Michigan Calendar of Events
Staff Report
February 1, 2023
Upcoming outdoor events from across Michigan.
Michigan
Muskie management maintains fishery on Michigan’s Thornapple Lake
Bill Parker
February 1, 2023
Most of Michigan’s muskie lakes are in the northern Lower and Upper peninsulas – well, except for the best of them all: Lake St. Clair. Southern Michigan really isn’t considered a muskie haven. Barry County’s
Tips on seeking huge perch during late ice
Vic Attardo
February 1, 2023
On late ice, the search is worth the effort when it comes to getting on a hot bite of jumbo perch.
Michigan may relinquish title as Midwest’s highest deer harvest state
Alan Campbell
February 1, 2023
Michigan may relinquish its title of having the largest deer harvest in the Midwest after results are finalized from the state’s first mandatory deer reporting system.
Wisconsin hunters reported killing 331,805 deer in 2022,
Michigan rescue highlights importance of ice safety
DNR Report
January 31, 2023
A 21-year-old man from Grant spent more than 30 minutes in Blanch Lake in mid-January after he fell through about an inch of ice.
Department of Health suggests limits for eating smelt from seven Michigan lakes
Victor Skinner
January 31, 2023
The updated Eat Safe Fish guidelines released this month stem from tests over the past year that showed elevated levels of perfluorooctane sulfonate, commonly known as PFOS, a chemical in the PFAS family that can
Michigan’s U.P. wolf pack tally has been stable for years
DNR Report
January 31, 2023
Wildlife biologists from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources released their findings of the latest Michigan gray wolf survey in January, and results from 2022 show a population of 631 in the Upper Peninsula.
Live sonar taking ice fishing to another level
George Fiorille
January 30, 2023
Brian Broshadl, a member of Humminbird’s national pro staff, discloses some of the live sonar fishing secrets he has discovered over the past few years.
Wily ways to hunt wintertime coyotes in farmlands
Tom Carpenter
January 29, 2023
Farmlands are rich with coyotes, but it still takes woodcraft and effort to dupe an experienced song dog into range.
