Up North Journal Podcast

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 te...

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 movem...

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 Bai...

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...

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...

 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 o...

 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 lik...

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 b...

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 b...

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 ic...

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 liv...

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 liv...

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 Plot...

Up North Journal Throwback Thursday Episode 41

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...

Up North Journal Throwback Thursday Episode 40

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...

Up North Journal Throwback Thursday Episode 39

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 th...