Marquette, Mich. – Black bears weighing more than 500 pounds were killed in both the Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula during the first days of this year’s bear season. Chris Groty, of St. Ignace, shot a big bruin near Wallace in Menominee County on Sept. 13 that bottomed out a 550-pound scale before being […]
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DISTRICT 1 CO David Miller had a busy bear opener and wrote tickets for illegal treestands, failing to wear hunter orange, and illegal ORVs. CO Trey Luce ticketed a bear hunter who had failed to wear any hunter orange. Officer Luce also accompanied the subject back to camp to verify and have him retrieve his
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Lansing – Michigan deer hunters could find themselves with an extra $200 bucks in their pockets. On Sept. 23, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development announced an incentive program to encourage more Michigan hunters to have their deer tested for bovine tuberculosis. Hunters turning in deer heads that test positive for bovine TB
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Washington – The outcome of a lawsuit that could restrict gun hunting and snowmobiling in some areas of Huron-Manistee National Forests may be resolved within the next few months. A draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for remediation of the lawsuit is available for public review and comment. A notice of availability of the draft document
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SOUTHERN LOWER Lake St. Clair High winds have kept anglers off Lake St. Clair. Late last week, the winds died down and perch anglers reported a hot bite all along the American side of the lake. Muskie fishing has been good in Canadian water, but heavy weeds have made fishing a challenge. Waterfowl season has
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Erie, Pa. – The idea of raising smaller trout to save money? It doesn’t look like it’s going anywhere anytime soon. Brian Wisner, chief of the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission’s hatchery division, first floated the idea at a meeting of the board’s fisheries committee in August. He said then – as part of a
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Erie, Pa. – Anglers and hunters are going to have something in common soon. Starting next fall, they’ll both be required to wear life jackets while on the water at certain times of the year. Acting at their September meeting, Pennsylvania Fish & Boat commissioners gave final approval to a regulation change that makes it
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Anglers are reminded that Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission trout stockings are under way at various lakes and streams statewide. For a schedule, visit www.fishandboat.com NORTHWEST REGION Lake Erie – As conditions allowed, perch were hitting in 58 to 62 feet of water Sept. 30. Depending on flow in the creeks, steelhead up to 13
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Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Game Commission has made a point in recent years to try and recruit new hunters. A look at its license buyers seems – at first glance – to suggest it’s enjoyed some success. It picked up 143,781 new license buyers in the 2010-11 hunting year, people who hadn’t bought a license
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