Michigan’s Outdoor Calendar
Staff Report
June 30, 2026
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Michigan published in the July 3, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
Michigan
Michigan Cuffs & Collars: Anglers caught in the act taking more than their limit of walleyes
Staff Report
June 30, 2026
Michigan cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR Conservation Officers. These reports are from the July 3, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
Michigan Mixed Bag: Trout Unlimited to study Big Creek Dam removal
Outdoor News
June 30, 2026
The DNR recently awarded a $75,000 grant to Michigan Trout Unlimited for a study of engineering, design and construction costs that will help provide information for removal of Big Creek Dam in Crawford County.
First detection of invasive elm zigzag sawfly reported in Michigan
Staff Report
June 30, 2026
Lansing — Hunters scouting the Michigan outdoors and fishermen who venture into the woods are being advised to keep an eye out for an invasive insect. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has
FishPass nears final construction phase in Michigan’s Traverse City
Anthony Candia
June 30, 2026
The innovative FishPass project on the Boardman-Ottaway River is entering its final phase of construction, bringing a decades-long vision for fish passage and invasive species control one step closer to reality.
Project leaders say
Michigan Letters to the Editor: Pulling the wool over our eyes again with this one-buck rule
Michigan Letters to the Editor
June 30, 2026
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 3, 2026 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Ralph Loos: Mandatory reporting system offers good insight into Michigan’s turkey, deer harvest
Ralph Loos
June 30, 2026
Michigan’s turkey hunters followed some twists and turns on their way through the 2026 spring season – somewhat due to weather but mostly due to a significant overhaul of regulations and a whole set of
Gas prices hitting anglers, boaters harder this summer
Associated Press
June 26, 2026
A few hours north of Michigan’s Portage Lake, Robert Hinds decided to add a $50 fuel surcharge to the fishing trips he offers as the owner and operator of Central Coast Angling.
He tows
Bear, elk hunting licenses chosen in Michigan
Ralph Loos
June 26, 2026
Thousands of Michigan hunters have spent recent weeks learning if they will have the opportunity to pursue two of the state’s most sought-after big game species this fall.
Or if they will have to
