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T.R. MICHELS
"The most versatile hunting writer, seminar speaker and author in North America." |
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T.R. Michels has been called, "The most versatile hunting seminar speaker in North America." He is nationally recognized for his action-packed, informative seminars, which are based on his experience as a wildlife researcher and professional guide. As a speaker for nineteen years he has provided whitetail, duck, goose, turkey and elk seminars at the Deer and Turkey Classics, Expos and shows in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin; and at the Chicago Sport Show, Chicagoland Sport Show, Denver Sportsmen's Show, Eastern Iowa Sport Show, Gulf South Hunting and Fishing Show, Louisiana Sportsmen's Show, Michigan Outdoorama, Milwaukee Sentinel Sport Show, Minneapolis Sport Show, Minnesota Game Fair and the Quad Cities Outdoor Show. He has also been the featured speaker at the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association banquet, the Iowa Bowhunters Association banquet and the Christian Deer Hunters Association banquet. T.R. has spent several years researching game animal behavior, including communication through vocalization, scents and visual stimuli; and ways to use this knowledge to attract game. He conducted a seven-year study to determine how weather and lunar factors affect deer movement and rut related activity; and the effectiveness of using scrape activity to determine when and where to hunt whitetail bucks. He conducted a four-year study to determine how seasonal and current weather conditions and lunar factors affect turkey movement, gobbling, and breeding activity. He has also conducted a study to determine how elk activity is affected by meteorological conditions and lunar factors; what calls elk use and how they use them; and how daily and seasonal bugling are affected by age, dominance and competition among bull elk. As a professional guide, and owner of T.R. Michels Guide Service, T.R. specializes in trophy whitetail, turkey and bear hunts in Minnesota, and has guided in the Rocky Mountains for elk and mule deer. His clients include former Federal Cartridge Corporation owner Alan Newcomb, Trebark Camouflage designer Jim Crumley, former Feather Flex Decoys manager Dave Berkley, retired Minnesota Vikings coach Bud Grant, retired professional wrestlers Vern Gagne (former WWA heavyweight champion) and Paul Ellerning (manager of tag team champions Hawk & Animal), and outdoor writers Kathy Etling (writer for several hunting magazines), Mark La Barbara (North American Hunting Club exec), Mike Strandlund (North American Hunting Club magazine editor, Norman Strung (Field & Stream magazine) and John Zent (former editor of the NRA American Hunter magazine) . As an outdoor writer since 1989, T.R. has written articles for the National Rifle Association's American Hunter and InSights magazines, the National Wild Turkey Federation's Turkey Call, Petersen’s Bowhunting, Bow & Arrow Hunting, Buckmasters, Fur-Fish-Game; the Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin Sportsman; and North American Whitetail. In addition, he has had columns in the Rub Lines and Whitetail Fanatic magazines; is a regular contributor to Adventure Sports Outdoors, Badger Sportsman, Dakota Outdoors, Fish and Game Finder, Fishing and Hunting News and Midwest Outdoors; and has written for Bird Dog News, Dakota Country, Wildfowl, Waterfowl USA, the Christian Bowhunters Association's Speaking Out magazine and the Christian Deer Hunters Association newsletter. He has also written for several hunting related Internet services: HuntingNet.com, Bowhunitng.Net, BowZone.CA, Fish and Game Finder, The Midwest Hunter, HuntOnly.com, Whitetail Fever, Trinity Mountain Outdoors, and Up North Outdoors. As a result if his research and guiding experience T.R. has authored several books, including Whitetail Addict's Manual, Parts 1 & 2, The Complete Whitetail Addict's Manual, Elk Addict's Manual, Duck & Goose Addict's Manual, Turkey Addict’s Manual, Hunting Northern and Western Game; the seven volume Deer Addict’s Manual series; the Scrape Hunters Manual, Hunting the Whitetail Rut Phases, The Science of Predicting Deer Activity & The Art of Hunting Trophy Bucks, the Deer Manager's Manual; and three Outdoorsman’s Cookbooks. As the owner of Trinity Mountain Outdoors T.R. is also active in the design of hunting products. He devised the Daily Deer Movement Indicator, the Moon Indicator and the Rut Phase, which predict deer movement based on weather conditions, lunar factors, and rut activity. He also devised the Turkey Activity Indicator, which predicts daily turkey activity based on weather conditions; and the Turkey Breeding Phase Indicator, which describes the various phases of the turkey breeding season, and when they should occur. He is the innovator of the Feather Flex Upwind goose decoy, their bedded deer/elk/antelope decoys, their rabbit decoy, and the influence behind their strutting turkey decoy. His research on goose behavior is the influence behind the white crescent found on many goose flags and goose decoys. He has also consulted on the design of elk, goose and turkey calls. T.R. is also the owner, webmaster and publisher of the Trinity Mountain Outdoors web site at www.TRMichels.com, which hosts his hunting articles and tips in the Trinity Mountain Outdoors Magazine, his "T.R's Hunting Tips" and the "T.R's Hunting Tips" message board and talk forum; and his wildlife viewing and photography tips in the Trinity Mountain Outdoor Adventures Natural History and Travel Magazine. T.R. and his daughter Tawnya are also accomplished natural history photographers, spending much of their time photographing natural /scenic landscapes, birds, mammals, sunrise/sunset, wildflower and inspirational scenes. Through Trinity Mountain Outdoor Photography they offer wildlife/bird, scenic, wildflower and inspirational photos, calendars, post cards and note cards. To ensure booking dates for shows or other events, contact should be made 6 months in advance.
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Hunting Seminars by T.R. Michels Whitetail Lunar Factors, Weather And Deer Activity / Choosing The Right Times And Places To Hunt Deer Trophy Whitetail Hunting / Patterning Trophy Bucks Deer Decoying / Deer Decoying Techniques Deer Calls and Rattling / Calling and Rattling Deer Common Sense Deer Scents / Using the right Scent at the Right Time Reading The Rut / Deer Hunting By The Month Understanding The Eight Phases Of The Whitetail Rut / Using The Right Techniques At The Right Time Keeping In Touch With Trophy Bucks / Deer Scouting; Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall Treestand Placement and Safety / Choosing The Right Treestand Site Making Mock Rubs And Scrapes / Scrape And Rub Hunting Deer Management; Habitat Carrying Capacity, Buck to Doe Ratios, Nutrition
Turkey Patterning Turkeys / Archery Turkey Hunting Turkey Calling and Decoying Aggressive Turkey Hunting / Hunting Reluctant/Boss Toms The Weather and Turkey Movement & Breeding Activity / Choosing The Best Days To Hunt Turkeys Early/Late Season Turkey Hunting Techniques Turkey Activity And The Moon / Lunar Turkeys Ducks and Geese Calling, Decoying and Flagging Geese Calling and Decoying Ducks
Western States and Canadian Hunting Choosing an Outfitter / Preparing For A Guided Hunt Drop Camp Hunting for Alaskan, Canadian, or Western Game
Elk and Bear Trophy Elk Hunting / Locating Big Bulls Elk Calls and Elk Scents / Attracting Elk For Bow Or Gun Archery Elk Hunting Techniques; Calls, Scents, Decoys and Tag-team Hunting Locating Elk / Topographical Elk Hunting Hunting The Five Phases Of The Elk Rut / Understanding The Elk Rut Scent'ual Bear Hunting / Bait Hunting For Bears
Other Seminars and Services Game Calling Many hunters don't realize that communication among game animals is often a combination of vocalizations and non-vocal sounds, plus body posture or movement, sometimes color, and scents. The posture or action of the animal often determines the difference between two similar sounding calls. During this seminar T.R. will discuss the vocalizations of whitetails, elk, turkeys, ducks and geese, and ways to call them. Parent and Child Seminar With the rise in animal rights activity, and the declining number of younger hunters, hunting as a sport and recreation is in jeopardy. Sport shows can provide a positive image of hunters as conservationists, and hunting as a needed game management tool, by promoting this seminar through print and television media. Children and their parents will learn about constitutional rights, laws, ethics, and the preservation of hunting rights, conservation, animal lore and hunting skills. The seminar includes a scavenger hunt and drawing for bows, air rifles, hunting boots, game calls, decoys and other products. Every child attending will receive a bag of free door prizes. |
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