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Hunters tag 118 elk, including piebald

Lansing – Michigan’s December elk season provided the “hunt of a lifetime” for many of its participants, including Monroe resident Janie Zlatos. The recent season, “was a little better, success-wise, than usual,” said DNR wildlife

Waterfowl season was a mixed bag

Sparta, Mich. – Opinions this waterfowl season varied as much as the weather this fall. Hunter success ranged from excellent to fair, and as with any hunting season, success depended on hunters’ locations and the

Northern Lower

Baldwin Area Steelhead fishing has been good on the Pere Marquette River where the water is open and clear. A few brown trout also are being caught. There is up to 5 inches of ice

Firearms harvest ’07 down 5 percent

DNR Report Lansing – Michigan firearms deer hunters harvested an estimated 249,000 whitetails during the Nov. 15-30 season, according to DNR preliminary estimates. An estimated 63 percent were antlered, and 37 percent were antlerless. The

Northern Lower

Baldwin Area Steelhead fishing has been fair on the Pere Marquette River, but fishing pressure has been light. Ice is running up to 3 inches thick on most area lakes. A few bluegills have been

Upper Peninsula

Drummond Island Area Ice is forming on the bays around Drummond Island, but 14 inches of new snow has put a damper on any new ice forming. No one is ice fishing yet. Deer hunting

Southeastern LP

Lake St. Clair High winds have put a damper on fishing on Lake St. Clair, and all the state ramps have been pulled so access is limited. Ice fishing is still at least a coupe

Northeastern LP

Grayling Area Ice is forming on Lake Margrethe and anglers are waiting for the ice-fishing season to begin. The firearms deer season was a little slower than in the past. The deer seem to be

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