Up North Journal Podcast

ATA wrap up and Badlands Film Festival

1. Delorme Navigation booth helps us get into the Badlands Film Festival
2. Josh Moremen's two films in the festival
3. Badlands Film Festival at the Palace Theatre of Louisiville
4. Talking about the venue
5. Rhonda Rowsy makes an appearance
6. Timelapse and slider videos
7. Noticing the little things in videos
8. Discussing our favorite shots and films from the festival
9. The making of a recurve bow film
10. Watching others success in films
11. Understanding the emotion of outdoor films because you've experienced something similar
12. Being inspired by something you watch
13. GoPro series films
14. 2nd Annual Outdoor Podcast Channel podcaster meet and greet at the HardRock Café
15. Mara discuss' Chip Spaulding's fashion tastes
16. Garmin's new Virb action camera
17. New Vortex Optics gear
18. Dan gives his take on his wife attending the ATA for the first time
19. The organization of the ATA show and their transportation system for getting to the show

Why are outdoorsmen and women so brand loyal?

1. Why do we wear company logos
2. Is it a sense of pride?
3. Meeting your idol

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Overall experience of ATA 2016

1. Mara meets Jim Shockey.
2. Dan was a little preoccupied and nervous
3. Great travel weather!
4. Outteck party on opening night
5. Dustin Lynch puts on a concert
6. Hanging out with friends of ours in the outdoor industry
7. Comparison to the Harrisburg show

Day one of ATA

1. Meeting all of our supporters and sponsors of Up North Journal
2. Dan gets beat in a recurve bow shoot-off by Mara!
3. G5 Booth to interview Mark Hammer about the "Hammer Buck" the biggest Ohio whitetail taken in 2014 which scored 254 inches of antler!
4. Antler Action a string activated deer rattle, new product by Mark Hammer
5. Deer on a String, a new deer urine product from Michigan innovator

The Outdoor Podcast Channel 2nd annual meet and greet!

1. We hosted a mixer with several outstanding podcasters
2. We got to meet some future podcasters of the outdoor industry that are looking to make their mark on the outdoor world
3. We hosted the event at the Hard Rock Café of Louisville
4. Sponsored by Montana Decoys and Wasp Broadhead
5. Mara's first visit to a Hard Rock Café!

Day two of ATA

1. Interview with the owner of Nose Jammer a great deer hunting product
2. How to use Nose Jammer
3. Interview with Deer Lab founder Jon Livingston
4. How Deer Lab works to manage your trail camera photos and what kind of information you can glean from it
5. Close encounter with Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean , Willie and Jake Robertson
6. Interview with Orion Coolers about what's new for 2016!
7. Mindy's first interview!
8. Interview with Phil Robinson the VP of ARCUS that now manages Dead Down Wind about their new product called "Boost" a deer attractant/enzyme booster/mineral supplement.
9. Mike is challenged by Mara for a recurve-archery challenge!

Day three of ATA

1. Mike gets lost on the show floor
2. Interview with owner of Black Eagle Arrows
3. Interview with Bobby Vargas of PSE Archery
4. Shooting the new PSE Carbon Air bow!
5. Talking with Garmin about the new Virb action cameras

Up North Journal Throwback Thursday Episode 34

Welcome to 2016

The real story about the "Hole in the Horn Buck", How did the hole get there?

1. Ohio giant #2 non-typical overall found dead near train tracks
2. Came to rest in a bar on the wall after going to a taxidermist and remained there for years
3. How the hole got there!

Preseason archery training

1. Strength training
2. Shooting inside into a form bag to perfect your form
3. Using a mirror to watch your form
4. Using a backstop for safety
5. Starting with a dozen arrows and mark them
6. Mark them to find flyers while shooting
7. Hunt with arrows that group the best
8. Practice shooting out of a treestand if possible

What do we need for our first time out ice fishing?

1. Good set of warm insulated waterproof boots
2. Layered clothing that is wind resistant
3. Multiple pairs of gloves and hand warmers
4. Head cover for face and ears
5. Ice rods & tip ups, dipping spoon, auger or spud, bait & lures, sled or bucket, lead clip weight to set line depths
6. Fishing license

Looking into 2016

1. Upcoming outdoor shows
2. 2016 ATA show in Louisville Kentucky
3. Live updates from the ATA

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Last Winter Recap

1. Ice Fishing in February
2. QDMA Banquet
3. Looking to form a deer co-op, forming a plan
4. Looking ahead to this ice fishing season
5. Bridge to Bridge ice fishing tournament with Cabela's
6. Mara's tournament fishing in early spring in Ohio
7. Fishing Lake Erie and big water danger

Last Spring Recap

1. Dan's slow start to turkey season but overall was a very successful season for multiple reasons
2. Mara's turkey season had to be worked around college classes but was successful
3. Mike's season ruined by work obligations
4. Comparing Ohio and Michigan Turkey Season lengths
5. Trail Cam deer management project
6. What other things does trail cams help with?
7. Starting a deer co-op
8. Mara's trail cam experience

Last Summer Recap

1. Dan's wife's two year battle with a trout
2. Ohio trip to Cabela's for the Archery Classic
3. Mara Joins the Up North Journal Team
4. Bowfest at Spot Shooter Archery
5. Mara becomes a mentor for a young female archer
6. Show season
7. Ohio Tournament fishing for Mara throughout the summer
8. Summer bowfishing equipment

Last Fall Recap

1. Festivus
2. Ohio early deer season for Mara
3. Mara takes a huge doe with her new PSE EVO
4. She misses a big buck
5. Ohio shotgun season
6. Four weeks of hard deer hunting in Michigan
7. Close encounters with big bucks
8. Helped hunter take his first deer
9. Huge doe kill

Looking forward to ATA 2016

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This PSE Tech Tip with Bobby Vargas, we talk about where all of PSE's products are made. They are all made in the USA!

Muzzleloader Misfire

1. Make sure your muzzleloader is clean before you head out for the hunt
2. Remington Model 700 muzzleloader cleaning
3. Misfire on big buck
4. Muzzleloader cleaning tools for the field
5. Safety pin for your nipple

Cabela's Pro Staff Manager bags first mule deer in first year of hunting

1. Amanda Popp Cabela's Pro Staff Manager takes hunter's safety with her daughter
2. Daughter encourages her to take up hunting
3. Mother Daughter hunt together
4. Amanada hunts on family property
5. What distances are good for the scope you're using
6. Rifle scope's proper eye relief and mangnification for your hunting setup
7. Custom built 25-06 deer rifle
8. Mule deer and Whitetail crossbreed
9. Field dressing your first deer
10. Chicken Fried Elk Steak

Final deer hunt of 2015

1. Muzzleloader wrap up in Michigan
2. No deer, more squirrels
3. Hunting standing corn
4. Unexpected warm weather for December hunt