Up North Journal Podcast

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 stor...

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 fut...

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...

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 s...

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 A...

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...

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 vira...