Fishing

Lansing – Duck hunters in Michigan should know soon the status of this year’s duck-hunting season. For now, they know this: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has estimated the harvest of ducks in the

Lansing – DNRE officials presented an amendment at the July 20 meeting of the Michigan Commission of Agriculture that would ban the possession of feral swine in the Great Lakes state. The Invasive Species Order

Lansing – Crossbow use in Michigan would be legal during any hunting season by hunters age 10 and above under a proposal sent to the state Natural Resources Commission by the DNRE Wildlife Division. This

Lansing – In a move that surprised both supporters and detractors of antler point restrictions, the state Natural Resources Commission last week voted 4-1 to impose the same buck regulations valid in the Upper Peninsula

Marquette, Mich. – A proposal to liberalize supplemental feeding in the Upper Peninsula was presented to the Natural Resources Commission last week at its meeting in Lansing. The order would add one county to supplemental

Alpena, Mich. – “This is pure science at work,” said Brent Rudolph, the DNRE’s deer and elk program leader. “Testing theories in the real world. We don’t have laboratory conditions to work in, but this

Grand Haven, Mich. – State resource managers want public input on possible changes to lake trout regulations for Lake Michigan to help simplify the system and complement rehabilitation efforts. DNRE officials recently presented possible changes