Winner, winner, but no walleye dinner
Although no keeper walleyes were caught on a recent fishing excursion, the author and his buddy had an good day enjoying Michigan’s abundant natural resources.
Tom Pink
Fisheries staffs to study St. Mary’s River fish community
They’ll be setting survey nets throughout the river during the month of August, hoping to capture a variety of the river’s species to record data on abundance, growth, mortality and size of fish populations.
A bountiful spring season filled with feathers and fungus
With a turkey in the freezer and morel mushrooms in the bag, the author has enjoyed some outstanding spring opportunities in Michigan’s great outdoors.
Get your morels before they’re gone
May is the prime month for finding morel mushrooms in Michigan.
Getting a head start on turkey hunting season
Upper Peninsula hunter gets an early start this year on turkey hunting in Michigan.
Spring perch fishing heats up on St. Mary’s River
Ice not completely gone, but enough of it has retreated and broken up to allow careful angler to search for perch while dodging icebergs.
Ice fishing season isn’t over ’til it’s over
Michigan’s unusual ice fishing season is hanging on in northern Michigan, with whitefish moving into the spotlight.
Be sure to practice boat ramp etiquette when headed out fishing
A little common sense and courtesy will go a long way when launching your fishing boat.
Ice fishing season coming to a close on Upper Peninsula
That was the last time I’ll be driving the truck on the ice this year, though, unless we get another prolonged period of cold weather.
Hard times in the snow moon
Red fox, like most predators, are opportunistic feeders especially when they live in a city.
Winter hike turns into scouting mission
A snowshoe hike in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula turns up signs of showshoe hare, grey squirrels, deer, fox and beaver.
Upper Peninsula’s Lake Gogebic is perfect for outdoor adventure
Whether it’s fishing, hunting, hiking or snowmobiling the Lake Gogebic area offers lots of adventure.
Duck hunting becomes bird-watching with guns
More than a few years ago, a friend noted that our duck hunts might best be described as “bird-watching with guns” since we often observed many species of birds, including ducks, but didn’t shoot many of them.
New outdoorsmen bring excitement to what we may take for granted
Newcomers to hunting, fishing and trapping remind many of us why we started our outdoor pursuits in the first place.
Sight-fishing for walleyes
Unusual fishing conditions serve up tasty walleyes on Big Manistique Lake.
2016: A great year to be a goose hunter
Michigan waterfowlers are gearing up for another 60-day duck season that may see slightly fewer ducks winging their way south than in 2015, but the season will be highlighted with an even longer goose season and much bigger bag limits than last year.
Summer is time for lake herring
The bite for lake herring is hot in July on Lake Huron and in the St. Mary’s River.
In June, a young man’s fancy turns to walleyes
Walleyes move into shallow water in June and jig fishing can be easy and productive.
More thoughts on turkey decoys
View from the blind
It’s turkey time!
When spring finally rolls around, it’s difficult not to be excited about all of the possibilities that lie before us, but if I had to guess, I’d say it’s turkey hunting…
Have spear, will ice hunt
A buddy and I were able to get out recently for what was probably our final ice fishing excursion, although it ended up as more of an “ice-hunting” trip than an ice-fishing trip.
Have spear, will ice hunt
A buddy and I were able to get out recently for what was probably our final ice fishing excursion, although it ended up as more of an “ice-hunting” trip than an ice-fishing trip.
Hunting rabbits with dogs can still be a real challenge: hares 1, hunters 0
I don’t get a chance to hunt rabbits over hounds nearly as much as I would like to do it, so when a friend provided an opportunity recently, I made like a rabbit and jumped at the chance.
Mother Nature finally brings us winter
Normally by the time the first day of winter arrives,we’ve had at least a couple weeks of winter-like weather already, at least in my neck of the woods, which is the Eastern Upper Peninsula.
More ducks doesn’t always equal more duck dinners
One of the strangest duck seasons that I can remember in the many years I’ve been hunting has concluded.
Sneak some fishing in with the hunting this fall
Hunting takes center stage for most when fall arrives but some of the best fishing of the year also occurs when the leaves change colors.
