Up North Journal Podcast

What is the worst outdoor accident you've ever had

1. Jacob puts a treble hook through his finger
2. Prompted a trip to the hospital
3. Dan remembers a fall out of a tree
4. Mike remembers getting shot at as a youngster while hunting
5. Mike remembers flipping a canoe in a fast moving river
6. Dan remembers getting muzzle-blasted
7. Dan lights foot on fire
8. Mike burns arm with hot brass from rifle cartridge
9. Shooting Tannerite

Cody Dawson talks about pre-fishing Kentucky Lake in Kentucky for this week's Bass Tournament

1. Cody gets an early jump on his trip to Kentucky Lake
2. Weather is playing pretty much to normal conditions but the lake levels are about a foot and a half lower than normal causing structure to be up out of the water
3. Local water levels are down over the winter
4. Several variables could change before the start of the tournament
5. Fine tuning before tournament
6. General mood is that the lake is fishing tough
7. Lake conditions could change over night
8. What happens if your plan doesn't work for the tournament
9. Tournament begins Thursday Morning
10. Sunday is Cody and Mara's first Ohio Tournament
11. What is Cody's worst outdoor accident

Dan gets ready for the Michigan Turkey Season Opener

1. Dan scouts the past two mornings for roosted birds
2. Heard gobblers on the roost this morning
3. Birds just starting to break up out of flocks
4. Saw a coyote while scouting along with an opossum
5. Also saw a few deer while scouting
6. Took the new Mossberg shotgun to the range to sight in
7. Looking forward to the Monday morning opener
8. Several left over tags for this year's Michigan turkey season
9. Dan's wife shoots the new gun
10. Dan likes the new Mossberg shotgun he bought for turkey season
11. Dan comments on the activity at the gun range

Cabela's Prostaff Manager and TV Sponsorship Manager Diana Stewart takes her first turkey on her second hunt ever.

1. Heads to Texas for a Rio hunt
2. First hunt was a duck hunt last winter
3. Favorite part was watching the woods and animals wake up to the morning sunrise
4. Hunting a ground brush blind with a guide and cameraman
5. Four Toms come in but don't provide a shot
6. Huge thunderstorm rolls in and stops the hunt
7. After the storm broke and a dry set of camo, the hunt is on again
8. Trophy Tom comes in but not quite close enough
9. Meanwhile some hens come in and another Tom comes in to investigate
10. The big moment comes and she takes the shot
11. Takes bird back to camp and gets to taste her success with fresh turkey for dinner
12. Having the bird mounted
13. Got to shoot the day before the hunt
14. Video will be on Amerciana Outdoors on NBCSports
15. Her dad and grandpa hunted but she never knew it
16. Wants to take her husband hunting and go hunting with her dad
17. Works with Cabela's
18. Started with them as Social Media Manager

Cabela's Prostaff Manager and TV Sponsorship Manager Diana Stewart takes her first turkey on her second hunt ever.

1. Heads to Texas for a Rio hunt
2. First hunt was a duck hunt last winter
3. Favorite part was watching the woods and animals wake up to the morning sunrise
4. Hunting a ground brush blind with a guide and cameraman
5. Four Toms come in but don't provide a shot
6. Huge thunderstorm rolls in and stops the hunt
7. After the storm broke and a dry set of camo, the hunt is on again
8. Trophy Tom comes in but not quite close enough
9. Meanwhile some hens come in and another Tom comes in to investigate
10. The big moment comes and she takes the shot
11. Takes bird back to camp and gets to taste her success with fresh turkey for dinner
12. Having the bird mounted
13. Got to shoot the day before the hunt
14. Video will be on Amerciana Outdoors on NBCSports

Dan gets ready for the Michigan Turkey Season Opener

1. Dan scouts the past two mornings for roosted birds
2. Heard gobblers on the roost this morning
3. Birds just starting to break up out of flocks
4. Saw a coyote while scouting along with an opossum
5. Also saw a few deer while scouting
6. Took the new Mossberg shotgun to the range to sight in
7. Looking forward to the Monday morning opener
8. Several left over tags for this year's Michigan turkey season

Cody Dawson talks about pre-fishing Kentucky Lake in Kentucky for this week's Bass Tournament

1. Cody gets an early jump on his trip to Kentucky Lake
2. Weather is playing pretty much to normal conditions but the lake levels are about a foot and a half lower than normal causing structure to be up out of the water
3. Local water levels are down over the winter
4. Several variables could change before the start of the tournament
5. Fine tuning before tournament
6. General mood is that the lake is fishing tough
7. Lake conditions could change over night
8. What happens if your plan doesn't work for the tournament

What is the worst outdoor accident you've ever had

1. Jacob puts a treble hook through his finger
2. Prompted a trip to the hospital
3. Dan remembers a fall out of a tree
4. Mike remembers getting shot at as a youngster while hunting
5. Mike remembers flipping a canoe in a fast moving river
6. Dan remembers getting muzzle-blasted

Turkeys Bikes & Bows

1. Dan is fired up for turkey season in a week!
2. Mike is working on getting in shape for the upcoming hunting season
3. Mike bought a mountain bike to exercise with to get in shape for hunting season
4. Gets you outdoors and into the fresh air

Talking Florida Bass Fishing with Cody Dawson

1. Lake Wales Florida
2. Fishing was slow on Kissimmee River due to flooding
3. Flooded orange grove fishing was better
4. Bait selection made a huge difference
5. Ribbon tail vs Paddle tail baits
6. Flooded orange grove provided a lot of different opportunities to fish
7. Flooded grove vs river fishing

G5 Super Slam 3D Archery Tournament

1. A category for everyone in the family at any age
2. Four different events
3. 3 legs and 1 championship event
4. All four events located in southern Michigan
5. One category for known distances
6. Facebook page G5 Super Slam
7. Prizes to be given away

Shooting at long distances of 500 yards + with Andrew Larimer

1. Shoots at a 1000 yard range, MTC in Lake City Michigan
2. Normally shoots between 100 and 500 yards
3. Need to know specific setup and take a test to shoot at this range
4. Need to know environmental that affect your shots
5. Andrew's history of getting into long range shooting
6. Easiest way to get involved is with NRA clubs
7. Civilian Marksmanship Club
8. Linden Sportsmans Club
9. Detroit Sportsmans Congress
10. CMP Shooting distances
11. What type of ammo, store bought or reloaded ammo?
12. Blue printed Remington action
13. Krieger barrel
14. McMillian stock
15. Ziess Optics
16. .308 Winchester cartridge
17. Equipment needed to shoot long distances
18. Spotting scope
19. Environmental conditions that affect shots
20. Learning to estimate wind speeds

Shooting at long distances of 500 yards + with Andrew Larimer

1. Shoots at a 1000 yard range, MTC in Lake City Michigan
2. Normally shoots between 100 and 500 yards
3. Need to know specific setup and take a test to shoot at this range
4. Need to know environmental that affect your shots
5. Andrew's history of getting into long range shooting
6. Easiest way to get involved is with NRA clubs
7. Civilian Marksmanship Club
8. Linden Sportsmans Club
9. Detroit Sportsmans Congress
10. CMP Shooting distances
11. What type of ammo, store bought or reloaded ammo?

Talking Florida Bass Fishing with Cody Dawson

1. Lake Wales Florida
2. Fishing was slow on Kissimmee River due to flooding
3. Flooded orange grove fishing was better
4. Bait selection made a huge difference
5. Ribbon tail vs Paddle tail baits
6. Flooded orange grove provided a lot of different opportunities to fish
7. Flooded grove vs river fishing

Pre-Fishing 1st Tournament of the Year

1. Pre-fishing Kentucky Lake for Championship tournament
2. 4 days of pre-fishing
3. Tips to pre-fish a lake before tournaments
4. 50% of the time looking for structure to hold fish the other half looking for something totally different than what's expected
5. Using maps along with on site surveys
6. Pre-fishing with other competitors on the lake
7. Family competition

Turkeys Bikes & Bows

1. Dan is fired up for turkey season in a week!
2. Mike is working on getting in shape for the upcoming hunting season
3. Mike bought a mountain bike to exercise with to get in shape for hunting season
4. Gets you outdoors and into the fresh air