Michigan’s Outdoor Calendar
Outdoor News
December 30, 2025
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Michigan published in the Jan. 2, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
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Michigan Cuffs & Collars: A plane crash and pheasant hunting before the season
Staff Report
December 30, 2025
Michigan cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR Conservation Officers. These reports are from the Jan. 2, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
Country’s largest pure fishing show headed to Novi, Michigan
Staff and News Reports
December 30, 2025
Hundreds of new fishing boats, the largest ice fishing display in the state, and a lineup of seminars by some of the best anglers in the world combine to make the 43rd annual Ultimate Fishing
Report shows invasive sea lamprey abundance returning to pre-pandemic levels in Great Lakes
Site Staff
December 30, 2025
The annual Status of Sea Lamprey Control report for 2025 recently has been released by the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. The report highlights that adult sea lamprey abundances increased in Lake Superior but decreased in
Michigan Mixed Bag: Group sues Over wolf recovery plan
Staff and News Reports
December 30, 2025
The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) filed a notice Dec. 2 of its intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for refusing to develop a national gray wolf recovery plan under the Endangered
Michigan Letters to the Editor: Lots of openers left for columnist Bob Gwizdz
Michigan Letters to the Editor
December 30, 2025
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 2, 2026 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Commentary: Conservation needs a voice in the data centers conversations
Russ Mason
December 30, 2025
The rapid expansion of data centers is one of the least visible but fastest-growing land-use changes associated with the quickly advancing digital economy.
Not surprisingly, advocates frame centers as clean infrastructure. Left unmentioned is
Outdoor Observations: New law a boost for Michigan’s hunter safety program
Bill Parker
December 30, 2025
Michigan’s hunter safety program received a huge boost just days before Christmas.
That’s when House Bill 4285, sponsored by Rep. Curt VanderWall (R-Ludington), was signed into law by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. HB 4285 requires
Mike Schoonveld: Sky high skunk prices predicted for trappers
Mike Schoonveld
December 30, 2025
Though every trap I set each trapping season is positioned to catch one particular species of furbearer, sometimes I’m surprised.
If I set a trap for a raccoon, it’s likely to catch an opossum.
