On this week’s show we talk with none other than Jimmy Big Time himself to see what he’s been up to.  It is a look into the character Jimmy Big Time as well as an interview with the man, the myth, the legend himself.  Be sure to check out Episode 163 of the Up North Journal Podcast at:  www.upnorthjournal.com

Press Release:

For Immediate Release

May 16, 2010

     The Up North Journal Team is pleased to announce a one on two interview with Ralph and Vicki Cianciarulo from Archers Choice.  We had the opportunity to have a sit down with the both of them about how they got started in the industry along with how they manage time with the family while doing what they do!  We also get a few crazy questions in to give some insight into their personal sides.  Be sure to stop in and see what they’ve got to say about their newest Moose Hunting DVD and what they’ve got coming up in the near future!  Stop by our website at:  www.upnorthjournal.com and click on the audio player to take a listen 

For Immediate Release:                                                

April 27^th, 2010

     Be sure to tune into next week’s Up North Journal Podcast Episode 158 starting May 3^rd, 2010 for an exclusive interview with Chris Brackett of Brackett Outdoors and formerly of Arrow Affliction.  The Up North Journal Team turned fellow UNJ Pro Staffer Chico Lopez loose for the one on one with Chris.  Be sure to catch the inside scoop on Chris’ new show for the upcoming season as well as what it takes to make it in the outdoor industry!  Chico asks him everything from his beginnings in hunting to the quirky questions everyone wants to know!  Be sure to stop over to the website and check out the 45 minute interview with Chris Brackett starting Monday May 3^rd, 2010 at www.upnorthjournal.com.

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The Up North Journal Team has announced that Episode 7 of Beyond The Wild is now available for viewing at: www.upnorthjournal.com or by simply going to iTunes and subscribing to Beyond The Wild.  In this episode you will see the 2010 ATA coverage from the UNJ team along with seven interviews with industry leaders that attended the ATA show in Columbus Ohio this past January.  They also take you out on the frozen waters of Houghton Lake Michigan for a little ice fishing excursion.  Last of all team member and UNJ Pro Staffer Jim Stephan gets you up to date with what he has been up to since leaving Michigan and heading to Wyoming to live.  Take time to check out the latest show and then tell a friend about the show!

     It isn’t going to be long until turkey season is upon us!  With that in mind, we stopped at the Quaker Boy booth at this year’s ATA show in Columbus, Ohio!  Dave Streb who is the VP of Sales and Marketing demonstrated a new turkey vest for us during an interview with him.  This new vest isn’t just a vest for turkey hunting, it doubles as a guile suit for the complete concealment package while running and gunning for those big spring gobblers!  Take a look at the Vest-A-Blind in the video we produced covering just one of the hot new products from the 2010 ATA show!

     Yes I’m still alive and well!  To those of you who regularly follow this blog I know is has been over a month since my last post, but I have a very good reason as to why this has happened. Read the rest of this entry »

     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!

     After taking a few weeks off from blogging, I’ve got the urge to get writing again and today I have finished the first step in our new food plots.  Read the rest of this entry »

     Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing Steve Scott, the Vice President of Whitetail Institute of North America about the basics of food plots.  As you may already know, Whitetail Institute of North America produces seeds for various crops that are designed for wild game food plots.  Below you will find a few of the basic questions I asked and the answers he gave. Read the rest of this entry »

                                                                                   What a wild week for the Up North Journal Team!  Turkey season is in full swing and I had the opportunity to guide a first time turkey hunter this weekend.  I managed to call in not one, not two, but four toms for him to choose from.  He took the double bearded tom out of the bunch!  We cover that story this week along with a nice interview with the Vice President of Whitetails Institute on the basics of food plots and what they can do for the health fo the deer herd.

Mikey covers the basics of a do it yourself turkey fan taxidermy job in this week’s Mikey’s Game Bag, then I cover a few of the new crossbows we recieved to kick off our crossbow review this spring.  Check out what else the Up North Journal crew has been up to this week by listening to this week’s installment of the Up North Jouranl podcast.