Up North Journal Podcast

Mike talks about practicing shooting his bow with the hunting clothes he is going to wear out hunting.

1. Had issues with glove while using his new Stan's release
2. The hoodie and jacket collar got in the way of securing a good anchor point.
3. Tucked the collar inside of the coat and took the hoodie head cover down to get a secure anchor point and not worrying about setting the trigger off on the release.

Mike and Dan are getting in shape for hunting season

1. The guys are hitting the gym
2. Mike was really out of shape
3. Mike is riding the bike
4. Dan is hitting the treadmill
5. Hunting for Health!

Do not eat venison order from MI Dept. of Health and Human Services

1. Deer meat with PFOS Perflouroctane Sulfonic Acid a type of Polyflouroalkyl Substance.
2. Near Wurtsmith Air Force Base
3. 20 deer tested, 1 infected
4. Do not eat venison taken from this area

First case of CWD in Michigan's Upper Peninsula found

1. 4 year old doe tested positive for CWD
2. Shot 4 miles from Wisconsin-Michigan boarder
3. New 10 square mile CWD Core area formed
4. How will this impact the local herd
5. How will this impact hunters
6. How will this impact taxidermists and meat processors

Mike and Dan give info for a person who wants to start hunting and do so with archery equipment.

1. Hunter Safety
2. Set a budget
3. Work with a pro shop
4. Shoot as many bows as possible
5. How to pick a bow

What is a Dirty Food Plot?

1. Irregular edges
2. Down trees along the edges
3. Cover along the edges
4. Natural looking area that is inviting to mature bucks
5. Using cut trees to create cover along the edge of plots
6. Natural vegetation growing in your plot

West Virginia Hunters For Better Buck Management

1. Group in WV looking for better buck management by the DNR
2. Looking to decrease the amount of bucks you can take in a season.
3. Possible Antler Point Restrictions
4. Group is looking for like minded hunters to help push the agenda forward
5. Ideas like this are popping up in other states
6. Better herd dynamics also can cause loss of hunting property due to leases increasing etc....

Dan takes off up to Michigan's Upper Peninsula to bow hunt

1. Bad weather
2. Completed a stand project
3. Dan tells his story of shooting his buck
4. Mike is a little under the weather and has to make a quick pit stop for the first time ever during the show
5. Danny talks a little about how the snow changed deer movement on the second day

A little talk about a tree saddle

Dan talked about how his new Stan's release worked in a hunting situation

Dan talks about what he does with the gut pile after field dressing a deer

Dan is going to try deer heart!

A friend of the family shoots her first deer

Another family member takes two bucks

What do you do with a deer carcass if you're hunting in a CWD zone?

The boys talk about Hunters for the Hungry and how you could get involved

Mike and Dan talk with Dan Jasa of PSE Archery about the 2019 Hunting bow lineup from PSE!

1. 2019 Evoke 35 & 31
2. 2019 Carbon Air Stealth 35 SE & EC
3. 2019 Drive 3B
4. 2019 Bow Madness Unleashed
5. 2019 Uprising

PSE Rifle!

1. PSE has now started a precision rifle component division
2. Target rifle chassis built for 700 short actions
3. Hog Saddle
4. D rails and Swiss Locks

Donnie Vincient shooting PSE bows

1. They story of how he got to shooting PSE
2. Rivers Divide
3. Who We Are

Dan talks about his experience shooting the 2018 World Archery Field Championship

1. How he made the USA Team for the worlds
2. Tournament was in Cortina, Italy
3. Qualified 5th
4. How the altitude affected the shooting
5. How he did in the tournament
6. How they score the targets

Mike and Dan unpack the new EZ Cut system Mike ordered last week to trim up around his treestand.

1. They unbox the pack
2. https://ezkutproducts.com/
3. Large pruning shears with extending handles
4. Small pruning shears
5. Wow Saw

Mike just rolled in from deer camp after a weekend of setting treestands and cutting shooting lanes.

1. Food Plots are growing
2. Cooler weather is here
3. Deer are hitting other properties where people are putting bait out even though it's illegal
4. Our food plots are getting a chance to get established since deer are not on them right now
5. Heavy acorn crop with our white oaks
6. Using a new X-Stand treestand to see how it compares to our other Family Tradition stands
7. Using the EZ Cut pruning shears!
8. Got two new stands up and one moved this year
9. Left four other stands in place
10. Stand set ups
11. Danny talks grouse hunting

PSE Rifles

1. PSE is now making rifle components for precision rifles
2. Built for Remington model 700 chassis
3. https://www.pserifles.com/

Mike and Dan talk early on a Saturday morning show!

1. Talking about Hunters Blend Coffee's new Dark Roast called Black Powder!
2. Danny is wide awake and Mike is trying to wake up!

Talking new ice shanties

1. Danny found a new Otter Ice Shanty at the Woods and Water show!
2. Danny is looking for a new ice house
3. Tow hitch for ATV
4. Bench seats vs single seats
5. Sizes
6. Side entrance vs front entrance
7. Cell phone down the hole

Moving to deer hunting, Danny has a question for Mike about bow hunting vs rifle hunting and how he spends his time afield.

Shout out to all those affected by the Hurricane

A new article from QDMA about the recent statement made by one of the leading CWD researchers in the world Mike Miller, Colorado Parks and Wildlife from the Deer Biology Congress.

1. Should we protect our yearling bucks or let hunters shoot them
2. Miller said, "we should not be encouraging folks to practice DM or manage for older bucks."
3. What is an "Older Buck"?
4. Miller Said, "by older I mean we shouldn't be managing for bucks that are 4.5 to 6.5 years old."
5. Talking education
6. How does buck dispersal play into this?
7. Field to Fork program

Mike and Dan talk about the New Age of Hunting in Wisconsin vs what is going on in Michigan and how CWD plays into it.

1. How archery has changed in the last four seasons of hunting in Wisconsin https://madison.com/sports/recreation/outdoors/patrick-durkin-welcome-to-new-era-of-deer-hunting/article_4675c9ad-cc80-50e1-b866-91e532ae6c2e.html
2. What changed in 2014 to proclaim this new age of hunting?
3. How did earn a buck being changed in 2011 impact this change?
4. How does this play out regionally?
5. How does private vs public land play into this?
6. Are archery hunters more engaged or invested in hunting?
7. How the New Age of Hunting in Wisconsin has impacted buck age class kills
8. Wisconsin kill numbers compared to Michigan numbers
9. Are APR's the incentive to keep taking does?
10. Disposing of CWD carcass, what does the DNR say to do? Wisconsin vs Michigan
11. Michigan DNR Hunter CWD Survey
12. How will processing rules change the amount of time hunters spend afield?
13. How do processing rule changes affect the processors?
14. What is the reason for this survey? Is it a gauge as to hunter acceptance of what they want to implement?
15. Out of state hunting, hunters leaving state
16. You ultimately have control over your deer management. You have the choice to pull the trigger
17. Fawn recruitment at Mike's camp
18. Shout out to Dan Jasa who shot at the 2018 World Archery Field Championship!

Checking in with Dan DeFauw as he travels home from Michigan's Upper Peninsula after getting camp ready for deer season.

1. Planting apple trees
2. The planting process
3. Seeing phenomenal regeneration on his logging cut from last year's cutting
4. Field planting winter rye
5. Trail cam photos and what he is seeing in his neck of the woods
6. How his deer herd is looking
7. Turkey are showing up on trail cams which is exciting for his area
8. Bear are active as well
9. Got a wolf on trail cam!

Deer management tools for this season

1. Deer jaw bone extraction tool
2. Deer harvest data log book

Dan keeps a history book at his camp for deer kills

Talking about Rapid River Knifeworks

Talking fall turkey season with Limb Walker Game Calls Tim Sias in Harts West Virginia.

1. How WV sets their fall season limits
2. Using turkey dogs
3. Fall deer hunting vs turkey hunting
4. The great canning deer meat debate
5. What calls to use for fall turkey hunting
6. How to hunt turkeys in the fall
7. West Virginia Bear hunting
8. Tim talks about getting started in hunting
9. Hunting with squirrel dogs
10. Training a dog
11. Using cameras for fall turkey scouting
12. CWD in West Virginia and how they deal with it
13. Elk program in West Virginia
14. West Virginia deer checks
15. Michigan Moose Population
16. Tim's planning a Texas spring turkey hunt
17. https://www.facebook.com/limbwalkergamecalls/

Mike and Dan talk with Eli Berant of Great Lakes Fly about fly fishing for Muskie on Lake St. Clair in Michigan.

1. Bluegill is the gateway fish for fly fishing
2. Basscar or Glitter Boats
3. Learning to fly fish by chasing bluegill
4. Learning to tie flies
5. Began with trout flies etc...
6. The Adams fly
7. Fished closer to home instead of traveling north for trout
8. Lake St. Clair
9. Getting a Canadian fishing license
10. Learning to switch from tying for small fish to tying for pike and muskie
11. Muskie fly patterns
12. Finding new patterns
13. Cost of flies
14. Fashion industry drives up fly material costs
15. www.greatlakesfly.com
16. Instagram @greatlakesfly
17. What do we need to get started in fly fishing
18. Fly fishing for carp
19. Hook sizes
20. Catching muskie on Lake St. Clair
21. Time of year for catching muskie
22. Fishing style with a boat
23. Finding fish
24. What gear do you need to start tying flies
25. Using youtube
26. Fly tying people are willing to share info
27. Time investment in tying
28. Jungle cock feather
29. Where to find fly tying material
30. The artistic side of tying
31. History of tying
32. Success rate?
33. The Birthday Fish
34. Fishing in other areas compared to Michigan
35. Black Tip H fishing videos

Mike and Dan wrap up their weekend at Cabela's talking about lack of information from the Michigan DNR about baiting, feeding and CWD.