Commentary: Probing the Canadian Duck Baiting Conundrum: Part 2
This is the second half of a two-part commentary on the controversial baiting of waterfowl in Canada.
This is the second half of a two-part commentary on the controversial baiting of waterfowl in Canada.

Anglers should enjoy the fish they catch, even if it’s not the same species they are targeting that day.
The issue has particular interest in Michigan, where many waterfowlers believe that Canada is holding ducks hostage for their gunners until freeze-up.
THE TRANSITION AT THE TOP OF the Michigan Department of Natural Resources won’t take place until the first of the year.

There is a disturbing parallel between the fossil fuel and fur industries.

These days, ticks are widespread across southern Michigan.
Reader-submitted letters to the editor from Michigan

Sure, only a handful of days remain before New Year’s Day drops the curtain on almost all deer hunting, but each of those days can be absolutely splendid.

MY grandfather’s pink lips, rosyred cheeks, and crimson ears bore the expression of an unhappy man. Call it frozen exasperation.
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