Triple Action Laundry Detergent With 3D and ESP™ Technology

Regular + Carbon + Synthetic +Technical Fiber Approved

     Pleasant Valley, MO – Dead Down Wind^®, the industry leader in scent prevention introduces Triple Action 3D Laundry Detergent in a 20 ounce concentrated formula and drain back bottle.  This unique formula controls odor, removes blood stains or other organic stains and even protects against fading or UV glow. Our ESP™ technology is the most effective laundry product for all hunting apparel including synthetics, carbon or technical fibers.

     For the first time, one product does it all removing odor, cleaning, stain removal and garment protection on virtually any type of apparel.  The exclusive ESP™ formula even knocks out chemical odors like earth scents, fresh scents or cover scents and unclogs carbon apparel.  Dead Down Wind’s proprietary formula uses multiple types of enzymes for Broad Spectrum results. For the best results in odor control and to extend the useful life of your apparel use a biological laundry product, not a chemical detergent – use Dead Down Wind. 

     Unlike chemical laundry products, Triple Action Laundry with 3D technology will never cause camouflage patterns to fade, even after repeated washings.  High efficiency washer approved, the concentrated formula only needs one ounce per regular load. You can have the best and save money in the process with Triple Action 3D Laundry Detergent from Dead Down Wind.  With an MSRP of $ 10.99, concentrated 3D Broad Spectrum technology is the only laundry product that does it all, and like every DDW product carries a Customer Satisfaction Guarantee.  (Item Number #1120) 

      Dead Down Wind offers biological solutions that are readily biodegrade and reduce skin sensitivity issues compared to common chemical alternatives. More effective odor control that’s better for you and the great outdoors. 

About Dead Down Wind®:

     Dead Down Wind^® is a premium supplier of quality scent prevention products and D2W Guide Gear designed to help outdoor enthusiasts become more successful in the field. Dead Down Wind® revolutionized the scent control industry through the development of a bio-engineered process known as ESP™ (Enzyme Scent Prevention). Unlike cover sprays that can only attempt to mask foreign odors or carbon clothing that only attempts to contain it. Dead Down Winds enzymes go well beyond the scope of typical antimicrobials in both effectiveness and the range of odors controlled.

     Looking for a new pair of hunting gloves that won’t break your budget?  Then the Manzella Tracker hunting gloves might just be the ticket for you.  I’ve recently had the opportunity to try a pair out through an opportunity with www.outdoorbloggernetwork.com which offered me a free pair to try out.

     Once Manzella shipped my pair to me, I was skeptical when I looked at them for the first time.  They felt and looked too thin to provide any real warmth; I soon found out that I was wrong on that thought.  You see living here in Michigan and putting up with some severe winters at times I’ve tried to find a pair of warm and dry gloves that would do just that, keep me warm and dry.  The ones that I have found in the past that provided any warmth at all were always bulky which made it hard to grip anything.

     My first test run came on the day I received them.  I headed to work that evening with a temperature in the single digits and dropping!  The car I drive provides little to no heat so keeping my hands warm is a must, what better way to test the new gloves.  On my 20 minute drive my digits never felt the first hint of being cold; as a matter of fact they were really warm.  Ok so they passed the warmth test for 20 minutes.

     I was worried about how dry could they really keep my hands out in the cold elements so I decided to take them ice fishing the next weekend.  With drilling holes in the ice along with dipping the holes clean and doing what ice fisherman do these gloves were going to get wet!  Usually I wind up pulling a wet pair of gloves off and just throwing them in a bucket after an hour on the ice, but not this day!  I was surprised that the gloves not only kept me warm for hours on end but they kept me dry as well.  As you can see in the photo, a thin layer of ice formed on the finger tips of the glove and my hands were warm and dry.

     I also found out that since these gloves were fairly thin, they also provided good dexterity while wearing them.  Now I couldn’t bait a hook, but reeling in fish wasn’t a problem.  I found that I could use all of my outdoor gear that day with no problem of bulky materials getting in the way.

     My last effort to try and make these gloves fail was to use them for a couple of hours on a snow blower after a 10 inch snowfall.   I thought maybe with all of the vibration while pushing the big blower it might work the seams loose or pop a thread.  NOPE!  They are as tight as a bug in a rug!  So despite my best efforts of trying to make them fail in some way or another they performed flawlessly. 

     So down to the brass tacks on this one, they retail for $35.00 on their webpage http://www.manzella.com .  To me that is a fair price to pay for a warm, dry and dependable pair of gloves! 

The tech side of them: 

                The Shell:  is water repellant micro poly twill

                The Palm:  is synthetic suede

                The Lining:  is fleece lined

                The Insulation:  100 grams of Thinsulate X-Static

                The Insert:  Hydroblok WPB

                Patterns:  Mossy Oak Treestand and Realtree AP camo

Other features:

     Two of the things I really liked about these gloves were the elastic gathers with cynch straps around the wrist area that made them nice and snug around your hands along with the string gathers at the mouth of the glove that provided a tight fit to keep cold and snow out of them!  The string gathers allowed you to pull the glove over the end of your coat sleeves and close off any opportunity for anything to enter the gloves!

     I didn’t get to really try out the exclusive MOC trigger finger feature as of yet.  My endeavors to hit the coyote trails have been a bust so far this season.  I still hope to get out and give them a try and if I do I will update this report. 

Dislikes: 

     I can only find two things that I didn’t like about the gloves and are not that big of a deal.  When pulling the gloves off, you can feel the inside material of the fingers begins to pull backwards as you slip your hand out of them.  I think if they somehow sewed or tacked each end of the inside finger material to the inside of the outer shell it would help secure them from wanting to pull backwards.  The other thing is that I would like to see some other material than synthetic suede on the palms.  I know that after a while that material tends to break down.  Although after running the snow blower for a few hours straight, they held up with no noticeable wear.  I would have thought that the stitching would have pulled loose from the material from all the vibration, tugging and pulling but it didn’t.

The Grade:  1 through 10 (1 = fail and 10 = excellent)

Quality:  8.5 (would be a 9 except for the finger problem mentioned above)

Warmth:  10

Dryness:  10

Dexterity/Fit:  9

Other Features:  9

     Overall if you’re looking for a good pair of gloves I recommend spending the $35 for these gloves.  I’ve spent $30 on several pair of gloves with poor results, but these are definitely worth the money!

Disclaimer:

     I have received these Manzella Tracker Gloves free of charge to test and review.  The opinions expressed above are my independent thoughts and experiences.

    Now that we are a little over a month from the ATA show that was  in Indianapolis last January, I have had time to reflect on the new items that were on display there this year.  I have to say the one thing that created the most excitement for me this year was the new Trail Camera System from Leupold!

     This system is like nothing you’ve ever seen before!  The central part of the camera system is the exclusive hand held USB controller/viewer that plugs right into the trail camera!  Yes this camera has its own GUI (General User Interface), trail cameras have gone hi-tech!  You can now check your cameras without even touching them other than to plug in the USB cable to see what trophy animals you have on your SD card! 

     The controller offers more than a simple plug and download feature for your camera, it also gives you a real-time look at your camera’s field of view.  How many times have you placed your camera only to get an obstructed view photo of an animal you would like to see more of?  With the controller you can go into live mode to see that your camera is placed correctly through its 3″ LCD c0lor display screen.  If your camera alignment is off, simply adjust it and re-secure it where it needs to be to give you those perfect photos.

     With the controller you can also manipulate the camera’s settings to what works best for your situation in the field.  It also allows you to view, download, and reset your SD card photos in your camera.  Then take the controller home and download those photos onto your PC!  With this controller you will no longer have to take your camera down to get your SD card out to swap it out with a fresh one only to have to realign the camera again!  It makes your trips to the field to check your cameras quick, easy and hassle free!

     Leupold has put as much thought into their cameras as they have the controller!  They offer two models of cameras that will work with the controller, the RCX-1 and the RCX-2!  The RCX-1 comes with basic features that will allow any outdoors man to obtain surveillance photos of the game that is in his hunting area!  The RCX-1 offers an 8 mega-pixel camera with a 54° wide angle lens with a 45° sensor area that can be triggered up to 45 feet away!  It offers 36 Infrared LEDs for catching those nocturnal bucks and a trigger speed of less than one second!  The RCX-1 additionally has a video setting if you want moving pictures instead of stills!  No more ears and rears, you can now catch more photos of racks to see what’s tearing up your area! 

     If your looking for a camera that has more adjust-ability built in, then the RCX-2 is for you!  The RCX-2 has a 10 mega-pixel camera with dual trigger area adjustment on a 54° wide angle lens.  Set it for 10° sensing area for those long narrow runways or 45° sensing area for those wide food plots!  The maximum trigger range is from 45 feet on the wide angle to 90 feet on the narrow angle.   The Infrared system has an additional 12 LEDs on the 10° setting for a total of 48 for those night shots!  Wish you could have both the narrow trigger area and wide trigger area views available?  Well the RCX-2 is the only camera that has a dual-trigger system that allows for both simultaneously!  As for the video, do you wish you had audio to go with that clip of a huge buck tearing up a tree near your camera?  Well this camera has the audio to go along with the video to complete the clip of that trophy animal!  The RCX-2 is truly a customizable camera that you can adjust to fit your needs in the field!

     Both cameras run on 8 AA Lithium batteries for months on end.  An optional rechargeable battery kit is also available.  The RCX-2 comes with a Lock-Down Security Plate that allows for heavy gauge cable locks to be used for security and it is available for purchase for the RCX-1 models as well.  Both camera models and the controller interface are made of ABS/polycarbonate outer shells that offers strength and protection against the weather elements.

     By now you’re probably saying, “OK this is a great system, but a camera that offers that many options has to be expensive?”  Wrong!  This camera system is very affordable for anyone wanting a quality set up like this!  The RCX-2 system with the Controller Interface is going to retail for $299.00.  Every additional RCX-2 Camera that you want to add to the set up will be at a cost of $249.00 each.  You say that you don’t need that much adjust-ability?  Then the RCX-1 system with the Controller Interface is going to retail for $249.00 and every additional RCX-1 camera is going to be $199.00 each.  With this system you can truly mix and match camera models to fit your price range and needs!  Look for the RCX Trail Camera System to start showing up in your Leupold dealer sometime near June.

     It is obvious that Leupold has taken the time to put the same quality and dependability into their trail camera system as they do their optics!  I’m truly excited about putting these cameras into the field this year to see just what animals are running through my area!  Thanks to Tim Lesser, Product Line Developer at Leupold for taking the time to show us another great product from Leupold!

For Immediate Release

GlenDel Expands The Herd

Field Logic Introduces Intermediate-Sized GlenDel Pre Rut 3-D Deer Target

SUPERIOR, Wisconsin (January 12, 2011) ¾ With the introduction of the new GlenDel Pre Rut, Field Logic now offers a full line of ultra-realistic 3-D deer targets. Standing 36 inches tall at the shoulder and representing the size of a 250-pound live weight deer the new GlenDel Pre Rut fits perfectly between the GlenDel Full Rut—standing at 37 inches at the shoulder and simulating a 300-pound deer—and the GlenDel Buck–standing 34 inches at the shoulder and representing a 200-pound deer.

The GlenDel Pre Rut offers the same great features found in the GlenDel Full Rut and the GlenDel Buck, just in a different size. It’s 4-sided PolyFusion core, measuring at 12x12x12 gives you seven times more surface area than its closest competitor. With a 12-inch square core, there is ample shooting space on four sides, while the PolyFusion design of the core gives you longer target life with easier arrow removal—no matter what you are shooting. This target will stop field tips, broadheads and expandables.

The newest addition to the Field Logic target herd, the GlenDel Pre Rut is available immediately at retailers nationwide and retails for $219.99. The GlenDel Full Rut retails for $269.99 and the GlenDel retails for $159.99.

No matter what size deer you are used to shooting, Field Logic has the right size for your practice. Pick one from the GlenDel herd.

Headquartered in Superior, WI, Field Logic is the manufacturer of the award-winning GlenDel Full Rut and the original GlenDel targets. For additional information, visit the company websites at www.glendel.com.

 Recently I’ve been talking with Matt Goodlife from England and found out that he is quite the hunter.  I didn’t know a lot about hunting in England so I began to ask some questions and began to gain some insight into what it is like to pursue game there.  I told Matt that he should do some writing to let everyone here in the states know what it is like there in England as well.  So Matt has agreed to occasionally pass along a story about his adventures in England, so without further ado here is Matt’s first entry into the blogging world.

 Seeing Red:  By Matt Goodlife

    The fox is a fantastically interesting animal fact. He is a beautiful animal with his red coat, black stockings and white tipped tail. He see’s everything, pin point hearing and a nose 10x’s better than ours. He can live on fruit and berries from the hedgerow, small mammals such as mice, voles and rats, bigger fayre like rabbits, new born deer fawns and sometimes to the farmers loss his spring lambs. To sit on a summer evening as the sun sets and watch a group of fox cubs play and fight on a stack of hay bales is wonderful but then on the other hand to come down to your chicken coup in the morning to find most of your hens dead with no heads makes your blood boil and makes you swear you’ll kill every last one!

     So over here the easiest way to control the ever growing population is to use a centre fire rifle, a good spotlight and a Landrover. You can walk but you don’t cover the same amount of ground on a night, you can also have a rifle mounted lamp and go on your own but I have a partner who runs the lamp while I drive and shoot. Now most people go out with a hunting buddy who they also go deer stalking or bird shooting with and so do I, Roberta my girlfriend. She likes the outdoors, understands how things work in the wild and now has chickens!

    So the idea is to drive round your hunting area shining the lamp over the field’s looking to see eyes shining back at you, it could be a deer, a badger, someone’s cat or a fox. Make sure you know what it is before a rifle is pointed at it! If it’s far away you can slowly drive on to it but if not start calling and bring it to you. Once the fox is in range and it’s a safe shot then take your shot.

    That’s all well and good but some people rush the shot or are just not a good marksman, to miss a fox when out lamping creates a lamp shy fox that remembers the bright light and a loud bang, you will not be catching up with that fox at night again, as soon as he see a bright light he’ll turn tail and look for somewhere healthier to be!

    So a few weeks ago Roberta and I were out lamping, we drove into a field on the farm turned the lamp on and slowly searched the field for eyes. 100 yards out a fox is looking back at us then he turns and bolts to cover, guess what’s happened to him before! Someone’s missed him and he’s not having any of it again! 2 more nights same time, same field and the same result. So what do you do!?

    A trip to my local gun shop and I come home with a red filter to fit onto the lamp which is a lightforce striker 170. The foxes don’t seem to see the red light as much as a white light. That night out we go, we arrive in that field around the same time and turn the lamp on and at 70 yards out in the field eyes shine back but this time it stays where it is, I lip squeak, the fox sits down and that’s the last thing it does as my .243 stamps cancelled on him.

    Foxes are a creature of habit so there’s a good chance it’s the same animal, as we’ve been out since then and not had any foxes running away, if not its one less. They are a lovely animal but must be kept in check. 

Up North Journal

Press Release

For Immediate Release: October 25, 2010

     Up North Journal would like to officially announce the newest member of their management team…David Boggs has accepted a position as the Pro Staff Manager and will also help the team with public relations, effective November 1st, 2010.

     Dave brings over 27 years of outdoor adventures and misadventures to share with us, as well as a broad knowledge of useful and entertaining tips, tactics and skills related to the outdoors. Dave is a very successful hunter who has bagged many trophy animals. He is also widely respected throughout the industry; and has been formally recognized for his efforts to actively and professionally promote the great outdoors and the art of hunting.

     He is currently a staff shooter for PSE Archery where he shoots competitively at 3D archery tournaments, and has other outdoor company affiliations as well. Along with his affiliations he has experience as a guide and outfitter from his earlier years. He attended Purdue University where he obtained a B.A. of Science degree specializing in Wildlife Management and Conservation. He also has an A.S. of Science from Vincennes University specializing in Conservation Law.

     Dave currently lives on the White River in northern Indiana with his wife, and 3 year old daughter. Follow Dave on the road, in the woods, on the water, and here: www.upnorthjournal.com We sincerely believe Dave will be a valuable asset to our organization and we look forward to his contributions and leadership. Join me in welcoming David Boggs davidboggs@upnorthjournal.com to our team!

Michael Adams

michaeladams@upnorthjournal.com

President – Up North Journal

     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 & Stream blog article by Scott Bestul Montana’s Dept. of Fish and Wildlife has decided that trail cams or game cams as they are often called are subject to the following:

“It is illegal for a person to possess or use in the field any electronic or camera device who’s purpose is to scout the location of game animals or relay the information on a game animal’s location or movement during any Commission adopted hunting season.”

     What bothers me even more is the chatter that this has created on F&S’s comments below the article.  Once again we see an elitist faction criticizing anyone for using a camera.  If you don’t want to use one that is fine, but don’t slam someone for choosing to do so.  If it is legal then I have no problem with it.  What I do have a problem with is the groups of so called hunters attacking each other!  This serves no good what so ever.  Once again something as simple as a camera is coming between us and dividing us!  Instead of banding together for the common good we find it necessary to tear each other apart!  When is this bull going to stop?  Our outdoor heritage is slipping away right through our fingers and we are the ones to blame!  There is no one else to point the finger at!

     Back to the law at hand, how can the state tell someone on their own land that they cannot use a camera to catch a trespasser, keep an eye on predators that might be killing their livestock, tell biologists that they cannot use them to do studies, see if a deer you took a shot at and couldn’t find is still around the area, watching the progression of growth on a deer’s antlers, or simply taking photos to enjoy them, etc…..?  This stupid law has more far reaching ramifications that I feel no one has even given any consideration to see what ill affects this might have on good law abiding outdoors men!

   For more information on this law, NRAhuntersrights.org has their take on it as well!

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 The Department of Natural Resources and Environment today announced it will conduct a survey in the northern Lower Peninsula Feb. 16 through March 12 to detect the presence of gray wolves in this area of the state. Survey teams will be searching areas where the public reports observing a wolf or wolf tracks during the survey period. Priority will be placed on the most recent reports and reports with potential wolf evidence. “The purpose of the survey is to both verify the presence of wolves where we have previously confirmed animals and to detect new occurrences in other areas,” said DNRE Wildlife Biologist Jennifer Kleitch. “Given the low probability of observing a wolf or tracks in the Lower Peninsula it’s helpful to have as many eyes looking as possible. That’s why public reports are important.” The DNRE is asking the public to report wolf sightings that occur during the survey period to the Gaylord Operations Service Center at 989-732-3541, ext. 5901. Observation reports can also be submitted online year-round at www.michigan.gov/wolves. The Web site also contains identification information for wolves. “It’s imperative that observations are reported in a timely manner so we can work with fresh evidence. If the public finds what appear to be wolf tracks, they should preserve the physical evidence and disturb it as little as possible or take a photo of the tracks with a ruler,” Kleitch said. “If someone has a photo or video of a wolf in the Lower Peninsula, we’re interested in that as well.” Wolves began naturally returning to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula via Canada and Wisconsin in the early 1990s. Since that time populations have increased and continue to expand their range. Evidence of range expansion into the Lower Peninsula came when a gray wolf was accidentally killed in Presque Isle County in 2004. More recently, the DNRE verified two wolf observations in 2009 in the northern Lower Peninsula as a result of a video and trail camera photo taken by Michigan citizens. The DNRE is partnering in this survey effort with USDA Wildlife Services, the Little Traverse and Grand Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, and Central Michigan University. The DNRE is committed to the conservation, protection, management and accessible use and enjoyment of the state’s environment, natural resources and related economic interests for current and future generations.

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 the ice we then take our catch to the table with a recipe your sure to enjoy!

Nancy Jo Adams

Marti Davis

     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!  You can check it out by going to Nancy Jo’s Up North Journal bio page and clicking on her blog link.  Nancy Jo is the hunter for this team and Marti is the videographer capturing all the exciting footage of the hunt!  Good luck to the first all female team to take on the Campbell’s Outdoor Challenge!