Optimism high for spring turkey hunters in Michigan as season approaches
Bill Parker
March 14, 2023
Optimism high for Michigan spring turkey hunters as season approaches.
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A mass marking program shines light on salmon movement in Great Lakes
Steve Begnoche
March 13, 2023
Tracking Chinook movement is one aspect of an ongoing Great Lakes mass marking program done cooperatively with almost a dozen state and federal agencies across five states. There are up to 20 people working on
Additional salmon stocking planned for Lake Michigan
Steve Begnoche
March 13, 2023
Michigan Department of Natural Resources Lake Michigan stocking plans announced earlier for 2023 are moving forward, and the fish in the hatcheries are being raised to make that happen, says Jay Wesley, Lake Michigan basin
Federal protection granted for imperiled freshwater mussels
John Flesher
March 10, 2023
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said it was granting protection to longsolid and round hickorynut mussels, which have declined in many Eastern and Midwestern streams. Flourishing mussel populations signal healthy streams, but about two-thirds
Michigan third in the country in CWD spending
Victor Skinner
March 2, 2023
A peer-reviewed report recently published in The Wildlife Professional revealed 16 state agencies with CWD-positive deer spent an average of $773,000 annually on efforts to address the disease.
Michigan Mixed Bag: Ultimate Sport Show headed to Grand Rapids
Staff Report
March 1, 2023
Outdoor news items from around the state of Michigan from the March 3, 2023 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Michigan’s mandatory harvest reports point to ‘memorable’ deer season
DNR Report
March 1, 2023
A look at what some of the numbers show from the first year that Michigan hunters had to report their deer harvest within 72 hours.
Michigan hunters take the most bucks per square mile of any state
Bill Parker
March 1, 2023
Michigan led the country averaging 4.0 bucks harvested per square mile, followed by Delaware at 3.5, South Carolina and Pennsylvania at 3.2, and Louisiana at 3.0. The national average is 1.6 bucks per square mile.
Beyond Michigan: Green Bay muskie weighed nearly 60 pounds
Staff Report
March 1, 2023
Outdoor news items from around the country from the March 3, 2023 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
