
Weasels provide a good opportunity to get started in trapping
My first encounter with a weasel was fox trapping as a teenager in the 1970s. I caught one in a No. 1½ coil-spring trap at a dirt-hole set for fox. I admit I set my

My first encounter with a weasel was fox trapping as a teenager in the 1970s. I caught one in a No. 1½ coil-spring trap at a dirt-hole set for fox. I admit I set my

The recent announcement of the Michigan DNR’s proposed fishing license fee increases heading to the legislature has some bold requests. It also has some disappointments.
License fee requests are never popular with either license

It is said that hunters are our nation’s largest group of conservationists. Hunters in Lenawee County Michigan are helping to affirm that statement.
Lenawee County is nestled between Monroe and Hillsdale counties bordering Ohio

Legislation that addresses the root causes of a problem is far less common than legislation that addresses its symptoms. For this reason, it’s both predictable and unfortunate that the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and

Although U.P. deer numbers generally are lower from previous years over most of the region, at least one county still has plenty of whitetails. Menominee County came in second place statewide for the number of

Apparently the proposed hunting and fishing license fee increase in Michigan will not be a slam dunk.
Legislators generally don’t like to vote on controversial bills – like raising fees – before an election.

In the latter half of September, conservation officers in southwest Michigan issued more than a half dozen tickets to anglers for foul-hooking or snagging salmon, or trying to net the fish.
The tickets stemmed

Litigation against the Michigan Natural Resources Commission over its decision in March to restrict coyote hunting is moving ahead with the conclusion of legal briefs from both sides earlier this month.
Both Michigan United

Michigan deer hunters reported a harvest of 135,963 whitetails during the 16-day firearms deer season, which ended Nov. 30. That includes 85,942 bucks and 50,021 antlerless deer reported through mandatory online registration.
That total
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