Michigan’s Outdoor Calendar
Staff Report
May 6, 2025
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from Michigan published in the May 9, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
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Michigan Cuffs & Collars: Man purchases license for friend who ‘wanted to shoot a bigger buck’
Staff Report
May 6, 2025
Michigan cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR Conservation Officers. These reports are from the May 9, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
Shakespeare Jr., Hopper, Lamb headed for Bass Fishing Hall of Fame
Staff and News Reports
May 6, 2025
The plaque wall at the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame will see three new additions in 2025, a formidable trio that represents a cross section of industry pillars, including boat building, media, tournament organization and
Gary Peters, Bernie Moreno to lead Senate Great Lakes Task Force
Staff and News Reports
May 6, 2025
U.S. Sens. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) will lead the Senate Great Lakes Task Force in the 119th Congress.
Founded in 1987, the Task Force is a bipartisan working group that advocates
DNR, Michigan Army National Guard to work together to enhance public lands
DNR Report
May 6, 2025
The Michigan Army National Guard’s 107th Engineer Battalion will conduct engineer construction projects next month at Rockport Recreation Area north of Alpena and P.H. Hoeft State Park in Presque Isle County.
Soldiers assigned to
New Michigan DNR shooting range in Marquette County open for season
DNR Report
May 6, 2025
The new Skoglund-Erickson Shooting Range in Marquette County has opened for the season.
The public range is located in Richmond Township, west of Marquette, 2.7 miles south of Marquette County Road 480, along the
Michigan Mixed Bag: Marquette County’s Arfelin Lake boating access site is temporarily closed
Staff and News Reports
May 6, 2025
Spring snowmelt and flooding have forced the temporary emergency closure of the Arfelin Lake Boating Access Site in Marquette County until road repairs can be made.
Culverts and the dirt access road have failed,
Michigan Letters to the Editor: Agrees with commentary on changing face of deer hunting
Michigan Letters to the Editor
May 6, 2025
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 9, 2025, edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Outdoor Observations: Some good news from Michigan’s NRC meeting regarding invasive carp barrier
Bill Parker
May 6, 2025
Here’s some more good news from the April Natural Resources Commission meeting in Michigan:
As the meeting was drawing to a close, Department of Natural Resources Director Scott Bowen made an encouraging announcement.
