Up North Journal Podcast

Question about taking a youngster either turkey or duck hunting for the first time

1. Doesn't have a gun for him to use, what solutions are there for this situation
2. Which hunt to choose first
3. Turkey hunting lest costly and warmer weather
4. How to get a shotgun for your son without making the big purchase
5. Find a local NWTF chapter for help
6. Buying a used shotgun
7. Teaching safety
8. Parental involvement in teaching safety to our kids
9. Gun safety classes
10. Take them out for the turkey hunt and have them run the calls and you do the hunting
11. Take lots of photos on your hunt

Sighting in a new Vortex Viper HS scope

1. Browning X-Bolt 7mm Rem Mag set up with a new Vortex Viper HS scope
2. Talking about how the gun shot
3. Winchester Super X Power Point 150 grain ammo
4. Bore sighting the scope
5. Dialing it in
6. Shooting at 200 yards
7. Shooting ranges in Michigan over 200 yards
8. Effective range for taking an animal
9. Firearm handling mistakes we've made

Using the new GoPro Hero 4 Black in the outdoors

1. How new technology such as these action cameras are changing the outdoors for the better
2. Time Lapse video during the day of cloud movement
3. Indoor time lapse of me at work behind the video switcher
4. Night time lapse video of the moon, stars and clouds
5. Mossy Oak's use of a GoPro on a weather balloon
6. Can run in total darkness
7. Ability to catch star movement
8. Ability to tether to an I-phone and use to Periscope through the GoPro App and Periscope App
9. Underwater housing rated to 130 feet deep
10. Talk about using with a drone to scout for pre-hunting seasons
11. Badlands Film Festival GoPro only category

Black Eagle Arrows and Randy Kitts the President of Black Eagle Arrows Talks with us.

1. Reminiscing about the ATA show in Louisville
2. The Spartan Arrow, New for 2016
3. Talking about modern bow efficiency
4. The Vintage Arrow, New for 2016
5. Fletching options
6. Saskatchewan bear hunt
7. Randy's hunting roots
8. Randy became the beagle
9. How did Ohio turn around the quality of big bucks being shot.
10. Trail Cams and Baiting plays a big role in shooting big bucks
11. Arrrow selection for the game you're chasing
12. Randy talks about his favorite wild game meal
13. Does Randy like to fly?
14. What is Randy's favorite snack for the trip to the outdoors?
15. Randy only likes two kinds of music
16. Randy's last word!

Black Eagle Arrows and Randy Kitts the President of Black Eagle Arrows Talks with us.

1. Reminiscing about the ATA show in Louisville
2. The Spartan Arrow, New for 2016
3. Talking about modern bow efficiency
4. The Vintage Arrow, New for 2016
5. Fletching options
6. Saskatchewan bear hunt

Using the new GoPro Hero 4 Black in the outdoors

1. How new technology such as these action cameras are changing the outdoors for the better
2. Time Lapse video during the day of cloud movement
3. Indoor time lapse of me at work behind the video switcher
4. Night time lapse video of the moon, stars and clouds
5. Mossy Oak's use of a GoPro on a weather balloon

Sighting in a new Vortex Viper HS scope

1. Browning X-Bolt 7mm Rem Mag set up with a new Vortex Viper HS scope
2. Talking about how the gun shot
3. Winchester Super X Power Point 150 grain ammo
4. Bore sighting the scope
5. Dialing it in
6. Shooting at 200 yards

Question about taking a youngster either turkey or duck hunting for the first time

1. Doesn't have a gun for him to use, what solutions are there for this situation
2. Which hunt to choose first
3. Turkey hunting lest costly and warmer weather
4. How to get a shotgun for your son without making the big purchase
5. Find a local NWTF chapter for help
6. Buying a used shotgun
7. Teaching safety

A La Carte Fishing with Cabela's Outfitter David Kuhl

1. Talks about working with Cabela's
2. Helps to set up people who want to DYI fish any where in Michigan or guides for those trips as well
3. Educates people on proper technique or style to catch a particular species on a particular body of water
4. Great for out of town vacationers to take a day fishing trip
5. Helps with learning what boat to purchase for the setup they are looking to achieve
6. Offers three styles of boats for fishing
7. Out of State vacationers use the service
8. Come to Michigan and fish our waters
9. Can take trips to the Upper Peninsula
10. Got fishing from A to Z covered in Michigan

Hunting Slam quests in North America with Mike Ruzs of Cabela's

1. Talking Grand Slam of turkeys
2. What consists of Royal and World Slams of turkeys?
3. North American Whitetail Slam
4. North American Flyway Waterfowl Slam
5. Missing the Miriam from the Grand Slam due to a hunt with two friends who connected and also the Osceola in Florida
6. Personal quests
7. What drives us to the slams or bucket lists as we get older?
8. Why we set our own bucket lists?
9. What is the next challenge for us as outdoorsmen and women?
10. We don't set out to do it, but all of a sudden we realize we are longing to take our experience to the next level
11. Make your goals attainable but not impossible

Making a wingbone turkey call with Mike Rusz of Cabela's

1. Cabela's Outfitter, turkey and waterfowl specialist
2. Takes us on a Rio Turkey hunt in Kansas where he kills two toms at one time!
3. Makes a wingbone turkey call from one of the toms Mike shot in Kansas
4. The process for making a wingbone call
5. Wants to call in a Rio with the call he made from the wingbones of the Rio he killed.
6. What it sounds like and the technique to sound the call
7. Wants to make a Grand Slam of wingbone turkey calls
8. What was the draw to hunt out west for the Rio Turkey
9. Hunting walk in lands in Kansas, private land available for public hunting
10. How to locate and hunt Rios in Kansas

Kayak fishing from a kayak with Adam Marsh of Cabela's

1. Cabela's Outfitter in the fishing department
2. Honed his skills as a youngster on Houghton Lake
3. Fishes from a kayak
4. Uses spinning reels due to having to fish sitting down in the kayak
5. Uses 10ft fishing kayak
6. Shorter kayaks are easier to maneuver in streams with current
7. Gives you the ability to stop and bank fish in areas that people with motor boats cannot get access to fish
8. Stays in the kayak to fish on inland lakes
9. Can transport without using a trailer or a vehicle without a trailer hitch
10. You use more upper body strength to fight the fish unlike from a boat or on a shore
11. Uses Cabela's Advamced Angler Pro Series Sling Pack for carrying fishing tackle
12. Uses Fenwick 5'6" 2 Piece Rod
13. PFD's and water shoes
14. Keep fish or catch and release
15. How to keep important stuff dry, drivers license, fishing license, camera, etc...
16. Musky fishing from a kayak
17. Getting set up
18. Learn from someone who has experience how to use a kayak before heading out to fish for the first time

Kayak fishing from a kayak with Adam Marsh of Cabela's

1. Cabela's Outfitter in the fishing department
2. Honed his skills as a youngster on Houghton Lake
3. Fishes from a kayak
4. Uses spinning reels due to having to fish sitting down in the kayak
5. Uses 10ft fishing kayak
6. Shorter kayaks are easier to maneuver in streams with current
7. Gives you the ability to stop and bank fish in areas that people with motor boats cannot get access to fish
8. Stays in the kayak to fish on inland lakes
9. Can transport without using a trailer or a vehicle without a trailer hitch
10. You use more upper body strength to fight the fish unlike from a boat or on a shore
11. Uses Cabela's Advamced Angler Pro Series Sling Pack for carrying fishing tackle
12. Uses Fenwick 5'6" 2 Piece Rod
13. PFD's and water shoes

Making a wingbone turkey call with Mike Rusz of Cabela's

1. Cabela's Outfitter, turkey and waterfowl specialist
2. Takes us on a Rio Turkey hunt in Kansas where he kills two toms at one time!
3. Makes a wingbone turkey call from one of the toms Mike shot in Kansas
4. The process for making a wingbone call
5. Wants to call in a Rio with the call he made from the wingbones of the Rio he killed.
6. What it sounds like and the technique to sound the call
7. Wants to make a Grand Slam of wingbone turkey calls

Hunting Slam quests in North America with Mike Ruzs of Cabela's

1. Talking Grand Slam of turkeys
2. What consists of Royal and World Slams of turkeys?
3. North American Whitetail Slam
4. North American Flyway Waterfowl Slam
5. Missing the Miriam from the Grand Slam due to a hunt with two friends who connected and also the Osceola in Florida
6. Personal quests
7. What drives us to the slams or bucket lists as we get older?

A La Carte Fishing with Cabela's Outfitter David Kuhl

1. Talks about working with Cabela's
2. Helps to set up people who want to DYI fish any where in Michigan or guides for those trips as well
3. Educates people on proper technique or style to catch a particular species on a particular body of water
4. Great for out of town vacationers to take a day fishing trip
5. Helps with learning what boat to purchase for the setup they are looking to achieve
6. Offers three styles of boats for fishing