Howard Meyerson
After more than 30 years in the outdoor writing business, you would think I'd know better.
Tag Archives: Conservation
Firearm Deer Season: Get out and scout if you want to find deer
By Howard Meyerson Get out and scout. It’s common advice — so common, I’m afraid, that some hunters ignore those words of wisdom. However, state officials are saying this season might present hunters with challenges, and scouting could make a … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservation, Deer, Deer Hunting, DNR, Hunting, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife
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Study finds black bears are not establishing themselves in southern Michigan
By Howard Meyerson Maybe you remember the news reports: “Michigan black bears are moving south.” A spate of sightings just a few years ago confirmed that bears were showing up in unusual locales, such as Flint, Battle Creek, St. Charles … Continue reading
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Tagged Bears, Black Bear, Conservation, DNR, Environment, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Nature, Wildlife
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Michigan’s snowshoe hares disappearing, could benefit from forest management amid climate changes
By Howard Meyerson Grand Rapids, Mich. — Researchers investigating the whereabouts of Michigan snowshoe hares confirm what hunters have said for quite some time: The big rabbits with the white winter coats have vanished from places where they once were … Continue reading
Lake Michigan salmon runs proving slower, smaller than average
By Howard Meyerson BEULAH, MI — Fall is the time of year when Lake Michigan salmon start nosing their way up natal streams to spawn and die. State fish managers, however, are uncertain about what to expect this season. Many … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinook Salmon, Conservation, DNR, Fishing, Lake Michigan, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Rivers, Salmon
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Golden Lotus Dam: Permanent draw down complete, removal to come
By Howard Meyerson VANDERBILT, MI – The Pigeon River, north of Vanderbilt, is once again flowing freely through the Pigeon River Country State Forest. The last of 23 stop logs in the Song of the Morning Ranch yoga camp dam was … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservation, Dams, Environment, Golden Lotus Inc. Song of the Morning Ranch, Huron Pines, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Nature, Pigeon River, Pigeon River Country Association, Pigeon River Country State Forest, State Forest, Trout, Trout Unlimited, Vanderbuilt, Yoga Camp
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Muskegon schoolchildren put Isle Royale wolf lessons to use, build website for kids
By Howard Meyerson MUSKEGON, MI –There is something remarkable taking place in the third- and fourth-grade classroom at Reeths-Puffer Elementary School in Muskegon. Eight-, 9- and 10-year-old children are learning about predator-prey relationships, the food chain and the wolves on … Continue reading
Sandhill Crane’s Rebound in Michigan Opens Hunt Possibilities
By Howard Meyerson Michigan’s iconic Sandhill Cranes, majestic and standing three to four feet tall, are by all accounts an example of conservation success. Once nearly extirpated by market hunting and wetland loss, they thrive today in marshes all around … Continue reading
Study: Asian carp in Lake Erie wouldn’t hurt perch, walleyes
By Howard Meyerson Grand Rapids, MI – A new study published in the Journal of Conservation Biology reports the combined conclusions of a panel of U.S. and Canadian fisheries experts that bighead and silver carp would have little negative effect … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian Carp, Conservation, Environment, Fishing, GLRI, Lake Erie, NOAA, University of Notre Dame
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Regulations proposed to bring back Michigan’s coaster brook trout
By Howard Meyerson It will take a while, but in a decade or so, anglers once again may be able to fish for coaster brook trout along Michigan’s Lake Superior shoreline and tributaries. State fisheries managers are embarking on a … Continue reading
Wanted: State’s Feral Swine
By Howard Meyerson GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Federal wildlife officials are ramping up efforts to locate, test, and kill feral swine in Michigan. Hunters and private landowners also are being encouraged to participate in the $20 million, U.S. Department of … Continue reading
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