Up North Journal Podcast

Mike and Dan talk about what is going on in Michigan with tall the current Covid travel bans in place.

1. Cutting grass and trying to get gas when we can due to travel restrictions
2. No motorized water vehicles allowed to be used on Michigan waters
3. No gardening or outdoor items to be sold in Michigan
4. Michiganders Against Excessive Quarantine
5. Small business is getting crushed
6. Overreach
7. Supporting local business
8. Lansing protest
9. Boat ramps being blocked by DNR
10. How does travel bans affect turkey sesaon
11. How will opening the economy affect the upcoming seasons
12. Gun stores shut down
13. Issues with traveling north
14. People turning others in
15. Other states facing similar issues
16. Get outside to clear your mind

Looking ahead to the 2020 deer season

1. Food plot implements for side by sides
2. Michigan Habitat and Deer Gear
3. How is Michigan Trout Season going to play out
4. Archery sight and pin set ups
5. Effective range
6. Practicing long distance shooting
7. Coyote gestation time
8. Coyote den useage

Talking with Lincoln Rohn of Packer Maxx about spring food plots and purchasing hunting land tonight.

Spring Food Plots and Packer Maxx

1. Talking a little bit about the Covid Crisis
2. People we know who are health care workers
3. #HuntThroughIt
4. #ArcheryIsImmune
5. Packer Maxx products
6. Still shipping products
7. Getting out in the woods is good mental relief right now
8. Frost seeding
9. The planting process
10. Prescribed fire before planting
11. Why you should use a Packer Maxx
12. The 3 models of Packer Maxx
13. New add on feature for the Packer Maxx
14. Neighborhood Covid Howl
15. Multiple uses of the Packer Maxx

Purchasing hunting properties with Lincoln

1. Lincoln now has his real estate license
2. Working with Stoney Creek selling hunting and recreation properties
3. What other hunting property owners are doing with habitat
4. Habitat increasing the value of your land
5. After Covid crisis is over will people be looking for more remote land to purchase
6. How the crisis is affecting the sale of land
7. Most over looked thing when looking at hunting property
8. Leasing the tillable land
9. Generating money off of the land

What is going on with Let'em Go Let'em Grow?

CWD testing and Humic Acid

All three of the guys are in the newly remodeled Cabin!

Ken has been out fishing during the Covid Crisis and it taking advantage of the great weather and hitting the water.

1. Caught a few small mouth bass
2. Hoping to get out on the hunting lease

Getting the rods ready for the season

1. Always good to check the gear before heading out for the first time
2. Inventory tackle
3. Ordering tackle

Things to check for the first trip on the water

1. Check the engine, trolling motor and batteries
2. Boat and trailer checklist

Type of line to use on Large Mouth Bass

1. Best to use
2. Situational
3. Small Mouth more sensitive to type of line
4. Water clarity

How weather plays in to fish feeding and activity

How to fish the Pre-spawn

1. Water Temps
2. Action speed
3. Patterns
4. When bass spawn and the conditions surrounding it

Danny's outdoor activities this week

1. Running the Lumberjack 5K Virtual run
2. Found a running partner
3. Porta Potties closed in State Parks
4. Saw first turkey near the park

Getting by with the stay at home order during the Covid Crisis

Mike's activities to keep him in shape during the crisis

1. Lifting weights in the basement gym
2. Walking a mile at work during lunch
3. Running the Lumberjack 5K virtual run

Michigan DNR promoting getting outside to exercise during the crisis but the Governor is saying the opposite.

1. Should we travel up north
2. Is it safe
3. What are some of the consequences
4. How does the extending of stay at home affect the fall hunting seasons

The guys are social distancing in their individual cabins tonight

PSE Archery has a new dealer in the Fenton Michigan area!

1. Sunrys Archery
2. Nice boot room

Ken Scicluna was social distancing on the boat doing some fishing

Social distancing at the archery shop

Danny was working out outside since the gyms closed last week

1. Last night at the gym was Sunday evening
2. Had a case at Dan's workplace
3. Has a goal to reduce weight
4. Used Google to plan a couple of routes to walk 5 miles a day
5. Animals are out and about now

Mike is taking time to shoot the final two rounds of the Indoor Archery league shoots the last two weekends.

1. Shot about average first weekend
2. This weekend shot pretty well
3. Self pressure shooting
4. Which bullseye to shoot first

Mike set up a gym in his basement to strength training

1. Worked out Sunday right before shooting last target archery round
2. Gym equipment was sold out after gyms closed
3. Improvising on the fly

Talking about the PSE EVO NXT 33 and the Dudley Bow

Should fishing be free until this crisis is over?

If the state is shut down can you still go out and hunt and fish?

The guys talk with Slade Johnston of Trips 4 Trade that helps outdoorsmen to connect with one another and trade outdoor trips with each other.

1. Slade's outdoor background
2. How Trips 4 Trade came about
3. Sharing hunting opportunities with other outdoorsmen
4. How does Trips 4 Trade
5. $125 membership per year
6. Unlimited trades
7. They help you create your listing
8. 800 - 1000 members
9. 20% promo code UpNorth20 to save 20% on your membership
10. Some of the hunts offered
11. Features for the future
12. A trade success story
13. Not just hunts for trade
14. www.Trips4Trade.com

Alabama and Mississippi Turkey Seasons

1. Mississippi just opened up this week
2. Alabama youth season this weekend
3. Birds reacting a little slow so far
4. Wet early season
5. Turkey hunting contests
6. 2 man teams

How is the Corona Virus affecting the outdoors?

1. Outdoor shows being canceled
2. Indoor Archery League stopped
3. Tick season is going to be bad due to warm winter
4. Taking precautions to stay healthy
5. Trade show crud
6. What is being shut down in Alabama?

Getting to know Slade on the personal side with our 4 questions we ask everyone.

The guys talk with South African outfitter Matwetwe Outfitters about what to consider when hunting in South Africa. They also talk with Dave Wilkins of Droptine Outdoor Adventures about some other hunting opportunities in other countries.

Matwetwe Outfitters

1. Trips to South Africa to hunt are at record levels
2. Hendrik spends 5 weeks in Michigan doing shows to book hunts
3. His connection to Michigan
4. What does Matwetwe mean?
5. What is the first step at going to South Africa to hunt?
6. The Basic package hunt
7. The value for the U.S. Dollar for the hunt
8. 2.5 hours north of Johanesburg
9. Family atmosphere
10. Trips are all inclusive
11. Hunting season around Mid March to Mid October
12. Only one group at camp at a time
13. Getting weapons shipped
14. Fishing is available
15. Victoria Falls Photo Safaris
16. The Harold King Award
17. Advice for finding cheap airfares
18. Equipment used to hunt
19. Caliber and type of ammo used
20. Archery setups
21. Cost of shipping animals home
22. Length of time to get animals back to the states
23. What animals are not allowed to be shipped to the states
24. Conservation efforts and hunting in South Africa
25. How rare animals are chosen for the hunt and how it impacts the conservation efforts
26. How the animals that are hunted are used after the hunt
27. Jobs created through hunting

Droptine Outdoor Adventures

1. Has trips to almost anywhere you can imagine
2. Must plan in advance for lottery draw animals outwest
3. Deposits for trips

What are some of the biggest mistakes people make when going abroad

No semiautomatic rifles in South Africa

Favorite meal to serve a hunter in South Africa

What is an acquired taste?

Don't need any vaccinations where Hendrik is at

Is Coronavirus affecting trips abroad?

www.matwetwesafaris.com

www.huntdroptineoutdoors.com

We talk with HuntFishTravel's Carrie Zylka about her experiences sturgeon spearing Lake Winnebago in Wisconsin.

1. Ice conditions haven't been good this season in Wisconsin
2. How Carrie began sturgeon spearing
3. A culture all within it's own
4. Heated ice houses
5. Styles of ice houses
6. Lake Winnebago and what to expect
7. Fishing limits
8. The Upper River Lakes of Lake Winnebago
9. The Upper River Lakes tags are coveted tags
10. How the season runs in Wisconsin
11. Times for spearing
12. License fees
13. The festival atmosphere
14. The Frozen Chosen movie
15. Sitting waiting on the fish
16. The hole, the decoy and the spear
17. How they size the fish
18. Using a coffee cup
19. The things people put in the water for a visual reference
20. Decoy carving
21. Trying to pattern them
22. The secret spots
23. Following the guys who know where the fish are
24. Left over holes in the ice
25. Hole size 48 sq ft
26. Talking about the spears used
27. What happens when you spear one
28. The size of sturgeon
29. What the DNR check for when registering your catch
30. Equipment used to cut the holes and push the ice
31. Holes cut day before season
32. How to prepare sturgeon for the table
33. Where people come from to spear on Lake Winnebago
34. What people from the south think about the life on the ice
35. Bonfires on the ice
36. Renting the ice houses

The news with HuntFishTravel

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Mike and Dan took a road trip down for the Indiana Deer, Turkey and Waterfowl Expo

1. Dan's first time to this show
2. He loved the layout
3. Indiana big buck wall of fame
4. Checking out boats and campers
5. Kid giveaways
6. Dries Viser Safaris
7. Shooting the new Nock On Nation PSE EVO
8. The youth at the show

Need more youth involvement on wildlife staffs

1. Some sort of pro staff affiliation with groups and companies for the outdoors
2. Help generate interest in the outdoors
3. Encouraging habitat and wildlife management
4. We need a junior program to encourage more youth involvement in the outdoors to keep our hunting numbers growing
5. Challenge to listeners to get kids involved

Mike took Dan around the area he is hunting in Indiana

1. Dan's first impression was the land was wide open
2. Heavy ag land
3. No big stands of timber
4. Creek bottoms
5. Fairly dry right now

Talking about the Michigan DNR Deer Hunting survey mailed out each year

1. Extended Archery Season
2. Michigan's Late Season Urban Hunts
3. Is knowing the CWD status important to you
4. Five sub questions dealing with hunting in CWD areas
5. If meat processors were forced to quit butchering deer would you quit hunting

Michigan meat processor shut down after not returning meat to hunters

Mike and Danny talk with the owner of Limb Walker Game Calls Tim Sias.

Turkey spring activity is picking up

Florida has the first turkey season starting March 7th with Maine being the last

Using a 410 shotgun for hunting turkey

1. Check state game laws first
2. Lighter weight to carry in the woods
3. Good for kids
4. Use with a turkey choke tube
5. Specialty ammo for 410 turkey loads

Federal TSS Ammo

Jakes benefit dinner

1. Kids 17 and under
2. Educates kids about hunting and the outdoors
3. Benefit money goes for buying the catfish for the summer fun day

Scouting

1. Set up a game camera
2. Know where the birds are traveling
3. Look for tracks
4. Nesting areas
5. What kicks off breading season

Decoys

Friction Pot Calls

1. Good beginner call with a slate surface
2. How to use a call

Box Calls

Mouth Calls

1. How to take care of a mouth call
2. How long do they last

Wingbone Calls

Cooking a bird

1. Tim breasts out the bird
2. Legs are tough
3. Bread it and deep fry it
4. Not a lot of fat on a wild bird

Tim wants to hunt Texas for turkeys

Calling Competitions

The guys spent the day at the oldest deer hunting club in the United States with Dr. James Kroll as he conducted his annual deer health check at Turtle Lake Club in Michigan!

1. Turtle Lake Club is the oldest in the United States
2. 26,000 acres in Hillman Michigan formed in 1884
3. Check out the livestream from our Facebook page!
4. Knowing which deer to shoot for the health check
5. Size and age don't always work together
6. Full moons and doe estrus cycles
7. Everyone can do something to help the deer herd and habitat
8. What is good for deer to eat and what is bad for deer to eat
9. Best thing to plant is cereal grains, legumes and clovers
10. Winter stress indicators
11. Answering a question from listener about deer die off

Why does a deer's eye reflect light back when light hits it in the dark.

1. Dr. Kroll dissected a deer eye
2. Red Green color blind
3. Daltonize Me Cam app
4. Deer pupil
5. Mirror like material to reflect light back through rods and cones to repocess the light to see at night
6. Out take aways from the event, what did we learn that was new to us
7. Oak trees and stump sprouting

What can you do to help the deer and the habitat

1. Water sources are cheap and easy to put in
2. Sharing info with others
3. Shoot the right doe
4. Work with your local biologist
5. Networking

What was happening in 1884 when Turtle Lake Hunting Club was formed