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Ludington, Mich – State officials and fisheries experts from around Lake Michigan are using a new computer simulation model to play out different salmon- and trout-stocking scenarios in an effort to better balance the fish with the lake’s forage base. Michigan State University fisheries professor Michael Jones recently presented the model and several generic stocking

Lansing – There were five gun-related accidents during the 2011 firearms deer season, which continues a downward trend that has occurred during the past six years. Three of those incidents were fatalities, which has caused some concern among state law enforcement officials. “We’re kind of disappointed in the number of fatalities,” Sgt. Jon Wood, of

Southern Michigan – It’s a simple equation: Below-freezing temperatures for several consecutive days equals safe ice for fishing. But in southern Michigan, unseasonably warm weather has ruined the equation and put ice anglers’ plans on hold. “For the month of December, (we were) five degrees above normal in southeast Michigan,” National Weather Service meteorologist Dave