Up North Journal Staff Writer Chip Hailstone from Noorvik Alaksa was out on a hunt with his wife and she took this tremendous Grizzly which happens to be her first one! It green scored at 24 7/16″ and the hide was 10′ 4 1/2″ squared! You can read his story on his blog page along with [...]
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June 9th, 2010
Beyond The Wild Episode 10
Be sure to stop by the Up North Journal web page and check out another exciting episode of Beyond The Wild. In episode 10 the UNJ crew heads to northern Michigan for the trout season opener so the boys can show Mike and Mikey what trout boot camp is all about! Mike and Mikey get [...]
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Jimmy Big Time Stops By Up North Journal
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 [...]
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Ralph and Vicki Cianciarulo talk with Up North Journal
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 [...]
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Dr. Grant Wood of GrowDeer.tv Talks With Up North Journal
On this week’s show, I take you out into the field on a Turkey Hunt with me. We have a great interview with Wildlife Deer Biologist Dr. Grant Wood of GrowDeer.tv about how to maximize your hunting on small plots of land and how a public land hunter can maximize his hunting potential, something for [...]
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Trail Cams Illegal in Montana!
I just received an article from one of our Up North Journal Pro Staffers about trail cameras being illegal in the state of Montana! I was sure this was a joke, but after reading the story I was blown away with the fact that this is 100% true! According to the Field & [...]
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New Zealand Red Stag Hunt, Beyond The Wild Episode 9
Join us on this episode of Beyond The Wild for an awesome trip to New Zealand where Up North Journal Pro Staffer Jay Miller hunts for a majestic Red Stag! We also will give you a glimpse into the Michigan Trout Opener where some of the Up North Journal Team heads north to what is [...]
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Chris Brackett of Brackett Outdoors Interview!
For Immediate Release: April 27th, 2010 Be sure to tune into next week’s Up North Journal Podcast Episode 158 starting May 3rd, 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 [...]
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Beyond The Wild Episode 7
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 [...]
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Coyote Hunt, Or Was Something Hunting Us?
We finally made plans to hit the woods with the AR for a little coyote hunt this past weekend. I got with our Pro Staff Member Chico Lopez to see if he wanted to ride along and spend a day in the woods chasing the devil dogs. I picked him up around 1:30am and headed [...]
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Gray Wolves In Michigan’s Lower Peninsula?
The Michigan DNRE issued a press release Feb. 11th about wanting the public’s help with sightings of gray wolves in Michigan’s lower peninsula. Below is the statement issued by the DNRE!
Contacts: Jennifer Kleitch 989-785-4251, ext. 5430 or Mary Dettloff 517-335-3014 DNRE Asks for Help From Public to Detect Presence of Wolves in the Lower Peninsula [...]
February 17th, 2010
DragonFire ThermoGrips & Up North Journal
Press Release:
Feb. 16, 2010
Up North Journal would like to thank Scott Briner of DragonFire ThermoGrips for becoming our newest sponsor for the UNJ team. “DragonFire ThermoGrip” produces a heated hand grip and stabilizer for your bow! You will see this product on the UNJ team’s bows this year on the ranges and in the [...]
February 13th, 2010
New Turkey Vest By Quaker Boy!
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 [...]
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Episode 6 of Beyond The Wild
I’m proud to announce that episode 6 of Beyond The Wild is now on the network. You can view our latest installment at: http://www.upnorthjournal.com/ and simply click on the video player. This episode we take you to the frozen waters of the Saginaw River in Michigan for a little walleye action. After spending a day on [...]
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Hooks & Bullets 2010-01-06 11:42:40
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeff Bergmann
763.232.5452
jeff@providencemarketinggroup.net
SANITIZE SCENT FREE
New Scent Free Hand Sanitizer from DDW perfect for use after harvesting game
and during peak rut/Flu Season.
Pleasant Valley, MO – Dead Down Wind®, an industry leader in scent prevention, introduces Instant Odorless Hand Sanitizer. This 4 oz bottle of hand sanitizer kills 99.9% of common germs [...]
January 6th, 2010
Dead Down Wind’s New Face Camo
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeff Bergmann
763.232.5452
jeff@providencemarketinggroup.net
DON’T LET THEM SMELL OR SEE YOU
New Camo Face Paint is as easy to remove as it is to apply!
Pleasant Valley, MO – D2W Guide Gear, a division of Dead Down Wind, introduces a new scent free Camo Color Wheel for superior concealment, ease of use and color [...]
January 3rd, 2010
Cold Weather Ammo Reloading
OK so it is single digits outside on a weekend when you should be out doing something outdoors, ice fishing, predator hunting, rabbit hunting, etc…. What to do you ask? Stay inside where it is warm and do a little ammunition reloading I say! That is exactly what I did this weekend!
I was going [...]
December 12th, 2009
Sighting In The Ruger M/77 .17 HMR
I finally got around to purchasing a scope and rings for my Ruger M/77 .17 HMR coyote rifle recently. I finished mounting the scope and rings, then I headed to the range today to tear some paper! I was pretty anxious to get out and try this rifle since I hadn’t fired a shot [...]
Go to Sighting In The Ruger M/77 .17 HMRDecember 1st, 2009
A Bad Apple Gives Us All A Bad Name
I recently ran across an article about a deer hunter threatening other hunters on state land. As it turned out he eventually threatened the wrong one! It was an undercover CO that was on the receiving end of the life threatening tirade!
All it takes is one idiot like this to give all hunters [...]
December 1st, 2009
Episode 4 of Beyond The Wild
The Up North Journal crew is pleased to annouce that episode 4 of Beyond the Wild is now available for your viewing enjoyment by going to I-Tunes and searching Beyond the Wild or by viewing directly off of the Up North Journal website. You may also download it from the Up North Journal website to [...]
Go to Episode 4 of Beyond The WildOctober 28th, 2009
Up North Journal Team Member At Campbell’s Outdoor Challenge
Nancy Jo Adams who is one of the newest members of the Up North Journal staff has teamed up with Marti Davis to form Team Artemis for the Whitetail Challenge! Be sure to follow Nancy Jo’s and Marti’s adventure by checking out the daily blog entries to see if they arrowed the big buck! [...]
October 11th, 2009
A Great Hunt With A Bad Ending
I spent the opening day of Michigan’s waterfowl season with both of my sons and a few friends out on the water in a local state game area Saturday. It was my youngest son’s first of what he calls “Big Boy Hunts”. He finally gets to go out with the entire crew of men [...]
Go to A Great Hunt With A Bad EndingOctober 9th, 2009
Scent Free Camo
While getting ready to wash my hunting clothes last week I made a discovery on one of the new energy efficient front loader washing machines. It was something that could have ruined my efforts to make my camo scent free!
We recently purchased a new washer and dryer that is of the front load variety. [...]
October 3rd, 2009
New Up North Journal Logo
Press Release October 3, 2009
Mike Adams, UNJ Founder
About four months ago the Up North Journal crew launched a new website to prepare for the new outdoor show Beyond The Wild. That new web site was the beginning of the transformation that we as the UNJ crew were about to make. Since that time we have [...]
September 16th, 2009
New Winchester Ammo For 2009
Winchester has come up with a new ammo lineup for the 2009 whitetail season. They have come up with new bonded cartridges that teases the 3000 fps mark and in some instances reach beoyond that mark. Check the press release below for the specs and the links for additional information as well as a video clip [...]
Go to New Winchester Ammo For 2009September 10th, 2009
Possible World Record Brown Trout
66 year old Tom Healy of Rockford Michigan landed a possible world record Brown Trout this last Wednesday morning on the Manistee River in Manistee County Michigan. The new state record and possible world record fish weighed in at 41 pounds and 7 ounces measuring 43 and 3/4 inches long! To read the details of [...]
September 5th, 2009
Winchester Safety Warning Notice!
News and Press Releases
PRODUCT WARNING NOTICE: WINCHESTER® 17 HMR AMMUNITION
Winchester Ammunition
8/21/2009PRODUCT WARNING NOTICE
WINCHESTER® 17 HMR AMMUNITION
DO NOT USE WINCHESTER® SUPREME® OR SUPER-X® 17 HMR RIMFIRE AMMUNITION IN SEMI-AUTOMATIC FIREARMS. No other calibers of rimfire ammunition are subject to this warning.
Winchester 17 HMR ammunition is manufactured in accordance with standards issued by the Sporting Arms and [...]
September 5th, 2009
Remington Recall!
PRODUCT SAFETY WARNING
AND RECALL NOTICE
17 HMR AMMUNITION AND MODEL 597® 17 HMR SEMI-AUTOMATIC
DO NOT USE REMINGTON 17 HMR AMMUNITION IN SEMI-AUTOMATIC FIREARMS.
DO NOT USE THE REMINGTON MODEL 597 17 HMR SEMI-AUTOMATIC RIFLE.
Remington has been notified by its supplier of 17 HMR ammunition that 17 HMR ammunition is not suitable for use in semi-automatic firearms. The [...]