If you’ve been following my blog or our Up North Journal Podcast, you know that I have recently become a Regional Mossy Oak Pro Staff member for Michigan.  Well I have had to start looking for a new bow to shoot since my current bow has another camo pattern on it.  Read the rest of this entry »

I recently purchased a chronograph for the broad head test that we did. When checking into the different styles and options, I was really overwhelmed. Read the rest of this entry »

2008 Youth Bow Interviews   

  We have finished our youth bow interviews that we have conducted over the last month or so.  They are finally all available for you viewing enjoyment! Read the rest of this entry »

     Today, was a full day of fun and work at the archery range.  We shot, blasted and smashed broadheads all day long! Read the rest of this entry »

Tomorrow begins our huge broadhead range and field test, also it marks the start of our youth bow review. Read the rest of this entry »

  If you have been listening to the podcast lately, you noticed that we are getting ready to start our youth bow review in the next couple of weeks.  About a month ago, we attended the big Gander Mountain archery event in Lansing, Michigan. Read the rest of this entry »

     I have never in my life been so tired and so excited at the same time.  We spent over 12 hours at this weekends Archery Event at the Gander Mountain Store in Lansing, Michigan. Read the rest of this entry »

     Well, we here at Hooks and Bullets are getting fired up for the upcoming archery season.  We are getting our equipment lined up for the big range and field test of some of the more popular broadheads in the industry.  So far we have Muzzy on board with their MX3 and MX4 broadheads, as well as G5 with their Montec, Montec Pre-season, Striker and Striker Magnums.  We are also testing the new Muzzy Zero Effect Next Generation arrow rest.  We hope to have a few more companies allow us to test their products as well.  We want to thank Muzzy and G5 for partnering with us on what we expect to be a great hunting season this year. 

     We will take each of these great products through their paces at the range and in the field this year, and with that said,  we will bring you the results of what we find.  We will also be shooting some video during the testing sessions so you can also see what we are talking about.  What better way to find out what product to use then, letting us put it through its paces for you!  We will have several teams in the field this year to let you the readers, listeners and viewers know what works well, and what just simply works.  Stay tuned for further updates right here at Hooks and Bullets Blog, Up North Journal Podcast, and Up North Journal Television!

     We once again want to thank the companies already participating and anxiously await the response from the rest of the field.  Take the time to visit their websites so you can see what we will be using this year!

Muzzy Broadheads & Zero Effect

G5 Montec & Striker

     Well while we were on our Ohio trip last week, I thought it would be a good chance to use the EZ Towels sent to me for testing.  The first full day there, my youngest boy Jacob, got sick and I mean really sick.  I needed a cold cloth to put on his head and chest to cool him down, it was about 85 degrees out.  I knew that a regular paper towel would cling together and then tear after getting it really wet like a wash cloth.  We didn’t have any wash clothes, so I tried an EZ Towel.   I read the instructions and proceeded to put one to use.

     These are in pill form about the size of a nickel, all you need to do is get one out and put a little water to it, and wallah you have a towel.  I poured a small amount of water on it and it began to expand.  When it was done expanding I rolled out the cloth and put some more water to it.  It was really absorbent and tough.  It was more like a wash cloth, than a paper towel.  It worked great for cooling little Jake down.  Later I used the same one to wash up with, and it held up quite

well.  The best thing about them is you can put these in your back pack or day pack and they don’t take up that much room.  The whole bag of 50 towels is about the size of a bag of cough drops.  Although they are expensive, about $5 for 50 towels, I could see getting one bag of them to put into a day or back pack.  They could come in handy in an emergency out in the field.  I could also see putting them into your first aid pack for an emergency use.  I also thought they might come in handy when nature calls and your in the field! 

     Over all they work well and take up little space.  I recommend buying a pack to keep around for your hunting and fishing trips!   EZ-Towel

New Website Launch!

     For those of you who are into using treestands to hunt big game with, here is some news that was released today!  Gorilla Treestands has launched a new website.  The reason I bring this up is that they are based right here in Michigan from which I’m from.  As a matter of fact they are located less than 15 miles from my home.  I have about three of their products and I like them pretty well.  But best of all the new website is flashy and interactive.  It has product info on their complete line of products along with the specs on them.  But best of all they are giving away a Gorilla Expedition Hunter Treestand everyday for 5 days starting May 1st.  To register for the giveaway go to the new website and register as a new user with email address and password, your automatically entered into the drawing.  Now since I have already registered you guys can do so and win one of the other 4 stands left, since I hope to win one.  Another nice feature of this website is that it has instructions on all of their products.  So many times we forget from one year to the next how something is supposed to go together, but somewhere along the way we have lost the manual, but then again real men don’t use a manual, right!  Hopefully with the new line of products by Gorilla, people will overcome the problems with last years treestand recall by them.  Hopefully it will be onward and upward, or at least upward in a new treestand!  Who knows maybe I will contact them here soon and try to get them to do an interview with us on our podcast, Up North Journal, we’ll have to wait and see.