Episode 360, Cabela's Prostaff Manager Takes 1st Turkey, Dan Gets Ready for Michigan's Turkey Opener, Cody Dawson Pre-Fishing Kentucky Lake, What's The Worst Outdoor Accident You've Had
Release Date: 04/18/2016
Episode 701, Wrapping Up the Ice Fishing and Hunting Expo in Escanaba Michigan
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Join us in the Cabin tonight as Danny gives his take on the weekend at the Ice Fishing and Hunting Expo in Escanaba Michigan. We talk about the vendors, the patrons, the venue and overall excitement of the show. We also talk a little about Mike's trip to the U.P. along with the upcoming firearm deer season.
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Episode 700, The Largest Ice Fishing and Hunting Expo in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
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Join us tonight in the Cabin as we get the final low down on the largest Ice Fishing and Hunting Expo in Michigan's Upper Peninsula! Find out what vendors are going to be there and what the show has to offer outdoorsmen and women. Talking with the five people from the Daily Press that is putting on the show Vendors attending Returning vendors What they have to offer patrons Food vendors Things for kids Places to stay in the area
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Episode 699, Deer Season Expectations with Mark Coleman from Indiana
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Talking with UNJ Member Mark Coleman tonight about the work put in this year for the upcoming deer season in Indiana. He gives us the good, the bad and the ugly on what he expects for the upcoming season at the farm. Summer prep this year at the farm Food plots Licking branches, ropes, scrapes The rut and small fawns Predators New blind locations Trailcam Tuesday Hunting season expectations Hunting with his brothers
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Episode 698, Up North Journal gets interviewed by Rachel Barnstrom of the Daily Press in Escanaba
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Join us tonight as we get the tables turned on us here at Up North Journal. Daily Press' Rachel Barnstrom interviews the Up North Journal crew to see what makes them tick. We also get to know why a Jersey girl came to Michigan's upper peninsula via London England.
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Episode 697, What is NW Michigan Fish Camp All About, A Look At The New Gill Net Consent Decree In Michigan
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Join us in the Cabin tonight as we talk with NW Michigan Fishing Club's Tim Hossack about what their club is all about and what they do. He also gives us insight into the gill net consent decree in Michigan and it's potential impacts on our fisheries. What is the NW Michigan Fish Camp? Membership Fishing tournaments Projects Kids Veteran fishing trips Cookouts Gill netting consent decree Insight into the treaty and decree What is the new consent decree What are the potential issues with it How will this affect Michigan fisheries What should fisherman expect to deal with
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Episode 696, Michigan Fisheries Biologist Talks To Us About What Makes The U.P. Fishery Tick
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Join us tonight as we talk with John Bauman a MI DNR Fisheries Biologist about how he helps the Michigan fisheries to thrive in a delicate habitat. He also gives us his background that took him into the position he is in now with the Michigan DNR. John's background and early life How he became a fisheries biologist What does he do as a biologist How does the data he gathers play into the future of the Upper Peninsula's fisheries What are the little things he notices that have an affect on how fish thrive How delicate is the fisheries in Michigan
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Episode 695, GT Rod and Reel's Tungsten Jig Heads and Muskie Lures
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Join the guys tonight as they talk with Gregg Gerke of GT Rod and Reel about his tungsten jig heads and muskie lures. Gregg gives them the lowdown on using his tackle and how to use it. Gregg's background in fishing How the company started How the beginning of the internet played into a successful business model How he began making lures and jig heads What does he offer now to anglers Using ice fishing gear in the summer Looking into the future
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Episode 694, Game and Land Management in a South African Hunting Camp
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Tonight we are discussing some of the unique things game managers do in South Africa to maintain and promote healthy game and non game species for the future. What hunters expect going to Africa What they find when they get there How does hunting success begin before the hunter arrives in South Africa How game managers see the animals they manage Where does it all start Key points to management Maintaining the herds Starting a new herd Bringing a new animal into the area Conditioning a stomach How did Covid affect the management process Looking at the habitat side of mangement Taking care of...
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Episode 693, Apps For Big Water Kayaking and Fishing, Walleye Fishing on Saginaw Bay
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Tonight we take you out on the Big Water! We get to find out how you know when weather conditions are good to hit the open water in a kayak along with a trip on Saginaw Bay to do some walleye fishing. Week of kayaking on big water in northwest Michigan Apps for safety on the water Windfinder App Go Paddling App Paddling Lake Michigan at Sleeping Bear Dunes Paddling Duck Lake Paddling Lake Dubonett Paddling Glen Lake, Little and Big Fischer Lakes Paddling Crystal River Paddling at sunset on Lake Michigan at Empire Bluffs Visiting Sleeping Bear Dunes on the top side of the dunes Danny takes a...
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Episode 692, Talking Soft Water Fishing Lures with Hudd's Lures' Pat Huddleston
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Join us in the Cabin tonight because it's time to get your fish on! We talk soft water lures with Patrick Huddleston from Hudd's Fishing Lures about what to use on the water along with how he got involved in making fishing lures that you can purchase. How Pat got his start in making fishing lures His childhood fishing experience with his dad How his career in the military gave him the opportunity to fish in different places and how it also gave him time to learn to build his own lures Perfecting his lure building What he learned along the way How Hudd's Lures came into being His first lures...
info_outlineCabela's Prostaff Manager and TV Sponsorship Manager Diana Stewart takes her first turkey on her second hunt ever.
- Heads to Texas for a Rio hunt
- First hunt was a duck hunt last winter
- Favorite part was watching the woods and animals wake up to the morning sunrise
- Hunting a ground brush blind with a guide and cameraman
- Four Toms come in but don't provide a shot
- Huge thunderstorm rolls in and stops the hunt
- After the storm broke and a dry set of camo, the hunt is on again
- Trophy Tom comes in but not quite close enough
- Meanwhile some hens come in and another Tom comes in to investigate
- The big moment comes and she takes the shot
- Takes bird back to camp and gets to taste her success with fresh turkey for dinner
- Having the bird mounted
- Got to shoot the day before the hunt
- Video will be on Amerciana Outdoors on NBCSports
Dan gets ready for the Michigan Turkey Season Opener
- Dan scouts the past two mornings for roosted birds
- Heard gobblers on the roost this morning
- Birds just starting to break up out of flocks
- Saw a coyote while scouting along with an opossum
- Also saw a few deer while scouting
- Took the new Mossberg shotgun to the range to sight in
- Looking forward to the Monday morning opener
- 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
- Cody gets an early jump on his trip to Kentucky Lake
- 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
- Local water levels are down over the winter
- Several variables could change before the start of the tournament
- Fine tuning before tournament
- General mood is that the lake is fishing tough
- Lake conditions could change over night
- What happens if your plan doesn't work for the tournament
What is the worst outdoor accident you've ever had
- Jacob puts a treble hook through his finger
- Prompted a trip to the hospital
- Dan remembers a fall out of a tree
- Mike remembers getting shot at as a youngster while hunting
- Mike remembers flipping a canoe in a fast moving river
- Dan remembers getting muzzle-blasted