Up North Journal Podcast

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 dow...

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...

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 i...

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...

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...

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 si...

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?...

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 la...

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...

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...

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 t...

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 Ohi...

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...

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 th...

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 t...

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 consultan...

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 poin...

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 eveni...

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...

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...

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 #2018CallHimOffTheLimb Yeti Coolers Drops it's association from the NRA Foundation N...

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 hi...

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 Mi...

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 are...