Simple tactics produce good results for St. Clair River walleyes
The walleye bite has been very good this year in the St. Clair River.
From the Editor by Bill Parker
Don’t overlook a little girl talk during turkey hunt
Thanks to some adaptive calling, Michigan’s turkey hunting season off to a good start.
Spreading the wealth is an enjoyable part of the hunt
One of the highlights of deer hunting is sharing bounty with family and friends.
Wringing out my socks after a successful opening day of firearms deer season
Wind and rain put a damper on opener.
Activity is increasing in the whitetail woods
Bowhunters in Michigan are finding more and more rubs and scrapes, indicating that white-tailed bucks are on the move and the pre-rut activity surge has begun.
Thousands show up for Cabela's grand opening in Chesterfield Township
The 90,000-square-foot store is Cabela’s fourth in Michigan – joining the Dundee, Grandville and Saginaw locations – and the 87th in North America.
Lake Michigan produces a mixed bag of trout, salmon
A nice catch of steelhead, chinook salmon and lake trout made for a great day of charter fishing on Lake Michigan.
Spring trout fishing trip provides unusual catch
Just because you don’t catch the fish species you’re targeting doesn’t mean your fishing trip has failed.
Michigan’s turkey population a fine example of conservation at work
With more than 200,000 wild turkeys and an annual harvest of 30,000 birds, Michigan is one of the top states in the country for spring turkey hunting.
Opportunities abound for outdoors fun in this wacky Michigan winter
From shooting clays or hunting for sheds to open-water fishing there are still a lot of outdoor activities despite Michigan’s unusual winter.
January thaw perfect opportunity to remove deer stands
The recent warm-up provides a great chance to remove your treestands and give them a safety check before next deer-hunting season.
Breaking down Michigan’s white-tailed deer hunting seasons by the numbers
Michigan hunters combined to shoot an estimated 334,612 white-tailed deer in Michigan last year.
Wisdom of youth sets veteran angler straight
While trying out a new baitcasting combo on a local fishing lake, a seasoned angler gets schooled by a young fisherman.
Warming temperatures bring crappies toward shore
Crappies are in the shallows and looking to eat before they spawn.
Wrapping up another deer season with processing the harvest
The final task of wrapping up another successful season of hunting Michigan’s prized whitetails was to gather with friends and hunting buddies to make summer sausage, hunter sticks, pepperoni, breakfast sausage and jerky out of some of our venison.
Pheasant season is alive and well
Action was hot and wing shooting good on opening day of pheasant season in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.
Early goose season is almost missed
Incoming waterfowl during Michigan’s early goose season allows hunters to forget about the heat.It never fails when early goose season rolls around: the weather is too hot to consider hunting and I really have to talk myself into going out.
A little innovation goes a long way when setting out trail cameras
With the archery deer season just over a month away whitetail hunters are setting out trail cameras to scout the areas they plan to hunt.
Little Traverse Bay serves up some lunker smallmouth bass
Right now is a great time to fish in the shallows for smallmouth bass in northern areas of the Great Lakes.
CWD found in Michigan deer herd
Chronic wasting disease, the dreaded and always-fatal neurological disease that affects deer, elk and moose, has been found in a white-tailed deer in central Michigan’s Ingham County.
Don’t give up on a henned-up gobbler
When spring gobblers are henned-up, don’t be afraid to try a different tactic and call specifically to the hen.
Rare white turkey makes opening day appearance
The author and his daughter were visited by a rare white wild turkey on opening day of Michigan’s spring turkey hunting season
Woodcock Limited is headed to the RAM Center
Upland game bird hunters are gathering in Roscommon next week as the international conservation group Woodcock Limited is holding a meeting and banquet at the RAM Center.
DNR wants to enhance public hunting lands in southern Michigan
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is in the process of establishing or updating the master plans for management of each of the state game areas in southern Michigan.
Increased poaching fees sending a message to wayward hunters
Fines and penalties have been significantly increased for poachers who illegally kill white-tailed bucks in Michigan.
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