Up North Journal Podcast

Join the guys tonight as they give their opinion of the 2023 Archery Trade Association Show in their wrap up episode. We are talking with Mark Coleman who made the trip for the first time. Danny gives us the low down on the show and the new PSE bows unveiled.

ATA 2023

Mark Coleman's first trip to the show

1. His take on the show
2. What he found interesting
3. What he didn't expect
4. Overall consensus of the show and the celebrities there
5. Badlands Film Festival

Danny talks about the PSE Archery unveiling of 3 new hunting bows

1. The Unite signature bow from John Dudley
2. The Fortis
3. The Omen reimagined
4. His take on the Badlands Film Festival
5. Overall impression of the show

Join the guys tonight in the Cabin as they talk with local ice fisherman Adam Winn about ice fishing safety and the gear you need to be taking with you out on the ice to stay safe. Adam also covers the gear he uses to take fish through the ice.

Ice thickness

1. What is too thin
2. What is thick enough for getting out

Basic ice fishing safety gear

1. Ice fishing floatation suit
2. Heater
3. Propane
4. Extra clothes
5. Ice spikes
6. Cooking food
7. Snowmobile or Quad

Playing the weather reports for wind conditions on the big water

Using a GPS on the ice

Ice Fishing Equipment

1. Fish finder
2. Float Suit
3. Ice Rods
4. Lures
5. Fishing line
6. Ice Hut

Run in with Conservation Officers

Crazy stories from the ice

Cutting ice holes

Phone leash

Adam's deer season

Join the guys in the Cabin as they talk with firearm lawyer Jim Makowski & The Island Armory'. They talk about Michigan Bill 6544 that is being pushed in Michigan that would ban "Assault" weapons, and about pistol braces & firearm trusts.

Michigan Bill 6544

1. What is in the bill
2. What that would mean for gun owners
3. How would this change gun ownership in Michigan
4. What would you have to do
5. Is this bill likely to pass

Pistol Braces

1. New rules concerning pistol braces
2. How is this going to change pistols with braces
3. what does this mean for gun owners

Firearm Trusts

1. What is a trust
2. Why would you need one
3. What are the pluses and minuses

Join the guys in the Cabin tonight as they discuss what type of boots they wear in the field and why? They also run over a few of the latest deer totals in the state of Michigan as well as talking about a coyote attack in Florida.

Discussing the latest Michigan deer harvest numbers as of today.

What do you put on your feet when afield?

1. Rubber vs lace ups
2. Situations
3. Socks
4. On the ice
5. Boot tread

Talking about the recent coyote attack on a 2 year old in Florida along with a raccoon attack.

Join the boys this week as they cover Danny's upper peninsula deer hunt in Michigan along with talking about the new madatory deer check and how the numbers are stacking up.

Danny's deer hunt

1. Weather in the U.P.
2. Bow hunting before the rifle opener
3. The rifle season opener
4. New trail cams
5. Ravens cleaning up gut piles

Michigan deer harvest numbers with the new mandatory deer check

1. Numbers leading into the opening day of rifle season
2. Numbers after the first day of rifle season
3. Numbers after the first week of rifle season
4. How the numbers lead to some useful data already

Mike teaches his grandson how to use a knife properly while packaging deer for the freezer

In honor of Veterans Day coming up we are talking with Carrie Zylka of Hunt Fish Travel Podcast along with Joe Wesner of Ultimate Veteran Adventures that is taking out some of our lady veterans out for a duck hunt next weekend on Saginaw Bay in Michigan.

Joe's story about his service and recovery that led to Ultimate Veteran Adventures

1. Was out of the service on a medical discharge
2. Used the outdoors to help recover
3. His experience led to forming UVA

Talking about what makes up a good veterans organization

Has formed a support group with veterans that he has taken into the outdoors

How he met Carrie Z

1. Veteran fishing trip in New York
2. Carrie's experince
3. How it helped her relate to her service
4. Don't use a turkey choke to hunt ducks

The hunt on Saginaw Bay

1. 2 1/2 day hunt
2. Targeting old squaw ducks
3. 4 lady veterans
4. One coming from Colorado

Info about Ultimate Veteran Adventures

1. All volunteer
2. All money goes for veteran adventures
3. How to get in touch with the organization
4. Looking for opportunities for veterans
5. Need money to pay for trips
6. Qualifications for veterans for trips
7. Getting veteran's families involved
8. Gold Star families
9. Future trips
10. How does other states work with veterans
11. Omelette in a bag

Join the guys in the Cabin tonight as they talk about how the season is going so far and what they are expecting for the firearm season in Indiana and Michigan.

Checking in from Indiana

1. Landowner permits
2. Doe tag filled
3. Registering the deer via call in

Talking deer numbers

Indiana buck action

Fake licking branch

Mike's setup last week in Michigan

Passing time in the stand during an all day sit.

The Morph Pro Tree Stand gear hanging system

https://www.outrighthunt.com

What does a campfire at deer camp mean to you?

Join us in the Cabin this week as we talk about a possible new precedent setting indictment of tournament anglers along with 460 lbs. of illegal salmon taken. We also cover the Michigan DNR's new deer population video recently released.

Cheating tournament fisherman indicted on felony charges.

Does this set a new precedent for cheaters

1. Could this spill over into other areas where cheating is proven
2. Could this happen in professional sports
3. The law of unintended consequences

460 pounds of Salmon taken illegally in Michigan

1. Manistee River at Tippy Dam
2. Colorado anglers caught with 460lbs of illegal salmon
3. No fishing licenses
4. Using illegal fishing practices
5. Found with 40-50 fileted fish in vehicle

What is the safe buffer area from another hunter on public land?

Do archery hunters shoot a higher percentage of does to bucks than firearm hunters?

Michigan DNR releases new video on herd management and population control numbers.

1. How many deer taken is too many
2. What does it take to maintain current population
3. Is a 40% harvest rate too high
4. Expected hunting trends in the near future

New hunting license app

Talking about an epic journey this week with outdoor enthusiast Haley Andrus. We will find out what made her walk around the entire shoreline of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan in just under 3 months! What drives a person to do such monumental challenges? We will find out!

Why?

1. Always wanted to do an extended hike
2. Thought of the idea while on the beach on Lake Michigan

Grew up in the outdoors and got the outdoor bug in Jackson Hole Wyoming

Training for hike

1. Did extended backpacking in the winter before hike
2. Started walking for distance before hike
3. Planning the trip

The mindset while walking

1. meditations
2. Music
3. Podcasts
4. etc.....

Logistical Planning

1. Exact route
2. Camping stops
3. Distance for each day

The big send off

1. Starting at the Ohio line
2. Nervous
3. The first day

Walking through Detroit

Walking on the beaches for the first time

Reactions from people she ran into along the way

Saginaw Bay area hike

Raccoon encounter

Making it to Mackinaw and seeing the Bridge

1. Half way
2. Emotional

Going back to places you hiked through

Physical changes along the way

1. How food played a role as the trip progressed
2. Losing weight

Shoes wearing out along the trip

Making food along the way and eating in restaurants

Hiking the west side of the state

Ludington hiking

The west side erosion and devastation was evident along Lake Michigan, how seeing that impacted her

The final stretch and last 10 days

The finish line!

What is next

Cost of the trip

Talking about the gear

Carrying water on the hike

Possible book?

The big takeaway from the adventure

Wondering how to save time and money on your taxidermy mounts? Tonight we are talking with Troublesome Creek Taxidermy's owner Scott Tabor on how you can do just that! He will explain a unique way that you can get your mounts back quicker as well as saving some money.

Taxidermist Scott Tabor from Troublesome Creek Taxidermy

1. Where did you get your love for taxidermy
2. Father dabbled in taxidermy
3. Went to taxidermy school while in Marine Corps
4. Fell in love with waterfowling
5. Specializes in waterfowl

How does shipping a bird to Scott work

1. He can ship back or deliver if you have a group of birds or guys with birds to be shipped
2. Can turn birds around within a year or shorter
3. Freezing birds and waiting for the right time to ship

Asking the right questions to make sure you have the mount you want.

Shipping costs and process

The big reveal on what he shipped to us for the studio

How it is boxed

Freezing your birds

The process of taking care of the bird after the shot and before you ship it

Process to ship to Scott

The Up North Journal Discount code

When to ship your birds

Can you refreeze a bird

Dealing with turkeys and pheasants

Chatting about the Ohio Walleye Tournament scandal.