Michigan’s Outdoor Calendar
Staff Report
May 7, 2024
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Michigan published in the May 10, 2024, edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
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Michigan Cuffs & Collars: Anglers caught with too many panfish in Oakland County
Staff Report
May 7, 2024
Michigan cuffs and collars are field reports from Michigan DNR Conservation Officers. These reports are from the May 10, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.
Michigan’s Rep. Debbie Dingell receives TRCP conservation award
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
May 7, 2024
At its 16th annual Capital Conservation Awards Dinner, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership celebrated the conservation achievements of Representative Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), Representative Bruce Westerman (R-AR), and Fresh Tracks host Randy Newberg.
Sea lamprey supplemental controls deployed in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula rivers
Rick Fowler
May 7, 2024
Help is on the way to control spawning lamprey populations in the Pigeon, Sturgeon, and Maple rivers in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula.
Nick Johnson, has been the coordinator of the Supplemental Sea Lamprey Control
Popularity of bass fishing tournaments grows in Michigan
Bob Gwizdz
May 7, 2024
Tournament bass fishing in Michigan is growing every year, according to Tom Goniea, the fisheries biologist who monitors the sport for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
“The program started in 2016 and it’s
Michigan Mixed Bag: Bear, elk permit applications for 2024 hunts now on sale
Staff and News Reports
May 7, 2024
Elk and bear license applications are on sale now through June 1. You can increase your odds, or even get two tags in a single year, by picking up Pure Michigan Hunt applications while you’re
Michigan Letters to the Editor: Concerned about Michigan’s deer management issues
Michigan Letters to the Editor
May 7, 2024
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 10, 2024, edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Outdoor Observations: Good start for Michigan turkey hunters
Bill Parker
May 7, 2024
After two solid days of hunting from dusk until dawn, another day hunting in the wind and rain, and yet another full day of close calls, it (finally) all came together. And like it often
Sharecropping continues on state land in Michigan; here’s how it works for wildlife
Victor Skinner
May 6, 2024
Across Michigan, farmers are prepping fields and wetlands on state game and parks and recreation areas through partnerships with Department of Natural Resources managers that benefit both sides.
The sharecropping agreements allow farmers to
