Panfish, walleyes attract anglers to Michigan’s Witch Lake
Looking for a good lake for panfish, walleye, bass and pike? Look no further than Marquette County’s Witch Lake.
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Optimism high for spring turkey hunters in Michigan as season approaches
Optimism high for Michigan spring turkey hunters as season approaches.
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Outdoor Observations: Thoughts on new information pertaining to 1990 murder of Michigan hunters
I raised my eyebrows when I read the recent Associated Press story about the death of two hunters in southwest Michigan. I remember the murders, which occurred at the Fulton State Game Area in Kalamazoo County. It sent shock waves through Michigan’s hunting community.
Michigan hunters take the most bucks per square mile of any state
Michigan led the country averaging 4.0 bucks harvested per square mile, followed by Delaware at 3.5, South Carolina and Pennsylvania at 3.2, and Louisiana at 3.0. The national average is 1.6 bucks per square mile.
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Sturgeon, walleyes thriving in northern Michigan’s Black Lake
Walleye fishing can be very good on the impressive water body, but anglers also catch northern pike, bass, and muskies, along with some nice yellow perch, too.
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Randy Claramunt vows to turn challenges into opportunities as Michigan’s new fisheries chief
Beginning March 5, the Michigan DNR will have a new chief of the fisheries division.
Randy Claramunt, the DNR’s Lake Huron Basin coordinator, has been promoted to fisheries division chief. He replaces Jim Dexter, who is retiring at the end of April.
Outdoor Observations: Punishment does not fit the crime in Michigan hunter harassment case
It’s a sad day when someone can tamper with someone else’s property and intentionally injure that individual, then end up with only a 60-day sentence.
Michigan DNR considers electronic trap monitors for businesses responding to wildlife damage
Acting DNR Director Shannon Lott was presented with a proposal at the recent state Natural Resources Commission meeting in Lansing to make permanent a regulation allowing licensed businesses conducting wildlife damage and nuisance control management to use electronic notification devices on their traps.
Stocked splake draw attention to Michigan’s Thumb Lake
The DNR has been stocking splake in Thumb since 1976. During the past five years the state has stocked over 73,000 splake in Thumb, including 23,000 that measured between 7.8 and 7.95 inches last year, and another 10,000 averaging 7.95 inches in 2021. The DNR also has stocked over 40,000 rainbow trout in Thumb Lake since 2019.
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