Up North Journal Podcast

Episode 53 of the Up North Journal

Geocaching: www.geocaching.com

Omer Sucker Fishing Trip

Boat In The Water, First Time Out

Outdoor News:

1. Former NRA President, Charlton Heston passes away
2. Family Affield programs
3. Women hunter numbers on the rise
4. Michigan controversy over albino deer
5. Indian River residents tie to the controversy
6. Possible rule change

Mikey's Game Bag:

1. Fly tying vices
2. Flies for spring fishing

Montana Turkey Decoys preliminary look at them www.montanadecoys.com

Episode 52

New Websites:

1. www.myhuntingandfishing.com
2. www.michiganhuntingtoday.com/hooksandbullets/
3. www.skinnymoose.com/broadcasting/
4. http://youtube.com/adamm011

Turkey Seminar

Gun Range:

1. Turkey Shotgun Patterning
2. Pistol Shooting
3. Clay Pigeon Shooting

News:

1. nrahuntersrights.org
2. nwtf.org

Mikey's Game Bag

1. Turkey Decoy Setup
2. www.montanadecoys.com
3. Pop Up Blinds

Possible Elk Hunt

Episode #51

Happy Easter, Don't shoot the bunny!

Good Friday Coyote Hunt

Trip To the Gun Range

1. Camera Mount Test http://www.elusivewildlife.com/home.htm
2. Shooting Clays

Outdoor News: Several state level gun and hunting issues http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/State/

Mikey's Game Bag:

1. Thermacell http://www.thermacell.net/
2. Turkey Vests
3. Complete Camo Cover

Field Testing:

1. Camera Mounts http://www.elusivewildlife.com/home.htm
2. Napier Truck Tent: [email protected]
3. Turkey Decoys: http://www.montanadecoy.com/
4. Crow Decoys

Episode 50

New websites and blogs

Hooks & Bullets Blog www.michiganhuntingandfishing.com/hooksandbullets/

Up North Journal Hunting Blog www.upnorthjournalhunting.blogspot.com

My Hunting And Fishing www.myhuntingandfishing.com

Spring has arrived

1. Turkey
2. Ducks & Geese
3. Ground Hogs

Self Guided Deer Hunt Interview with Ken Johnson

Ohio Turkey Season Scouting Trip

Mikey's Game Bag: Friction Call Strikers

http://www.primos.com/

Field Test:

1. Sportz III Truck Tent http://napierenterprises.com/site/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
2. Gun/Bow Camera Mount http://www.elusivewildlife.com/home.htm
3. Illumitacks http://www.elusivewildlife.com/home.htm
4. Montana Turkey Decoys http://www.montanadecoy.com/

Trail Camera

Up North Journal television interview http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=resources/lifestyle_community/outdoors&id=6009733

New websites & blogs:

Hooks and Bullets Blog: www.michiganhuntingtoday.com/hooksandbullets/

Up North Journal Hunting Blog: www.upnorthjournalhunting.blogspot.com

My Hunting and Fishing: www.myhuntingandfishing.com

Outfitter Show

Hunter's Safety Class : Michigan DNR

Field Test: Elusive Wildlife Technologies

1. Gun and Bow Camera Mount
2. Illumitacks

News

1. Mishap with muskie
2. Minnisota Dove Bill
3. Microstamping Bills
4. Charles City County, Virginia Rifle Ban
5. Arizona Constitutional Ammendment
6. New York Youth Hunting Changes

Mikey's Game Bag:

1. Types of turkey calls
2. Turkey decoys

Mossy Oak Topo Mapping site: www.mossyoak.com

New Blog and Web Sites:

Hooks and Bullets Blog: www.michiganhuntingtoday.com

Up North Journal Hunting Blog: www.upnorthjournalhunting.blogspot.com

A Cool New Web Site: www.myhuntingandfishing.com

Coyote Tips

1. Tyvek suits: http://www.disposable-garments.com/painters_coveralls.html
2. Trail Cams

Outdoor Shows

News

1. Proposed Bill Could Ban Lead Ammunition in Massachusetts http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=3362
2. Minnesota's Hunting Heritage is Under Attack http://www.nraila.org/Hunting/Read/HuntingIssues.aspx?ID=3606&type=L
3. Good sense prevails for younger hunters http://washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080227/SPORTS09/609804493/1005/SPORTS
4. Virginia Removes Youth Hunting Restrictions http://www.nwtf.org/nwtf_newsroom/press_releases.php?id=12483
5. Switcheroo: Bear Found Wearing Goat's Radio Collar http://outdoorlife.blogs.com/newshound/2008/02/switcheroo-bear.html
6. Outrage Of The Week -- For American Hunters and Shooters Association, the Truth Hurts http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=3604

Mikey's Game Bag: Turkey Calls

1. Box Calls
2. Friction Calls
3. Mouth Calls

Preparing For Turkey Preseason

New Blog Site:

www.michiganhuntingtoday.com/hooksandbullets/

http://mikeysoutdooradventures.blogspot.com/

New Outdoor Web Site:

http://www.myhuntingandfishing.com/

Ice Fishing Weekend

Outdoor News of the Week

1. Power tools and rifle cartridges http://outdoorlife.blogs.com/newshound/2008/02/power-tools-rif.html
2. Trail camera nails burglar http://outdoorlife.blogs.com/newshound/2008/02/hunters-trail-c.html
3. NWTF youth essay contest http://www.nwtf.org/jakes/contests/KS_Gov_essay_08_flyer[1].doc

Mikey's Game Bag

Wood duck nesting boxes part 4 http://www.ducks.org/media/Conservation/Conservation_Documents/_documents/duck_box_plans.pdf

Tips of the Week

1. Ice fishing sinker weight
2. Coyote Decoys

Night Coyote Hunt

Non-hunter Encounters In The Field

http://brhunting2008.blogspot.com/

Episode 46

Ice fishing this weekend

No Coyote hunt due to bad weather

Rifle Scope, sight-in

http://www.williamsgunsight.com/

UV Blocker Field Test by Bob Rich

http://brproducts.blogspot.com/

http://brshootingjournal.blogspot.com/

Outdoor News

Youth hunting opportunitites

http://www.ussportsmen.org/Read1.cfm?ID=2203&programdocs=FAF

Missouri air rifle deer hunt

http://outdoorlife.blogs.com/newshound/2008/02/air-rifles-for.html

Quackenbush Air Guns

http://www.quackenbushairguns.com/

Oregon vanishing licenese

http://outdoorlife.blogs.com/newshound/2008/02/the-fishing-lic.html

Ted Nugent search engine

http://outdoorlife.blogs.com/newshound/2008/02/internet-search.html

http://searchwithtednugent.prodege.com/

Mikey's Game Bag

Part 3 of wood duck nesting boxes

http://www.ducks.org/media/Conservation/Conservation_Documents/_documents/duck_box_plans.pdf

Email address to submit hunting story to Terry Pickard

[email protected]

This week we put on the new Barska hologram sight on Michael's Ruger 10/22.

http://www.barska.com/electro_sight.html

Weasle Traps & Wood Duck Boxes

http://www.youtube.com/user/adamm011

Ice Fishing Interview with Chuck Parr

Outdoor News

1.Cougar Kittens Killed

http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2008/01/24/outdoors/deaths_of_cougar_kittens_give_hunters_with_hounds_a_black_eye

2.Maryland Anti Hunting Bills Introduced

http://www.nraila.org/Hunting/Read/HuntingIssues.aspx?ID=3440&type=L

3. South Dakota considers lowering hunting age

http://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=10590

Mikey's Game bag: Placement of Wood Duck nesting boxes

http://www.ducks.org/media/Conservation/Conservation_Documents/_documents/duck_box_plans.pdf

NWTF annual Banquet

Get your hunting story published, email link:

[email protected]

Episode #44, On this week's episode we go over the Hunting & Fishing Expo we went to this week, as well as the things we found interesting there. We have our usuall outdoor news of the week, as well as Mikey's Game Bag. This week he discuss' Wood Duck Boxes. Then lastly I go over a few items concerning our Ohio turkey hunt coming up in April.

Hunting & Fishing Expo:

1. Caged Deer, Bill Yoder

2. Vendors

3. Truck & SUV tents

4. UV Blocker, Sport Wash, and Scent control from Atsko

www.atsko.com

5. Helping Young Hunters Inc.

http:///www.helpingyounghunters.com

6. Bill Putman, running for Senator

http:///www.putmanforcongress.com

Outdoor News of the Week

1.New Jersey Game Commission

http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=3347

2.Michigan Poacher

http://outdoorlife.blogs.com/newshound/2008/01/a-no-brainer-bu.html

3. Antis howl over Wolf rules

http://www.nrahuntersrights.org/Article.aspx?id=212

Mikey's Game Bag

Wood Duck Box Construction (for plans use the link below)

http://www.ducks.org/media/Conservation/Conservation_Documents/_documents/duck_box_plans.pdf

Planning our Ohio Turkey Hunt in April