Up North Journal Podcast

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 the hunt After the storm broke and a dry set of camo, the hunt is on again Trophy Tom comes in but not quite close enough Meanwhile some hens come in and another Tom comes in to investigate The big moment comes and she takes the shot Takes bird back to camp and gets to taste her success with fresh turkey for dinner Having the bird mounted Got to shoot the day before the hunt Video will be on Amerciana Outdoors on NBCSports 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 S

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 Club Linden Sportsmans Club Detroit Sportsmans Congress CMP Shooting distances What type of ammo, store bought or reloaded ammo? Blue printed Remington action Krieger barrel McMillian stock Ziess Optics .308 Winchester cartridge Equipment needed to shoot long distances Spotting scope Environmental conditions that affect shots Learning to estimate wind speeds

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 Club Linden Sportsmans Club Detroit Sportsmans Congress CMP Shooting distances What type of ammo, store bought or reloaded ammo? 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 Pre-Fishing 1st Tournament of the Year Pre-fishing Kentucky Lake for Championship tournament 4 days of pre-fishing Tips to pre-fish a lake before tournaments 50%

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 cutting for moving deer through your property Make a master plan! Set realistic goals  Size of plots Using a fence as a way to direct deer Facing change and how to work with it

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 cutting for moving deer through your property Make a master plan! Set realistic goals 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 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 600 Yard public rifle

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 used Why didn't DNR move forward on this issue  This was passed by the state legislature 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

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 teaching safety to our kids Gun safety classes Take them out for the turkey hunt and have them run the calls and you do the hunting Take lots of photos on your hunt

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 movement Ability to tether to an I-phone and use to Periscope through the GoPro App and Periscope App Underwater housing rated to 130 feet deep Talk about using with a drone to scout for pre-hunting seasons Badlands Film Festival GoPro only category

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 Baiting plays a big role in shooting big bucks Arrrow selection for the game you're chasing Randy talks about his favorite wild game meal Does Randy like to fly? What is Randy's favorite snack for the trip to the outdoors? Randy only likes two kinds of music Randy's last word!