We’ve been waiting since the shot show in January to see Benelli’s newest toy to take to the woods or field!  It was unwrapped today via the web presentation.  I finally got through to the website, probably due to heavy traffic to see what the fuss was all about. Read the rest of this entry »

ACCOKEEK, MD (March 27, 2009) — The groundbreaking Benelli Vinci will be revealed at 12 Noon (EDST),
Tuesday, March 31, 2009. Some lead and some follow, once again, the competition chases Benelli. Bookmark
The Benelli Vinci Security Portal and be one of the first to watch the unveiling of the much-anticipated Vinci.

     Many people consider Norwood Darling to be the father of what we know today as the Federal Duck Stamp.  In a press release this week, Delta Waterfowl explains that Darling might have been the first to create a federal duck stamp but there are others involved that lead up to the creation of the first stamp. Read the rest of this entry »

     Have you ever been shooting with friends at the 3D range only to have a shot go a little off target, then argue if it was a kill shot or not?  If so, now you can see exactly whether that arrow hit a vital organ or not with Rinehart’s new “Broadhead Buck”. Read the rest of this entry »

     This last week I was amazed that while trying to find pistol ammo, I found the shelves virtually empty!  Any caliber remotely close to a home protection load to conceal carry pistols was absent from the choices.  Read the rest of this entry »

     The Up North Journal team has finished it’s 2008 youth bow review and has posted the results.  Kevin Hutchings an Up North Journal Pro Staff member compiled the numbers, photos, and results into a nice read to help those parents out who might be purchasing a youth bow this spring. 

     They cover everything from the Parker Buckshot, the Browning youth line, to the Bowtech/Diamond youth models.  Be sure to visit the site to see the exciting speed numbers coming off of today’s youth models!  These are not your dad’s bows from yesteryear!  Not only that, they look like dad’s new compound that is hitting the hardwoods in the fall hunting seasons.  So be sure to see what might be a good fit for your youth this season by stopping by and reading the results of the Up North Journal Youth Bow Review.

     If you are a regular reader of the blog site, you know that I’m also running the Up North Journal website along with the weekly podcast.  I wanted to just drop a quick note to remind everyone to stop by and check out the show if you are not a regular listener of the podcast.  I will post each monday morning from now on, what the topics of the show are for that particular episode.  So here is this week’s show which you can listen to at: http://upnorthjournal.libsyn.com/

Episode 102, This week we annouce the listing of our finished youth bow review that is posted on the website.   I then cover the perceived shortage of ammunition on store shelves.  We finally got out last week and did some serious turkey scouting for the upcoming season and Mikey covers soft plastic baits for the upcoming soft water season.  Cabela’s offered us the chance to spend the weekend down there as Mossy Oak Pro Staffers helping out with their spring event and finally we discuss our upcoming weekly activities.

NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation has stepped up in a big way to help save a portion of the nation’s most important waterfowl breeding grounds by contributing $285,200 to Ducks Unlimited’s “Rescue the Duck Factory” campaign. Read the rest of this entry »

     Before you head out to church on Sunday Morning be sure to set your DVR to record the CBS Sunday morning news magazine show “Sunday Morning”.  This Sunday Bill Geist is going to feature some of the callers from the 2009 Elk Calling Championship in Fort Worth Texas. Read the rest of this entry »

     A 10 point buck was seen last November 22nd at Bernie’s Market in Concord Vermont.  The deer wasn’t running around or anything, it was actually being checked in by 19 year old Concord resident, Marcel Fournier. Read the rest of this entry »