Michigan
Rapid City man lands Michigan record muskie
Rapid City, Mich- On Sept. 27, avid muskie angler Kyle Anderson caught the new Michigan state-record Great Lakes muskie from Antrim County’s Torch Lake. The muskie officially weighed 50 pounds, 8 ounces, and was 561/8
Great Lakes Initiative gets closer to passage
Gaylord, Mich. – Gildo Tori doesn’t actually have any experience “drinking from a firehose,” but that might change for him and other conservationists, at least metaphorically. Tori, director of public policy at Ducks Unlimited’s Great
DNR, DEQ merge is gaining steam
Lansing – Efforts to merge the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality into the Department of Natural Resources are gaining momentum in Lansing with proposals likely from both the executive and legislative branches. State Sen. Michelle
EHD found again in southern Michigan’s whitetail herd
Fenton, Mich. – As many as 200 white-tailed deer have died due to an outbreak of an insect-borne viral disease in a 50-square-mile area south of Fenton in Livingston County. Last week, the DNR confirmed
World-class brown trout caught
Manistee Mich. – What started out as a quiet, leisurely, guided fishing trip on the Big Manistee River quickly turned into a day Michigan’s fishing community won’t soon forget. The catch On Wednesday, Sept 9,
Big bulls harvested during state’s September elk hunt
Gaylord, Mich. – Michigan’s early elk season couldn’t have gone better, according to officials. The quota was met, many outstanding bulls were taken, and for the first time anyone can remember, no mistakes were made.
McDonough is MUCC’s executive director
Lansing – Michigan United Conservation Clubs, Michigan’s largest conservation organization, is getting back to its roots, according to its new executive director, Erin McDonough. MUCC announced late last month that McDonough has taken over as
