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Stocked walleyes supplement a diverse fishery in Michigan’s Millecoquins Lake

Millecoquins Lake is worth a look if you’re interested in wetting a line in the eastern Upper Peninsula. The Mackinac County Lake is home to a robust fishery that also is quite diverse. It includes solid numbers and sizes of walleyes, northern pike, largemouth bass, bluegills, yellow perch, and sunfish.

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Sixty-six straight days of hunting pays off with 190-class whitetail from Michigan

Sixty-six straight days of whitetail hunting finally paid off for Cass County, Mich., hunter Roger Pankey when he shot the biggest buck of his life on Dec. 5, 2023.
“I hunted every day, twice a day, from October 1st on until I shot him on December 5th. The only hunt I missed was the afternoon of Thanksgiving Day,” Pankey told Michigan Outdoor News.

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Outdoor Observations: Unprecedented warm winter wrecking seasonal opportunities in Michigan

Scientists call it climate change. Others say it’s the normal fluctuation in weather patterns. Regardless of your view, there’s no disputing that the past couple winters have been much milder than normal.
The current unprecedented warm spell is absolutely wrecking any chance of enjoying normal seasonal opportunities, especially ice fishing in the Lower Peninsula. North of the bridge things are a little better and winter is carrying on, but not at the same level as usual.

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Shorter coyote season proposed in Michigan

A proposal to shorten the coyote hunting season is raising concern among some in Michigan’s outdoors community.
The Furtaker User Group and the internal DNR Furbearer Workgroup have proposed several furbearer regulation changes that were presented to the state Natural Resources Commission at its Feb. 8 meeting in Lansing. Among them is a proposal to close the year-round coyote hunting season between April 15 and July 15.

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