Michigan Letters to the Editor: We need to abolish the NRC
Michigan Letters to the Editor
October 11, 2023
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Oct. 13, 2023, edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Opinion
Commentary: Sporting groups encourage president to sign bill for school outdoors programs
Staff Reports
October 4, 2023
Two national sporting organizations last week encouraged President Joe Biden to sign a bill to ensure public schools continue to receive federal funding for outdoors programs.
Commentary: The most-feared predator of all for whitetails? One study shows it’s humans
Jim Abrams
October 3, 2023
As someone whose career was based around wildlife, sometimes a report or a study comes out that makes me shrug with a “no kidding” feeling creeping over me. Recently, Steve Rinella shared such a fact-finder
Tribal gill netting bad news for Michigan fisheries
Mike Schoonveld
October 1, 2023
Several years ago, I was fishing for walleyes on an inland lake with a well-seasoned guide (meaning he was probably 20 years older than me) and in casual conversation I learned he’d come from a
Outdoor Observations: Mandatory deer registration in Michigan is a simple process
Bill Parker
September 26, 2023
With the Oct. 1 opening of Michigan’s archery deer season, hunters are reminded that they must register their deer with the DNR.
Last year was the first year of mandatory registration in Michigan, and
Michigan Letters to the Editor: How many hunters does the youth hunt produce?
Michigan Letters to the Editor
September 26, 2023
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 29, 2023, edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Commentary: Exploring the connection between invasives and climate change
Russ Mason
September 18, 2023
Here are two largely accepted premises.
• First, most conservationists and environmentalists will agree that climate change is a threat to fish, wildlife, and habitat.
• Second, most conservationists and environmentalists will agree
Outdoor Observations: Michigan DNR has a new director
Bill Parker
September 13, 2023
The Michigan DNR has a new director. Last week, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the appointment of M. Scott Bowen to the top position at the agency.
He replaces Dan Eichinger, who was transferred to
Michigan Letters to the Editor: Natural Resources Commission members should have hunting, fishing experience
Michigan Letters to the Editor
September 13, 2023
The Michigan Natural Resources Commission should consider requiring commissioners to have related work experience. What a novel idea.
