A regulation aimed at increasing the size of bass and panfish in Grand Traverse County’s Arbutus Lake appears to be paying dividends.
Liberal bass regs making difference on Arbutus Lake in Michigan’s Grand Traverse County Read More »
Perfluoroalkyl, polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS), and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) are man-made chemicals that resist breakdown in the environment and the bodies of people and critters, hence the moniker forever chemicals.
They’ve been widely used since the 1940s in a variety of products including fire extinguishing foam, chrome plating, electronics, textile and paper manufacturers, water-repellents, non-stick products, paints, sealants, even some personal care products, and more. The problem is they now seem to be widespread in the environment, too.
Walleye, trout steams and lakes, spearfishing, and lake trout were among topics of discussion and proposed regulation changes at the Michigan Natural Resources Commission meeting earlier this month in Lansing.
The DNR’s Fisheries Division proposed a slate of changes and presented them to the commission for consideration. They will be up for action at the Oct. 9 NRC meeting at Michigan Technological University in Houghton.
Slot limits, other fishing rule changes eyed in Michigan Read More »
Some of the best fishing of the year is happening now, with the hottest bite on the rivers.
Michigan Outdoor News Fishing Report – September 12, 2025 – video Read More »
Roscommon County’s Houghton Lake is Michigan’s largest inland lake, with over 20,000 acres of surface water. The lake is approximately 7 1⁄2 miles long, 4 1⁄2 miles wide, and features over 30 miles of shoreline.
It’s home to nearly a dozen species of game fish, and many of them grow to trophy proportions.
Diverse fishery awaits on Michigan’s largest inland lake Read More »
Change occurs on a regular basis. Seasons change. We change baits when fishing and change bullets and guns when hunting.
Often change comes easy, other times it’s a bitter pill to swallow. Regardless of the reason, change has hit the Michigan United Conservation Clubs. Amy Trotter, MUCC’s chief executive officer since 2018 and a staffer there since 2007, has stepped aside as leader of the state’s largest conservation organization.
Outdoor Observations: Amy Trotter no longer CEO of Michigan United Conservation Clubs Read More »
An estimated 287,641 bowhunters in Michigan combined to kill about 113,340 whitetails last year according to the DNR. The total includes an estimated 77,201 legal bucks and 36,147 antlerless deer.
That’s a success rate of about 39%.
“We didn’t get the antlerless harvest over the buck harvest,” Brent Rudolph, the DNR’s deer, elk and moose specialist told Michigan Outdoor News. “We are still killing more bucks than does so there’s room to improve.”
Michigan bowhunters eager for 2025 season; what can they expect? Read More »
The fishing bite has been good, with reports coming in of anglers catching fish all across the state.
Michigan Outdoor News Fishing Report – August 30, 2025 – video Read More »
On March 13, Roell confirmed that photographs of a pair of spotted cougar kittens had been taken in Ontonagon County in the western Upper Peninsula. The photographs were submitted to the DNR by a local resident there who took the pictures on private property.
No new sign of cougar cubs confirmed in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula last March Read More »
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