Michigan Fishing Report – May 27, 2026
Michigan DNR
May 27, 2026
Angling effort from these ports were strong. Anglers reported catches of coho salmon, Chinook salmon, brown trout, and lake trout.
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Man wrongly convicted of killing 2 Michigan hunters in 1990 agrees to $5.25M settlement
Associated Press
May 27, 2026
A man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the deaths of two Michigan hunters agreed to a $5.25 million settlement after accusing police of failing to turn over evidence that could have helped
Nature Smart: Unique visitors to the bird feeder
Stan Tekiela
May 26, 2026
The spring migration is a busy time of year in the natural world.
According to Cornell University Birdcast nearly three million migrating birds passed over my part of the northland on a recent spring
Backyard and Beyond: A great awakening in nature
Val Cunningham
May 26, 2026
Ponds are open again, bringing beaver clans out to find fresh food and bask in the warmth.
Lew Troast Jr. watches a lodge in a pond not far from home and came across an
The best deer hunting rifles for less than $700
Ron Spomer
May 26, 2026
When it comes to deer hunting rifles, many hunters fall into one of two categories: 1. Give me the best and hang the cost. And 2. The cheaper the better.
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Join a summer trap or skeet league to improve fall wingshooting
Roy Heilman
May 22, 2026
Thinking back to last hunting season, do the memories of birds missed number as many as the memories of birds bagged? If so, you’re not alone.
But do you wonder how to go about
Tom Pink: Sharptail hunters, landowners are happy with Michigan’s Hunting Access Program
Tom Pink
May 22, 2026
I moved to the Upper Peninsula from southeast Michigan more than 40 years ago with the idea of staying for just four years until I finished my bachelor’s degree. I grew up hunting and fishing
Michigan taxidermist bags 484-pound ‘booner’ bear
Richard P. Smith
May 21, 2026
Award-winning taxidermist Tim Gorenchan from Escanaba, Mich., of North Country Taxidermy spends most of his time preparing life-like mounts of game and fish that other people shoot and catch, but he now will be using
Commentary: Drastic budget cuts will undermine conservation and public lands
Jared Mott
May 21, 2026
Congress decides how to fund federal departments, agencies and programs through an annual appropriations process. The process for fiscal year 2027 (which begins October 1, 2026) began in April with the release of the president’s
