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Hunter safety education helps keep hunting a Michigan tradition

Todd Switala has always been a volunteer. He’s coached Little League baseball, swim and soccer teams, led Cub Scout and Boy Scout groups, and he puts on an annual youth sucker-fishing tournament near his home in Sterling, where he serves as president of the Sterling Sportsmen Association. He’s well-known for his efforts in Arenac County, […]

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Hunters asked to report bear den sightings in northern Lower Peninsula

The Michigan DNR is on the lookout for locations of denned bears in the northern Lower Peninsula in order to fit the bears with radio collars for an ongoing bear management program. “Information gathered from bears assists in managing the black bear population,” said Mark Boersen, wildlife biologist at the DNR Roscommon Customer Service Center.

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It’s finally official: Michigan state-record lake herring caught on UP’s Lake Ottawa [photo]

Lansing — The Michigan DNR has confirmed a new state-record fish for cisco (also known as lake herring). The fish was caught Friday, June 9, at 10 a.m. by Michael Lemanski of Florence, Wisc., on Lake Ottawa in Iron County in the western Upper Peninsula. Lemanski was still-fishing with a homemade jig. The fish weighed

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Michigan wildlife license plates: Elk to replace loon as state celebrates 100th anniversary of reintroduction in state

Starting Dec. 1, a new wildlife license plate will be available in Michigan. The current common loon plate will be replaced with an elk plate to help celebrate the 100th anniversary of the reintroduction of elk in Michigan. “The loon license plate has had a long run, and helped to raise over $2.6 million for

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