Should commissioners on the state Natural Resources Commission have experience in hunting and fishing?
At least one Michigan lawmaker believes they should and has introduced legislation to mandate that background. House Bill 4386 would add the requirement that members of the NRC have purchased a hunting and/or fishing license at least four of the six years prior to their appointment.
Fishing has slowed a bit across the state. Still fish being caught, just not as hot of a bite as a little earlier this summer.
Michigan Outdoor News Fishing Report – July 23, 2023 – video Read More »
Hunters who have been concerned about the possibility of a hefty fine or even jail time for not reporting their deer kill on time, or retaining their deer harvest confirmation number, can rest a little easier now.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last week signed legislation that makes failure to report your harvest within 72 hours or retain your harvest confirmation number a civil infraction with a one-time fine of $150. That’s a far cry from the initial penalty of a misdemeanor, punishable by up to 90 days in jail and a fine of up to $500, plus court costs.
A family kayak trip on the Sturgeon River turned into a recovery effort for a huge set of elk antlers.
Joe Switalski, his wife Melissa, daughter Ashley, and daughter’s boyfriend Mac were about 15 minutes into a 90-minute kayak trip when Mac saw some antlers in the water.
“Initially we thought it was two sets of antlers because they were so big,” Joe Switalski told Michigan Outdoor News. “We pulled it out and had to break it free because it was still attached to the spine.”
Kayaker finds big set of elk antlers in Michigan’s Sturgeon River Read More »
If you’re looking for an easy-on-the-wallet rustic camping experience on a lake with good numbers of panfish, bass, pike, and walleyes, then look no further than Otsego County’s Big Bear Lake.
Rustic setting, good fishing available at Big Bear Lake in Michigan’s Otsego County Read More »
Fishing is in summer patterns and the bite has been pretty good across much of the state.
Michigan Outdoor News Fishing Report – July 7, 2023 – video Read More »
The Michigan Legislature last week approved a record $81.7 billion budget for fiscal year 2024 (Oct. 2023-Oct. 2024).
While natural resources didn’t get the same nod it got a year ago with tens of millions of dollars appropriated to the DNR Fisheries Division for hatchery upgrades, a new Great Lakes research vessel, and more, there were positive line items worth noting.
Today, Lake Independence supports great perch, pike, walleye, and smallmouth bass fisheries and continues to produce Master Angler status fish including six in the past three years.
Walleye stocking temporarily halted on Michigan’s Lake Independence Read More »
State representatives Gregory Markkanen (R-Hancock), Dave Prestin (R-Cedar River), and Neil Friske (R-Charlevoix County) have introduced legislation that would create an Upper Peninsula Natural Resources Commission.
The legislation, a package of tie-barred bills (HB 4506-HB 4509), would create a U.P. NRC with seated members coming exclusively from the Upper Peninsula. The current statewide NRC has two members from the Upper Peninsula – David Nyberg of Marquette, and Mark “David” Anthony of Bark River.
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