Michigan Letters to the Editor: Opposed to license fee hike
Michigan Letters to the Editor
December 17, 2024
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 20, 2024, edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Opinion
Outdoor Observations: Fee increases for Michigan hunting, fishing licenses not a given after all?
Bill Parker
December 17, 2024
Apparently the proposed hunting and fishing license fee increase in Michigan will not be a slam dunk.
Legislators generally don’t like to vote on controversial bills – like raising fees – before an election.
Mike Schoonveld: What’s next, plastic clouds? Researchers looking into it
Mike Schoonveld
December 5, 2024
The title of the vintage TV sitcom, 3rd Rock From The Sun, was a somewhat apt description of our planet.
The Earth is the third planet in our sun’s solar system and it’s mostly
Bob Gwizdz: Michigan sportsmen and women set to bear brunt of resource management funding… again
Bob Gwizdz
December 4, 2024
Legislation will be introduced very soon raising the costs of hunting and fishing licenses in Michigan.
Department of Natural Resources insiders tell me they have identified legislative sponsors for the new fee package and
Michigan Letters to the Editor: Stop using Roundup on Michigan’s public lands
Michigan Letters to the Editor
December 3, 2024
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 6, 2024, edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Outdoor Observations: Economic impact of sportsmen and women in Michigan and elsewhere never ceases to amaze
Bill Parker
December 3, 2024
The economic effect we have via our passion for outdoor recreation never ceases to amaze me. Most of the general public along with most of our Michigan and federal legislators really have no idea how
Mike Schoonveld: Do Michigan fish cleaning rules need changing?
Mike Schoonveld
November 24, 2024
At the end of successful fishing trip on the Wisconsin side of Lake Michigan, after the requisite photos were taken, the deckhand unsheathed a knife, plastic bags, and other fish-cleaning necessities and expertly dissected fillets
Commentary: Hunters have an undeniable branding problem
Russ Mason
November 20, 2024
The word “hunter” has five defined meanings:
• A person who hunts game,
• A dog used or trained for hunting,
• A horse used or adapted for use in hunting with
Michigan Letters to the Editor: DNR needs to let public know that feeding deer is illegal
Michigan Letters to the Editor
November 19, 2024
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Nov. 22, 2024, edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
