Beyond Michigan: Green Bay muskie weighed nearly 60 pounds
Staff Report
March 1, 2023
Outdoor news items from around the country from the March 3, 2023 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Michigan
Trip to Mullet Lake salvages what has been a tough hard-water season in Michigan
Bob Gwizdz
March 1, 2023
Mullet Lake saved my season. With no safe ice anywhere around where I live, I suspect that river fishing – steelhead and walleye – are on the docket for the next little bit.
Scientists concerned that Lake Huron, other Great Lakes, are becoming more acidic from increasing CO2
Mike Schoonveld
March 1, 2023
Scientists at NOAA’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) are concerned that Lake Huron (and the other Great Lakes) is becoming more acidic from increasing CO2 in the water.
Michigan Cuffs & Collars: Poacher found guilty for trapping, hunting violations
Staff Report
February 28, 2023
Field reports from Michigan DNR Conservation Officers.
Michigan’s Outdoor Calendar
Staff Report
February 28, 2023
Outdoor-related events coming up from around Michigan.
Michigan conservation groups oppose expansion to National Guard base
Bob Gwizdz
February 28, 2023
A proposed expansion to Camp Grayling National Guard Base in the northern Lower Peninsula, which would more than double the size of the military training reservation, is under fire from conservation groups concerned about potential
Randy Claramunt vows to turn challenges into opportunities as Michigan’s new fisheries chief
Bill Parker
February 27, 2023
Beginning March 5, the Michigan DNR will have a new chief of the fisheries division.
Randy Claramunt, the DNR’s Lake Huron Basin coordinator, has been promoted to fisheries division chief. He replaces Jim Dexter,
Michigan Outdoor News fishing and hunting report
Staff Report
February 25, 2023
Northern Lower and U.P. offer solid ice fishing options.
All-time great pro bass angler Kevin VanDam to retire following ’23 season
Jeff Nedwick
February 24, 2023
Kevin VanDam, a Michigan native who currently fishes Major League Fishing’s Bass Pro Tour, made the announcement on Feb. 12 via a video he published on his website that he will retire after the 2023
