Michigan Mixed Bag: Bear and elk drawing results are available
Staff Report
July 5, 2023
A mix of outdoor-related news stories from across Michigan published in the July 7, 2023 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Michigan
Tough winter in parts of the country still affecting whitetails during summer ’23
Richard P. Smith
July 5, 2023
Forester Stuart Boren from Florence, Wis., a border town adjacent to the Upper Peninsula, documented on June 25 the collateral damage that a severe winter has on whitetailed deer.
“I was watching a big
Michigan’s Outdoor Calendar
Staff Report
July 5, 2023
A look at upcoming outdoor-related events from across Michigan published in the July 7, 2023 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Walleye stocking temporarily halted on Michigan’s Lake Independence
Bill Parker
July 5, 2023
Today, Lake Independence supports great perch, pike, walleye, and smallmouth bass fisheries and continues to produce Master Angler status fish including six in the past three years.
Three state properties in Michigan closed to target shooting
Bob Gwizdz
July 1, 2023
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is prohibiting target shooting on three properties in southwest Michigan because the shooting sites involve safety issues, potential resource damage, and conflicts with neighboring properties.
The properties –
Michigan legislation would kick-start a Natural Resources Commission in the Upper Peninsula
Bill Parker
June 30, 2023
State representatives Gregory Markkanen (R-Hancock), Dave Prestin (R-Cedar River), and Neil Friske (R-Charlevoix County) have introduced legislation that would create an Upper Peninsula Natural Resources Commission.
The legislation, a package of tie-barred bills (HB
Michigan’s statewide fishing report for June 30, 2023
Staff Report
June 30, 2023
Great Lakes fishing mixed; bass and panfish action good. A look at the fishing report from across Michigan on June 30, 2023.
Michigan Fishing Report – June 28, 2023
Michigan DNR
June 28, 2023
Walleye fishing was very good to excellent in some areas of the inner Saginaw Bay.
Michigan Outdoor News Fishing Report – June 23, 2023 – video
Bill Parker
June 23, 2023
Bass bite has been really hot across a good part of the state of late.
