In Upper Peninsula city, law enforcement cracking down on snowmobile violations
Michigan DNR
February 17, 2017
DNR partners with sheriff’s deputies to patrol snowmobile noise complaints in and around Houghton, Mich.
Michigan
Ice shanty removal dates approaching in Michigan
Michigan DNR
February 16, 2017
On Michigan-Wisconsin boundary waters, ice shanties must be removed by midnight Wednesday, March 15. And regardless of removal date, shanties must be pulled as soon as the ice is unable to safely support them.
Michigan Outdoor News Calendar — Feb. 17, 2017
Site Staff
February 16, 2017
Banquets/Fundraisers. Feb. 17: Pinconning WTU Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Pinconning Cheese House. For more info call Moe Weidel, 989-879-3540. Feb. 18: St. Cornelius Wild Game Dinner, 4:30 p.m., Metamora Lions Club. For more info call Joe
Preliminary results: Bear harvest dipped
Richard P. Smith
February 16, 2017
The issuance of fewer bear licenses and reduced hunting pressure, both in terms of hunters and hunting effort, may have played a role in the slight reduction in the bear kill from 2015.
Michigan Outdoor News Fishing Report — Feb. 17, 2017
Site Staff
February 16, 2017
Lake St. Clair Perch fishing has been pretty good on Lake St. Clair although ice conditions are questionable. Be sure to use a spud and check the ice as you go. Perch were hitting off
Michigan Outdoor News Cuffs and Collars — Feb. 17, 2017
Site Staff
February 16, 2017
DISTRICT 1 CO Ethen Mapes worked a late-night fishing patrol which lasted well into the morning on Lake Gogebic. Mapes discovered a total of 12 set lines that had been left out overnight. Law enforcement
Black Lake sturgeon spearing tradition continues in Cheboygan County
Michigan DNR
February 16, 2017
Across Michigan, fishing seasons for lake sturgeon can extend several months, depending on the water body, but the Black Lake season often lasts only a matter of hours. This year’s season, which just recently concluded,
Nearly 100 deer killed in Ann Arbor culling effort
Associated Press
February 14, 2017
Sharpshooters killed 63 deer during last year’s hunt, and in 2015, city officials decided that the deer culling program would be for four years to help deal with overpopulation.
Bill would prohibit fish farming in U.S. Great Lakes waters
Associated Press
February 14, 2017
Bill also would ban aquaculture on rivers designated as wild and scenic, unless the facilities are shown not to discharge pollutants into the rivers.
