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Huge record flathead catfish was complete surprise for Michigan bowfisherman

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Codie Carlson thought he was aiming at dinner. Instead the relatively new bow fisher went home with a new Michigan state record.
Carlson, 34, of Newport, was headed home from his job in airfield maintenance at Metro Airport on June 29 when he stopped at Plum Creek in Monroe County for a little late-night bowfishing. He certainly  wasn’t thinking about bringing home a new state record flathead catfish.

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A quick chat with Ben Jones of the Ruffed Grouse Society

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Ben Jones is the president and CEO of the Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society. The two groups work together to unite conservationists to improve wildlife habitat and forest health for all forest wildlife.
Jones calls ruffed grouse and American woodcock “bellwethers of forest condition – they can only persist in healthy, diverse forests. These same forests clean the air, filter water, and support local communities.”
Jones took time from his busy schedule for a Quick Chat with Outdoor News.

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Whitefish woes continue in the lower Great Lakes

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The plight of lake whitefish in the Great Lakes continues.
Whitefish are found in all of the Great Lakes but tend to be somewhat localized and seasonal. They’ve been an important subsistence species for Native Americans and a large component of the commercial catch in the Great Lakes region.

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Outdoor Observations: Brenda Smoke wins grand prize in inaugural Michigan Outdoor News Best Turkey Photo Contest

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Congratulations to all the hunters who entered our inaugural Michigan Outdoor News Best Turkey Photo Contest.
Whether you earned a prize or not, you are all winners through enjoying a successful spring hunting season and celebrating that success with a beautiful photograph.

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Outdoor Observations: Coyote legislation introduced in Michigan despite unsettled lawsuit

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Despite an unsettled lawsuit on the legality of shortening Michigan’s coyote season by three months, legislation has been introduced in Lansing addressing the coyote hunting and trapping season.
House Bill 4554, introduced by Rep. Parker Fairbairn (R-Harbor Springs), and Senate Bill 366, introduced by Sen Michele Hoitenga (R-Manton), both would amend the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to allow individuals to hunt coyotes year-round if they possess a fur harvesters license.

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