Michigan’s Outdoor Calendar
Staff Report
January 3, 2024
A look at upcoming outdoor-related events from across Michigan published in the Jan. 5, 2024, edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
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Michigan Cuffs & Collars: Shooting after legal hours leads to multiple violations on Petobego Marsh
Staff Report
January 3, 2024
Michigan cuffs and collars are field reports from Michigan DNR Conservation Officers. These reports are from the Jan. 5, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.
Commentary: An an out-of-control wolf population and Michigan’s vanishing Upper Peninsula deer herd
Gary Gorniak
January 3, 2024
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula sportsmen’s groups have been sounding the alarm – to no avail – concerning the destruction caused by the uncontrolled wolf population. The 2023 U.P. deer harvest is on track to break yet
Mandatory deer harvest reporting in Michigan off by 14% in year one
Richard P. Smith
January 3, 2024
Based on the Michigan DNR’s 2022 Deer Harvest Survey Report compiled by DNR statistician Brian Frawley, about 14% of the hunters who shot deer that year did not comply with the mandatory reporting requirement –
Retired professional bass angler, Kevin VanDam, headlines list of seminar speakers at Ultimate Fishing Show — Detroit
Staff Report
January 2, 2024
Kevin VanDam may have retired from competitive bass fishing, but that doesn’t mean the best bass angler in the world has retired from helping others hone their bass fishing skills and techniques.
VanDam headlines a
Dan Robinson named Shikar-Safari’s Michigan Wildlife Officer of the Year
DNR Report
January 2, 2024
Michigan DNR Conservation Officer Dan Robinson was recognized as the 2022 Shikar Safari Michigan Wildlife Officer of the Year.
The award, the highest state honor for conservation officers, is given annually.
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Michigan Mixed Bag: Recreation Passport fees increase slightly for 2024
Staff and News Reports
January 2, 2024
Michigan residents and nonresidents are paying $1 more for the Recreation Passport effective Jan. 1, 2024.
The Recreation Passport provides year-round vehicle access to 103 Michigan state parks and recreation areas, 1,300-plus state-managed boating
Michigan Letters to the Editor: Suggestions for increasing the annual antlerless harvest
Michigan Letters to the Editor
January 2, 2024
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 5, 2024, edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Outdoor Observations: Michigan at tip of the iceberg with deer management dilemma
Bill Parker
January 2, 2024
A lot of discussion and passing of ideas has taken place regarding the state of the deer herd in Michigan, particularly antlerless deer.
Michigan certainly has a growing deer population, especially in the southern third
