Up North Journal Podcast

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...

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 w...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 wi...

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 di...

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...

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 spo...

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 c...

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...

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 fishin...

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 re...

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...

 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...

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 i...

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 huntin...

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 ga...

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...

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...

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 Goi...

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 tha...