Hunting

By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Washington – Field offices of the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers earlier this month were issued ‘joint guidance’ regarding interpretation of the federal Clean Water Act, specifically, what

By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Washington – Conservation groups recently applauded reintroduction of a bill that would help fund walk-in area hunting programs across the nation. Members of the U.S. Congress who introduced the latest

By Bill Parker Editor Lansing – The DNR’s Wildlife Division presented the state Natural Resources Commission with a proposal to increase slightly the number of antlerless deer permits available to hunters for the 2007 hunting

By Steve Griffin Field Editor Midland, Mich. – They won’t hurt you, and they probably don’t much hurt the walleyes to which they’re attached. But gosh, are they ugly! They’re tapeworms, and Saginaw Bay walleyes

By Bill Parker Editor Lake Orion, Mich. – Negotiations for tribal inland hunting and fishing rights covered under the Treaty of 1836 could be coming to a head this summer. State, federal, and tribal representatives

By Yvonne Swager Correspondent Alpena, Mich. – The impact of Michigan’s new catch-and-immediate-release bass season is yet unknown, but anglers say they are pleased with the additional long-awaited fishing opportunity. ‘Bass fishers had been looking

By Bill Parker Editor Frankfort, Mich. – Casey Richey knew immediately that he’d caught a special fish. ‘As soon as I got it in the net I knew it was a record,’ Casey told Michigan

By Steve Griffin Field Editor Lansing – A battle is raging between Michigan environmental officials and the owners and operators of large, oceangoing freighters – and three conservation groups are now in the fray. U.S.

By Bill Parker Editor Lansing – Bills that would gradually increase the cost of hunting and fishing licenses in Michigan over the next six years have been introduced in the state Legislature. License fee increases