Hunting

By Joe Albert Staff Writer Minneapolis — The number of breeding mallards in Michigan declined this year, but that doesn’t reflect what’s happening in the rest of their range. The number of mallards on prairie

By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Minneapolis — Did you have something to say about the plan to remove timber wolves from federal protection in the Midwest? Unless there’s a remarkable revelation that reopens the comment

By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Washington — Late last month, conservation leaders and developers alike struggled to determine the meaning of a Supreme Court decision regarding federal wetlands protection. Promoted as a possible “landmark” case

By Steve Griffin Field Editor Lansing — Michigan appears headed toward fewer restrictions on young people and other newcomers entering the ranks of hunters. A bill establishing an apprentice hunter license passed the Senate in

By Bill Parker Editor Lansing — For the first time in several years it appears ruffed grouse numbers are on the rise. Biologists and volunteers who assist with the state’s spring drumming survey reported a

By Bill Parker Editor Gladwin, Mich — Competitive hunting is coming to the Lost Arrow Deer Ranch in Gladwin. Real estate executive David Farbman told Michigan Outdoor News that he is fulfilling a dream by

By Steve Griffin Field Editor Alpena, Mich. — The number of bird-eating cormorants goes down. The number of tasty yellow perch in anglers’ coolers goes up. Are the two linked? It’s a little early for

By Bill Parker Editor Lansing — The grass-roots effort to defeat an anti-hunting ballot proposal here in Michigan is gaining steam. Citizens for Wildlife Conservation is the umbrella group that was formed by Michigan sporting