Outdoor observations: Looking into important Michigan legislation that pertains to the outdoors
Bill Parker
March 29, 2023
I give a thumbs down to HB 4135. Senate Bill 52, on the other hand, I’ll give a thumbs up.
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Commentary: DNR Tribal Unit in Michigan has become a defender of gillnets
Jim Johnson and Tony Radjenovich
March 29, 2023
The proposed consent decree over Great Lakes treaty water fishing undoes a $14 million investment made by the state of Michigan and tribes in the previous decree and represents an about face by the DNR
Michigan Letters to the Editor: Thank you to CO Jeff Ginn
Michigan Letters to the Editor
March 29, 2023
Reader-submitted letters to the editor from the March 31, 2023 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Legislation introduced to re-establish a wolf population in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula
Victor Skinner
March 29, 2023
An Upper Peninsula lawmaker believes the Department of Natural Resources has a “responsibility” to re-establish gray wolves in the Lower Peninsula.
Republican Rep. Greg Markkanen (R-Hancock), introduced a resolution last month calling for the
First-ever late archery harvest numbers available from Michigan
Richard P. Smith
March 29, 2023
A total of 4,966 deer from the late bow season were registered statewide last year, 558 of which were arrowed in the Upper Peninsula and 1,418 from the northern Lower Peninsula.
Michigan Mixed Bag: DNR collecting walleye eggs on Muskegon River this spring
Staff Report
March 29, 2023
Outdoor news items from across Michigan published in the March 31, 2023 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Lake Michigan, Huron water levels projected to remain in ‘sweet spot’ in 2023
Steve Begnoche
March 29, 2023
Lake Michigan and Lake Huron water levels appear to be in “a sweet spot” while Lake Superior’s level inches up again.
That’s the assessment Mark Breederland, Michigan State University-Extension educator, provided to participants at the
New program charts water temps on Great Lakes, providing a tool for anglers
Steve Begnoche
March 29, 2023
A new product, the Great Lakes Surface Water Temperature Map, has been developed by the NOAA to once again provide real-time satellite surface water temperatures updated daily.
Anglers seek areas where upwelling cold water
Michigan Cuffs & Collars: Conflict between coyote hunter, snowmobilers
Staff Report
March 29, 2023
Field reports from Michigan DNR Conservation Officers published in the March 31, 2023 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
