Up North Journal Podcast

Up North Journal Turns 9 Years Old

1. 362 episodes
2. Looking back at the beginning
3. Podcasting began in 2004
4. We began in 2007
5. I never would have dreamed we have been through all the things we've faced in 9 years
6. Where we got our start in the industry
7. Outdoor Podcast Channel concept
8. How technology has evolved and helped us move to where we are today
9. Our listeners helped us get to where we are
10. Where the UNJ concept came from
11. Where does Dan think things are headed

Dan Takes His Wife Out for Her Turkey Hunt

1. Bad weather for the last week of the Michigan turkey season
2. Birds were tight lipped
3. Saw a few hens during the week
4. No gobbles
5. Breaking down the season so far
6. Last evening hunt she asked Dan to take her to the place where he shot his first bird
7. His wife ripped his blind up

First Time Turkey Hunt Success Story

1. UNJ mentored new turkey hunter
2. Taught a new hunter how to get ready for turkey season
3. Private land hunt
4. First day of hunt set up on a field edge
5. Saw a lone hen that sat in the decoys
6. Evening hunt, saw the same hen and more hens that laid in the decoys
7. Second day of the hunt, heard gobblers on the way to the blind
8. Tried to set up on the birds before day light but no luck
9. Finally made it to the blind for the morning hunt
10. Heard the first gobble close by
11. Tom comes in for the kill
12. The excitement after the kill
13. Hard to explain the excitement with words
14. Talking about the measurements on the bird
15. Talking about what he is going to do with the bird
16. Self taxidermy tips

Bad Bass Fishing

1. Cody hits Kentucky Lake for a Bass Fishing Tournament
2. Going in they were expecting a big storm
3. Mara stayed home
4. He drew #48 out of 50, left dock late
5. Had a mechanical failure
6. Headed home
7. His dad won the tournament
8. Got the mechanical problem taken care of for the next tournament
9. Cody and Mara fished another tournament at Pleasant Hill Lake in Ohio
10. Got blocked on the launch!
11. Cost them a spot to fish!
12. Foggy conditions, slowed the fish down
13. Sun finally broke through and then had another mechanical failure!
14. Looking to the rest of the season
15. Next tournament is last weekend of May
16. 12 tournaments at least this year
17. Hope to get after the turkeys this week as well
18. Looking at a mini-horse for Dan to take a ride on

Bad Bass Fishing

1. Cody hits Kentucky Lake for a Bass Fishing Tournament
2. Going in they were expecting a big storm
3. Mara stayed home
4. He drew #48 out of 50, left dock late
5. Had a mechanical failure
6. Headed home
7. His dad won the tournament
8. Got the mechanical problem taken care of for the next tournament
9. Cody and Mara fished another tournament at Pleasant Hill Lake in Ohio
10. Got blocked on the launch!
11. Cost them a spot to fish!
12. Foggy conditions, slowed the fish down
13. Sun finally broke through and then had another mechanical failure!

First Time Turkey Hunt Success Story

1. UNJ mentored new turkey hunter
2. Taught a new hunter how to get ready for turkey season
3. Private land hunt
4. First day of hunt set up on a field edge
5. Saw a lone hen that sat in the decoys
6. Evening hunt, saw the same hen and more hens that laid in the decoys
7. Second day of the hunt, heard gobblers on the way to the blind
8. Tried to set up on the birds before day light but no luck
9. Finally made it to the blind for the morning hunt

Dan Takes His Wife Out for Her Turkey Hunt

1. Bad weather for the last week of the Michigan turkey season
2. Birds were tight lipped
3. Saw a few hens during the week
4. No gobbles
5. Breaking down the season so far

Up North Journal Turns 9 Years Old

1. 362 episodes
2. Looking back at the beginning
3. Podcasting began in 2004
4. We began in 2007
5. I never would have dreamed we have been through all the things we've faced in 9 years
6. Where we got our start in the industry
7. Outdoor Podcast Channel concept
8. How technology has evolved and helped us move to where we are today
9. Our listeners helped us get to where we are
10. Where the UNJ concept came from

Mike's new mountain bike for hunting experiment

1. Hope to use the bike to get back to stand and camp quietly
2. Got the new bike Saturday morning and headed north to deer camp
3. Headed out with the bike to check my trail cameras at camp
4. On first impressions the bike performed as expected
5. I had a backpack on along with my hiking boots and hunting coat, all items didn't cause any issues while riding
6. Was able to ride within less than a hundred yards of several deer without being detected
7. Having some of my hunting gear on it was very manageable to maneuver though the woods with the bike
8. The hiking boots worked well with the pedals
9. The clicking noise while coasting didn't alarm the deer even at close range
10. Concerns of rolling up on a bear
11. Bear spray in the water bottle holder?
12. Things to consider while riding in the woods by yourself
13. Gun rack for the bike

Dan's Michigan turkey hunt

1. Monday he sees six toms but cannot put one down but got to see four of them fighting
2. Moved blind for next day's hunt but only seen two hens
3. Third day the blind gets moved again
4. Two hens and a jake come in to visit Dan at 30 yards
5. Four more toms come in later to tease Dan
6. Cold front moves in on thursday
7. Friday a hen hisses at Dan and his wife
8. Saturday leads to another moving of the blind only to see a couple hens and a tom at the other end of the field
9. Toms seemed to be tight lipped over the weekend
10. Talks about getting his wife out next week for her turkey hunt

Illinois turkey hunt gone bad with Carrie Zylka of HuntFishTravel

1. Carrie heads to Illinois for a turkey hunt and gets sick
2. In Illinois you can only hunt turkeys until 1:00pm
3. First day heard a lot of turkeys but nothing to shoot
4. Set up in the middle of an ag field in a pop blind with a shotgun
5. After the first morning hunt she became seriously ill
6. After missing a day's hunt she went back out the third day but got even worse and called the hunt short
7. Hunting Wisconsin next three weekends
8. Talking hunting Wisconsin for turkeys
9. Can draw multiple tags for turkeys in Wisconsin
10. NWTF rejuvenated the turkey population in Wisconsin
11. Wisconsin is overrun with turkeys
12. Is the beginning of turkey season slow so far?
13. Podcast Movement Event in July

G5 Super Slam event with Tim Checkeroski the G5 Marketing Specialist

1. G5 got involved with the Super Slam to get the G5 name out to the local hunters and shooters
2. Four leg event
3. Use to be called the G5 Triple Threat for the last four years
4. Family style event as well as professional shooters class
5. A class for shooters that allows you to use a range finder to check distance to targets
6. Every class shoots the same course but with different stakes
7. 30 targets on the course
8. 2 bonus targets with additional scoring possibilities
9. First leg had 240 shooters
10. 4th leg has bigger prize money payout
11. Should bring an arrow puller, a good set of binoculars and a half dozen arrows
12. 2 minute time limit to shoot per station
13. Find more information at: G5 Super Slam Facebook Page G5superslam.com
14. Tim's history with G5
15. Total Archery Challenge at Boyne Mountain in Michigan
16. Event is set on the ski mountain of Boyne Mountain
17. Targets set to challenge the archery with shooting targets at longer distances shooting up and down
18. Target distances of 40 to 100 yards
19. 20 targets to shoot
20. Open to range finders
21. Bring hiking boots, snacks and water

G5 Super Slam event with Tim Checkeroski the G5 Marketing Specialist

1. G5 got involved with the Super Slam to get the G5 name out to the local hunters and shooters
2. Four leg event
3. Use to be called the G5 Triple Threat for the last four years
4. Family style event as well as professional shooters class
5. A class for shooters that allows you to use a range finder to check distance to targets
6. Every class shoots the same course but with different stakes
7. 30 targets on the course
8. 2 bonus targets with additional scoring possibilities
9. First leg had 240 shooters
10. 4th leg has bigger prize money payout
11. Should bring an arrow puller, a good set of binoculars and a half dozen arrows
12. 2 minute time limit to shoot per station
13. Find more information at: G5 Super Slam Facebook Page G5superslam.com

Illinois turkey hunt gone bad with Carrie Zylka of HuntFishTravel

1. Carrie heads to Illinois for a turkey hunt and gets sick
2. In Illinois you can only hunt turkeys until 1:00pm
3. First day heard a lot of turkeys but nothing to shoot
4. Set up in the middle of an ag field in a pop blind with a shotgun
5. After the first morning hunt she became seriously ill
6. After missing a day's hunt she went back out the third day but got even worse and called the hunt short
7. Hunting Wisconsin next three weekends
8. Talking hunting Wisconsin for turkeys

Dan's Michigan turkey hunt

1. Monday he sees six toms but cannot put one down but got to see four of them fighting
2. Moved blind for next day's hunt but only seen two hens

Mike's new mountain bike for hunting experiment

1. Hope to use the bike to get back to stand and camp quietly
2. Got the new bike Saturday morning and headed north to deer camp
3. Headed out with the bike to check my trail cameras at camp
4. On first impressions the bike performed as expected
5. I had a backpack on along with my hiking boots and hunting coat, all items didn't cause any issues while riding
6. Was able to ride within less than a hundred yards of several deer without being detected