Outdoor Observations: Could deer hunting become a rich person’s sport in Michigan?
Bill Parker
January 20, 2023
More money than I can shake a stick at has driven me away from a couple hunting spots in recent years.
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Maintaining the fight against chronic wasting disease
Russ Mason
January 19, 2023
Findings from a recent study confirmed what many had suspected. Chronic wasting disease in cervids likely is the result of ovine scrapie jumping the species barrier.
Size makes a difference when targeting walleyes with jigging spoons
Mike Gnatkowski
January 19, 2023
Not all jigging spoons are created equal. How spoons are manufactured – and their weight – determines their rate of fall and how we’ll fish them.
Whether a spoon is stamped, poured, or cast
Mandatory registration providing lots of deer data in Michigan
Alan Campbell
January 18, 2023
Early results from Michigan’s initiation into mandatory reporting of deer harvests show general acceptance of the system, a need to evaluate a discrepancy with previous statewide deer kill estimates, and a new set of deer
2022 one of the safest years on record for Michigan hunters
Bill Parker
January 18, 2023
As of Dec. 15, the last time the DNR’s Michigan Hunting Related Incident Summary 2022 had been updated, there were just three hunting incidents and no fatalities in all of 2022 and just one during
Michigan DNR reports a successful 2022 fall fish stocking season
DNR Report
January 18, 2023
The Michigan DNR stocked 624,205 fish, collectively weighing 7.8 tons, at 85 locations across the state during the fall of 2022.
Michigan’s Mixed Bag: Share your thoughts with the DNR at upcoming meetings
Staff Report
January 18, 2023
Outdoor news items from around Michigan.
Michigan’s Black Lake sturgeon season begins Feb. 4
DNR Report
January 18, 2023
All anglers must register online to participate in the fishing season, and those age 17 or older must have a valid Michigan fishing license.
Can genetic geniuses solve the invasive mussel problem?
Mike Schoonveld
January 18, 2023
Of all the invasive species that have wrought their own form of degradation to the environment of the Great Lakes, none have been as widespread or so devastating as the mussel cousins – zebra and
