Michigan’s Outdoor Calendar
Staff Report
May 10, 2023
A look at upcoming outdoor-related events coming up from across Michigan published in the May 12, 2023 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Michigan
Northern pike and walleyes create fun fishery on Michigan’s Pike Lake
Bill Parker
May 10, 2023
Ernest Hemingway opined romantically about his trout fishing adventures in 1925 on the Big Two Hearted River in Luce County.
Commentary: Antler point restrictions not the answer to CWD management in Michigan
Richard P. Smith
May 9, 2023
The National Deer Association, a merger between the Quality Deer Management Association and the National Deer Alliance, has widely circulated its recommendations for deer hunting regulation changes in Michigan. They call for protecting potentially diseased
Mike Thorman is the 2023 Michigan Outdoor News Person of the Year
Bill Parker
May 9, 2023
Mike Thorman is a busy man.
The Attica resident is the legislative director for the Michigan Hunting Dog Federation and represents a host of other hunting organizations at the state and local levels. He’s
Ohio Insider: Deerassic Park Education Center executive director details expansion into Michigan
Mike Moore
May 9, 2023
The plan going forward is to secure a 50- to 60-acre piece of property in Michigan to build the second Deerassic Park. It won’t be as big as the park in Ohio, which is about
Star Watch: What is an “Asterism”?
Bob Drieslein
May 9, 2023
Most of us probably think of the Big Dipper as one of the constellations, but that’s only part of the story. The seven stars that form the pattern of the Big Dipper are actually part
Bovine tuberculosis rate of prevalence remains stable in Michigan’s whitetails
Victor Skinner
May 9, 2023
The apparent prevalence of tuberculosis in Michigan deer remained stable in 2022, increasing only a fraction of a percentage over the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
DNR officials presented
Springtime walleye fishing sign: jigs, jigs, jigs
Al Lindner
May 8, 2023
Spring is officially in full swing. After a winter that seemed it would never end, it’s great to be back in a boat. For many of us in the Midwest, this time of year brings
A look at some top tactics for bass in the grass
Louie Stout
May 7, 2023
Up north, anglers refer to vegetation as weeds or weedbeds. Down south, and increasingly across the bass belt, anglers generically call all weedbeds “grass.” So for fun, let’s talk tactics for chasing “bass in the
