Up North Journal Podcast

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 ab...

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 mov...

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 thi...

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 sho...

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 sho...

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 Ta...

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...

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 f...

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...

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 stop...

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 Cl...

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 Cl...

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...

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...

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 u...