Up North Journal Podcast

The guys are talking Michigan elk and predator hunting with the first female hunting guide in the state of Michigan Jennifer Drake of Drakes Guide Service. Michigan elk hunting How she got started in guiding Her conservation side Proposed new guide rules for Michigan How watching one of her hunters take an elk makes her feel How the December elk hunt went down for her hunter Talking about what to...

Danny road tripped to the west side of the state for the Hunting Time Expo Show was well attended, people getting ready for hunting season already JPO Game Calls has a new deer call Stopped and talked with Packer Maxx's Lincoln Rohn Comparing to the Outdoorama show Dave Wilkins of Droptine Outfitters The EZ Kut booth with Scott Bast! The straight and curved blade hand saws Mike gets a little philo...

Tonight the guys start the show off by talking about collectible outdoor items. Northern Michigan Glasses Michigan Successful Hunter Patches Started in 1972 in Michigan DNR gave them out at check stations for a successful deer taken Being Checked by the DNR EZ Kut gives away 2 Lil' G Loppers on the show today! Local Ice Conditions 1 vehicle and 3 snowmobiles through the ice at Houghton Lake Local...

The guys wrap up their experience at this year's Archery Trade Association show in Indianapolis Indiana. Ken's big take away from the show Danny's Big take away from the show Mike's take away from the show The interviews Badlands Film Festival

The guys get permission to show a couple new products from Buck Baits before they are released at the ATA show. New hunting cover scent in Cedar New Match Maker Series mineral feed for whitetail deer 12 pack of Tracker Stakes All three of these products will be debuted at this week's ATA show in Indianapolis, IN The boys will be broadcasting from the ATA show this next week Will be in the PSE Arch...

Mike and Dan discuss a few numbers out about the impact of wolves on the landscape Wolf introduction to Yellowstone in 1995 Elk and Moose populations of 1995 Wolf population in 2000 Impact on elk and moose by 2000 Using the wolf as a political tool The History of Michigan Elk Last native elk killed in Michigan in late 1800's Henry Crabtree letter 1918 elk reintroduced to Michigan Original 7 Growth...

The guys go over the elk hunt Mike went on in Michigan last week. Friday's mandatory elk hunt orientation Friday's meeting Hunter package 30 bull tags for the December hunt 70 cow tags Clif Bars Cabin at Toasty's (231) 525-8101 Wolverine, MI Exit 301 off I-75 Day 1 Hunt Private land cameras weren't showing elk Hunted on public land the whole week Pigeon River Area Two track traveling in deep into...

Preparing for Mike's Michigan elk hunt. Looking for ammo Hitting the range one last time Getting the back up gun ready as well Orientation is on Friday Post hunt procedure Weather forecast for hunt Scent-Lok is prepared Expectations Danny jumps on his soapbox about wolf attacks in Michigan's Upper Peninsula Bear dog is killed by wolf while treeing a bear 2014 spike in dog-wolf encounters Wolf shot...

The guys each talk about their ups and downs of the Michigan firearm deer season this year. Danny hunted Michigan's upper peninsula Good season overall Seen a good amount of bucks Can't shoot does Some snow to start firearm season Saw a lot of turkeys Saw one shooter buck Does messing with the bucks Too many does One buck killed at Dan's camp Mike hunted Michigan's Northern lower peninsula 6 inche...

Interview tonight with law enforcement officer Rory Williams from the state of Washington about a DYI Wyoming antelope hunt. Started planning hunt about 6 - 9 months out Doe tags are $42 for out of state hunters Went on the cheap Public and private land is checkerboarded Hard to find access to public land Did a lot of research on Antelope areas and the area's success rate Went out there blind Coul...

The guys talk with Dan Jasa Midwest sales manager for PSE Archery about their new 2020 lineup of hunting bows. The Mach 1 Stealth Carbon riser bow Carbon production is all in house this year All hand built Mach 1 Stealth changes The Bandit Micro evolve cam 28" axle to axle 20 -26 inches on the draw 40-50 pound draw High end bow for short draw archers Target bow option The Evo NXT 35, 33, 31 Most q...

Mike talks to Danny via phone this week about what the deer report is from Michigan's Upper Peninsula Ice is forming on local U.P. lakes Cold weather and snow in the U.P. Work being done in Dan's camp to get ready for the week of hunting Deer patterns are changing at his camp Getting some bow hunting in before rifle season starts Bucks are doing some sparing and chasing Deer movement patterns for...

The guys kick Mike out of the studio tonight to talk fishing with CSF's Chris Horton. Chris Hortons background in fishing Studied at Arizona State University 2 year fish study in Arizona Working with Arizona DNR Working with B.A.S.S. Working wth Congressional Sportsmen Foundation Issues in fishing that he is working with The gulf coast salt waters How they estimate fish on the federal side vs. sta...

Ken Sciculuna is hunting his new lease Got busted by a doe while hunting on the ground Struggling with land access without kicking deer out Putting time in the saddle Trailcam photos Naming bucks How to choose what Ken is going to shoot Using a ditch line near railroad tracks to access the property Scrapes and rub lines popping up now Using cameras on mock scrapes Deer activity as the season progr...

Danny's story of his dog getting a little too close to a skunk Dog gets sprayed in the mouth by a skunk Dog comes in the house and stinks up the house Dawn dishsoap, baking soda, and peroxide to wash the dog Danny texted Mike to use his OZ ozone generator to get the smell out of the house #OZbyScentLok  Mike is going to use it in a stinky freezer Mike wants to make a scent free closet for his hunt...

Danny spent ten days in Michigan's upper peninsula on a archery deer hunt. Made it to the U.P. Truck died on U.S. 2 with a trailer load of wood! Left his truck at the Snowmobile Museum in Naubinway Michigan. https://www.snowmobilemuseum.com/ Left the truck and rented a U-Haul to travel the rest of the way to camp. https://www.uhaul.com/ Fall colors are popping Food plots are doing their jobs Using...

The guys talk with Andy Treharne the Senior Director of Western States and Federal Policy and Ellary Tucker Williams the Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator. Ellary's position and what she does for outdoorsmen Andy's position and what he does for outdoorsmen What is the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation? The caucus Tell our elected officials why the outdoors is so important to us Non-Prof...

The guys memorialize the owner of Spot Shooter Archery, Jim Beasley who passed away suddenly this week. Mike and Danny share stories and memories of Jim. Interview with outdoor writer/editor/author Jerry Lambert about the upcoming archery season. Catchin' Deers Trail Cameras Deer Disease EEE affecting deer Deer sniffing trail cameras Trophy Buck Corridor Common denominators of big bucks, heavy cov...

This week the guys talk with custom call maker Paul Schweitzer of JPO Game calls who has come up with a modular design for the call industry! Started with Duck and Goose Calls about 4 years ago Wanted to make his own call and the engineer in him led him to develop his own call Had a passion for duck hunting so that is what he started with Started with the O ring on the inside of the barrel to star...

Cool weather is getting the guys pumped for archery season! Danny got stands set and pulled camera cards at his U.P. camp Taking deer inventory on his cameras Got a bear on camera that didn't like his camera Also got a wolf on camera Put out a few mock scrapes with Buck Baits www.buckbaits.com Mike went to Indiana and the soy beans have come on strong Mid thigh high Deer still browsing on them pre...

This week the guys talk tree stand safety awareness with life line builder Jim Jacques of SafeTree Hunting Systems. Talking about Jim's accident Took a fall out of a treestand in 2002 First day of hunting season while climbing into a homemade stand Fell 8 feet Broke ankle Getting to the hospital The Beginning of SafeTree Hunting Systems His nephew brought the idea of using climbing ropes The Prusi...

Danny is getting ready for his annual late summer trip north to deer camp Pulling camera cards Taking the new stand north Freshening up the food plots Oats, and clover New UNJ teammate Ken Scicluna EHD in Indiana Cases starting to show up in Indiana 2 suspected cases in the county Mike is hunting 3 confirmed cases in the state Mike had an incident with his Jeep this week that nearly cost him his l...

The guys made it to the 13th annual Bowfest at Spot Shooter Archery Buck Baits at Spot Shooter Rebel Six at Spot Shooter Veterans at Bowfest Woods and Water event coming up in September Passing of Tred Barta The accident What we plan to do for a tribute The reality of mortality and how we never know when our last hunt is. Relating it to hunting safety Building and working for the hunting season Da...

The guys were talking tonight with Jerry Milos about EZ Kut product lineup and how Jerry got involved with EZ Kut. The beginnings of EZ Kut with Buster Greenway How Jerry found out about EZ Kut Jerry's first pair of EZ Kut Pruners How Scott Bass came into the picture How filming their hunts played into the EZ Kut picture Four years of trying to purchase the company Why should someone put the EZ Ku...

The boys catch up with Ken Scicluna live on the water bass fishing Ken is live on Orr Lake in Livingston County Michigan Bass fishing on a Sunday evening Using dropshot Last week's tournament with Ken Boat launch gets jambed up due to the lot attendant Weigh in had to take place at another spot on the lake Recap of the last month of tournament fishing Looking at the end of the tournament season fo...