archery target
Outdoor News of the Week
- Wildfires
- New Jersey Bear hunt
- North Carolina supports hunting and fishing
Mikey's Game Bag: Learning how to tie flies
- Mikey learned how to tie flies at local Jakes event
- Mikey buys his own fly tying kit
- Interview with Richard Walker fly tyer
Gun of the Week: Remington 742 Woodsmaster 30-06
Trail cam photos from Mike's work weekend up north
- Painting hunting blinds
- Pulling trail cam photos
- 2015 archery season hit list
Dave Wilkins African Safari
- 7 new animals taken off of his bucket list
- Working behind the scenes
Dave's client hunts two lions with a bow!
- Male lion hunt
- Female lion hunt
Dave's take on Cecil the lion
- Society has Disneyfied animals
- His take on the airlines refusing to transport the big 5 from Africa
Back from vacation
New family addition! We rescued a Brittany Spanial from the pound
Youth working for their outdoor gear
A day of Fishing, asking locals for help
Using weak fishing line
Mikey gets to drive his new boat
Outdoor News of the Week
- Hunting Heritage Bill in Missouri
- Minnesota angler shortens fish to make slot limit
Mikey's Game Bag, Mikey gets to go to Mackinaw Outfitters for his birthday!
The Rise of Women in the outdoors
- Number of women involved is climbing
- More women becoming self taught
Cecil the Lion
- Wait for the facts
- Lets worry about things that really matter
- What the media is pushing
- Should it matter?
21 point Ohio buck that scored 221" taken by Greg Deckling!
- Dad sold his crossbow
- Used a past mentor's crossbow
- Forgot to purchase license
- Dogs barking in hunting area
- The Big Boy!
- Forgot to turn on red dot
- Corn stalk in antler hides view of hunter in treestand from the deer!
Newest UNJ staff member Mara Daugherty!
- Self taught to hunt and fish
- Self Films adventures
- Passion for the outdoors
- Works as a bow technician at Cabela's
We recorded this show live in Cabela's in Columbus Ohio with a special guest. Dusty Phillips of Big Buck Registry's Big Buck Podcast stopped by to help with the show!
- Hunting smaller areas for deer
- How to get started with food plots and fertilizer
- Trail cam set up, a new technique that has you setting your camera higher for a different succes rate.
Reflecting on the north and the outdoors
Outdoor News
New addition to the family, another dog!
Interview with a friend about a wilderness canoe trip that turned bad.
Interview with Clint Turner who came back from a serious injury to kill a buck he has been watching for 5 years, a 186" Illinois buck!
- Watching a deer for five years
- Finally seeing this deer in the field during hunting season
- The Hunt!
- Looking towards next season and a possible 200" buck!
Outdoor news
Bald Eagle delisted as endangered species
Michigan Black Bear Hunting
Jake shoots out of a treestand for the first time
Outdoor garage sale finds
Dan talks about his interview with Gordon Whittington of North American Whitetails while co-hosting on The Big Buck Registry Big Buck Podcast with Jay Scott.
- What was it like to talk with someone with so much deer knowledge
- Talking about the Hanson buck, the hole in the horn buck and others
Has hunting changed over the last couple of decades?
- Are we lazy
- Are we better hunters
- What ends has this led too
Mike visited the Coon Dog Cemetery while on vacation
- What is a coon dog cemetery and where was it
- What was the cemetery like and what was there
- Mike talks about his experience there
Ticks! While on vacation Mike had a not so good experience with ticks....again!
Fourth of July Holiday
Summer Vacations
- Dan's vacation
- What he's seeing in the U.P. of Michigan
- U.P. Deer management
Robb's Creek Deer Co-op
- How we got started
- What do we expect
- Sharing Infromation
Trail Cams
- Spring photos
- Why we put them out
- What are we seeing
A GPS mapping project of our property
We talk about our 4 day trip to Backwater Legacies youth outreach camp.
- What is Backwater Legacies
- What do they do for the kids
- What outdoor disciplines do they teach
- What are the kids' reactions
An indepth interview with Carrie Z of HuntFishTravel Podcast.
- Her hunting beginnings
- How she got into podcasting
- The Rebranding of her podcast
- Her thoughts on a list of topics
Interview with Dave Wilkins from Droptine Outdoor Adventures
- What does it take to go on an African Safari
- What does a trip consist of
- What does he think about the recent CWD case here in Michigan
NewYork photography of fish law
- Against the law to photo out of season fish
- Reason behind the law
- Our take on it
Outdoor writer Jerry Lambert
- Talks about his two hunting books that he previously wrote
- Talks about his two upcoming books to be released later this year
- How he got his start writting
CWD in Michigan
- We talk with Jerry Lambert about how this is impacting his area
- Other environmental issues that are affecting deer in Michigan
We get out chasing turkeys and morel mushrooms!
Mikey tells us how to size up oars for your boat as he gets his boat ready!
We also find some hunting and outdoor gear at local garage sales.
Turkey Season Wrap Up
- We talk with Dan's cousin Brian DeFauw about shooting his first turkey
- Interview with Jeff Summers from Simply Outdoors about his Turkey Season
Michigan case of CWD found in a wild deer.
- Interview with Jeff Summers who lives in the area where the deer was found
- What's the impact
- What is the state planning on doing
- Can any good come of this
This week takes us back to May of 2007 where I take out my son Mikey and my friend Kevin Hutchings on a turkey hunt to remember!
First Time Turkey Hunter
- College student gets back out into the woods to enjoy turkey hunting for the first time
- Her experience out in the woods
Dead Down Wind Camo Face Paint
- Easy on
- Easy off
- 5 colors this year
Manfrotto tripod used for hunting
- Deploys into a completely flat position for sitting against a tree
- Extremely tall as well
- Light weight
It's time to get those Bear and Elk permits in for the Michigan fall hunts.
More turkey hunting and bowfishing with Mike and Mikey. We also hear from Mackenzie and Jacob.
First Time Turkey Hunter
- Dan takes his wife out for her first turkey hunt
- How does a balloon figure into a hunt
- Second day out
Is Michigan Canceling Their Upper Peninsula Deer Hunt?
- Proposed changes to this year's hunt
- Dan's take on the U.P. deer herd
New Deer Management Project
- Mike's club project
- Who he's trying to get involved
- How big should it start
- What are the expected goals
Happy Mother's Day
Talking About Our Throw Back Thursday Episoded starting with our original Pilot episode!
Another throw back Thursday show where we go back to Episode 2 from our start of the Up North Journal.
This is our Throwback Thursday of Episode 1 our very first official Up North Journal Podcast episode from April 25th, 2007!
Up North Journal turkey hunts this week in Michigan
- Dan helps his cousin take his first turkey
- Kevin takes his first turkey with a bow
- Dan bags his bird on the third day
Minnesota officials warning turkey hunters to be on the lookout for turkeys with bird flu
Some stats on the California ammo ban www.nssf.org
A follow up on last week's topic of shooting running deer
PSE Tech tip of the week with Marketing Manager Bobby Vargas, how to get ready for upcoming tournament season
This is the first of 43 episodes for "Throw Back Thursday".
This episode has never before been published! Sit back and enjoy listening to Mike and Mikey at age 12 as they begin to try their hand at podcasting!
Live from Cabela's in Saginaw Michigan for Lady's Outdoor Days!
- Why we are here
- Interview with Narryn Davis HR Field Specialist
- My Disconnect Day
My Disconnect Day promotion by Cabela's
- What is it
- Why it is important
- How to get involved
- http://mydisconnectday.com/
Prepping for the upcoming turkey season
- Scouting
- Set up
- Putting the puzzle together
What is ethical shooting, discussion on recent article on shooting deer on the run
Question of the week
- Have you heard of turkey jewels
- Would you harvest them and save them
PSE Tech Tip of the Week with Bobby Vargas
- What gear do I need to get involved in tournament shooting
- Different types of tournament shooting events and the difference in gear
Dan's week of scouting for turkeys here in Michigan
- What he found
- Patterning his shotgun
- Putting the puzzle together
California lead ammo for hunting ban
- Banning all lead ammo for hunting in the state
- How does the ATF play into this equation
- What is the outcome for the hunters of California
Taxes on fishing supplies, the Johnson Dingle Act of 1950
- What is taxed
- Where does it go
- How is it similar to the Pittman Roberston Act of 1934
Ladies day out at Cabela's this coming saturday
- Talking turkeys
- Talking ticks
Throw Back Thursday Up North Journal style!
- Running our original pilot episode that has never been published
- Running our first 42 shows each and every thursday, these shows are no longer available on the internet until now!
We are now part of the Outdoor Podcast Channel
- What does that mean
- Who else is part of the channel
- www.outdoorpodcastchannel.com
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/outdoor-podcast-channel/id981610994?mt=2
Off Road Vehicle propsed laws
- New Legislation being proposed
- What does that mean for the buyers and industry
Time to get ready to start thinking about your food plots, and interview with Tim Billet of Rough Ridge Seeds.
- The 4 P's
- Soil testing
- Plots sizes
- www.roughridge.com
My hunting property, lost lease.
Upper Peninsula of Michigan proposed deer hunting rule changes for 2015 season
PSE Q & A with Bobby Vargas PSE Marketing Manager: what is the effective range of today's compound bows? Understanding arrow launch.
- https://youtu.be/mdsAGXF2DGs
- https://youtu.be/sRxB57QkNws
What is the Pittman Roberston Act of 1934?
- What is taxed
- What does the money go for
- Additions to the act
New Michigan Hunting Laws Concerning Drones
- Hunter Harrassment with drones law
- Drones will be illegal to hunt with in Michigan
Several Deer Found Dead in New Hampshire Due to Winter Feeding
- What killed them
- Why did it kill them
- What should we as outdoorsmen do
Turkey Mouth Calls
- How to choose the right size
- What frame to use
- Reed selection
2D Deer Decoys
- Do they work
- Pros and cons
- Compared to 2D turkey decoys
Photographing your wild game kill
- Cleaning up the game
- What might be too graphic
- Why do we care
Archery Tips With Bobby Vargas of PSE Archery
- How to select the proper peep size for your bow
- How to align your peep
- Why it matters
Recorded live from Cabela's in Saginaw Michigan
- Turkey Hunting Basics
- Locating Birds
- Camo
- Patterning your gun
- Setting Up
- Calling
- Run and Gun Tactics
Deer Management Numbers
- Michigan deer numbers
- Buck numbers
- Doe numbers
Turkey Season
- Michigan turkey season
- Scouting
Michigan Sturgeon Season
Shooting Drones
- What's legal
- Would you do it
- Private vs Public land
Blind preferences
- Ground blind
- Treestand
- Pop Up blind
Deer Trends
- DNR states deer trends for Michigan U.P. population is falling
- What does Trending mean?
- How does this play into deer herd management
One Buck Rule?
- Is this common ground for Michigan hunters?
- Can we use this same line of thinking to promote QDMA?
We take the show on the road again up north to Mike's deer camp
An afternoon on a northern Michigan lake.
- Dan's big catch
- Fish biology and lake managament
We attend the Northeastern Michigan chapter's 10th annual QDMA banquet.
Deer management
- Mike talks about his plans to try and implement at his deer camp this year
- Dan talks about his plans for the upcoming year at his camp.
Coyote Attack Update
- DNR says coyote attack unlikely on horses
- Local news report
Interview with Jeff Summers of Simply Outdoors
Interview with Tom Jameson of Tom's Custom Turkey Calls
- Pot Calls
- Box Calls
Introducing a new Up North Journal staff member, Jacob Brown
Interview with Paul Penix of PSE
- What PSE has to offer this year
- Some archery history
- A little talk of Pete Shepley and Fred Bear
Thanks to my UNJ crew for everything!
Local media embellished coyote kills and a coyote that was shot
Vintage guns, what gun would you want from years gone by
Squirrel Barking
- What is it?
- How to hunt this way
Are hunters forced into paying for conservation
- Pittman Roberston Act 1934
- Outdoor conservation groups
Upcoming Saginaw Michigan Cabela's events
- Charter Captains Day
- Spring Outdoor Days
- Ladies Day Out
Store Marketing Manager's bow kill, a story that has a good ending
Washing your hunting clothes from a different perspective
Deer hunting in New Hampshire with Jay Scott of the Big Buck Registery Deer Hunting Podcast
- Jay explains how hunting deer in N.H. is so different from other places in the U.S.A.
- Jay talks about how the Big Buck Registry got started and what they are doing.
We talk with Matt Goodlife in England about hunting in England
- Recent events with Hunter Harassment
- Hunting dogs and why he chose the two breeds he did
- Fox hunting and how the mange has become prevelant in Europe
Show 300 preview!
- What we are planning for next week's show
- What is upcoming for the spring shows and hunts this year
Ice fishing this weekend with Dan "Red" DeFauw
Traditions and memories of the outdoors
- What sticks in our minds from our past expereinces
- Why those memories are important to us
Why we do what we do
- Why do people work in the outdoor industry
- How we get there and what we expect to do with it
Coyote Hunting Question of the week
- What is the Coyote rut
- How to hunt the rut
Ice fishing weekend with the UNJ crew for the first trip on the ice this season
Deer poaching fines
- Man gets $15000 deer poaching fine
- Are progressive fines the right way to go
North American Internation Auto Show
- Red goes to the show
- Anything for the outdoors men or women?
Hiking License and Ban
- Pennsylvania considering a hiking ban
- Is this the right way to goDe
2015 ATA Show wrap up!
- PSE new Decree bow and three new crossbow offerings http://pse-archery.com/
- Dead Down Wind has 5 new products! Deaddownwind.com
- Badass Slingshots! baslingshots.com
- Family Traditions Treestands familytraditiontreestands.com
- Mossy Oak's new camo pattern "Country" Mossyoak.com
- Garmin Virb Elite action camera www.garmin.com
- Orion Coolers www.orioncoolers.com
Meeting an Up North Journal Listener
- Talking about his hunting lands
- Asking us questions about hunting and fishing
The decline of the 16 Gauge and 10 Gauge shotguns
- Reasons for decline
- Uses for
A 100 year old Idaho game warden annual report on predatory animals
What would you do if you accidentally took an overlimit of game?
Christmas gifts for the outdoors
- Red's gifts
- Mike's gifts
- A gift to our listeners
Listener questions answered about us and the outdoors
New years resolutions
- Top 10
- How to wrap them all into one and make yourself happy and enjoy the outdoors
Announcements and Thank You's to our supporters, listeners and others in the industry that listen and help out!
Guns and Schools
- Girl's senior photo shoot
- Brass found in boy's pocket
Great Lakes Grey Wolf
- Court ruling to reestablish as an endangered species
- What is the future of Grey Wolves
Mandatory deer checks, some views from listeners
Fur prices going down
- Russia's financial impact affecting prices
- What does this mean for the trappers this year
When do you tag a large game animal
- Immediately or before you move it
- What is the spirit of the law
Madatory deer checks, a follow up from last week
Deer and predator study in the Upper Peninusla
- Michigan DNR and Mississippi State Univ. study
- Findings
Federal waterfowl stamp price increase
Deer drives
- Ethical or not?
- Safe?
Our hunting partners, what do we do and how do we handle it when they pass on
Wrap up of the Michigan Firearm Deer Season
Parental responsibility of the outsoors
- Saftey
- Game indentification
- Teaching your kids about the outdoors
West Virginia mandatory big game checkin
- New electronic check in
- Why can't Michigan do this?
Doctors now asking if you own a gun?
The 2014 Michigan Firearm Deer Season Opener!
- Mike takes his youngest daughter out for the hunt
- She takes her first buck
- Dan's week long hunt in the great white north
- Observations about the first week of the opener
Jay Leno bows out of Shot Show due to pressure from anti gunners
Thanksgiving week!
- What is Mike thankful for?
- What is Dan thankful for?
Michigan deer rifle season opener
- Getting ready
- What I'm expecting
Last week's question of the week
- Trail Cam flash
- Affect on deer
Wearing proper clothing outdoors
- Recent little girl lost in woods
- What can happen
- Be prepared
Yeti search at Cabela's
.22 Ammo find
- What I found
- How others reacted
This week's question of the week
- Recent wolf proposals
- How to fix it
- What would I do
Welcome back to the cabin!
Wolf hunt vote on tuesday
- State of Michigan proposals on the ballot
- Vote yes on Prop 1 and Prop 2
We end the show early due to audio difficulties.
Mike's Cabela's Weekend
- Womens Outdoor Weekend
- Birds of Prey
A week of bowhunting camp in Michigan
- Dan's week in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
- Mike's week in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan
Wolf encounters according to Michigan's DNR, what to do when a wolf attacks your dog.
Talking with a guest on the show this week, author Bill Hoffman
How do we talk about our hunting adventures
- The words we choose to use
- What context do we use them in
- How do we express our hunt to others
Michigan Youth Deer Hunt
- Revisiting a question about someone other than youths shooting the buck
- An example of this very situation this week
Using drones in the outdoors
- Should we use them in the outdoors
- How could we use them in beneficial ways
- Is it ethical
Michigan Wolf Hunt
- No Hunt for 2014
- Why No Hunt
W.C. Hoffman's Book Twins of Prey
- My Take
- Dan's Take
Pre Bow Season Prep
- Scouting
- Stand Prep
- Dan's Thoughts on the Lease
3-D Guns
- 3-D Gun Parts
- 3-D Printing
- Affects on Society
Will New Michigan License Structure Mean More Small Game Hunters in the Wooods This Year?
New York Crossbow Season Question
- Will it ruin archery season
- Will it hurt the deer hunting
- Our thoughts
Weekend at Bass Pro
- Purchasing in store vs buying online
- Fitting youth and women for hunting clohes.
- Our thoughts on the industry supply for the youth and women.
Does Early Season Special Deer Hunts Hurt The Regular Archery Season
- My take on it
- Is it worth it
Michigan Early Goose Season Opener
- Red's first hunt
- The Hunt
- Thanks Bill Hoffman!
Hanging Treestands
- Got All The Stands Set
- Season Expectations For The Lease Property
Michigan Wolf Legislation
- Passing The Legislation
- What Does This Mean?
Podcast Listener Question To Team UNJ
Working the weekend shows at Bass Pro and Cabela's.
Respecting others in the outdoors.
Muck Boots and the HSUS Facebook post.
A personal story about talking and shooting with Fred Bear
The upcoming Michigan Wolf Vote this week.
Do you buy products soley on name recognition?
Outdoor News
- Giraffe Killed
- Outdoor Book
- Getting Fit For The Upcoming Season
National Fur Trappers Convention
- My Take On The Show
- Soup Can Traps
- Rapid River Knifeworks
- Fur Prices
Family Traditions Treestands
Setting Treestands
Shooting Our Bows
Washington State Fires
- Update on the forest fires
- R-Dub Outdoors and how they managed to fight the fire
Young Female Hunters vs. Anti's
- Kendell Jones
- Axelle Despiegelaere
This Week's Outdoor Encounters
Upcoming Outdoor Activities
Dan takes a week vacation to his cabin in Michgan's upper peninsula to enjoy some R&R.
While on vacation Dan has a very close encounter with a Black Bear that leaves a lasting memory.
Mike takes a quick get away to his home state of Alabama with a few outdoor items to share.
We discuss this week's talk and news about Kendell Jones and her problems encountered when the mainstream media laid out a road for attacks on her for hunting in Africa.
Finally we cover a few Michigan events coming up in the next two months.
- National Trappers Convention
- R-100 Archery Shoot
- Benefit 4 Kids Summer Event
- Spot Shooter Archery's Bowfest
Eagle Sighting and Video
First Fishing Outing of the Year
Bowfishing
New Hunting Lease
Listener Question
Free Fishing Weekend in Michigan
My Trip North to Deer Camp
- Annual Meeting
- Trail Cam Experiment
- Working with Others
Michigan's New Hunting License Structure
Taking Care of Firearms that have been in a Fire
- What to do with firearms that have went through a fire
- Cleaning, etc...
Listener Question on Gun Safes
Episode 276
We're Back
- Where we've been
- What happened and why
Outdoor Author Interview with W.C. Hoffman
- Twins of Prey
Our Past Seasons
- Coon Hunting
- Deer Hunting
- Turkey Hunting
Michigan Wolf Hunt
- The numbers
- The affect
Listener Question
We talk with UNJ staffer Dan "AKA Red" DeFauw about his trip with us this weekend for our first outing of the year bowfishing
Next we talk with UNJ staffer Tim Ford about a recent Deer Management meeting he went to here in Michigan.
- Proposed rule changes
- Tim's opinion on the changes
I interview Roger Ryder about his recent trip into the wilderness for a week at Isle Royal National Park
- Preparing for the trip
- What his adventure was like
This week the UNJ cabin suffered substantial damage from the tornado that hit mid-Michigan.
Our recovery effort this week after the storms.
Discussion about a collared coyote from a federal agency.
Gun tragedy, we all need to take responsibility as gun owners to prevent accidents
Trout fishing with Jacob
Turkey hunting, Jacob's first turkey hunt.
Happy Birthday to the Up North Journal! Six years old!
Talking about the opening week of turkey season here in Michigan
Helping out a first time archer
A wet fishing trip to start the fishing season off.
The Michigan Turkey Season opener is upon us.
- Dan Defauw talks about what he expects
- Mike talks about what he expects
We respond to a Facebook post from a listener
- Antler Restrictions in Michigan
- Walleye sizes, do they matter
- Current attempt by HSUS to stop the Michigan wolf hunt
Gun Rights Advocacy
- Congresswoman Diana DeGette from Colorado gives us her take on high capacity magazines
- Our take on her speech
- Do something!
Pistol Shooting Basics
- Jake learns the basics on pistol shooting techniques
- Working through failure to feed and jamb issues
- Basic safety while on the firing line.
Turkey hunting seminar that I spoke at and the things Jake learned while there.
Turkey Calls
- Jake learns about calls
- He learns how to play a call
- Getting the turkey vest ready for the opener
Michigan's Second Amendment March
- My take on it
- Jan Morgan's keynote speech
- What I took from the march
Jake's new toy list
- His visit to Jay's and Cabela's
- What he now wants in his gun safe
The basics for finding morel mushrooms this spring
A day at the shooting range with Jacob
- Pistol Shooting
- Shotgun Shooting
- Flintlock Rifle Shooting
A night time coon hunt with my youngest daughter for her first big hunt.
Our last hunter safety class for our kids and me trying to become an instructor
Fan question: What hunt impacted or changed you the most and what did it do to you to change your preparedness?
Current Gun Control Measures in the U.S.
- Colorado
- New York
- Firearm companies refusing to sell to anti gun states governments and law enforcement.
Deer necropsy with Dr. James Kroll
- Video broadcast
- What we learned
New Cabela's in Saginaw Michigan
- Vortex Optics
- Busy weekend at the store
My first fur sale
- Prices
- What I learned and what I would do differently
Squirrel hunting with dogs
Rabbit Hunt this weekend with a few friends
Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show Cancelation, supporting our second amenedment
New York gun law changes
North Western Michigan Antler Restriction
Upcoming Michigan Events
This week we bring you the show live from the frozen waters of Mid Michigan! Podcast on the ice!
Talking about this past deer season with Dan DeFauw
- U.P. deer season
- Wolves in Michigan's U.P.
Talking about the 2013 Archery Trade Show with Spot Shooter Archery owner Jim Beasley
Local Mid Michigan events that we will be at in the next couple of months.
Pheasant hunting in England with Matt Goodlife
Trapping
- Skinning animals
- Boiling Skulls
Wolf hunt in Michigan coming?
Ice Fishing
Gun Issues in America
Ammo Hoarding
Gun Control
- The Media
- Social Media
- Education
- How we get our point across
- Safety and home security
CT Shooting
- Conceal Carry
- How to carry on a pro gun discussion
- Home Safety
Trapping This Week
- Trapping success
- Skinning
- Putting up fur
Up Coming Events
- Cabela's grand opening
- Benefit 4 Kids Annual Banquet
End of Duck Season In Michigan, Mikey's last three hunts
Trapping-Running the Line
- Getting ready
- Cannines
- Coons
- Muskrats
Wolf Hunting in Michgan a Real Possibility?
- Legislation
- Would You Hunt Them?
Mikey and I talk about the 2012 Michigan Firearm Deer Season Opener.
- Opening day
- Second day
- Mikey's third day
We also talk about other issues that concern deer and deer hunting.
Hunting Accident
- Loosing a hunting dog
- My first experience of a hunting accident
Boiling a Deer Skull, Jake trying his hand at a little taxidermy
Begining of My Coyote Trapping This Year
Girls and Guns
- My oldest daughter trying her hand out at shooting a 30-06 deer rifle
- Shooting my new .22
Archery with Jake's friend
- Setting up his equipment
- Archery in the schools
Jake is boiling the skull on his archery kill doe
My take on a anti trapping rant
What are we teaching our kids about the outdoors?
Jake's first bow hunt was a week of firsts for him and me both. Everything from his first bear sighting to seeing his first big buck and taking his first deer with a bow. It was a great week of fun so sit back and listen in!
EHD In Deer
- What I found this week
- What is EHD
- What to do
Setting tree stands
- Private land set up
- State land set up
- Getting ready for our trip
G5 Rock Sight Set Up
- Jake gets his new sight
- What he thinks about it and why we are getting him on a multi pin set up
Getting Ready For Trapping Season
- Washing our traps
- Dying our traps
- Last year's black walnut experiment
Small Game Opener in Michigan
- Hunting with the kids
- Jake's issue with a squirrel
Elk Hunt In Michigan
- My first expereince of hunting elk in Michigan
- Going out with someone you've never hunted with before
- Learning a few things about elk
Setting up rifle Optics
- Choosing the optics for your gun
- My experience with setting up optics
- My dad's way of doing things
Hunting Out West with Rory Williams of R-Dub Outdoors
- Grouse hunting
- Mule deer hunt
- Guiding for the first time
- Antler restrictions
Michigan Small Game Season Opening
Tuning up for the archery season with the R-100
Preseason shooitng practice
- when and where to shoot
- how often do I shoot
Antler Restrictions Part 3
- Email from listener
- Randy's take on it
Wing shooting vs ground pounding debate, where do you stand
We expand this week on last week's discussion of deer management and deer education. We talk with fellow UNJ Staff member Matt Goodlife from England and guest Tom Forsythe of Michigan.
An Overview of the Outdoors
- The outdoors before computers
- How do we view the outdoors
- What are we teaching our kids
Antler Insanity
- Pressing your views upon others
- Herd health or big antlers
- What is the end goal
Archery Shooting Form
- Jake is having some problems
- Shooting form
- R-100
Getting Ready For Fall
- Scouting
- Trapping
Groundhog Problems and Eliminating the Problem
We talk about teaching others about the great outdoors
- Co-worker asking about trout fishing
- Teaching others how we do it.
Colorado shooting this week, how it has and is going to affect us all.
Setting up Jacob's bow and target shooting this week
Our upcoming events we are going to attend
We are back after a long abscence and explain why we were gone
Turkey Season
Wildfires
Gun Safety
Trout Fishing Trip
Jake's New Bow!
A chat with new UNJ staff member Matt Goodlife from England
- Outdoor happenings from England
- Photographing the outdoors
Hunger Games being releated to hunting, an anti hunting view
Ted Nugent's Alaska Bear Hunt
- My take on it
- Matt's take on it
Michigan turkey season is in full swing!
- Me running a camera this week with two of my trapping friends while turkey hunting
- My season starts on the 30th!
Happy 5th Birthday UNJ!
Michigan turkey season is upon us starting in the next couple of weeks.
Local Outdoor Shows
Catching up with UNJ Staffer Mikey!
New Up North Journal vehicle
Mikey putting out some wood duck boxes for the local area
Vacation
- Fishing
- Shooting Guns
Bowfishing Season In Michigan Now Open
New Proposed Gun Law In Canada
Turkeys and warm weather, how is this going to affect our upcoming season?
Michigan Elk Surveys
- How are they done
- What did they find
New Savage firearm, Model 42 over and under
Upcoming outdoor events
- Gander Mountain Turkey event
- Bass Pro Shop Turkey event
- Archery Shoots
How To Catch A Cougar
- Interview with Rory Williams of R-Dub Outdoors
- Cougar expereince
Hunting In Washington
Backlash On Donald Trump From Camper World
Ammo Prices and Ammo Shortages
Interview with Matt Goodlife
- Night deer hunting In England
- Hunting and trapping near airports
New Michigan Regulations For Bowfishing
Gas Prices vs Hunting
Talking Predators
- Cougars and Wolves
- Predator Talk Hunting Forum
Connecticut Bill Proposes New Restrictions For Trappers
Michigan CO's Honored at National Law Enforcement Memorial
Shed Antler Hunting In Kansas
- Scouting for deer
- Deer movement
Turkey Scouting
Iowa Cougar Sighting
Will Gas Prices Affect How Much You Hunt?
Odds and Ends
- Facebook questions answered
- Blogs
Talking Turkey with Baker Boys Turkey Calls
- Pop and Ken Baker from Baker Boys Turkey Calls
- Hunting turkeys in Texas
A Day At the Range with Kevin Hutchings Sending Lead Down Range
Hunting With Diabetes
Another Anti Hunting Incident
Fur Sale 2012
- Fur prices
- Fur sale vs fur auctions
Skinning Skunks
- Prepping skunks for tanning
- Skinning skunks
Deer Necropsies and Whitetail Deer knowledge
What Makes A Season Successful
- Email from a listener
- Putting a season into perspective
Stolen guns, securing gear in your vehicle
Wolves in Wisconsin
- Permits available Friday!
- What is the impact going to be?
Coyote Drive, A hunt of a different sort
Beyond The Wild 18
Trapping Woes
- Looking for coyote bait
- Weather causing problems
- Winter sets
Fishing Show
Archery Trade Association Show
- Randy's view
- Mike's view
Predator Calls
- Electronic Calls
- Mouth Calls
Another Hunting Accident
This week we chat with Matt Goodlife from England along with Randy Duncan, one of our UNJ staff members about how 2011 treated us in the hunting relms. We then discuss what we expect for this upcoming new year of 2012 in the outdoors! Then I let Randy interview Matt, then vise versa which provided some interesting answers for sure! Finally we covered the upcoming ATA show that we are going to attend next week in Columbus Ohio.
A BIG thanks to all who lended me their support from last week's show
Wild coon hunting trip north
- Interview with coon hunter Doug McDonald
- Talking coon dogs
- Trip over view
- You won't believe it!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of our listeners!
Shooting Small Deer
- Telling my story of taking a small deer
- Why I felt bad
- Is it right?
Week of Trapping
- Setting the line
- Running the line
- Problems encountered
Interview with a Northern Michigan Deer Hunter
- Justin Rogan and his deer season
- A teenager's view on antler restrictions in Northern Michigan
Firearm Deer Season In Michigan
- Jake takes his first deer
- Jake learns what field dressing is
- He describes his eventful week at deer camp with the guys
A Week Of Running A Trap Line
- What it is like to take your kids out for their first experience of running a trap line with you
- Randy and I finish up the week and what our catch was this week
Trapping Season In Michigan
- Muskrat trapping season now open for lower Michigan
- We get out for the first time to put our water sets out
- Learning as we go
- Raccoon sets out as well
Rifle Problems
- Problems sighting in two rifles and my pistol
- Finally get it all figured out
Getting Ready For Firearm Deer Season
- Jake's first deer hunt
- His expectations
- Time to head north!
Trapping Season, Second Coon of the Season
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Bucket Set
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Skinning
Squirrel Hunt With My Son
Deer Hunting In England - Interview with Matt Goodlife
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Fallow Deer
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Roe Deer
How To Boil A Deer Skull - Interview with Matt Goodlife
Boiling My Deer Skull and Raccoon Skull
Vacation Hunting
- Doe Kill
- Buck Kill
Vacation Trapping
- Leassons Learned
- First Coon Trapped
Hunting With My Dad
This week I had a chance to chat with Larry Weishuhn, better known as Mr. Whitetail. You might know him from Bucks of Tecomate or Winchester Legends. Sit back and listen in as I ask Larry a few questions about his early outdoor life!
Mikey's photo shoot this weekend
Trapping Season
- Prepping traps
- Black Walnuts
- New Traps
Week of duck hunting with Mikey, three hunts this week.
Bow Hunting
- Using a canoe
- First time out this season
Odds and Ends
- Beyond the Wild 17
- Chip Hailstone's new blog: Caribou Hunt in Heaven
- Next week's show and interview with Larry Weishuhn
Michigan's Waterfowl Opener Weekend
Conceal Carry on College Campus', Are Things Changing?
Buck To Do Ratio, Question From A Listener
Bow Fishing Changes Might Be Coming To Michigan
Giving Back To The Outdoors
- Local listener gives back to the youth who love the outdoors
- Boats and ice augers
Setting Treestands For Bow Season
Fall Fishing With Mikey
Duck Season Is Near
- Mikey's take on the opener and scouting
- His new boat blind
Listener Questions
- How close is too close when setting treestands near each other?
- Has technology given the outdoorsmen an unfair advantage?
This episode we take you to bear camp with us. Mikey and I sit outside one evening at bear camp to recap his exciting first bear hunt!
Preparing Traps
- Boiling and Dyeing
- Waxing
Mikey's Bear Hunt!
How young is too young to teach youth about killing animals?
Would you shoot extra game to feed others or would you pass on the game?
Remembering 9/11 and how it has made me appreciate the outdoors and those who protect our freedoms
Chip Hailstone's Blog about Summer's on the Alaskan Tundra!
Mikey's Back!
Michigan's Early Goose Season
Mikey's Bear Hunt Next Month
Getting Ready For Trapping Season
New Rifle In The Arsenal!
Hunting Friends, a talk with Chico Lopez
Trout Fishing Interview with Kevin Hutchings and Chico Lopez
R-100 Recap
Looking ahead at the upcoming hunting seasons!
Catfishing with UNJ Staff Member Tim Ford
Nuisance Trapping with UNJ Staff Member Randy Duncan
- Buying traps
- Setting up traps
- Our first catch!
Bay City Waterfowl Festival 2011 with Randy Duncan
R-100 Archery Shoot with Team UNJ
Recent Blog Articles
State of the State UNJ Style
Early Goose Season
Waterfowl Season
What The Future Holds For UNJ!
Zero to 60 w/Ian Sparks
- Kansas or Iowa
- Treestands or Groundblinds
- Bow or Gun
- Turkey or Deer
Interview with Ian Sparks about deer hunting Kansas and Iowa
Talking with Ian about his video in Beyond The Wild Episode 16
- Kansas prairie dog hunting
- Iowa rabbit hunting with a bow
- Kansas big buck hunt
Beyond The Wild 16
Article with Chip Hailstone "2 Weeks In Alaska"
Michigan Turkey Hunt
Alabama Archery Deer Hunt
Kansas Prarie Dog Hunt
Iowa Rabbit Hunt
Kansas Rifle Deer Hunt
Zero to 60
- How do judge shooting distances
- Do you support outdoor groups that you do not participate in
- Do you use deer scent lures
- What outdoor magazines do you get
Sport Hogs Banned In Michigan
Catching Up With The Team
- JT frog gigging
- Mike trapping, bowfishing, reloading, shooting
New Blogs
- JT - Staying Sharp
- Mike - Reloading Your .44mag
Zero to 60
- Is it ever ok to kill a deer illegally
- Do you have your quiver on your bow in the field
- Is using a rangefinder cheating
- Should non native game animals be allowed to be kept in high fence hunting areas
Using deer calls
How to judge shooting distances
Spot and stalk on turkeys
Sporting Hogs are going to be outlawed in Michigan
Father's Day
- Most memorable hunt with dad
- Most memorable fishing trip with dad
Fishing In England, An Interview With Matt Goodlife
- Different techniques
- Types of fish
- Bank and lake fishing
Recurve Bows, Talking With Randy Duncan About His Bow Purchase And Why He Chose What He Did
Bowfishing Weekend
Zero to 60
- Would you shoot a deer on a property line next to an adjacent property where the owner doesn't allow hunting
- Should safety harnesses be mandatory for any elevated hunters
- Should spot lighting be allowed if no weapons are present
- Would you hunt deer with a pistol
Michigan Deer Baiting Laws Have Changed
Michigan Fur Trappers Classes
Archery Practice
Firearm Practice
Zero To 60
- Has the media ruined what a trophy is to most hunters today
- How do you get ready for archery season
- What is the best hunting advice your father has given you
- When it comes to hunting are you superstitious
The Common Thread That Binds All Hunters Together - The Outdoors and The Love Of It
- Why does it have that affect on us
- How does social media play a role in this
Interview With Joe Lasher of Back Yard BowPro
Bowfishing This Weekend, A Disaster!
Frog Gigging Talk
Michigan's Trappers Education Classes
Zero to 60
- Dog and Cat Licenses
- Use Permits For State Land
Sand Hill Crane Hunting Legislation In Kentucky
Turkey Wrestling
- Randy Duncan Finally Punches His Tag!
- How It All Went Down
Frog Gigging
Zero to 60
- Hunter Access Program
- Should We Kill Coyotes Out Of Season
- Should Military Style Weapons Be Used For Hunting
- Deer Contraceptives
Randy Duncan's First Turkey Hunt\
JT's On The Beach
Primative Weapons Debate
Zero to 60
- Thermacells and insect repellant
- Butchering your own deer
- Should scopes be allowed on muzzleloaders
Diseased Deer
- Deer warts or papiloma virus'
- TB
- Deer baiting in Michigan
Bowfishing
- First outting of the year
- Mikey is back!
- The good and the bad!
Severe Weather Effects On Wild Game
Preparing For Deer Season
Zero to 60
- Hunting in the rain
- What does Mother's Day mean to you
Mother's Day, A Quick Shout Out To All The Moms
Turkey Season Wrap Up
- Mike's Season Is Done
- JT's Season Is Done
Zero to 60
- Single Pin sights vs Multi Pin sights
- Should active military personnel and veterans hunt and fish for free
- Should lottery hunt results only be available online
JT's Turkey Hunting Week
- JT's hunt
- JT's neighbor shoots monster bird
- JT's taxidermy work
Sandhill Crane Hunting
Weather Ruins Outdoor Trips
- Michigan Turkey Hunting
- Michigan Trout Opener
Wisconsin Earn A Buck Is No More
Zero to 60
- Using dogs for tracking downed game
- Should hunters be deprived of certain tactics to keep others from poaching
- Do "Zero tolerance policies of guns in schools" go to far
- Hunting Sand Hill Cranes
The UNJ Group Turkey Hunt In Kentucky
JT's Turkey Kill
JT's Tournament Fishing Adventure
Zero to 60
- Face paint vs face mask
- Jakes vs Toms
- Hunting in woods vs over a field
- Oven baked turkey vs deepfried
Interview with one of our listeners, Eric Dabbs of Minnesota
- Hunting and Fishing in Minnesota
- Eric asks us a few questions
Talking Turkey Trip To Kentucky!
Gun Misfires
Government Budget Crisis How Does It Change Hunting And Fishing?
Watch Jonathan Reames tear up Illinois with a great doe hunt and watch him finally score on a big Illinois buck!
Zero to 60
- Turkey hunting times (1/2 day vs whole day)
- How much gear is too much to take into woods
- Trigger release vs finger shooting
- Why do you hunt
Hunting Solicitors
- Turkey magazine asking about wills
- Hunting groups and phone solicitors
Turkey Hunting, Youth Hunt In Kentucky
Outdoor News
- Bullet in airplane
- Alaska Rep. Young turns down HSUS award
- Go Daddy.com founder blasted by PETA for killing elephant
- Iowa dove bill and Governor blasted by HSUS for passing hunting legislation
- Maine bear hunting under fire by proposed legislation bill 1080
- Ted Nugent meets with Michigan Gov. over hunting legislation
- Fire dangers
Zero to 60
- Hunting technology, good or bad?
- CT magazine capacity legislation
- Favorite gun
- Best part of hunting camp
Safe Shooting Distances
- MA pending legislation
- JT's personal experience
- Austrailian shooting distance laws
Hunting Legislation
- Michigan bear baiting law change?
- Iowa dove hunt now possible
- Amish hunters affected by Illinoid FOID changes
PETA slaughters more pets again in 2010!
Turkey Hunting Tips
- Moon phase
- Dew mornings create better calling conditions?
Ammo Prices On The Increase Due To Raw Material Prices Rising
Zero to 60
- Catfish Noodling
- Groundhogs
- Shed Hunting
- Morrels
Bear Hunting
- Proposed changes in Kentucky
- Michigan hunting
Turkey Season
- Getting in shape
- Archery practice
Fishing Slot Limits
- Email from a listener
- Why we have slot limits
Is QDMA or Trophy Hunting causing reverse evolution for deer?
Michigan Ice Fishing Rescue on Lake Huron
Episode 200! Thank You Listeners!
Zero to 60
- Deer Telecheck System
- Are Gas Prices Affecting Your Hunting Trips?
- Early Youth Hunting Seasons
Small Mouth Bass Slot Limits
Fox Hunting in England Interview With Matt Goodlife
Coyote Hunt In Michigan
- Bad Weather
- The Crew
Bald Eagle Shooting Update
- Man Caught
- Facing Charges
Zero To 60
- Cost of out of state hunting licenses
- Hunting age requirements
- Coyote
- Ice Fishing
Turkey Hunting
- JT's take on hunting in Kentucky
- Craziest turkey hunting story
Coyote Hunting
- Next week's hunt
- Leupold Zero Point bore-sighter
Illegally Shot Wolf and Eagle Updates
Alabama Deer Season, Possible Changes
While I steal a lunch from Chico during an archery challenge, Jay Miller takes us to the woods of Ohio for his deer season. Jay starts out with a doe hunt and finishes strong on a nice Ohio buck!
Zero to 60
- Elk
- Wolf
- Turkey
NWTF Convention in Nashville, TN
- JT's take on it
- New products
Hunting Season Dates
- Fixed dates vs floating dates
- Good vs bad
Hunting Numbers Increasing
Eagle Shot In Michigan
Deer Baiting Issue Revisitied In Michigan
Zero to 60
- Deer Management
- Feral Hogs
- Dogs For Hunting
- Crossbows For Hunting
Hunting Deer In England, An Interview With Matt Goodlife
- Deer Hunitng In England
- Costs of Hunting
- Firearm Ownership
Outdoor News
- National Forest Hunting Land Under Fire
- Black Tail Deer On Island Near British Columbia
- Man Charged For Turning Dog Loose On Racoon
Dr. Deer Live Deer Autopsy
Turkey Season, Getting Ready For Kentucky Hunt
Looking Back
- Mikey's Beginning on UNJ
- Game Bag
Mikey's Send Off
- Why He's Stepping Down
- Jonathan Turner
Ice Fishing This Weekend
National Forest Hunting Ban Interview With Randy Duncan
- What Is It?
- How Will It Affect Us?
- What Actions Can Be Taken
This Week's Poll Question
Staff Member's Blogs
Upcoming Outdoor Shows and Events
Quick Takes
- State Parks
- Conceal Carry
- Weekend Hunting
- Buying A Hunting License
Outdoor News
- Sunday Hunting
- Conceal Carry
- Hunting License Numbers
- State Park Permits
Poll Questions
- How Close Is Too Close To Ice Fish Next To Someone
- Outdoor Ethics
Firearmfax.com
Beyond The Wild 13
- Youth Michigan Deer Hunt
- Michigan Deer Hunt
- Indiana Deer Hunt
- Illinois Deer Hunt
Blogs
- Featured Article By Matt Goodlife
- Deer Hunting In England
Campbell Outdoor Challenge
- Whitetail Archery Qualifier
- Winner Jonathan Reames of Up North Journal
Beyond the Wild
Deer Season Recap
- Youth bow hunt
- Michigan deer hunt
- Indiana deer hunt
- Illinois deer hunt
- Cold Weather
- National Trends
- How it affects animals
Wild Game Dinners
Outdoor Friendships The Unseen Bond
Gun Rhetoric
- North Carolina Congresswoman
- Negative talk
Archery Innovations with David Boggs
Outdoor Etiquette
- How close is too close to fish
- How it applies to hunting
Turkey Hunting
- Michigan Turkey Tags
- Kentucky Up North Journal Team Hunt
Ice Fishing Weekend
- Pan fishing with the kids
- Walleye fishing on the Saginaw River
Ultimate Fishing Show
- Interview with Tim Ford
- Interview with Randy Duncan
Ice Houses
- Mikey wants to convert a camper
- Ice houses at the Ulitmate Fishing show
- Listener's ice house in Minnesota
Pheasant Repopulation Project Started In Michigan
Fox Stories
- Fox shoots hunter
- Seeing Red, fox hunting in England
Odds and Ends
- Michigan turkey tag
- Wild Game dinner
- Blogs
- Poll Questions
Arizona Shooting
- How this affects us all
- What can we do to protect our way of life
Archery Trade Show
- Show talk
- UNJ Crew
- What's New
Ice Fishing
- Using the MarCum vs 380
- Loosing a phone through the ice
Tip Down
- Old school tools
- How to make one
Polls, Odds and Ends
A Brand New Year
- Last year's things that were good
- Looking forward to what we expect from this new year
Archery Trade Asscoiation Show
- Up North Journal will be at the show
- Where we will post our updates for the event
Ice Fishing This Week
Learning About Hunting In England
- Skype call with Matt Goodlife in England
- What its like to hunt in England
Mikey's Game Bag
- Fish TV
- Markum 380 put to the test
Odds and Ends
- This week's poll question
- Blogs
- Michigan turkey tags
- Benefit 4 Kids
What Did You Get For Christmas
- Mikey
- Big Mike
Underwater Camera and Monitor for Ice Fishing
- VS Markum 380X Fish Camera
- Testing
Ice Fishing The Day After Christmas
- Randy Duncan and Mike
- Mikey and Logan
Deer Processing Poll
- Process Your Own
- Have It Done
ATA Show 2011
Benefit 4 Kids Banquet
Mikey's Game Bag Is Taken Over By Elves This Week!
Michigan Moose Hunt
- Legislation passed, now needs to be signed by Governer
- How will it work
What's For Christmas
- What does Mikey Want
- What are we up to for Christmas Break
Ice Fishing
- Our first ice fishing outing of the season
- Ice conditions
Mikey's Game Bag
- Talking archery
- Used bows
ATA Convention 2011
- Indianapolis, Indiana January 6-8, 2011
- Up North Journal will be there!
Benefit 4 Kids
- January Banquet
- How you can help even if your out of state
A Gift To You From Up North Journal, Merry Chritsmas
Deer Hunting Updates
- UNJ Pro Staffer Ian Sparks
- UNJ Pro Staffer Jay Miller
- Jenna from Michigan
Ice Fishing Season Coming
- Getting Gear Ready
- Thin Ice
Jeff Foiles
- Federal Charges
- Selling Hunting Club
Federal Hunting Lands
- Anti's Trying To Stop Gun Hunting
- Huron National Forest
- Manistee National Forest
Mikey's Game Bag, New Truck
Facebook Trailer Videos For Up Coming Beyond The Wild Episodes
Blogs
- Blogs Going To Move To UNJ Site
- My New Blog At UNJ
Trip to Illinois to hunt the big bucks, we recap the entire hunt while butchering a deer in Clint Turner's garage!
- Day One
- Day Two
- Day Three
- Day Four
Mikey's Take On His Deer Season
Thanksgiving
Illinois Hunting Trip
- Pre hunt talk
- Updates from the field
- Next week's show
Mikey's Game Bag
- Duck Hunting
- Cold factor
Poll Question of the Week
Duck Calling Championship
Hats With Flaps
- Facebook page
- Old School vs New School
Deer Camp
- Hunting without my dad
- New camp this year
- Hunting state land
- Buck pole
Duck Hunting
- Saturday evening with the boys and a drake bufflehead
- Sunday morning hunt with two first time duck hunters
Guns In School
- Local teens go hunting then to school
- Zero tolerance policies too strict?
- What are your thoughts?
Thanksgiving This Year
- What are you eating?
- Game you have taken or veggies you've grown?
Poll Questions
- Connecticut Sunday hunting regulations
- Hunitng out of state
Cabela's Deer Classic
- Hanging with the Pro Staffers
- Meeting our new UNJ Pro Staff Manager
- Goodies we bought
Remington 700
- MSNBC video report
- My two cents
Suspension Syndrome
- Safety harness awareness
- Bow hunters and gun hunters
Campbell's Outdoor Challenge
- Interview with Pro Staffer Jonathon Reames
- Rules for challenge
- How the hunt went down
- What's up next
Mikey's Game Bag
- Avery announcement
- Weekend hunt gone bad
- Interview with Pro Staffer Tim Ford about last weekends hunt
Odds and Ends
- Blogs
- Polls
Remington 700 Safties
- CNBC story "Remington Under Fire"
- Safety issues
Election Week
- Get out and vote!
- What's important to you!
Sunday Hunting In Connecticut
- No hunting on Sunday
- BR Shooting Journal takes issue with old law
- Help support to change and open Sundays to hunting in Connecticut
Indiana Deer Hunt
- Chico's bad experience
- How to handle a bad situation
- Do's and don'ts when hunting with others
UNJ Pro Staffer Jonathon Reames Wins Campbells Whitetail Archery Challenge
- Jon takes 1st place
- Automatic qualifier for the circuit challenge next year!
Mikey's Game Bag
- Weekend duck hunt
- First time duck hunter
- Painting decoys
UNJ Odds and Ends
- Camper cleaning
- Cabela's event this weekend
- Blogs
- Beyond The Wild iPhone App
Ducks and Deer
- Weekend Scouting Trip
- Trip Was A Bust
Up North Journal Crew Has A New Camper!
Found Hunters Who Were Tresspassing On Our Land
This Week's Poll Question Discussion
Mikey's Game Bag
- Sunday Duck Hunt
- Breakfast In The Blind!
- Problems Hunting State Land
UNJ Team Hunting Updates
UNJ Blogs and Odds And Ends
Michigan Duck Season Opener
My Youngest Son's First Deer Hunt
Has Weather Affected Your Hunting This Year, Interview With UNJ Pro Staffer Jonathon Turner
Mikey's Game Bag, This Weekend's Duck Hunt
Hunting Accident Takes The Life Of A Teeneager
Odds And Ends
Michigan Archery Opener
- Mike's Hunt
- Chico's Hunt
- Weather Playing Havoc With Our Hunts
Antler Restriction Poll Question
- Rehash Of Last Week's Question
- This Week's Question, Do You Support Antler Restrictions In Your Home State?
- We Discuss Our Feelings On The Topic
Mikey's Game Bag
- Mike Answers Troy Railing's Question
- Caring For Game In The Field After The Shot
Jake's Squirrel Hunt This Week
Up North Journal Odds and Ends
- Listener Email
- Out of State Hunting Regs
- Blogs
- Beyond The Wild 12
Jake Tells Us About His Squirrel Hunt In His Own Words
Deer Blind Repair
- Getting ready for archery season
- Repairing a floor in the shooting house
- Call to Chico
Up North Journal Poll
- Early Doe Seasons, Yes or No
- Youth Deer Hunts, Yes or No
Archery Season
- Michigan's opener next week
- Jake gets ready with a crossbow
UNJ Odds and Ends
- Poll reminder
- Beyond The Wild Episode 12
- Blogs
Early Season Doe Hunt In Michigan
Opening Week of Squirrel Season In Michigan
- I take my youngest son out for his first hunt of this year.
- Seeing a few and getting some shooting in.
Arrows For Brady
- What Arrows For Brady is all about.
- September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month!
Up North Journal Odds and Ends
9/11, Remembering those who gave all and who fight for our fredooms
Hunting Heritage
- Fred Bear
- Ted Nugent
Why We Wear Camo
- Hunting
- Fashion Statement
- Badge of Honor
African Safari Interview With Jerry Long of Dusty Varmint Blog
UNJ Tidbits and Updates
- Blogs
Early Goose Season
- Day One
- Day Two
- Day Three
Kentucky Archery Season
- Jonathon Turner's Hunt
- Tracking Deer
Clint Tuner's Interview With Jack Peterson of Best Of The West
- Best Of The West
- Long Distance Shooting
Mikey's Game Bag, Driving To The Hunt!
Up North Journal Blogs
- Chip Hailstone's An Artic View
- Clint Turner, Hunting Tools
- Chico Lopez, Opening Day of Goose Season
- Jonathon Turner, Deer Decoys
iPhone App For Up North Journal Podcast
Ted Nugent Update
EPA Lead Ban
- Banning Lead Ammunition?
- Banning Lead Weights For Fishing?
Interview with Jon and Gina Brunson of Addicted To The Outdoors
Goose Season Opener In Michigan
- Getting Gear Ready
- Fields
- Tags
Ted Nugent Ticketed In California
- Hunting Over Bait
- Kill Tag Not Signed
Interview With Up North Journal Pro Staffer Jonathon Turner
- Turkey Hunting
- Deer Hunting
- Fishing
Illinois Bowfishing With UNJ Pro Staffer Clint Turner
- Aireal Bow Madness
- Mississippi River
Interview With Backwoods Life Michael Lee
Upcoming Goose Season
- Nailing Down Fields
- Getting Gear Ready
Up North Journal iPhone App now available
Bowfest At Spot Shooters Archery In Holly Michigan
Cabela's Waterfowl Festival
UNJ Team Updates
- Clint Turner - Bowfishing Illinois
- Jay Miller - Chasing Baseballs
- Jonathon Turner - Chasing Velveted Bucks In Kentucky
- Jonathon Reames - Campbells Outdoor Challenge In Illinois
- Team Fowlmouth
- My Illinois Buck Tag
Chasin Outdoor Dreams
Up North Journal's Newest Pro Staff Member Ian Sparks
- Hunting In Iowa
- Hunting In Kansas
Trips North and South
- Mikey's Weekend Up North
- My Weekend At Bass Pro
Blog Updates
Bay City Waterfowl Festival
- Goose Calling Competition
- Mikey Enters Contest
- Duck Calling Competition
- Two man Calling
John Campbell Interview
- Campbells Outdoor Challenge
- Campbells Cameras
R-100 Archery Shoot
New Up North Journal Pro Staffer
Show Season Is Here!
Hunting Technology
- Good?
- Bad?
Hunting Season Is Upon Us
- Early Block Permits For Deer
- Early Goose Season
Camo Patterns
- How They Look On Different Materials
- How They Look Under Different Light
Hunting Applications In Michigan Now Available
- Antlerless Permits
- Fall Turkey Permits
- Reserved Waterfowl
Archery Events
- R-100
- Bowfest
New Up North Journal Sponsor, Lacross Is The Official Boot Of Up North Journal
Sighting In My Bow At Long Distances
- 40 yards
- 50 yards
- 60 yards
Hunting Legacy
- My dad
- When does one loose interest?
African Safari, Jerry Long of Dusty Varmint Game Calls
- How to plan
- What to expect
- Choosing an outfitter
- How to prepare
- Getting your trophies home
- Unforseen items
Mikey's Game Bag, He's Back!
Beyond The Wild 11
- Youth turkey hunts
- Rio Hunt
- Two Eastern Hunts
- Turkey fight!
Youth Turkey Hunts
Oklahoma Rio Turkey Hunt
Turkey Fighting
Two Michigan Eastern Turkey Hunts
Gulf Oil Spill Stopped?
Weekend Fishing
Goose Hunting
- Getting permission to hunt fields
- Scouting fields
- Dave got bit by a dog!
Mikey's Game Bag: What is a young swan called?
Benefit 4 Kids
- 3-D archery fun shoot
- The Clint Turner weightloss challange
Blogs, etc....
Cooking Trout
Need To Hunt
- No Bear Tags
- Hunting Shows
- Got The Outdoor Itch!
Turkey Tales: An I-Phone hunting App for your phone
Bass Fishing This Weekend
Bow Tuning
- Shooting Bows
- HHA Sight Tape
Game Bag: Getting Ready For Waterfowl Season
- Decoys
- Trailer
- Blinds
- Calls
- Hunting Property and Plat Books
Wolves And The Federal Government
Blogs, Facebook, Twitter, etc...
4th of July
- Happy Birthday America
- Freedoms we enjoy as Americans
Asian Carp
- Carp found past electric fence
- Legislation
Interview with Andy McDaniels
- National Wildlife Federation
- Vanishing Paradises
- Eroding Coastal Wetlands
- BP Oil Spill
Outdoor Freedoms
Bowfishing Trip
- My son Jake took his first fish with a bow!
- Tim Ford's maiden voyage for a night bowfishing trip
Dan Perez of Whitetail Properties Interview by Clint Turner
Mikey's Game Bag, Motorized Decoy Ban at Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge
Michigan Elk and Bear Tags
Grizzly Bear Attack in Wyoming
George Chapman
- Passed away last week
- Archery Master Coach
Bowfishing This Weekend
- Mikey shooting 4 fish
- Mackenzie trying it for the second time
Interview with Stan Potts of North American Whitetails
Blogs, Chip Hailstone's newest blog entry
- Wooly Mammoth Tusks and Teeth!
- Searching for other non food items that are of use to his family
Happy Father's Day!
Bowfishing
- New boat set up
- A night out bowfishing with the kids and Dave Hagan
Interview with Travis T-Bone Turner of Bone Collectors
Mikey's Game Bag
- Getting ready for bass fishing
- Rubber boot troubles
Smart phone outdoor apps
- Hunting apps
- Fishing apps
News
- Benefit 4 Kids fundraiser
- Blogs
- New Episode of Beyond The Wild
Turkey Season Over!
Bowfishing
Clint Turner's Weight Loss Fundraiser For Benefit 4 Kids
Interview With Jimmy Big Time!
Mikey's Game Bag
- Bowfishing
- PSE Chaos Bow
Gulf Oil Spill
- Ducks Unlimited
- National Wild Turkey Federation
HSUS funding for Wisconsin DNR
Tornado Hits Cabela's.
Blogs and Beyond The Wild Episode 10
Gulf Oil Spill
- Ducks Unlimited
- National Wild Turkey Federation
My Daughter's Mid Week Turkey Hunt
Interview with Nick Mundt of Bone Collectors
Mackenzie's Game Bag
- She's taking over
- Her first meeting with a CO in the field
New Up North Journal Blogs
A recap of my daughter's mid week turkey hunt
Interview with Team Fitzgerald's Guy Fitzgerald
Joe Segler Taxidermy is the official taxidermist of the Up North Journal
Joe Segler talks about how to get a fish safely to the taxidermist
- immediately
- how to freeze it
- how to ship from out of state
- replicas
Ralph and Vicki Cianciarulo sit down and talk with Up North Journal
Mikey's Game Bag
- Bowfishing
- Taking out a friend for the first time on our set up
Our Turkey Season
- Mikey and a friend hit the turkey woods
- Taking my daughter out for the first time this season
Response To A Listeners Email
My Turkey Hunt, I take you into the field this week with me!
Interview with Wildlife Biologist Dr. Grant Wood
- How to maximize your small wood lots for bigger deer
- How to maximeze your chances on state hunting lands
- GrowingDeer.tv
Mikey's Game Bag
- Bowfishing
- Kawarimono Koi Carp
Trail Cams Outlawed in Montana
Upcoming guests on Up North Journal Podcast!
New UNJ Facebook Page
- Sign up as a fan
- link on our webpage www.upnorthjournal.com
Newest Up North Journal Pro Staff Member Jay Miller
- Works for America's Best Bowstrings
- Interviewed at the 2010 ATA show
One on One Interview With Chris Brackett of Brackett Outdoors!
- What he's up to
- How he got to where he is
- New show
- His take on Killing or Harvesting
- A few quirky questions
Mikey's Game Bag, This Week He goes Bowfishing!
Trout Fishing
- Hanging out with Chico and Art
- Putting a few in the frying pan
Beyond The Wild Episode 9
- New Zealand Red Stag Hunt w/Jay Miller
- Trout Boot Camp 2010
This months show takes us to New Zealand for an awesome Red Stag hunt with our newest Pro Staff member Jay Miller from America's Best Bowstrings! We then give you a glimpse into our trout opener here in Michigan that we refer to as Trout Boot Camp!
Trout Boot Camp
- Hitting the streams
- Round table interview with the boys at trout camp
Mikey's Game Bag: Waders!
Up North Journal is 3 years old!
Turkey Season around the U.S.
Trout Camp
- Opening day of trout season
- UNJ crew heading to trout camp
Idaho Wolf Season
- Interview with Jeff Love of Idaho
- Impact wolves have on other game species
- Jeff's take on wolves
Mikey's Game Bag, selling his first boat
Rifle Range
- Shooting sled
- Winchester ammo
Blogs
Interview With Jerry Long
- Judging a NWTF turkey calling event
- Dusty Varmint Turkey Calls
- Upcoming Turkey season
Interview With Nancy Jo Adams
- Letting a big one walk!
- Finally getting to pull the trigger
- Upcoming hunts outwest and in Florida for her Grand Slam Quest!
Mikey's Game Bag
- Early Season Bowfishing
- New Boat
- Shooting Bows
Cabela's Mossy Oak Event
Ordering Our New Bows
Blogs
Beyond The Wild - Episode 8
Steelhead Fishing This Week
Coyote Hunt With Jake and Chico
Mikey's Game Bag
- How to check your draw length
- Just how far are those bow limbs compressed?
Bow Shoot This Weekend At Spot Shooters Archery
- UNJ crew picking out new bows
- PSE 2010 Lineup
2010 UNJ Crew Taking Out Their Kids For Their First Turkey Hunts
Next Week
Mike and Mikey take go one an ol' fashioned raccoon hunt with a couple of houndsmen and their dogs in southern Michigan
Jonathon Reames does a little coyote control while at the Campbell's Outdoor Challenge in Southern Illinois
Kevin Hutchings takes us on a Benefit 4 Kids outdoor wish hunt with the Michigan Hawking Club in southern Michigan
Weekend Raccoon Hunt With Jacob and Mikey
Outdoor News
- Gun and Ammo sales
- South Carolina's right to hunt
- Vermont's family affield bill
Nancy Jo's Turkey Hunt
Jerry Long Judges A Calling Contest
Jake's Game Bag!
- Animal skinning
- Tanning Hides
Michigan State Park Access
Weekend Coyote Hunt
R-100 Campout?
Springtime Perch Fishing!
Upcoming Night Raccoon Hunt
Interview With An Arctic View Author Chip Hailstone Part Two
Mikey's Game Bag, Getting Ready For Turkey Season
Quaker Boy's Vest-a-Blind Turkey Vest
Turkey Seasons Are Opening!
Odds & Ends
Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force Rant!
- What is it?
- Who they are?
- What do they want to do?
- What we need to do?
Interview with An Arctic View author Chip Hailstone of Alaska "Part One"
- Why he lives their
- How does he do it?
- What game does he go after?
- Lifestyle
Up North Journal Odds and Ends!
Episode 150, It's been a long run!
Interview with UNJ Pro Staffer Clint Turner
Coyote Hunt with a twist!
Mikey's Game Bag
- Ice Out
- Soft Water Fishing
Beyond The Wild Episode 7
Michigan Turkey Tags
Turkey Tags In Michigan
Fishers
Wolves In Michigan
Killer Whale
Newest UNJ Team Member
Jim Stephan Interview
- Turkey Season In Wyoming
- Ice Fishing In Wyoming
Game Bag, Ice Fishing Gear In Stores
Beyond The Wild Episode 7
Blogs
- Jerry Long
- Chip Hailstone
- Jonathon Turner
Coyote Hunting
Talk Hunting
NWTF National Convention Report
The 2010 Ice Out!
Talk Hunting Forum
Getting Kids Involved In The Outdoors
Game Bag, Using Dead Minnows
Michigan Turkey Permits
New Sponsor For UNJ - "DragonFire ThermaGrips"
Poachers Caught
Ice Fishing The Saginaw River
Hunting Friends
Game Bag - Mikey Gets On His Soapbox!
Michigan's Deer and Turkey Spectacular
UNJ Events
- 2nd Annual Houghton Lake Ice Fishing Outing with UNJ
- NWTF National Convention in Nashville, TN
Michigan Turkey Permits & Hunting
Rifle Range
- Jacob shooting
- AR-15
Coyote Hunting
- Three Coyotes on Monday
- New property to hunt
Outdoor Shows
- Lansing Deer and Turkey Spectacular
- NWTF National Convention
Game Bag
- Weekend ice fishing
- Houghton Lake ice fishing outing
Blogs
- New AR-15 blog
- UNJ blog writers
- Beyond The Wild episode 6
DVD's For Sale
Ice Fishing
Magazines, Do You Read Them?
Benefit 4 Kids Banquet
Game Bag
Alaksan Writer Chip Hailstone's Blog
Upcoming Events
- Lansing Deer and Turkey Spectacular
- Houghton Lake UNJ Ice Fishing Trip
- NWTF Convention
Beyond The Wild Episode 6
Ice Fishing
- Ice fishing weekend
- Ice conditons
- Ice safety
- Houghton Lake event
Benefit 4 Kids Banquet
NWTF Banquet
Lynch Mob Calls DVD For Sale
Ice Fishing
- Interview with Mikey's friend who landed a huge pike!!!
- Ice Fishing tidbits
ATA Coverage
- Celebrities
- New Bows
- Gadgets
- Thoughts on the show, etc....
Game Bag
- Mikey's Interview
- New Camo
UNJ Update
- New Team Member
- Things to come
NWTF Convention
- UNJ Team will attend
- Coverage
Cold Weather Effects
- Deer and other game
- Fish
Outdoor Attitudes
- Pass it on down
- Game meat and land hoarders
Ice Fishing
- Walleye on the river
- Pan fishing on local lakes
Archery Trade Association Show
- Columbus Ohio
- UNJ crew attending
Cold Weather
- Affecting the fishing
- Too cold to get out
Wyoming Happenings
- Big Horn Sheep
- Antler Sheds
Ice Fishing
Ammo Reloading
Game Bag
- Quick Deer Facts
- My Soap Box
- Game Camera Contest
Up North Journal Heading To The ATA Show
New UNJ Team Members
New Team Members
- Jonathon Reames
- Team Fowlmouth
- Dave Hagan
- Randy Duncan
- Ken Wares
UNJ Team Members Ice Fishing
Letter From A Listener
Game Bag: Ice Fishing
- Gear You Will Need
- Tips
My Christmas Gift To You The Listeners!
Fly Tying With Mikey
Weather Effects
- Waterfowl
- Deer
HMR .17
- Setting Up The Scope
- Hitting The Range
ATA Show, UNJ Is Attending
Trail Cam Contest
Ice Safety
Thoughts On Deer Season
- Mike's Season
- Chico's Season
- Tim's Season
- Ways to Help The DNR
Winter and Spring Fishing
- Ice Fishing
- Fall Steelhead and Trout Fishing
- Spring Steelhead and Trout Fishing
Mikey Update
Blogs and UNJ Stuff!
Boat Motor In The Shop
Duck Hunting
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
Steelhead Fishing
- Friday
- Saturday
Game Bag, Mikey's Surgery
Game Camera Photo Contest
Michigan Deer Season\
- My deer
- Mikey's deer
- UNJ Team's deer
Duck Hunting
- Kevin's first duck
- Hunting Shiawassee this weekend
Game Bag, using visual aid to check how big a deer is
Tresspass Laws
- Recovering Game
- CO's responsibilities
Campbell Outdoor Challenge Recap
- Recapping the week of the challenge
- Nancy Jo Adams
- Marti Davis
Lynch Mob Calls DVD
Collecting Deer?
Night Coon Hunt
Game Bag
- Morning Duck Hunt
- Evening Duck Hunt
Michigan Firearm Deer Season
Campbell Outdoor Challenge
Our UNJ Staff Out Deer Hunting
Chuck Is Back!
Weekend Duck Hunts
Game Bag
- Comedy Show
- Layout Boats
Upcoming Events
- Benefit 4 Kids
- Cabela's Event
- Beyond The Wild
Bowhunt Wrap Up
Meat Processing
Weekend Waterfowl Hunt
Game Bag
Odds and Ends
- DVD
- Hats and shirts
Week of Bowhunting
- Macknezie's Deer
- Mikey's Deer
Campbell's Outdoor Challenge
- Nancy Jo Adams
- Marti Davis
Game Bag
- Mikey's Porkchops
- Pack Ax
Michigan Duck Season Opener
- Jakes First Duck
- Bad Ending To A Good Day
Hunter Harrasment
- Local Problems
- Other Problems
Game Bag
- Mojo Accesories
- New Decoys
Listeners Response
- John Flemings Deer
- Listener Notes
Team Fowlmouth
Beyond The Wild Episode 3
- Wisconsin Bowfishing
- Food Plot Planted
- Chase
New Up North Journal Logo
Up North Journal Crew's Deer Season
- Chico Lopez
- Matt Block
Michigan's Archery Opener
Game Bag, Working On The Duck Boat
Up Coming Waterfowl Opener
My Outdoor
Mentoring New Hunter
- Rifle Range
- Shotgun Range
.22 Ammo Shortage?
Archry Tournament
Treestand Safety
- Saftey Harness
- Saftey Lines
Game Bag
- Duck Boat
- Duck Season
New Up North Journal Members
- Jerry Long
- Greg Mayton
Team Fowl Mouth
Early Doe Season
- Chico's deer on opening day
- Matt's hunt
Jake's First Squirrel
Interview
- Catching up with Pro Staffer Jim Stephan
- Chatting with Field Staffer Chico Lopez
Game Bag
- Youth Waterfowl Weekend
- Jake finally getting out
Winchester Ballistics Calculator Chart
Up North Journal Blogs
Team Fowl Mouth
Mikey Got Hurt
Early Waterfowl Season Recap
New UNJ Staff Members
- Nancy Jo Adams
- Matt Block
UNJ Blogs
New UNJ Team Fowl Mouth!
Opening of Early Goose Season
Opening Day
- Rest of the Week
- Mikey's First Banded Bird
- My First Goose
New Up North Journal Field Staff Member
New Calls
- Goose Call
- Duck Call
Game Bag
- Concealment
- Decoy Placement
Firearm Safety Recall
- Remington 597 HMR.17
- Winchester ammo
Bowfest
- Spot Shooters Archery Event
- JOAD
- New Equipment
Archery Range
- Land - O - Lakes Club
- Joining The Club
Interview w/Dan Block UNJ Staffer!
- About Him
- What He Hunts
- Wyoming
- Canada
Early Goose Season
- Getting Blinds Ready
- Scouting New Fields
- Anticipation
UNJ Announcements
- Blogs
- I-Tunes
- Web Pages
R-100 Archery Shoot
Early Goose Season
- Cabela's waterfowl classic
- New fields
- Getting ready
Game Bag - Tournament Archery Gadgets
- Side Quiver
- Bow Kickstand
- Stabalizer
New Episode of Beyond The Wild
Announcemnts
- New UNJ Member
- Blog updates
- Mikey's Field Staff for Lynch Mob Calls
Kids Camo Rant
Cooking Fish
Arrow vs. Dragster Answer
Waterfowl Scouting
Deer Season
- Talk Hunting Deer Championship Draft
- Antlerless Permits in Michigan
Game Bag
- Waterfowl Scouting Tips
- Scouting Journal
Hunting Shows and Expos
- Bass Pro
- Cabela's
Beyond The Wild's Next Episode
Trail Cams
Talk Hunting Campout
- Campout
- Archery Event
- Cook Off
Hunting Elders Knowledge
Upcoming Events
Beyond The Wild
Dog Cam Project
- Lynch Mob Calls
- Dog Camera
Goose Scouting
- How To's
- Where
Food Plot Interview w/ Steve Scott V.P. Whitetails Institute
- Time To Plant
- Next Season
Game Bag
- Bay City Waterfowl Festival
- Duck Calling Competition
Up Coming Events
- Talk Hunting Northern Campout
- Holly Waterfowl Chapter of Delta Waterfowl First Meeting
- Cody Wyoming Whitetail Event with Eastman Outdoors.
Arrow Speed, Which Is Faster?
- 300 feet per second bow
- Top fuel dragster
Crossbow Testing
- Excaliber Phoenix
- PSE Sidewinder
- Ten Point Titan
Game Bag
- Field goose hunting concealment
- Decoy placement
Up North Journal Team Launches New Video Podcast
- Beyond The Wild
Talk Hunting Campout
- Holly Recreation Area
- August 7 - 9, 2009
Jakes Event
- Flint, Michigan
- August 1st, 2009
Waterfowl Boot Camp
Interview With George Lynch
- Lynch Mob Calls
- Dog Cam
Game Bag
- Fishing Soft Plastics
- Situational Uses
Trail Cams and Food Plots
Charter Trip Canceled
- Boat Broken Down
- Rescheduled
Back Up Plan
- Brought Our Own Boats
- Two Days of Bass Fishing On Two Different Lakes
UNJ Pro Staff Member Jim Stephan Moves To Cody Wyoming!
- Trip Out West
- Town of Cody
- Wild Game Out West
- Looking Ahead
Boat Trailer Fixed For Vacation
Bad News
- Boat Trailer
- Buy New or Fix?
Charter Walley Fishing Trip
Kids and Bowfishing
- Jake's New Rig
- Jake's First Shot
Game Bag
- New Bowfishing Items
- How To Set Up Bow
- Arrow Nocks
Food Plots Planted
Mikey And The Rifle Range
Wisconsin Bowfishing Trip
- First Night of Shooting
- Bank Fishing on Day two
- Second Night of Shooting
Up North Journal's New Website
- Video Player
- Audio Player
- Prostaff Video Bios
Broadhead Test
- Accuracy
- Penetration
- Balistics Gel
- Weight Tolerance
- Thickness Tolerance
- Hooter Shooter
Bowfishing
- First Time Out With Boat Rigged Up
- Trip To Wisconsin
Game Bag
- Fishing
- Legal Size
Clean Up Day
- Tim Ford Organized Clean Up Day
- Lapeer County State Game Area
Ground Hog
- First Chuck Of The Year
- Taxidermy
UNJ & Talk Hunting Campout
- August 7 - 9, Holly Rec Area Campground
- Camping and Fun
Soil Test Results
- Whitetail Institute results are in
- Planting next week
Coming Events
- Broadhead testing
- UNJ Clean up day
- Goose banding event
Bowfishing Platform
- New shooting platform built in our boat
- Lighting rail for night shooting
- New trolling motor
- New navigation lights
Fishing This Weekend
- Tested out the new platform on the boat
- Took kids out for a fishing day
Dead Down
- New product for fishing "eLive Down Stream"
- Tried it out for the 1st time this weekend
Back From Vacation
Turkey Season
- Final thoughts on this years turkey season
- Recap of the 08 - 09 hunting seasons
Memorial Day Vacation
- Fishing
- Sea Lamprey
- Coyote
Food Plots
- Finally started ours
- Soil Testing
- Plowing
Game Bag: Taxidermy tip for your turkey beard
Ammo Prices
New Up North Journal Website
- New UNJ web site
- Upcoming new video podcast show
Buying A Hunting License For My Kids
- Trying to get a license being sold by an anti hunter!
- My kids had to see this scene
Turkey Hunting This Week
- Wednesday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Antler Growth Interview w/Mike Schnider
- Wabash Valley Whitetails
- Antler growth photos
Mikey's Game Bag
- How to get started
- Mounting a field mouse
Upcoming Events
- Wisconsin bowfishing trip
- Broadhead review
- Crossbow review
Custom Turkey Calls
- Straight Creek Calls
- Dusty Varmint Calls
Crossbow Shooting
- Testing PSE Sidewinder
- Testing Excalibur Phoenix
Meeting A Listener From Minnesota
- John Fleming and Alex
- Presented us with a couple of gifts.
Mikey's Game Bag
- Bowfishing
- Interview with Jerry Long of Mostly Archery about Bowfishing
UNJ Prostaffer's Turkey Hunts
- Jim Stephan's Hunt
- Kevin Hutchings Hunt
- Tim Ford's Hunt
- Matt Woodbury's Hunt
New Turkey Calls
- Dusty Varmint's friction pot call
- Straight Creek's friction pot call
First Time Turkey Hunter
- I guide a first time turkey hunter
- Shooting a double bearded turkey
Whitetails Institute Interview with Steve Scott
- Food plot basics
- How to get started
Mikey's Game Bag
- Easy do it yourself turkey fan
- mounting steps
Crossbows
- UNJ review
- PSE Sidewinder
- Excalibur Phoenix
Jake turns 10 years old
- Marlin 795 .22 rifle for his birthday
- He can finally hunt in Michigan
Rifle Range
- Shooting the .22's
- Crazy turkey on the range!
Ammo Reloading
- .40 Caliber pistol loads
- Problems and solutions
Spring Animals
- Wild Turkeys
- Ground Hogs
Mikey's Game Bag
- Taxidermy on squirrel
- Taxidermy on mouse
- Fillet 'O finger!
Coming Up This Week
- Turkey Hunt
- Interview with Whitetails Instittue on Food Plots!
First Ground Hog Of The Season
New Turkey Call
- Straight Creek Calls
- Friction Calls, Mouth Calls
Turkey Call In Show
- Straight Creek Calls
- Team Weekend Dreams
- Talk Hunting Crew
Mikey's Game Bag
- First Taxidermy Project
- Do's and Don'ts
Ammo Shortage
- Reloading Components
- Winchester Workers Comment
Turkey Time
- Scouting
- Friends who got their birds
Archery Range
- I had to show the boys up
- Brand new first time shooter
Ammo Reloading
- Tumbling Brass
- De-priming
Game Bag
- Trapping violations
- What to do.
Game Ranches Breaking Laws
- Game Trails Lodge
- Michigan Trophy Hunts
Bowfishing Trip
- Wisconsin
- Getting ready
Scorpion Venom Archery Products
- Whisker Biscuit Spray
- Anti Venom Bowstring Cleaner
- Polymeric Bowstring Fluid
- Cam and Serving Lube
- Crossbow Rail Lube
Custom Turkey Calls
- Dusty Varmint Calls
- Straight Creek Calls
Mikey's Game Bag
- Percision Casting Practice
- Taxidermy Skinning
Chronographs
- Archery
- Firearm
Ruger M/77 HMR.17
Fishing Updates
- Getting Boat Ready
- Fishing Licenses
- New Fishing Laws
Ammunition Reloading
- Equipment
- Powder
- Load Charts
Mikey's Game Bag
- Drop Shoting
- New Tackle Box Style
Wild Game Dinner
Turkey Tune-up Archery Shoot
Getting Ready For Deer Season
- Dieting
- Hunting Support Group
Up Coming This Week
Youth Bow Review Posted
Ammunition Shortage
Turkey Scouting Last Week
Game Bag
- Soft Plastic Fishing
- Stylish Guns
Cabela's Weekend
- Camo Sales
- Fishing Supplies Sales
- Reloading Supplies Shortage
Wild Game Dinner
Turkey Season
- Time to get ready
- Time to start scouting
Crossbow Legislation
- Michigan crossbow legislation
- Goes into effect March 15th, 2009
Weekend Hog Hunt
- Interview with Matt Woodbury, Chuck Parr, Mikey, and Tim Ford
- B&C Outfitters/Farms
Mikey's Game Bag
- How to use a diaphram call to gobble with
- Demonstration of what is sounds like
Connecticut Microstamping Bill
Episode #1 Look Back
Michigan Turkey Permits
Shooting Range
Illinois Antler Shed Hunt Weekend Live Call In
Mikey's Game Bag
- Game Bag #1 Look Back
- Shooting Moving Targets
- Judo Points
Letter From Listener In Sweden
- Wild Boar
- Roe Deer
- Moose Calf
Next Week's Hog Hunt
Coyote Hunt Canceled
- Perfect Conditions
- No Moon
Military Honors
Hunting Attitudes
- Changing Attitudes
- What You Can Do
Outdoor News
- College Student Questioned By Police For Firearm Beliefs
Game Bag
- Outdoor Show
- Introducing Other Youth To The Outdoors
- Fishing Tackle
Up Coming Events
- Talk Hunting Forum Shed Hunt In Illinois
- 100th Show Next Week
- Call In Show Next Week From Illinois
Hog Hunt
Ice Fishing
- Sleeping On The Ice In A Sleeper Shanty
- Three Days Of Fishing
- Lyman's On The Lake
Shed Hunting Interview Part 2
- Talk Hunting Forum Shed Hunt
- Shed Hunting Dogs
Mikey's Game Bag
- Don't Leave Your Ice Auger In A Partially Drill Hole
- Wigglers Bait
- Sharp Hand Auger Blades
- Wind Blocks For Tip Ups
Ammo Pricing
New Book For Me
- Trailing A Bear
- Bob Munger & Fred Bear
Turkey Season
- Turkey sightings
- Video
Deer And Turkey Spectacular Show
- PSE Omen
- Ten Point Crossbows
- G5
- Midwest Whitetails
Antler Shed Hunt Interview Part 1
- Talkhunting.com Shed Hunt Outing
- Shed Hunting Dogs
Game Bag
- Ice Fishing Video Game
- Fly Tying
Internet Networking
Youth Essay Contest
Next Week's Call In Show
Saturday Ice Fishing Outing
Sunday Archery Tournament
- Benefit Shoot For Cystic Fibrosis
- Hunt for a Cure
Outdoor News
- Million Gun Owner March
- Over 125 Lake Erie Ice Fisherman Stranded
Call In Show Interview
- Jerry Long of Dusty Varmint Woodworking
- Custom made turkey pot calls
Mikey's Game Bag
- Ice Fishing Jigs
- Ice Fishing Tackle Box
New Hunting Forum - talkhunting.com
Next Week's Interview
- Clint Turner
- Antler Shed Hunting in Illinios
New Ice Power Auger
Benefit 4 Kids
- Banquet
- www.B4K.org
Outdoor News
- CWD Found In Elk In Minnesota Ranch
- Winchest Rebate For Free ThermaCELL
Game Bag
- Tip For Keeping Your Power Auger From Icing Up
- New Ice Rod
- Ice Fishing Rant On Ethics
Call In Show Next Week
- Guest is Jerry Long Custom Turkey Pot Call Maker
- Listeners Welcomed To Call In
65 Roses Archery Tournament Shoot
- Compass Outdoors
- Proceeds Go To Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Ice Fishing
- Crotchet Lake
- Lake Fenton Ice Fishing Tournament
Interview With Al Baggett of Benefit 4 Kids
- Shot Show Recap
- Upcoming Banquet for Benefit 4 Kids
Game Bag
- Old Ice Fishing Lure
- Dead Down Wind's "Live down stream"
Youth Essay Contest
- We read this week's entry
- We also answer some email
Web Forums
- Too Much Complaining & Attacking
- Good Forums
New Videos From ATA
Interview With Lee & Tiffany Lakosky At The 2009 ATA show
Mikey's Game Bag
- Experiment To Show What It Is Like To Go Through The Ice
- Cold Water Dexterity
Phone Interview With UNJ Pro Staffers Chuck Parr, Tim Ford, Mikey and I
- Ice Emergency Tools
- Basic Ice Safety
- Group Tip Up Game For Ice Fishing
Contests
- myhuntingandfishing.com contest
- UNJ youth essay contest
New Live UNJ Call In Show For Saturday Night!
Ice Fishing
- Tuesday
- Saturday
2009 ATA Show
- Bows
- Crossbows
- Other Products
ATA Interviews
- Sharron Priebe From Grayling Outdoor Products & Her Connection To Fred Bear
- Terry Drury of Drury Outdoors
Game Bag
- Ice Shanties
- How To Use Your Pop Up Blind As A Shanty
Outdoor News
- Turkey Permits
- Hog Bounty
Youth Essay Contest
We're Back After A Week's Absense
Christmas Gifts
- Mikey's gifts
- My gifts
Interview With Benefit 4 Kids President Al Baggett
- What they are about
- How to contribute
- Banquete
Game Bag
- Goose decoys
- FFD goose decoys
Ice Fishing
- New Years Day trip
- Saturday trip
Up Coming ATA Event In Indianapolis, Indiana
Look Back At 2008
Youth Essay Contest
We will be back next weekend hopefully, we don't have any power, so as soon as we're back up and running we will post the new show! thanks for understanding, Mother Nature has wreaked havoc here in Michigan!!!!
Mike Adams
Up North Journal
ATA - Archery Trade Association
- Januanry Trade Show
- Attending As Hooks And Bullets, Skinny Moose Media
Bowcast Interview
- Aneal Roney From Bowcast
- Mikey Gets To Ask Some Questions
Mikey's Game Bag
- Layout Blind Covers
- Fleece Cover
Ice Fishing
- Getting Stuck
- No Fish
Youth Essay Contest
Merry Christmas From Up North Journal
Episode 89
Ice Fishing
- Monday
- This weekend
Sleeper Shanty
- Lyman's on the Lake
- February Trip
Ammo Branding Legislation
Elk Hunt Story
Mikey's Game Bag Goose Call Review
- Poly Carbs
- Wood and Acrylic
Goose Video
Gun Safety Class
Youth Contest and Christmas Lists
Episode 88
A Boys First Deer Hunt
- My boy Jake's first deer hunt
- Mikey's hunt
Crossbows
- My first time shooting one
- Mikey's first time shooting one
Epic Stealth Camera
- New mini hunting camera
- Comparison to other small cameras
Essay Contest
- Prizes supplied by Onestringer.com
- We read an entry on the show
Episode 87
Thanksgiving Week
- Tuesday deer hunt
- Up north for Thanksgiving
- Tried to duck and goose hunt
Deer Processing
- What we did
- Mikey's take on it
Game Bag
- How to clean your duck and goose calls
- Basic parts of a call
Upcoming Ohio Deer Hunt
Emails From Listeners
Youth Essay Contest
Episode 86
Survival Update
Compass Outdoors
First Up North Journal Team Hunt
Game Bag
- Layout blinds
- How to use them
Hunting Safety
Albino Buck
Stolen Skunk
New Contest
- Youth Essay Contest
Episode 85
Michigan Firearm Deer Season
- Saturday opener hunt
- Sunday hunt
Mikey's Game Bag
- How to obtain permission to hunt private property
- Goose decoy basics
Up North Journal Poll
- Should we allow antler restrictions or width restrictions for deer hunting
- Email us your answer
Canadian Hunting
- personal documentation
- firearm documentation
Colorado Hunting Survival Story
Episode 84
Michigan Deer Season Opener
- Thoughts on the opener
- Baiting laws
HHA micro adjustable bow sight
2 Day bow hunt
- Get away after election day
- Seeing a lot of game
CDC studies lead fragments in venision
- Conclude it is safe
- Goes against origional theory of doctor
Mikey's Game Bag Goose Call Review
- Mikey's likes and why
- Chuck's likes and why
Three days of hard core waterfowl action
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Antler Restriction Poll
- Email us your answer
Episode 83
Cabelas Mossy Oak Deer Classic Dundee Michigan
- Seminars
- Prostaffers
- Camo
- Things I purchased
Interviews:
- Rick White, Major League Baseball Player and Mossy Oak Prostaff
- 2008 USA Olympic Shooting Team Members and Gold Medal Winners: Sgt. Hancock and Specialist Eller.
Mikeys Big Duck Hunt
- Fish Point Wildlife Refuge
- Using a Map!
Episode 82
Cougar sighting in Michigan
Friday morning bow hunt
Weekend ducks and goose
- Friday Night
- Saturday Morning
- Sunday Morning
Goose Calls
2008 Election
Skunks
Cabela's Seminars
Episode 81
Duck hunting this week
Prostaffer's outdoor activities this week
Trapping
Outdoor News
- Women and Guns
- Car deer accidents
- New Jersey bear problems
Mikey's Game Bag
- Goose Calls
- Listener Email
Voting your 2nd amendment rights
Brag Board
Websites
Interview
- Kim Vickery, V.P. of Women Gone Hunting
Episode 80
CWD latest news
Bow hunting this week
Duck season opener in Michigan
- Saturday's hunt
- Sunday's hunt
Bow Tuning, Too Late?
Video and Blogs
Email Contest, win some broadheads
- This week's youth winner
- This week's adult winner
Field Dress - shirts www.fielddressed.com
Episode 79
Michigan Archery Deer Season
Weekend Squirrel Hunt
Outdoor News
- Get Out and Vote
- Grey Wolf Listing
- New Jersey Game Laws
- Minnesota Student and His bow
Game Bag
- Crow Hunting
- Crow decoys
Cabela's Event
New Up North Journal Pro Staff Member
New Blogs
Goose Banding Video
Shooting Range Pricing
New Book
Episode 78
Trespassing, Knowing where your at, at all times.
New Bow
- Setting it up at the shop
- Sighting in
- Shooting at the range
Outdoor News:
- New Jersey problem bears
- Washington lead ammo issue
- Archery only for some food pantries
Mikey's Game Bag
- Goose calls
- Duck season opener
Episode 77
Our Great Colorado Adventure
Mikey's Back!
- Mike's hunting update
- Mike interviews a special guest this week
Episode 75
Michigan's Early Goose Season
- Season Opener
- Thursday Hunt
Woods & Water Weekend
- Friday Setup
- Saturday's Events
Outdoor News
- Michigan CWD Latest
Sunday Archery Tournament
Game Bag
- Goose Call Field Test
- New Toys
Colorado Elk Hunt Latest
Episode 74
Vacation, new bow ordered
Mikey's Interview w/ Big Shuan Hammock
- Foiles Migraters
Outdoor News
- Michigan CWD case in Kent County
Pike Fishing
Delta Waterfowl Banquet
- Straits Area Delta Waterfowl Banquet
- Chapter President: Mike Scott
Goose Season Opener!
Episode 73
Friday, Deer Scouting
Saturday, Bow Shopping
- Bowtech Guardian
Outdoor News
- Maine trapping
- New Jersey safety law
- New Mexico road blocks
- Hunters and presidential voting
Sunday
- Cabelas Trip
- Mikey's Birthday
- Mikey's first interview
Episode 72
Burnt Duck for Dinner
Saturday
- 3-D archery Shoot
- Bass Pro Event
Sunday
- Bow shopping again
- Youth bow review, Parker Buckshot
Game Bag
- New flies for fishing
- Fly fishing success
September Events
- Woods and Water Event
- Sportsman's Classic
Monday - Looking for a new bow, Shot the Bowtech General
Tuesday - Shot three more bows
Thursday - Archery Range
Outdoor News
- Michael Waddell
- California Hunting Law
Email from Sweden
Interview With Bryan Stanley of Double Coyotee Custom Calls
Mikey's Game Bag
- Duck recipe
Saturday & Sunday - Mossy Oak Event at local Bass Pro Store
Episode 70, Seven Days of Fun
Monday
- Fishing
- Daughter Catches nice bass
- A lot of geese
Tuesday
- More fishing, caught a lot of panfish
Wednesday, Rain!
Thursday, More fishing
Friday, Scouting new area for deer season
Saturday, Jakes Event
- Get well Art Wheatley
- Double D Coyote Game Calls
- Fly tying, patawon meets Jedi Master!
Sunday, Mid-Michigan Duck Hunters Asscoiation Waterfowl Event
- Jake Enters Calling Contest
- Michael Enters Calling Contest
Episode 69
Up North Journal Stickers and Hats
Archery Monday
Ordered New 3-D Targets
Archery Thursday
Outdoor News
- New York hunting laws
- Olympic shooting team
Game Bag
- Arrow Fletchings
- Arrow Wraps
Youth Bow chronograph field test
- Diamond Edge
- Browning Adrenaline
- Browning Eclipse
Catfishing Sunday
Jakes Event
Episode 68
Late Fawns
Monday at the bow range
Interview with Bowtech regional representative
Delta Waterfowl meeting for new chapter, www.deltawaterfowl.org
Interview with new local chapter President Chuck Parr
Mikey's Game Bag
- Bling Sling huntinshak.com
- Basment archery range
Gun Range shooting
Episode 67
Busy Week
Interview with Compass Outdoors
Targets, Chronograph, and Ballistics Gel
Parker Bow Interview
Outdoor News
- Minnesota Food Banks and Venison
Game Bag
- Bow add ons that take away FPS
Broadhead Test
- Ballistics Gel and Bones
- Accuracy Test
- Penetration Test
Upcoming Events
Episode 66
Fishing Weekend
- Pan fishing with the kids
- Catfishing on the River with the new boat
Outdoor News
- Wisconsin Wolf Season?
- Wyoming Elk disease
- CCW and Disney
Archery This Week
- Two new youth bows
- Pro shop set up
- Shooting this weekend
Game Bag
- New bow release
- Stance and form techniques
Episode 64
Archery Shoot
Archery Review
Archery Tournament
Goose Banding Event
- Interview with DNR Biologist
Game Bag
- Bow Review
- PSE/Browning Interview with Paul Penix Regional Rep
New Jersey Bear Problem
Delta Waterfowl Event
New Boat
Episode 63
Happy Father's Day
Archery shooting this week
Upcoming Archery Events
Father's Day catfishing trip
Outdoor News
- HSUS bogus emails against CCW in National Parks
- California lead ammo ban
Mikey's Game Bag
- Arrow Wraps
- Arrow Fletching
Youth Bow Review Interview
- Paul Penix, PSE/Browning Micro Midas 3
Delta Waterfowl
Iowa Floods
Episode 62
Bow shoot Thursday
Groundhog Frida
Benefit 4 Kids
Kicking Bear
Jakes Event
News
- Alabama hunter numbers
- Michigan deer hunting changes
Mikey's Game Bag
- Arrow Fletching
Outdoor Archery Extavaganza!
Episode 61
End of Michigan Turkey Season
Lansing Gander Mountain Archery Event
- Over 100 vendors
- 3-D shoot
- Archery Sale
- Pro Staff
Our Hunting Year in Review
Today's Perception of Hunting
Outdoor News
- Rabid Raccoon causes havoc costing South Carolina over $43,000!
- Wyoming Wolf Hunt
Mikey's Game Bag
- Groundhog Taxidermy
- Fly Fishing
Email of the Week: Jim from Sweden
Goose Banding Event
Episode 60
Memorial Day
- Where did it start
- What it means to me
Saturday
- Turkey Hunting
- Hunter Courtesy
Sunday
- Fishing with the kids
- Boat rescue
- Piebald deer sighting
Monday
- Turkey Hunting
- Newborn fawn
- Great Lakes National Cemetery
Outdoor News
- Ohio turkey hunt numbers
- Door Destroying Deer
Game Bag: Leave the little animals alone
Email of the Week:
- Listener from Sweden asks us questions
- We ask listener from Sweden questions
Episode 59
Taxidermy
Camo and Lace Event http://www.camoandlace.net/
Turkey hunting weekend
Archery Shoot http://compassoutdoors.timwalsh.net/
Mikey's Game Bag
- Trout Fishing
- Fly Hatch
- Resources
Outdoor News
- Gas Pains http://outdoorlife.blogs.com/newshound/2008/05/gas-pains.html
- Walmart to stop selling fishing supplies http://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=11036
- Daisy Airrifle Video Contest http://www.daisy.com/
Archery Field Testing
- Broadheads
- Youth Compound Bows
Episode 58
Groundhog Day Adams style!
Michigan Turkey season
Bear and Elk Permits, Apply now in Michigan
New local archery range
Broadhead Field Tests
- G5
- Muzzy
Outdoor news of the week
- Coyote Attacks
- Michigan Rifle Range Closure
- CCW in National Parks
Mikey's Game Bag
Taxidermy
- Groundhog
- Squirrel
- Muskrat
Emails of the week
Episode 57
Weekend Up North
Wild Fire
Outdoor News
- Shooting Ranges Under Fire
- Moose and Bear Seasons Coming To Connecticut
- Michigan Unlimited Anterless Tags For DMU 452
- Anti Hunters and Schools
- Humane Society Of The United States and Meijer's
- Deer Birth Control In South Carolina
- Cabelas Helping Young Hunters
Mikey's Game Bag: Cheap Fly Tying Ideas
Answering An Email Question
- Camo Patterns
- What Kind of Bow To Use
- How We Hunt Deer In Michigan
We celibrate our one year aniversary
Get the lowdown on our 5 day trip to Ohio for a turkey hunt with my two boys and my brother - in - law.
Shout out to a listener
Episode 55
Opening week of turkey season
- Checklists
- Checking Equipment
- Jacob is ready
National Archery In The Schools Program http://www.nasparchery.com/activea.asp
Outdoor News
- Maryland HB 655 Defeated http://www.mossyoak.com/content/News.aspx?section=hnews#1508
- Olofson gun malfunction case: http://michiganhuntingtoday.com/hooksandbullets/
Mikey's Game Bag: Free Targets, http://www.mytargets.com/
Shooting Collard Animals Emails
Deer Cams: http://www.deerchannel.com
Trapping Video, Destroying The Myths: http://upnorthjournalhunting.blogspot.com/2008/04/trapping.html
Websites:
- www.upnorthjournal.com
- www.upnorthjournalhunting.blogspot.com
- www.michiganhuntingtoday.com/hooksandbullets/
- http://www.youtube.com/adamm011
- michaeladams@upnorthjournal.com
Episode 54
Spring is Here
Replaced New Tent
Visited our 40 acres
Stopped at Jays Sporting Goods http://www.jayssportinggoods.com/
Self Guided Tout Fishing Trip to Arkansas Interview with Ken Johnson
Outdoor News:
- NSSF State Grants http://www.nssf.org/news/PR_idx.cfm?PRloc=share/PR/&PR=040308.cfm
- Maine No Net Loss http://www.nraila.org/Hunting/Read/HuntingIssues.aspx?ID=3803&type=L
- Alabama No Net Loss http://www.nraila.org/Hunting/Read/HuntingIssues.aspx?ID=3804&type=L
- Kansas House OKs constitutional plan to protect hunting rights http://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=10847
- Collard Wildlife in Washington http://outdoorlife.blogs.com/newshound/2008/04/are-radio-colla.html
Game Bag:
- Michigan Duck Die Off
- Crest Rotary Fly Tying Vice
Episode 53 of the Up North Journal
Geocaching: www.geocaching.com
Omer Sucker Fishing Trip
Boat In The Water, First Time Out
Outdoor News:
- Former NRA President, Charlton Heston passes away
- Family Affield programs
- Women hunter numbers on the rise
- Michigan controversy over albino deer
- Indian River residents tie to the controversy
- Possible rule change
Mikey's Game Bag:
- Fly tying vices
- Flies for spring fishing
Montana Turkey Decoys preliminary look at them www.montanadecoys.com
Episode 52
New Websites:
- www.myhuntingandfishing.com
- www.michiganhuntingtoday.com/hooksandbullets/
- www.skinnymoose.com/broadcasting/
- http://youtube.com/adamm011
Turkey Seminar
Gun Range:
- Turkey Shotgun Patterning
- Pistol Shooting
- Clay Pigeon Shooting
News:
- nrahuntersrights.org
- nwtf.org
Mikey's Game Bag
- Turkey Decoy Setup
- www.montanadecoys.com
- Pop Up Blinds
Possible Elk Hunt
Episode #51
Happy Easter, Don't shoot the bunny!
Good Friday Coyote Hunt
Trip To the Gun Range
- Camera Mount Test http://www.elusivewildlife.com/home.htm
- Shooting Clays
Outdoor News: Several state level gun and hunting issues http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/State/
Mikey's Game Bag:
- Thermacell http://www.thermacell.net/
- Turkey Vests
- Complete Camo Cover
Field Testing:
- Camera Mounts http://www.elusivewildlife.com/home.htm
- Napier Truck Tent: brybec@netonecom.net
- Turkey Decoys: http://www.montanadecoy.com/
- Crow Decoys
Episode 50
New websites and blogs
Hooks & Bullets Blog www.michiganhuntingandfishing.com/hooksandbullets/
Up North Journal Hunting Blog www.upnorthjournalhunting.blogspot.com
My Hunting And Fishing www.myhuntingandfishing.com
Spring has arrived
- Turkey
- Ducks & Geese
- Ground Hogs
Self Guided Deer Hunt Interview with Ken Johnson
Ohio Turkey Season Scouting Trip
Mikey's Game Bag: Friction Call Strikers
http://www.primos.com/
Field Test:
- Sportz III Truck Tent http://napierenterprises.com/site/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
- Gun/Bow Camera Mount http://www.elusivewildlife.com/home.htm
- Illumitacks http://www.elusivewildlife.com/home.htm
- Montana Turkey Decoys http://www.montanadecoy.com/
Trail Camera
Up North Journal television interview http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=resources/lifestyle_community/outdoors&id=6009733
New websites & blogs:
Hooks and Bullets Blog: www.michiganhuntingtoday.com/hooksandbullets/
Up North Journal Hunting Blog: www.upnorthjournalhunting.blogspot.com
My Hunting and Fishing: www.myhuntingandfishing.com
Outfitter Show
Hunter's Safety Class : Michigan DNR
Field Test: Elusive Wildlife Technologies
- Gun and Bow Camera Mount
- Illumitacks
News
- Mishap with muskie
- Minnisota Dove Bill
- Microstamping Bills
- Charles City County, Virginia Rifle Ban
- Arizona Constitutional Ammendment
- New York Youth Hunting Changes
Mikey's Game Bag:
- Types of turkey calls
- Turkey decoys
Mossy Oak Topo Mapping site: www.mossyoak.com
New Blog and Web Sites:
Hooks and Bullets Blog: www.michiganhuntingtoday.com
Up North Journal Hunting Blog: www.upnorthjournalhunting.blogspot.com
A Cool New Web Site: www.myhuntingandfishing.com
Coyote Tips
- Tyvek suits: http://www.disposable-garments.com/painters_coveralls.html
- Trail Cams
Outdoor Shows
News
- Proposed Bill Could Ban Lead Ammunition in Massachusetts http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=3362
- Minnesota’s Hunting Heritage is Under Attack http://www.nraila.org/Hunting/Read/HuntingIssues.aspx?ID=3606&type=L
- Good sense prevails for younger hunters http://washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080227/SPORTS09/609804493/1005/SPORTS
- Virginia Removes Youth Hunting Restrictions http://www.nwtf.org/nwtf_newsroom/press_releases.php?id=12483
- Switcheroo: Bear Found Wearing Goat’s Radio Collar http://outdoorlife.blogs.com/newshound/2008/02/switcheroo-bear.html
- Outrage Of The Week -- For American Hunters and Shooters Association, the Truth Hurts http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=3604
Mikey's Game Bag: Turkey Calls
- Box Calls
- Friction Calls
- Mouth Calls
Preparing For Turkey Preseason
New Blog Site:
www.michiganhuntingtoday.com/hooksandbullets/
http://mikeysoutdooradventures.blogspot.com/
New Outdoor Web Site:
http://www.myhuntingandfishing.com/
Ice Fishing Weekend
Outdoor News of the Week
- Power tools and rifle cartridges http://outdoorlife.blogs.com/newshound/2008/02/power-tools-rif.html
- Trail camera nails burglar http://outdoorlife.blogs.com/newshound/2008/02/hunters-trail-c.html
- NWTF youth essay contest http://www.nwtf.org/jakes/contests/KS_Gov_essay_08_flyer[1].doc
Mikey's Game Bag
Wood duck nesting boxes part 4 http://www.ducks.org/media/Conservation/Conservation_Documents/_documents/duck_box_plans.pdf
Tips of the Week
- Ice fishing sinker weight
- Coyote Decoys
Night Coyote Hunt
Non-hunter Encounters In The Field
http://brhunting2008.blogspot.com/
Episode 46
Ice fishing this weekend
No Coyote hunt due to bad weather
Rifle Scope, sight-in
http://www.williamsgunsight.com/
UV Blocker Field Test by Bob Rich
http://brproducts.blogspot.com/
http://brshootingjournal.blogspot.com/
Outdoor News
Youth hunting opportunitites
http://www.ussportsmen.org/Read1.cfm?ID=2203&programdocs=FAF
Missouri air rifle deer hunt
http://outdoorlife.blogs.com/newshound/2008/02/air-rifles-for.html
Quackenbush Air Guns
http://www.quackenbushairguns.com/
Oregon vanishing licenese
http://outdoorlife.blogs.com/newshound/2008/02/the-fishing-lic.html
Ted Nugent search engine
http://outdoorlife.blogs.com/newshound/2008/02/internet-search.html
http://searchwithtednugent.prodege.com/
Mikey's Game Bag
Part 3 of wood duck nesting boxes
http://www.ducks.org/media/Conservation/Conservation_Documents/_documents/duck_box_plans.pdf
Email address to submit hunting story to Terry Pickard
picksvids@yahoo.com
This week we put on the new Barska hologram sight on Michael's Ruger 10/22.
http://www.barska.com/electro_sight.html
Weasle Traps & Wood Duck Boxes
http://www.youtube.com/user/adamm011
Ice Fishing Interview with Chuck Parr
Outdoor News
1.Cougar Kittens Killed
http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2008/01/24/outdoors/deaths_of_cougar_kittens_give_hunters_with_hounds_a_black_eye
2.Maryland Anti Hunting Bills Introduced
http://www.nraila.org/Hunting/Read/HuntingIssues.aspx?ID=3440&type=L
- South Dakota considers lowering hunting age
http://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=10590
Mikey's Game bag: Placement of Wood Duck nesting boxes
http://www.ducks.org/media/Conservation/Conservation_Documents/_documents/duck_box_plans.pdf
NWTF annual Banquet
Get your hunting story published, email link:
picksvids@yahoo.com
Episode #44, On this week's episode we go over the Hunting & Fishing Expo we went to this week, as well as the things we found interesting there. We have our usuall outdoor news of the week, as well as Mikey's Game Bag. This week he discuss' Wood Duck Boxes. Then lastly I go over a few items concerning our Ohio turkey hunt coming up in April.
Hunting & Fishing Expo:
-
Caged Deer, Bill Yoder
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Vendors
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Truck & SUV tents
-
UV Blocker, Sport Wash, and Scent control from Atsko
www.atsko.com
- Helping Young Hunters Inc.
http:///www.helpingyounghunters.com
- Bill Putman, running for Senator
http:///www.putmanforcongress.com
Outdoor News of the Week
1.New Jersey Game Commission
http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=3347
2.Michigan Poacher
http://outdoorlife.blogs.com/newshound/2008/01/a-no-brainer-bu.html
- Antis howl over Wolf rules
http://www.nrahuntersrights.org/Article.aspx?id=212
Mikey's Game Bag
Wood Duck Box Construction (for plans use the link below)
http://www.ducks.org/media/Conservation/Conservation_Documents/_documents/duck_box_plans.pdf
Planning our Ohio Turkey Hunt in April
This is our first show on the new hosting site. Hopefully this will go better than the last site. Be paitent we are growing in small steps.
On this weeks show I tell my story of my taking a coyote. We also take Michael on his first coyote hunt, and take Mackenzie on her first ice fishing outing. We discuss the upcoming Turkey season in Michigan as well as a possible case of TB in Lower Michigan. We have our usuall outdoor news of the week as well as Mikey's Game Bag. Finally I re-tell an old story of an ice rescue on the big water's of Michigan.