Up North Journal Podcast

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 dispersal system Ballistic Bands What are they How do they work Why do I need one Danny and Mike shoot some long distance stick and string Danny gives up on the thumb release Gets back to shooting 40 yards Shooting multiple distances in his backyard Mike shooting 60 yards now

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? What are they going to do now? Is there any possible changes coming that will benefit Michigan hunters? What will be next years focus for his group? What is his take on a one buck rule in Michigan? What has Lincoln been up to this summer to get prepared for the upcoming hunting season? What does his hunting season look like for this upcoming fall 2017 season? https://www.facebook.com/groups/145631825470177/ Dan asks Mike about camera arms and heads for tripods and camera arms. They talk about how the Fourth Arrow Camera Arm works and why it is so quiet.  https://fourtharrowcameraarms.com/ Mike discusses what cam

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 spots next year! Mudjaw Bowmen is located in Toledo Ohio and Michigan! Established in 1953 Fred Bear shot at this club a few times One current member use to hunt with Fred Bear Memberships are open Contact them on their webpage at: www.mudjawbowmen.com Michigan's NRC disclosed their regulations for the 2017 Michigan Deer Season. No additional Antler Point Restrictions for any DMU in Michigan Mike and Dan talk about their thoughts on the issue Economic impact and the impact on the deer herd Where do Michigan hunters go from here to find solutions    

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 cards Acquiring the target Glasses may be in order for this hunting season Talking about this weekend's archery shoot

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 to use the technologies for use in the outdoors to help study and learn more about the outdoors and whats in it. Can be used to study fauna and flora diseases, invasive species, conservation, wildlife management, etc.... Partnering with Universities to conduct real time studies with no human intervention. Allows for us to get and offer information faster. Can we get the temperature of a deer remotely in the wild? What can't we do with this technology? Use a portal to distribute and collect the information Listening to the Heartbeat of the Outdoors What is the toughest resistance encountered for this technology? La

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 fishing in a familiar portion of the Pigeon River On the way to camp seeing 5 elk along the way back Mike finds out that there is an Oak Wilt outbreak at his camp, more to come later Danny is getting his bow groove on for season Shooting the PSE Evolve Also shooting the PSE Decree Using a new release Loosing and finding an errant arrow

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 recruitment Listening to research and education is the key to forming a plan to work in your area How is the NRC going to move forward to manage the Michigan Deer Herd Combo Deer tags vs Single buck tags How many surveys does the DNR need to understand what we've been saying for years The New UNJ support vehicle Mike purchased ! Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Chose the 4 door for the extra room and longer wheel base for towing Close call today with kayaks flying off a vehicle on the freeway How do you tie down your trailer Mike's system of trailering Dan's system of trailering Make sure your toys are tied down on your tr

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 property Looking at it as a new hunting opportunity Looking at areas to put in small food plots Wondering what the rest of the people at camp will think when they see it for the first time Be open minded Dan is shooting the new PSE Evolve with a thumb release instead of a standard trigger release Mike is getting ready to start sighting in his new PSE Evolve Mara and Cody fished Lake St. Clair over Memorial Day weekend and landed some huge smallmouth bass Mike got word that the Killer Food Plot Climatize has germinated and started to sprout Starting to grow Talk about growing cages Mike is worried about deer over

 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, Running the cultipacker Cultipacking the field Planting Boarder Patrol for a screen around the field Forgot two bags of Boarder Patrol Using the cultipacker rows as a guide to broadcast seed Earthway 2750 hand broadcast seeder Spreading the Climatize Running the cultipacker again to set the seed Segment 4, Finding the missing seed Driving 60 miles to find more seed After calling store, they didn't have enough seed after telling me they did Got a bag of Boarder Patrol Almost ran out of gas Planted the last bag of seed in the dark A little rain over night to set the seed Got supplies to put up a growth cage Se

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 in North Dakota for work Started hunting hard after returning to PA Hunting in mountain region as a kid Hunted mostly small game and deer as a kid Talking deer hunting as a kid Family traditions in hunting Catfish is the lucky charm Hunting with his mom Shooting Sting Rays Family competition Longtime friends Segment 3 Talking with Phil Getting a cold drink live on the show The oldest guy who knows the least Learning the ropes with the guys From Illinois and spent time in Missouri Where does a new guy to the outdoors start Met Will and got in the outdoors Loves duck hunting and eating them Duck Candy! Working with

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 hunting set up problem What items have we used that are not worth their money for hunting What items have we purchased that have changed the way we hunt  

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 game species Anna's phone quits Tick prevention with premethrin What is premethrin How to use it Mike's experience with it this weekend Where to find it Dan talks to Mike about his weekend turkey hunt in Northern Michigan's lower peninsula at his camp. Mike takes a shot on the first morning out Runs with a friend on the evening hunt The next morning hunt with his friend  

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 to conduct it What are we looking for What information does it give us Which species do deer like best Oak wilt White Oak and Red Oak which is better to plant PSE Evolve bows in the Up North Journal stable for 2017

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 deer studies How the information on research gets out to the hunters Latest research right now is looking at some new things, Deer movement, Deer sight to see how they react to camo patterns How can the public land owner or small parcel private land owner make an impact in their hunting 1/3 of QDMA members don't own any land to hunt on Most important impact is to improve your deer cover Next is get involved in a deer cooperative Get involved and share information What is the number one road block to deer hunters today CDW or other wildlife diseases Are we making headway on CWD? What can a hunter do to help stop CWD

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 Going to the Deer Summit in Mid Michigan, w\Kip Adams of QDMA Coyote problems and how it relates to late fawn drops and the lack of landmangement of nearby properties How having other property owners manage their land helps the overall herd health Tree Planting Don't spend all of your money at one time for tree planting Could be a total bust with a dry planting year or a disease wipes them out Staggered planting also leads to staggered harvest to spread out your income What we are planting now, we will not see the results in our lifetime, this is for future generations How previous generations planted for us to u

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 than hunter dollars due to fall off of hunting license sold and participation How to get a deer coop going Social Media pages help a lot! Dedication is a must Look for resources in your area to rely on Get educated Getting local DNR biologist involved and law enforcement Get involved in your local QDMA branch What workshops have to offer Guest Question: With APR's would it change how the DNR works the doe permits? APR's manage the buck population Antlerless permits manage the overall deer population It doesn't take a lot of land to start a coop Why should a small land owner join a coop? Great story about small la

Interview with Drew Youngedyke the editor of Michigan Out-of-Doors magazine and Chief information officer at MUCC. What is MUCC? How he got started at MUCC Drew's hunting background Hunting camp Most memorable hunt The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative What is the money from the federal government go for and how it works How it is being used in Michigan How the states work together with this money for the Great Lakes Why does it take federal money to do these projects How does Canada work into the equation Why should everyone be concerned with the Great Lakes Asian Carp and how it is affecting our fisheries Silver Carp and Big Head Carp Less than 50 miles from Lake Michigan DNA found in Lake Michigan Electric barriers being used but not a permanent solution Conservation is for the future and long term, this is what we are talking about with Asian Carp Brandon Road Lock and Damn rebuilding and Government Report Report has been blocked from being released and what that means for Lake Michigan How has Mic

Interview with Lincoln Rohn, founder of Michigan Deer Hunters Let'em Go and Let'em Grow. Closed Facebook group, must be vetted to be part of the group. For Michigan hunters He started his own type of QDM on his property about 15 years ago Went to informational meeting about Michigan's Northwest 12 APR's which led to the formation of this group Researched one buck rule but it didn't prove to protect enough 1.5 year old books Also took too much DNR money to change two buck rule Researched Hunter's Choice rule in NE Michigan which also doesn't protect the 1.5 year old bucks APR's protect the 1.5 year old bucks as proven from the Michigan NW 12 Public land hunters as well as private land hunters are buying into this management style Over 21,000 members on this Facebook Page Group Not just a trophy buck shooter group Asking to pass on spikes and 4 points mostly Going into 2nd year of APR's would increase buck population in Michigan to over 300,000 Makes for a healthier herd and more intense rut Late breeding mean