Fishing

By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Minneapolis — Following two setbacks in U.S. court, a proposal to “delist” timber wolves – in Michigan and across the nation – may be, in part, scrapped, and the process

By Steve Griffin Field Editor Higgins Lake, Mich. — DNR wildlife biologists are taking a different approach at setting goals for deer numbers throughout the state. They’re setting those targets goals in the same geographical

By Bill Parker Editor Saginaw, Mich. — There’s good news coming from biologists studying the fisheries in Lake Huron. Following this summer’s dismal report on the problems with the alewife and salmon populations in Lake

By Bill Parker Editor Lake Orion, Mich. — Concern about the overseas outbreaks of avian flu increased last week in North America when Canadian officials reported that over 30 ducks in that country had tested

By Paul Smith Correspondent Kenosha, Wis. — Anglers have strongly supported a plan by fisheries managers to reduce Lake Michigan chinook stocking by 25 percent, but also have expressed concerns about how and where the

By Bill Parker Editor Luna Pier, Mich. — After two years of frustration at watching anglers ply the Ohio waters of Lake Erie for spring walleyes, anglers may be able to wet a line in

By Kenny Darwin Correspondent Grand Rapids, Mich. — Michigan salmon anglers are somewhat perplexed by recent fishing results. Unseasonably warm weather has the fishery in a state of flux. In August, cool nights and chilly