Fishing

By Bill Parker Editor Lansing – A tentative agreement has been reached between five American Indian tribes and the federal and state governments over tribal inland hunting, fishing, and gathering rights. Under the agreement, tribes

By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Washington – Members of the U.S. Senate may not pass a far-ranging Farm Bill before the current five-year plan expires at the end of this month, but many conservation groups

By Yvonne Swager Correspondent Alpena, Mich. – Recent attempts to control double-crested cormorants in the state have worked, officials say, but not fast enough for some legislators. Bills recently enacted require the DNR to be

By Steve Griffin Field Editor Traverse City, Mich – It’s pretty common knowledge that northern Michigan is a great place for people to enjoy the outdoors. And, that the region is a great home for

By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Odanah, Wis. – Last year about this time, state waterfowl managers in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota were reacting to a proposal by tribes under the Great Lakes Indian Fish and

By Steve Griffin Field Editor Lansing – Closed state parks. Skeleton crews guarding hatchery brood stock. Cancelled managed area waterfowl hunts. Conservation officers barred from patrols. All that and more could happen if the Michigan

By Bill Parker Editor Lansing – Back-to-back mild winters and two years of strong fawn production should result in a great deer season for Michigan bowhunters, according to the DNR. ‘Based on the preliminary information

By Bill Parker Editor Lansing – Michigan farmers could receive depredation permits to legally protect their livestock from wolves under a proposed wolf management plan, which was presented to the state Natural Resources Commission at

By Yvonne Swager Correspondent Lansing – A federal judge has confirmed that oceangoing ships will have to continue to comply with Michigan’s new law regulating ballast water discharge. A lawsuit brought by members of the