
Bass, pike, panfish thriving in Craig, Morrison lakes in southern Michigan
Healthy panfish and bass fisheries make Craig and Morrison lakes worth a look if you’re seeking a good day on the water in southern Lower Michigan.

Healthy panfish and bass fisheries make Craig and Morrison lakes worth a look if you’re seeking a good day on the water in southern Lower Michigan.

Michigan cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR Conservation Officers. These reports are from the Nov. 21, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Michigan published in the Nov. 21, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.

A Saginaw Bay fish looking for a place to spawn has a new option along the Bay’s northeast shore, two miles from the mouth of the Saginaw River.
There, thanks to a community collaborative

Research from Michigan State University (MSU) is protecting the Great Lakes from a dangerous threat looming specifically in and around Lake Erie.
For roughly a decade, MSU scientists have been studying grass carp, one

Michigan turkey hunters will see big changes when the spring season opens on April 18. Most of the changes were made to simplify regulations – turning 14 management units into three – and to give

After harvesting your deer, be sure to report it using the Michigan DNR Hunt Fish app on your phone or online through eLicense. If you need help reporting your harvest, call (517) 284-9453.

Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Nov. 21, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.

Michigan elk hunters would have longer harvest periods for the 2026-27 hunting cycle under draft proposals released by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
The proposals would lengthen both elk hunting periods in the
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