Up North Journal Podcast

Wrapping up the Michigan firearm deer season Last weekend of firearm season Expectations Mike teaching his youngest son a few lessons Michigan DNR give their early numbers for Michigan's Upper Peninsula deer kill for firearm deer season. Actual check station numbers Why are they so low Dan and Mike's take on it Are we spending too much money on such low data accumulation Mandatory deer checks How to make your own deer summer sausage Dan's recipe How Dan makes his Equipment he uses Where the team will be for the next few months

This PSE Tech Tip by Bobby Vargas, we talk about how we determine our effective range with our bow is and how we can increase it!

Covering our activities for week 2 of Michigan's firearm deer season and Thanksgiving. Mike takes Randy Duncan up to camp for a deer hunt. Randy has to find the deer blind on his own. Randy shoots his first deer and punches his man card! Randy gets to find out what the gut sack is the hard way! What all this means for Randy Mike does a little doe management and takes a huge doe and puts some meat in the freezer. A hard cold hunt Enduring the elements and challenging ones self to press on Staying out and punching a doe tag  

The PSE Tech Tip this week with Bobby Vargas, he tells us why we need a stabilizer for our bows and what they do for us.

Michigan Firearm Deer Season Week One! Dan covers his trip to deer camp in Michigan's upper peninsula Mike covers his trip to deer camp in Michigan's northeastern lower peninsula Mike's daughter talks about taking her deer on the third day. Mike and Dan cover when is our hunting information beneficial or meaningful to our state DNR. Dan tries to give information to the DNR also finds many "Deer Check Stations" closed. Mike finds all of the "Deer Check Stations" on his way home closed.    

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 story about Dan on the hunt!

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 future How to get involved  

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 and social media led to the rise of more women and children taking up hunting How the internet, technology and social media has led to the good the bad and the downright ugly of hunters helping or hurting other hunters and the sport as a whole We finish the show with this week's PSE tech tip from Bobby Vargas about target panic What is it How do we get it How do we get rid of it

Bobby Vargas of PSE tells us how to properly set up a new sight on our bow for the upcoming target or archery season.