Michigan
Catch-and-release bass season is looking likely
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing — It looks like an early catch-and-immediate-release (CIR) bass fishing season is coming to Michigan waters. For more than a year, biologists, fisheries managers, tournament anglers, and others involved with
Great Lakes offering up fantastic late-summer angling
SOUTHEASTERN LP Lake St. Clair Fishing has been slow on Lake St. Clair. Muskies are hitting along the Canadian shoreline. Bass fishing has been good all across the lake, but walleye and perch fishing have
Wigeon painting wins duck stamp contest
By Eric Gaertner Correspondent Bay City, Mich. — When Peter Mathios was a young boy growing up in northern California, he enjoyed drawing different species of waterfowl. His passion for waterfowl and art continues today.
The summer’s heat is on; the fishing’s a bit off
SOUTHEASTERN LP Lake St. Clair Walleyes are hitting in Lake St. Clair near the shipping channel and the St. Clair Light when anglers drift crawlers or troll crankbaits. Try trolling in waters 15 to 20
Animal rightists sue over wolf kill permits
By John Flesher Associated Press Traverse City, Mich. — A federal agency didn’t follow required procedures when giving Michigan and Wisconsin permission to kill wolves that attack livestock or pets, an animal protection group says.
NRC approves 60-day ’05 waterfowl season
By Steve Griffin Field Editor Midland, Mich. — Michigan waterfowl hunters will enjoy relatively liberal waterfowl hunting regulations this year – similar to last year’s, with a few adjustments. The Natural Resources Commission, which oversees
By Bill Parker Editor
Newberry, Mich. — Michigan bear hunters eyeing the Sept. 10 start of the 2005 season have plenty to get excited about. Wildlife managers expect a harvest close to last years, which was the second highest