Lansing — The Michigan Natural Resources Commission gave final approval earlier this month for 2018 waterfowl hunting regulations that will add days to the early teal season, increase take for pintails, and move the youth waterfowl hunting weekend back one week. Michigan DNR waterfowl specialist Barbara Avers told Michigan Outdoor News both the federal framework for migratory birds and the…
Lake Linden, Mich. — Officials with federal, state, local and tribal groups will hold a public meeting in Lake Linden later this month to discuss plans to protect an important lake trout and whitefish spawning reef from migrating stamp sands. Roughly a quarter of lake trout in the Michigan waters of Lake Superior originate from Buffalo Reef, and stamp sands…
Gaylord bear houndsman Keith Huff knows what it takes to develop a top-notch bloodline. “I’m not a big production breeder,” he said. “I’m very selective and very determined on what dogs I do breed. “They’ve got to have the endurance, treeing ability, stamina, a good cold nose, intelligence, voice and aggression,” Huff explained. “With breeding these dogs I look at…
Includes an overall increase in available tags for 2017-18 seasons in both Upper and Lower Peninsulas, as well as a ban on chocolate in bait, an increase in nonresident licenses and other changes.
NRC considering a 10-day September season for teal.
Broadens impact to other species after anglers and charter captains voiced objections to early proposals.
Roscommon, Mich. — Michigan Department of Natural Resources biologists want the public’s help to locate denned bears the department uses to collect data, rehome orphaned cubs and train staff on handling wildlife. DNR officials started tracking bear dens in 2005 after acquiring orphaned bear cubs who were abandoned by their mother at a logging site. With no dens located,…
Hunters recount encounters with brazen wolves
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services released the 2016 Eat Safe Fish Guides last month to help inform anglers about potential health risks associated with eating certain fish.
Lansing – New research on efforts by anglers to prevent the spread of invasive species in the Great Lakes shows most are aware and concerned about the problem, but not all are taking the proper precautions. The Journal of Great Lakes Research published a recent study by Cornell University researchers in June that gleaned attitudes about aquatic invasives from…
An inter-agency Lake Michigan salmon management group is proposing a 60-percent lake wide chinook stocking reduction for 2017 amid the continued decline of both salmon and alewives.
A recent federal court ruling has vacated depredation orders for double-crested cormorants in 24 states, including authority to cull the birds in areas of Michigan where they’ve negatively impacted the environment and fish populations.
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