
Commentary: The Roadless Rule is under attack
When I draw a hunting tag, especially for elk, one of the first things I do is pull out a map. I look for public land – and then I look for roads, because that’s

When I draw a hunting tag, especially for elk, one of the first things I do is pull out a map. I look for public land – and then I look for roads, because that’s

For nearly 1,000 years, we’ve worked to improve our vision.
Italian monks made eyeglasses by the 13th century. In the 1600s, seafarers gazed at distant shores through spyglasses. The first telescope was patented in

Winds were gusting to over 40 mph on the afternoon of Nov. 2 last year as I slipped quietly up the river in my kayak for an afternoon bowhunt.
These types of winds are

Most hunters know there are bolt-action rifles and lever-actions rifle and autoloading rifles. A few even remember pump action rifles and break actions and even falling block actions! But how does each work?

Mallard hens outfitted with solar-powered GPS transmitters in Illinois and four other Great Lakes states were monitored over a three-year period to study “ecological and anthropogenic factors affecting movement and population dynamics.”
Simply put,

The envelope surprised me when I removed the stack of mail from my mailbox. Like many waterfowl hunters, the postman finally delivered my 2025-26 Federal Waterfowl Stamp on one of the very last days of

The Michigan DNR announced construction is underway on a new shooting range that will be open to the public later this year.
The new range, being built with federal Pittman- Robertson Wildlife Restoration funds,

Research that has been done about the transmission of TB to deer via baiting at the National Animal Disease Lab in Ames, Iowa is not applicable to what happens in the wild in Michigan, but

Amid loud and constant chatter about pending price escalations of hunting and fishing licenses and making broad changes to the state’s deer seasons, the decision to increase costs of snowmobile trail permits hit Michigan outdoorsmen
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