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Michigan’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Dec. 12, 2025
Ice anglers fishing in UP, still waiting in Lower. Here’s a look at the Michigan fishing and hunting report across the state on Dec. 12, 2025.

Late-season bird hunting creates enduring memories
The weather provocateurs on the local TV news were giddy with anticipation last week, beating the drums like over-caffeinated jazz percussionists about the prospects of a second snowstorm in roughly a week.
A “long-duration

Ryan Rothstein: Why I switched to copper (and steel) ammunition
I remember the first time I saw the imaging from a study investigating lead fragmentation on shot game.
The area of impact was obvious on the gray and blue slide, a neat bullet hole

Glenn Sapir: Memories from a hunter’s 65 straight years tagging a buck
Winning streaks in sports are always exciting to witness.
When they come to an end, fans root for the next, even longer streak. One record streak, in baseball, that most believe will never be

Streams of Thought: Minnesota deer kill numbers have always made headlines, even in D.C.
Until there’s just a bit more finality regarding the results of Minnesota’s 2025 deer-hunting seasons, let’s for now settle for a brief update.
As of earlier this week, with a “CWD hunt” on tap,

What can Minnesota trappers expect with bobcat, marten, fisher seasons soon to begin?
In what Bert Highland, Minnesota Trappers Association vice president, describes as the heart of pine marten territory around Brimson, he anticipates a decent trapping season ahead.
The pine marten-trapping season, along with that for

Christine Thomas: Fall is a time of ups and downs at the little cabin
This has not been a normal fall at the little cabin. Our Airedale, Major, has had another round of significant health issues.
At 10-1⁄2 years of age, anything can happen, as dog people know.

Gretchen Steele: Why every hunter should keep a field journal
Scoot a little closer to the fire, friends. I want to talk about a tool most of us already have rattling around in a truck console, tucked in a blind bag, or forgotten in a

George Meyer, Wisconsin conservation legend, passes away at age 78
Former DNR secretary and Wisconsin Wildlife Federation executive director George Meyer, 78, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 10, in Madison.
Meyer had been a Wisconsin conservation leader for more than 50 years. He worked as