Up North Journal - Working At Deer Camp, Mike Preparing For His Michigan Elk Hunt, Getting The Target Bow Dialed In

The guys start the show by talking about the groundhog infestation at Mike's house.

Work day at deer camp for Mike.

Saw a lot of deer on the way to camp Friday night Moved his bedroom to a new room in the lodge Traveling to camp issues on the road Had to purge some stuff that Mike's dad left Mike saw a lot of geese at camp

Elk Scouting and Planning for Mike's trip

Mike went to scout in the area where he began his outdoor experience as a kid Mike's first buck that he shot was in the same area How hard is it to draw a Michigan Elk tag Found out where the mandatory elk hunting meeting location was at Elk viewing area was busy How the lottery system works for Michigan hunters How the Pure Michigan hunt works The layout of the elk hunting map 1200 elk in Michigan in 2018 While in the area Mike wanted to secure a room for the week of the hunt Also had to locate places to eat. Mike got to talk with his guide at length about what to expect The process after killing an elk Mike talks about the area he took his first buck The hunt became real as Mike secured his room and began to scout Mike talks about why he thinks he didn't see any elk on his scouting trip Private property vs public land for hunting Coming full circle What gun will be used 5 months away Next step is to go through all the gear

Mike is getting the PSE Shootdown target bow dialed in.

Getting use to the lens at close distances How the new arrows are performing Dialing in at 65 yards