Episode 86

Survival Update

Compass Outdoors

First Up North Journal Team Hunt

Game Bag

1. Layout blinds
2. How to use them

Hunting Safety

Albino Buck

Stolen Skunk

New Contest

1. Youth Essay Contest

Episode 85

Michigan Firearm Deer Season

1. Saturday opener hunt
2. Sunday hunt

Mikey's Game Bag

1. How to obtain permission to hunt private property
2. Goose decoy basics

Up North Journal Poll

1. Should we allow antler restrictions or width restrictions for deer hunting
2. Email us your answer

Canadian Hunting

1. personal documentation
2. firearm documentation

Colorado Hunting Survival Story

Episode 84

Michigan Deer Season Opener

1. Thoughts on the opener
2. Baiting laws

HHA micro adjustable bow sight

2 Day bow hunt

1. Get away after election day
2. Seeing a lot of game

CDC studies lead fragments in venision

1. Conclude it is safe
2. Goes against origional theory of doctor

Mikey's Game Bag Goose Call Review

1. Mikey's likes and why
2. Chuck's likes and why

Three days of hard core waterfowl action

1. Friday
2. Saturday
3. Sunday

Antler Restriction Poll

1. Email us your answer

Episode 83

Cabelas Mossy Oak Deer Classic Dundee Michigan

1. Seminars
2. Prostaffers
3. Camo
4. Things I purchased

Interviews:

1. Rick White, Major League Baseball Player and Mossy Oak Prostaff
2. 2008 USA Olympic Shooting Team Members and Gold Medal Winners:  Sgt. Hancock and Specialist Eller.

Mikeys Big Duck Hunt

1. Fish Point Wildlife Refuge
2. Using a Map!

Episode 82

Cougar sighting in Michigan

Friday morning bow hunt

Weekend ducks and goose

1. Friday Night
2. Saturday Morning
3. Sunday Morning

Goose Calls

2008 Election

Skunks

Cabela's Seminars

Episode 81

Duck hunting this week

Prostaffer's outdoor activities this week

Trapping

Outdoor News

1. Women and Guns
2. Car deer accidents
3. New Jersey bear problems

Mikey's Game Bag

1. Goose Calls
2. Listener Email

Voting your 2nd amendment rights

Brag Board

Websites

Interview

1. Kim Vickery, V.P. of Women Gone Hunting

Episode 80

CWD latest news

Bow hunting this week

Duck season opener in Michigan

1. Saturday's hunt
2. Sunday's hunt

Bow Tuning, Too Late?

Video and Blogs

Email Contest, win some broadheads

1. This week's youth winner
2. This week's adult winner

Field Dress - shirts www.fielddressed.com

Episode 79

Michigan Archery Deer Season

Weekend Squirrel Hunt

Outdoor News

1. Get Out and Vote
2. Grey Wolf Listing
3. New Jersey Game Laws
4. Minnesota Student and His bow

Game Bag

1. Crow Hunting
2. Crow decoys

Cabela's Event

New Up North Journal Pro Staff Member

New Blogs

Goose Banding Video

Shooting Range Pricing

New Book

Episode 78

Trespassing, Knowing where your at, at all times.

New Bow

1. Setting it up at the shop
2. Sighting in
3. Shooting at the range

Outdoor News:

1. New Jersey problem bears
2. Washington lead ammo issue
3. Archery only for some food pantries

Mikey's Game Bag

1. Goose calls
2. Duck season opener

Episode 77

Our Great Colorado Adventure

Mikey's Back!

1. Mike's hunting update
2. Mike interviews a special guest this week

Episode 76

Colorado Mule Deer Hunt Update

Episode 75

Michigan's Early Goose Season

1. Season Opener
2. Thursday Hunt

Woods & Water Weekend

1. Friday Setup
2. Saturday's Events

Outdoor News

1. Michigan CWD Latest

Sunday Archery Tournament

Game Bag

1. Goose Call Field Test
2. New Toys

Colorado Elk Hunt Latest

Episode 74

Vacation, new bow ordered

Mikey's Interview w/ Big Shuan Hammock

1. Foiles Migraters

Outdoor News

1. Michigan CWD case in Kent County

Pike Fishing

Delta Waterfowl Banquet

1. Straits Area Delta Waterfowl Banquet
2. Chapter President:  Mike Scott

Goose Season Opener!

Episode 73

Friday, Deer Scouting

Saturday, Bow Shopping

1. Bowtech Guardian

Outdoor News

1. Maine trapping
2. New Jersey safety law
3. New Mexico road blocks
4. Hunters and presidential voting

Sunday

1. Cabelas Trip
2. Mikey's Birthday
3. Mikey's first interview

Episode 72

Burnt Duck for Dinner

Saturday

1. 3-D archery Shoot
2. Bass Pro Event

Sunday

1. Bow shopping again
2. Youth bow review, Parker Buckshot

Game Bag

1. New flies for fishing
2. Fly fishing success

September Events

1. Woods and Water Event
2. Sportsman's Classic

Monday - Looking for a new bow, Shot the Bowtech General

Tuesday - Shot three more bows

Thursday - Archery Range

Outdoor News

1. Michael Waddell
2. California Hunting Law

Email from Sweden

Interview With Bryan Stanley of Double Coyotee Custom Calls

Mikey's Game Bag

1. Duck recipe

Saturday & Sunday - Mossy Oak Event at local Bass Pro Store

Episode 70, Seven Days of Fun

Monday

1. Fishing
2. Daughter Catches nice bass
3. A lot of geese

Tuesday

1. More fishing, caught a lot of panfish

Wednesday, Rain!

Thursday, More fishing

Friday, Scouting new area for deer season

Saturday, Jakes Event

1. Get well Art Wheatley
2. Double D Coyote Game Calls
3. Fly tying, patawon meets Jedi Master!

Sunday, Mid-Michigan Duck Hunters Asscoiation Waterfowl Event

1. Jake Enters Calling Contest
2. Michael Enters Calling Contest

Episode 69

Up North Journal Stickers and Hats

Archery Monday

Ordered New 3-D Targets

Archery Thursday

Outdoor News

1. New York hunting laws
2. Olympic shooting team

Game Bag

1. Arrow Fletchings
2. Arrow Wraps

Youth Bow chronograph field test

1. Diamond Edge
2. Browning Adrenaline
3. Browning Eclipse

Catfishing Sunday

Jakes Event

Episode 68

Late Fawns

Monday at the bow range

Interview with Bowtech regional representative

Delta Waterfowl meeting for new chapter, www.deltawaterfowl.org

Interview with new local chapter President Chuck Parr

Mikey's Game Bag

1.  Bling Sling  huntinshak.com
2.  Basment archery range

Gun Range shooting

Episode 67

Busy Week

Interview with Compass Outdoors

Targets, Chronograph, and Ballistics Gel

Parker Bow Interview

Outdoor News

1. Minnesota Food Banks and Venison

Game Bag

1. Bow add ons that take away FPS

Broadhead Test

1. Ballistics Gel and Bones
2. Accuracy Test
3. Penetration Test

Upcoming Events 

Episode 66

Fishing Weekend

1. Pan fishing with the kids
2. Catfishing on the River with the new boat

Outdoor News

1. Wisconsin Wolf Season?
2. Wyoming Elk disease
3. CCW and Disney

Archery This Week

1. Two new youth bows
2. Pro shop set up
3. Shooting this weekend

Game Bag

1. New bow release
2. Stance and form techniques 

Episode 65

Weekly Tidbits

1. Delta Waterfowl Chapter
2. Anti Hunter's Rants
3. Elk Permits
4. Bear Permits

Outdoor News

1. 2nd Amendment Victory
2. Kentucky Bear Hunt
3. New York Bear Hunt Expansion
4. Trout Catches Angler

Game Bag

1. UV Blocker on Blinds
2. Archery Goodies

Ground Hogs

Ammuntion Reloading

1. .22 Hornet Cartridges

Episode 64

Archery Shoot

Archery Review

Archery Tournament

Goose Banding Event

1. Interview with DNR Biologist

Game Bag

1. Bow Review
2. PSE/Browning Interview with Paul Penix Regional Rep

New Jersey Bear Problem

Delta Waterfowl Event

New Boat

Episode 63

Happy Father's Day

Archery shooting this week

Upcoming Archery Events

Father's Day catfishing trip

Outdoor News

1. HSUS bogus emails against CCW in National Parks
2. California lead ammo ban

Mikey's Game Bag

1. Arrow Wraps
2. Arrow Fletching

Youth Bow Review Interview

1. Paul Penix, PSE/Browning Micro Midas 3

Delta Waterfowl

Iowa Floods

Episode 62

Bow shoot Thursday

Groundhog Frida

Benefit 4 Kids

Kicking Bear

Jakes Event

News

1. Alabama hunter numbers
2. Michigan deer hunting changes

Mikey's Game Bag

1. Arrow Fletching

Outdoor Archery Extavaganza!

Episode 61

End of Michigan Turkey Season

Lansing Gander Mountain Archery Event

1. Over 100 vendors
2. 3-D shoot
3. Archery Sale
4. Pro Staff

Our Hunting Year in Review

Today's Perception of Hunting

Outdoor News

1. Rabid Raccoon causes havoc costing South Carolina over $43,000!
2. Wyoming Wolf Hunt

Mikey's Game Bag

1. Groundhog Taxidermy
2. Fly Fishing

Email of the Week:  Jim from Sweden

Goose Banding Event

Episode 60

Memorial Day

1. Where did it start
2. What it means to me

Saturday

1. Turkey Hunting
2. Hunter Courtesy

Sunday

1. Fishing with the kids
2. Boat rescue
3. Piebald deer sighting

Monday

1. Turkey Hunting
2. Newborn fawn
3. Great Lakes National Cemetery

Outdoor News

1. Ohio turkey hunt numbers
2. Door Destroying Deer

Game Bag:  Leave the little animals alone

Email of the Week:

1. Listener from Sweden asks us questions
2. We ask listener from Sweden questions

Episode 59

Taxidermy

Camo and Lace Event http://www.camoandlace.net/

Turkey hunting weekend

Archery Shoot http://compassoutdoors.timwalsh.net/

Mikey's Game Bag

1. Trout Fishing
2. Fly Hatch
3. Resources

Outdoor News

1. Gas Pains http://outdoorlife.blogs.com/newshound/2008/05/gas-pains.html
2. Walmart to stop selling fishing supplies http://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=11036
3. Daisy Airrifle Video Contest http://www.daisy.com/

Archery Field Testing

1. Broadheads
2. Youth Compound Bows

Episode 58

Groundhog Day Adams style!

Michigan Turkey season

Bear and Elk Permits, Apply now in Michigan

New local archery range

Broadhead Field Tests

1. G5
2. Muzzy

Outdoor news of the week

1. Coyote Attacks
2. Michigan Rifle Range Closure
3. CCW in National Parks

Mikey's Game Bag

Taxidermy

1. Groundhog
2. Squirrel
3. Muskrat

Emails of the week

Episode 57

Weekend Up North

Wild Fire

Outdoor News

1. Shooting Ranges Under Fire
2. Moose and Bear Seasons Coming To Connecticut
3. Michigan Unlimited Anterless Tags For DMU 452
4. Anti Hunters and Schools
5. Humane Society Of The United States and Meijer's
6. Deer Birth Control In South Carolina
7. Cabelas Helping Young Hunters

Mikey's Game Bag: Cheap Fly Tying Ideas

Answering An Email Question

1. Camo Patterns
2. What Kind of Bow To Use
3. How We Hunt Deer In Michigan

We celibrate our one year aniversary

Get the lowdown on our 5 day trip to Ohio for a turkey hunt with my two boys and my brother - in - law.

Shout out to a listener

Episode 55

Opening week of turkey season

1. Checklists
2. Checking Equipment
3. Jacob is ready

National Archery In The Schools Program http://www.nasparchery.com/activea.asp

Outdoor News

1. Maryland HB 655 Defeated http://www.mossyoak.com/content/News.aspx?section=hnews#1508
2. Olofson gun malfunction case:  http://michiganhuntingtoday.com/hooksandbullets/

Mikey's Game Bag:  Free Targets, http://www.mytargets.com/

Shooting Collard Animals Emails

Deer Cams:  http://www.deerchannel.com

Trapping Video, Destroying The Myths: http://upnorthjournalhunting.blogspot.com/2008/04/trapping.html

Websites:

1. www.upnorthjournal.com
2. www.upnorthjournalhunting.blogspot.com
3. www.michiganhuntingtoday.com/hooksandbullets/
4. http://www.youtube.com/adamm011
5. michaeladams@upnorthjournal.com

www.michiganhuntingtoday.com/hooksandbullets/

Episode 54

Spring is Here

Replaced New Tent

Visited our 40 acres

Stopped at Jays Sporting Goods  http://www.jayssportinggoods.com/

Self Guided Tout Fishing Trip to Arkansas Interview with Ken Johnson

Outdoor News:

1. NSSF State Grants http://www.nssf.org/news/PR_idx.cfm?PRloc=share/PR/&PR=040308.cfm
2. Maine No Net Loss http://www.nraila.org/Hunting/Read/HuntingIssues.aspx?ID=3803&type=L
3. Alabama No Net Loss http://www.nraila.org/Hunting/Read/HuntingIssues.aspx?ID=3804&type=L
4. Kansas House OKs constitutional plan to protect hunting rights http://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=10847
5. Collard Wildlife in Washington http://outdoorlife.blogs.com/newshound/2008/04/are-radio-colla.html

Game Bag:

1. Michigan Duck Die Off
2. Crest Rotary Fly Tying Vice

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
1. Indian River residents tie to the controversy
2. 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: brybec@netonecom.net
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

picksvids@yahoo.com

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:

picksvids@yahoo.com

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

This is our first show on the new hosting site.  Hopefully this will go better than the last site. Be paitent we are growing in small steps.

On this weeks show I tell my story of my taking a coyote. We also take Michael on his first coyote hunt, and take Mackenzie on her first ice fishing outing. We discuss the upcoming Turkey season in Michigan as well as a possible case of TB in Lower Michigan. We have our usuall outdoor news of the week as well as Mikey's Game Bag. Finally I re-tell an old story of an ice rescue on the big water's of Michigan.