Michigan
Year in review: CWD is the big news in ’08
Lake Orion, Mich. – There certainly were some big stories in the outdoors in 2008. What was the biggest story? Which had the biggest impact on your enjoyment of the outdoors? We’ve pared down the
Feds won’t appeal block of Mason Tract drilling
Traverse City, Mich. (AP) – The government has decided not to appeal a federal judge’s ruling that blocked oil and gas drilling in a sensitive riverside area in northern Michigan. U.S. District Judge David Lawson
No CWD found in 9,000 wild deer
Lansing – Nearly 9,000 free-ranging white-tailed deer have been tested for chronic wasting disease since Aug. 25 and, so far, none have tested positive. “What that means is that we have tested a lot of
Firearms harvest is close to that of ’07
DNR Report Lansing – The DNR has announced the preliminary estimate of the white-tailed deer harvest during the 2008 firearms season. Statewide, an estimated 272,000 deer were taken during the firearms season, Nov. 15-30. Of
Proposed regs tabled for ‘trophy’ AuSable waters
Lansing – The “research” rules, under which the AuSable mainstream from Mio to McKinley has become well-known trophy brown trout water, will remain in effect, as-is, for at least another year. DNR Director Rebecca Humphries
Eastern Upper
Pickford Area There is up to 4 inches of safe ice in the eastern U.P. Perch are hitting minnows fished in Munuscong Bay at “The Birches.” The firearms deer season was slow, but several nice
Anglers rail at DNR Au Sable proposal
Lansing – Some Michigan fishing organizations say they applaud the way the DNR assembled biological information and solicited public sentiment. But they boo the agency’s proposal for the Au Sable River mainstream’s “trophy waters” from
