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Hunting and fishing guides in Michigan must be licensed by DNR

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed into law a series of bills that require hunting and fishing guides to be licensed by the Department of Natural Resources to operate in the state.
The three bills, which have been on a number of conservation organizations’ wish lists for many years and could only be passed if all three cleared together, include sponsor senators John Cherry, Kevin Daley and Sean McCann. They passed with bipartisan support.

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Should hunters be required to shoot a doe to get a second buck tag in Michigan?

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If you read Michigan Outdoor News regularly, you no doubt noticed the piece by Department of Natural Resources’ Deer Specialist Chad Stewart about the state’s seemingly out-of-control deer population. It could be summed up simply via this plea: Come on guys, start killing some does.
“I’ve talked to counterparts in other states who have used the word ‘crisis,’ ” Stewart said. “We’re facing an uphill climb on this and we have to start having some difficult conversations.”

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New consent decree in Michigan is facing legal challenges

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U.S. District Judge Paul Maloney’s order for a new tribal fishing decree is now in effect, says Michigan DNR Tribal Fisheries Coordinator David Caroffino, despite two parties filing appeals to the U.S. Circuit Court in Cincinnati.
Neither of the parties asked for a temporary restraining order, Caroffino said, meaning Maloney’s ruling stands.

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Michigan’s Lake Erie perching remains fantastic

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The problem with October is there isn’t enough of it. It’s all happening in October. Climb up in a treestand, set decoys, run your bird dogs… so many choices, so little time.
And fishing? The water temperature is dropping, the walleyes are heading shallower, the bass have strapped on the feedbag, the steelhead are entering the rivers… how do you know what you do? I recently spent a morning on Lake Erie chasing perch, which is always a viable option in October. I wasn’t at all disappointed.

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Kalamazoo River still producing despite a long list of setbacks

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In the 20 years I’ve been fishing the Kalamazoo River below Morrow Dam, I’d never seen the water as low as this year when I was on the stream recently.
My host, Scott Markham, who keeps his eye on what’s going on with the river, said it had something to do with maintaining the elevation of the upstream pond, and despite recent rains, the flow from the dam was being restricted. I hope someone is keeping an eye on that dam. A couple of years ago, when the dam was being repaired, the operators botched the job and allowed about 10 million truckloads of sediment to wash downstream. It was a horrible mess and you can still see the effects.

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Getting to the point of Michigan’s grouse and woodcock opener

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I’ve been reflecting lately on how our great sporting traditions – participating in certain pastimes with particular individuals on specific days or dates – begin and endure. I have, and have had, plenty of them. I used to always fish opening day of bass season (as well as the opening day of bass fishing in Ontario) with my dad, for instance, until my father aged out, and now that bass fishing is open year-round, I never replaced it.
But I generally know where and with whom I’ll be on Nov. 15, Oct. 20, the last Saturday of April, etc. There are occasional hiccups, of course, but the traditions tend to endure.

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Belly boating for brookies: Get to those hard-to-access hotspots

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Brook trout, Michigan’s state fish, often are associated with tiny, jump-across creeks. Angling means belly-crawling to their edges so you don’t spook them before dropping an earthworm or grasshopper into the often gin-clear water to be rewarded with a brilliantly colored 8-inch fish.

But brook trout live in larger rivers as well, and often the biggest challenge to catching them is reaching that big water. The streams often are bordered by large tangles of tag alders and crisscrossed with deadfalls. I recently encountered that situation in the Upper Peninsula. But fortunately, I went with three guys who were veterans of dealing with the issue.
Their answer? Belly boats.

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Michigan brood survey shows stable pheasant numbers

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Results from the annual mail carrier pheasant brood survey show that southern Michigan still has pheasants and they’re still reproducing, but drawing any further conclusions from the survey is almost impossible, said Adam Bump, upland game bird specialist with the Department of Natural Resources.
The number of broods observed was up slightly and the number of chicks per brood is about average for recent surveys. The survey has been conducted in its present form for 19 years, Bump said.
“We’re seeing more broods than we have in the 19-year survey average, but smaller broods,” Bump said.

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The arrival of 2023 hunting seasons is worth celebrating

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Joe Robison is one of the most dedicated, knowledgeable waterfowl hunters I have ever met.
So when he invited me to join him for the waterfowl – goose and early teal – opener this year in Michigan, as he has many years, how could I decline? Sept. 1 has been opening day of hunting season for decades now. It was the opener of the 10-day “early Canada goose season” (remember that?) – and can you even believe we have 107 days of goose hunting now? Then about a decade ago, opening day expanded in scope when the feds finally allowed us to have an early teal season, too.

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