Well, I've got some great news to report.  Due North Outdoors has been on the air exactly one year now, and it appears the show is here to stay.  Thanks to solid ratings on Fox Sports Minnesota and Fox Sports Wisconsin,  the show is going to continue, we hope, long-term. That means I need to thank all of our viewers, and of course, the folks who agree to be a part of our shows.  Just this past week, the Due North crew headed out to shoot new wraps (those are the bits where we're on camera talking )for the new shows, which start in just a few days.  We also shot new promos for the folks at Fox Sports North and Wisconsin.  Great to see so much promotion on the networks, especially during the highly-rated Twins games! I hope the Brewers can sneak into the playoffs too.  The more people who watch the networks, the more folks who tune in for Due North Outdoors.  We set up our giant boom, which allows Nick Clausen and Steve Plummer to shoot long, steady, sweeping shots.  Think of a boom as a luxury gear item for television folks like it.  The bottom line, that boom allows us to take some really pretty pictures.  We used a small prairie and also the Due North Triton as a backdrop.   The guys need three hours or so to set up the boom, then Laura and I get to work.  We shot most of the day and got the boom torn down and packed right at sunset.  A long day, but should make for pretty pictures, which we're kinda into as outdoor television storytellers. I'm off to a most unique spot this weekend. It's a favorite hideaway in Southern Minnesota.   Down on Winnebago Creek, a farming family bought up all the old farms in the valley.  They turned the milking parlour on one old farmstead into an apartment and offer it to fishermen and hunters.  As part of the deal, they allow access to their 3 miles of essentially private trout water. Buddies Aaron and Flyflicker will be fishing there all weekend.  I'll post an update next week!  Until then, keep watching Due North Outdoors and feel free to post your questions and pictures on the site!