Fishing

By Steve Griffin Field Editor Freeland, Mich. — Fans of Saginaw Bay walleyes, even if those anglers didn’t win or even compete in the Freeland Walleye Festival’s fishing contest, have reason to cheer the results.

Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on how the DNR determines harvest estimates and deer population trends. By Marty Kovarik Correspondent Marquette, Mich. — The DNR and the Natural Resources Commission

By Kurt Krueger Correspondent Paulding, Mich. — A division of the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission has joined state and federal agencies in demanding an environmental impact analysis of a power company’s plan

By Steve Griffin Field Editor Midland, Mich. — Elk hunters taking part in the special early season hunt late this summer will have options if they sense they’re in the wrong spot, under regulations up

By Bill Parker Editor Lansing — The ice is gone and winter has melted into spring. Open-water fishing season is upon us. Although walleyes and trout have been targeted by anglers plying the waters of

By Bill Parker Editor Luna Pier, Mich. — Walleye anglers are gearing up for what is expected to be a banner season in the western basin of Lake Erie. “It looks like we’ll have a

By Tracy Breen Correspondent Gaylord, Mich. — For many years, people throughout the northern Lower Peninsula have speculated that there are timber wolves south of the bridge. Some believe they came across the ice from

By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Washington — On the surface, at least, it appears a triumph for conservation – a gain of nearly 200,000 acres of wetlands in six years. It’s the first time in

By Bill Parker Editor Lansing — A petition, signed by more than 6,000 disgruntled deer hunters, was to be presented to the state Natural Resources Commission at its monthly meeting last week in Lansing. “What