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Guys my age remember when Lake Erie was called the Dead Sea.
It was an amalgam of industrial waste and sewage, so polluted that one of its tributaries – the Cuyahoga River – actually
I recently testified at the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission’s quarterly meeting. This is the first time I’ve been back to headquarters in seven years. I repeated what former director Ralph Abele once said at
Chip Hart’s outdoor radio program, The Big Outdoors on 700 WLW, was never intended to be a long-term project.
However, 30 years after its inception on the “nation’s radio station,” The Big Outdoors is
Mixed bag chances are good, and there are definitely some big, mature kings coming over the gunwales.
Supporting healthy populations of largemouth bass and bluegills, and supplemented by a stocked walleye fishery, Oakland County’s Big Seven Lake provides variable angling opportunities.
If you’re seeking good fishing in southeast Michigan in close
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Michigan published in the Aug. 15, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
Michigan cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR Conservation Officers. These reports are from the Aug. 15, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
The Michigan Trappers and Predator Callers 2025 Convention and Sports Show returns Friday and Saturday, Aug. 15-16, to the Osceola County Fairgrounds, 101 Recreation Ave., Evart, MI 49631.
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