August 30, 2007
Federal judge upholds state ballast water law
By Yvonne Swager Correspondent Lansing – A federal judge has confirmed that oceangoing ships will have to continue to comply with Michigan’s new law regulating ballast water discharge. A lawsuit brought by members of the shipping industry challenging the law has been dismissed because plaintiff claims could not be substantiated. Michigan’s law, effective Jan. 1,
Walleye anglers turn to minnows and crankbaits
Big Six LAKE MILLE LACS East – Crankbaits are producing day-time walleyes on mud flats in 28 feet, and night-time fish on shallow rock reefs. Weedlines in Isle Bay and north-end sand breaks are best for muskies during low-light periods. Johnson’s Portside (320) 676-3811 www.johnsonsportside.com West – Some walleyes are being caught off mud flats
Federal judge upholds state ballast water law
By Yvonne Swager Correspondent Lansing – A federal judge has confirmed that oceangoing ships will have to continue to comply with Michigan’s new law regulating ballast water discharge. A lawsuit brought by members of the shipping industry challenging the law has been dismissed because plaintiff claims could not be substantiated. Michigan’s law, effective Jan. 1,
Outlook favorable for hunters
By Tom Watts Correspondent Lansing – Small-game hunters can expect a pretty good season when the action begins in mid-September. Ruffed grouse populations are making their predictable 10-year cycle surge and probably will peak within the next couple years, game bird experts predict. Woodcock numbers have held steady for the first time in 30 years.
Comments sought on Michigan’s wolf plan
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing – Michigan farmers could receive depredation permits to legally protect their livestock from wolves under a proposed wolf management plan, which was presented to the state Natural Resources Commission at its meeting earlier this month in Lansing. The plan set no maximum number for the wolf population in the state,
Sportsmen numbers down even as public support up
By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg – When biologists, conservationists, hunters and others gather at a special session of the North American Wildlife Conference next March, they’re going to talk about the future of hunting. And not a moment too soon, it seems. It’s no secret that participation in hunting – as well as fishing – have
