Up North Journal - Cabela's Prostaff Manager Takes 1st Turkey, Dan Gets Ready for Michigan's Turkey Opener, Cody Dawson Pre-Fishing Kentucky Lake, What's The Worst Outdoor Accident You've Had

Published: April 22, 2016, 11 a.m.

Cabela's Prostaff Manager and TV Sponsorship Manager Diana Stewart takes her first turkey on her second hunt ever.

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  1. Heads to Texas for a Rio hunt
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  3. First hunt was a duck hunt last winter
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  5. Favorite part was watching the woods and animals wake up to the morning sunrise
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  7. Hunting a ground brush blind with a guide and cameraman
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  9. Four Toms come in but don't provide a shot
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  11. Huge thunderstorm rolls in and stops the hunt
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  13. After the storm broke and a dry set of camo, the hunt is on again
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  15. Trophy Tom comes in but not quite close enough
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  17. Meanwhile some hens come in and another Tom comes in to investigate
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  19. The big moment comes and she takes the shot
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  21. Takes bird back to camp and gets to taste her success with fresh turkey for dinner
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  23. Having the bird mounted
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  25. Got to shoot the day before the hunt
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  27. Video will be on Amerciana Outdoors on NBCSports
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Dan gets ready for the Michigan Turkey Season Opener

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  1. Dan scouts the past two mornings for roosted birds
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  3. Heard gobblers on the roost this morning
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  5. Birds just starting to break up out of flocks
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  7. Saw a coyote while scouting along with an opossum
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  9. Also saw a few deer while scouting
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  11. Took the new Mossberg shotgun to the range to sight in
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  13. Looking forward to the Monday morning opener
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  15. Several left over tags for this year's Michigan turkey season
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Cody Dawson talks about pre-fishing Kentucky Lake in Kentucky for this week's Bass Tournament

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  1. Cody gets an early jump on his trip to Kentucky Lake
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  3. Weather is playing pretty much to normal conditions but the lake levels are about a foot and a half lower than normal causing structure to be up out of the water
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  5. Local water levels are down over the winter
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  7. Several variables could change before the start of the tournament
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  9. Fine tuning before tournament
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  11. General mood is that the lake is fishing tough
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  13. Lake conditions could change over night
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  15. What happens if your plan doesn't work for the tournament
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\xa0What is the worst outdoor accident you've ever had

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  1. Jacob puts a treble hook through his finger
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  3. Prompted a trip to the hospital
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  5. Dan remembers a fall out of a tree
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  7. Mike remembers getting shot at as a youngster while hunting
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  9. Mike remembers flipping a canoe in a fast moving river
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  11. Dan remembers getting muzzle-blasted
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