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Spinning-wing decoys banned at Shiawassee

Lansing – The state Natural Resource Commission voted earlier this month to ban the use of spinning-wing decoys at the Shiawassee River State Game Area, but postponed until its July 8 meeting a vote on

State seeks input on trout regulations changes

Lansing – The long-awaited draft plan of recommendations for gear restrictions on some Michigan rivers and streams has been released by state fisheries biologists. It’s available for review at www.michigan.gov/dnr. The lengthy 81-page document is

State oil and gas lease auction sets record for revenue

DNRE Report Lansing — An oil and gas lease auction of state-owned parcels netted $178 million in bonus payments for the state – far exceeding the previous auction record of $23.6 million set in 1981.

Governor grants open season on feral hogs

Lansing – Licensed hunters in Michigan now can legally shoot wild feral hogs on public land – and on private property without a license – thanks to legislation signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm. The governor

Good-looking turkey season set to begin

Lansing – The early breakup of winter across the state has triggered a fever that’s impacting more than 100,000 residents. It’s called turkey fever, and it’s brought on by melting snow, rising temperatures, and greening

Record nontypical buck dead in Lenawee County

Lenawee County, Mich. – A whitetail buck with a set of nontypical antlers that score more than any others on record in Michigan was found dead of unknown causes in February in Lenawee County. The

USDA announces CRP general signup, the first since ’06

Des Moines, Iowa – During a time of tight federal budgets and spiraling national debt, conservationists were pleasantly surprised to learn that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will offer a new general signup for the

New dam to allow fish passage up Cass River

Frankenmuth, Mich. – A new rock ramp dam on the Cass River near Frankenmuth will allow fish upstream for the first time in 150 years. The Saginaw Bay Watershed Initiative Network granted Central Michigan University

Brookies getting a boost on the upper Black River

Gaylord, Mich. – The upper Black River, says Carol Rose, is “such a precious resource, the only river in Lower Michigan managed exclusively for brook trout, and it’s a premier brook trout fishery.” And, it’s

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