Fishing
National port-security law could affect fishing guides
St. Paul – Some of the state’s fishing guides could be affected by a rule meant to boost security at the nation’s ports. Under legislation Congress passed last year, anyone with a Coast Guard-issued license
LOTW anglers likely to see small-sauger boom
Baudette, Minn. – To those anglers who will fish Lake of the Woods this winter: Remember to bring plenty of bait. That’s because there’s an unusually large number of small sauger in the lake, according
Proposal would lengthen fishing season in the Upper Peninsula
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing – The walleye, pike, and muskie-fishing season in the Upper Peninsula would be extended by two weeks if a proposal under consideration by the state Natural Resources Commission is approved.
Trapping prices expected to level after banner year
By Mike WilsonContributing Writer Muskrat fur prices were all the rage among trappers last season, but don’t expect the same for this fall. With trapping season scant weeks away, the prices on fur have stabilized
Outdoors community loses conservationist Washington
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing – Michigan’s outdoors community lost a staunch supporter on Oct. 9 when Sam Washington passed away. Washington, the immediate past executive director of the Michigan United Conservation Clubs, passed away
Bowhunter shot by small game hunter
By Deborah Weisberg Southwest Correspondent Pittsburgh – Two hunting seasons collided tragically in southwestern Pennsylvania recently when a small game hunter, presumably targeting squirrels, shot another man in the face, as he waited with his
$28,000 in fines for walleye poachers
Eight suspects charged in Maumee River run crackdown By Steve PollickContributing Writer Maumee, Ohio – Eight men from Ohio and Michigan who faced 257 charges centering on taking hundreds of excess walleye from the Maumee
Reaction to tribal agreement is mixed
By Bill Parker Editor Lake Orion, Mich. – Reaction from Michigan’s outdoors community has been mixed about the tentative agreement on tribal inland hunting, fishing, and gathering rights. Earlier this month, five Michigan-based American Indian
Oberstar waters bill creates hot debate
St. Paul – A federal bill whose aim is to protect waters and wetlands, according to its author, Minnesota Rep. Jim Oberstar, is gaining the attention of opponents, including former state Sen. Bob Lessard. Lessard,
