The Up North Journal Team has launched their new website and they invite you to stop by and check out the new digs! You can find it at the same ‘ol place: www.upnorthjournal.com you will find a new interactive video panel that will play their most current video and will eventually have the most current episode of their upcoming new video show. You will also be able to click the link to take you to the archive page of all their videos. Not only does it have the video player but it also offers an audio panel that has the most current episode of their podcast with a scrolling banner with an outline of the current show. The link below the player also takes you to an archive page of past episodes for download or playing right from the site.     At the bottom of the page you will find all the Up North Journal Pro Staff members. By clicking their photos you will be taken to each members personal bio page which will host a video of each member talking about themselves and the game they like to persue. Included on their personal bio page is all the links to their own blogs, and other internet links they are associated with such as facebook, twitter, and email address’.

     The site is not 100% completed but the important items are there, so keep looking for further updates to the site and bios on the prostaff pages. When your finished taking the tour, be sure to drop them an email and let them know what you think about the new digs!

     Last night I had the pleasure of meeting yet another listener of my Up North Journal podcast.  John Fleming is from Minnesota, he and his eleven year old son made the trip to Michigan yesterday to do a hog hunt.  John and I had been emailing back and forth about the hunt and we made plans to meet since the hog ranch was near where I live.

     They rolled into town last night and we met at the local archery range I shoot at, that way he could check his equipment before he headed out on his hunt.  When he arrived he had a nice gift for Mikey (my son and co-host of Up North Journal).  He brought him a beautiful numbered and limited edition goose print.  Since he isn’t a waterfowler, he knew Mikey would love it.  He was right, Michael was floored and very greatful!  Then he proceeded to floor me!

     He told me he wasn’t done with his gifts.  He began to tell the story of his recent deployment to Iraq and how they recieved a package for their service for our country and defending it’s freedoms!  In this package was five things that he was supposed to give away to others he felt deserving for defending the great freedoms we all enjoy here in our great nation.  He then told me that even though I didn’t fight in combat, but he felt I along with my son and the Up North Journal crew fight and defend our freedoms through the podcast each and every week!  My jaw hit the floor!  I was speechless! 

     I do promote hunting, fishing and the great outdoors along with our second amendment rights!  But that is easy compared to what this man has done by giving of his life and time to defend our freedoms!  I want to thank John for his gift and more importantly thank him for his dedication and giving of his life and his time for defending our great nation and freedoms! 

     John is currently serving in the Minnesota Army National Guard and we here at the Up North Journal thank him and all of our servicemen and women for what they do along with all of those that have served our nation!

     If you see a serviceman or woman make sure and thank them for their service!  Once again thank you John for the great gift, I will treasure it forever!

     Ok people, there is no longer any excuse for you to not join the NRA.  They are making this as simple as can be!  Click here for the FREE NRA one year membership!  No catch, no gimicks, just simply register today for the one year basic membership into the biggest group that is in Washington D.C. fighting for your rights as well as on a state and local level. 

     Here is a link to what they are currently working on, on our behalf around the nation!  Now make the decision to join today to help the cause in the fight for OUR Second Amendment Rights!

     One of the liberal blue states is at it again!  Connecticut is bound and determined to make it as hard as possible to hunt and shoot in that state as possible, that is unless the sportsmen and shooters of Connecticut and this country make a stand against this anti legislation! Read the rest of this entry »

     We as outdoor bloggers, myself included, need to take a hard look at what we are writing sometimes.  If we are not careful we can write ourselves right out of our outdoor pastime! Read the rest of this entry »

     This week there has been a lot of buzz surrounding the comments made by the new Attorney General Eric Holder.  Read the rest of this entry »

     It looks like the hunters,outdoorsmen and shooters in the state of Connecticut are going to start paying more for their activites if the current legislation in the state House and Senate pass. Read the rest of this entry »

     When should a teacher’s job be put into question over a photograph.  Many thoughts come to mind of inappropriate types of photos.  But the case of Betsy Ramsdale a middle school teacher at Beaver Dam Middle School in Wisconsin has been taken to a new level. Read the rest of this entry »

     We told you late last week about the movement that has begun to stir in America concerning our 2nd amendment rights and a group that has formed out of this stirring.  The group Million Gun Owner March lauched their website last friday and started what is going to become a peaceful march on Washington D.C. in the spring of 2010. 

     They are still defining themselves and have focused their attention now on the name of the organization which will now be known as “Second Amendment March“.  The focus is on the second amendment instead of the gun owners themselves.  Their new link is secondamendmentmarch.com, the old link of milliongunownermarch.com will still work as it redirects you to the new URL.  The bigger news that has come out of this is that none other than the Motor City Madman himself Ted Nugent is lending his full support to the movement and is joining forces with the Second Amendmen March organization.

Ted Nugent Desires to Speak and Play at the Second Amendment March in Spring 2010!

 

The Second Amendment March is proud to announce that rock-n-roll legend and Second Amendment Activist  Ted Nugent has enthusiastically agreed to perform and speak at the Second Amendment March in Spring 2010, provided the logistics can be worked out! In a conversation just this morning to event founder and promoter, Skip Coryell, Ted Nugent said:

 

“Good stuff Skip. If you are so inclined, you may throw the Nuge rocketfuel on the fire by emphasizing my personal total support as an individual and as a BOD of NRA & GOA! ONWARD!”

 

Well, Ted, let me think about it. Okay! Done thinking! You’re in and we’ll do our best to make it happen! When I pressed him to bring his guitar, Ted replied:

 

“It would not be a complete freedom rally without my firebreathing Star Spangled Banner eruption!”

 

We look forward to Ted’s performance and thank him for his support in lending us his voice, his guitar and his tremendous starpower! God bless the Nuge!

     Cherokee Trail High School Senior Marie Morrow a Douglas County Young Marines student leader was suspended 10 days for having parade replica drill guns in her vehicle on school property in Aurora Colorado.  These parade props are made of wood and plastic along with some duct tape, which she uses in her group that teaches life skills and leadership.  Some students saw these props in her vehicle and reported them to the school who called authorities. Read the rest of this entry »