Hunting
Outdoor museum and education center opens in Clare, Michigan, highlighting hunting as conservation
The ribbon was cut and the doors opened officially on July 24 at the 16,400-square-foot Jay’s & Webber Wildlife & Education Center in Clare. The center is adjacent to the 90,000-square-foot Jay’s Sporting Goods on
Mentored hunting program changes in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania game commissioners, at their recent quarterly meeting, gave final approval to a measure that will allow mentors hunting with a mentored youth to accompany up to two additional hunters, be they mentored youth, junior
Michigan shed hunter kills black bear in self defense
Twenty-three-year-old Kyle Nelson from Norway, Mich., killed a black bear in self defense while looking for shed antlers this past spring.
Nelson shot the bear with a CPX2 9 mm handgun that he has
A little love for the coot
It was a Monday like most Mondays during waterfowl season for the past decade. I hunted the Shiawassee State Game Area southwest of Saginaw, Mich. Ducks weren’t flying, even though the day started out rainy
Apply for onX Adventure Forever Grants through Aug. 16
onX, a leader in outdoor digital navigation, recently announced that the next application deadline for their Adventure Forever Grants will be Aug. 16, 2024. The Adventure Forever Grant program creates opportunities for nonprofits, land trusts,
Michigan DNR acquires 200-acre camp in Hastings
Earlier this spring, the Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy purchased the 200-acre former Boys and Girls Club of Kalamazoo Camp in Hastings, Mich., donating it to the Michigan DNR to become part of Barry State Game
Livingston County volunteer honored as Michigan’s hunter education instructor of the year
Stuart Kenewell, of Gregory, (center, holding plaque) poses with family and staff from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources recreational safety and education program, after being recognized as the 2023 Hunter Education Instructor of the
Mixed Bag: Public land pheasant hunting workshop extravaganza headed to Davison
The Michigan Pheasant Hunting Initiative will hold a public land pheasant hunting workshop beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at Williams Gun Sight Company in Davison.
Outdoor Observations: Survey seeks to better understand the demand for elk licenses in Michigan
The Michigan DNR and Michigan State University have teamed up on a survey of hunters who have applied for an elk permit.
The survey is part of a graduate student’s master’s thesis to try
