May 10, 2023

Minnesota’s 2023 fishing opener could be worth the wait

Featured, Fishing, Home Page News, Minnesota, National Fishing / Glen Schmitt

On paper, the 2023 Minnesota fishing opener looks like it should be a good one. That wasn’t the case just a couple of weeks ago when ice still covered a large portion of the state’s lakes, with some serious concerns across northern Minnesota.
But with four days of summer-like temperatures in mid-April and an extended stretch of extremely windy conditions shortly thereafter, most of the ice disappeared before everyone’s eyes.

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Outdoor Observations: Michigan’s Mike Thorman a helpful source on countless hunting-related issues

Michigan, Opinion / Bill Parker

A humble and hard-working man, Thorman has been an acquaintance of mine for years through contacts at legislative and Natural Resource Commission meetings.

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Michigan Letters to the Editor: Hard no to transferring wolves into the Lower Peninsula

Letters, Michigan, Opinion / Michigan Letters to the Editor

Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 12, 2023 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.

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Michigan DNR receives $100,000 in U.P. deer habitat funding

Hunting, Michigan, National Hunting, News / Staff Report

The Michigan DNR has awarded a total of $100,000 in deer habitat improvement grant funding to a dozen entities for projects in the Upper Peninsula.
The Deer Habitat Improvement Partnership Initiative is a competitive grant program designed to enhance deer habitat on non-state lands.

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Michigan Mixed Bag: Al’s Goldfish Lure Company Partnering with Outdoor News Junior Pro Team

Fishing, Hunting, Michigan, News / Staff Report

A mix of outdoor-related news stories from across Michigan published in the May 12, 2023 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.

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Michigan’s trout opener is about fishing and friends

Featured, Features, Fishing, Michigan, National Fishing / Bill Simeon

Sure, I caught and released a 16-inch brown the opening day on the Au Sable River’s South Branch before the skies opened up with rain.
Sure, it was typical weather for a trout opener in northern Michigan: threatening rain, a chance of snow, and a river that was nearly at flood stage.
None of that mattered. The real meaning of trout season opening day in Michigan is friends.

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Understanding turkey behavior leads to more filled tags

Featured, Features, Hunting, Hunting, Hunting, Hunting, Hunting, Hunting, Hunting, Hunting, Hunting, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, National Hunting, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin / Mike Gnatkowski

Turkey hunters may not realize it, but the deck is stacked against them right from the get-go.
Every action turkey hunters take goes against the grain of Mother Nature. In the grand scheme of things, hen turkeys are supposed to go to the gobbler, not the other way around.
Thank God turkeys don’t always behave the way the experts say they will.

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