Up North Journal Podcast

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 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 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 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 s

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 the setup they are looking to achieve Offers three styles of boats for fishing Out of State vacationers use the service Come to Michigan and fish our waters Can take trips to the Upper Peninsula Got fishing from A to Z covered in Michigan

 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 older? Why we set our own bucket lists? What is the next challenge for us as outdoorsmen and women? We don't set out to do it, but all of a sudden we realize we are longing to take our experience to the next level Make your goals attainable but not impossible

 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 like and the technique to sound the call Wants to make a Grand Slam of wingbone turkey calls What was the draw to hunt out west for the Rio Turkey Hunting walk in lands in Kansas, private land available for public hunting How to locate and hunt Rios in Kansas

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 boats cannot get access to fish Stays in the kayak to fish on inland lakes Can transport without using a trailer or a vehicle without a trailer hitch You use more upper body strength to fight the fish unlike from a boat or on a shore Uses Cabela's Advamced Angler Pro Series Sling Pack for carrying fishing tackle Uses Fenwick 5'6" 2 Piece Rod PFD's and water shoes Keep fish or catch and release How to keep important stuff dry, drivers license, fishing license, camera, etc... Musky fishing from a kayak Getting set up Learn from someone who has experience how to use a kayak before heading out to fish for the first time

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 boats cannot get access to fish Stays in the kayak to fish on inland lakes Can transport without using a trailer or a vehicle without a trailer hitch You use more upper body strength to fight the fish unlike from a boat or on a shore Uses Cabela's Advamced Angler Pro Series Sling Pack for carrying fishing tackle Uses Fenwick 5'6" 2 Piece Rod PFD's and water shoes  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

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 ice rescue on the big water's of Michigan.

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 live feed while talking with Cody Penalities Fishing partners for tournaments Cody's first tournament Cody's Florida fishing trip Why Pros tag their fish Tackle for early season

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 live feed while talking with Cody Penalities Fishing partners for tournaments Cody's first tournament Cody's Florida fishing trip Why Pros tag their fish Tackle for early season 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 Early Season Turkey Scouting Tags are drawn Daylight Savings Time Spring Thunder and Turkey Classic Cleaning your mouth cal

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 Plots about managing our deer herds and our land. What is the plan for the food plots Food plot positioning How big do you make your kill plots Spring planting Whole Season plan Products to build your deer's health and well being Mark Hammer joins us with his new deer call that he invented called Antler Action Mark killed the largest whitetail in the U.S. for 2014, which scored 254 1/8" Started the project 8 years ago due to some problems rattling antlers in the treestand Small and compact and can be run from the ground while in a treestand Draws deer's attention away from the hunter's location Checking in with Rob

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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 10 months 2000PSI stiffness in places on the riser, no flexing PSE All American made! PSE has brought formula one racing to the archery world Talking with Nick Percy of Killer Food Plots about deer and land management Michigan based food plot and land consulting company  Building upon mother natures elements and plugging the holes with natural products Soil management Where to put a food plot along with timber management First step is to establish the blueprint of your soil Next establish a plan for deer to call your property home Providing cover Having the proper age structure of deer Must grow a healthy doe her

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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 Booth who has some good basic info on the use of suppressors in the field for hunting How to obtain a suppressor and apply through the BATFE to register it The advantages of using a suppressor in the field What calibers benefit the most from using a suppressor What are James four top manufactures of suppressors What you can expect to pay for a suppressor Setting up before the hunt James' favorite caliber to use a 300 Blackout and why Will this be a game changer for the outdoorsmen What are the advantages for a trapper to use a suppressor Urine based deer lures are possibly going to be banned in Pennsylvania due t

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