Tag Archives: DNR

Michigan pheasant numbers up, but CRP lands in flux

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Howard Meyerson

By Howard Meyerson Another Michigan pheasant hunting season opened Saturday in the Lower Peninsula, and there is good news and bad for hunters this year. There are more birds out there, according to state officials. And Michigan’s pheasant restoration initiative … Continue reading →

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Singing Praise: Kirtland’s Warbler reaches new highs

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Howard Meyerson

Michigan’s Kirtland’s Warbler population has reached an all-time high, according to Dan Kennedy, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources endangered species coordinator. “We are witnessing a conservation success story,” Kennedy said. The agency recently released the results of its annual … Continue reading →

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A Whopper: New Michigan record muskie caught

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Howard Meyerson

By all accounts it is a whopper. Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources just confirmed the catch of a new state-record Great Lakes muskellunge. The fish was caught Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 by  Joseph Seeberger of Portage, Mich.. He was fishing … Continue reading →

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Citizens critical of oil and gas leasing under state lands

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Howard Meyerson

  The State of Michigan is planning to auction off oil and gas leases on October. 24, 2012. Many Michigan residents turned out for a public meeting to share their concerns about the decision. Here’s a look at some of their perspectives … Continue reading →

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Bowhunters Gear Up for Michigan Archery Season

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Howard Meyerson

By Howard Meyerson If last year was any indication of what the future holds, bow hunters can expect pretty good hunting when Michigan’s archery deer season opens tomorrow. The season runs until Nov. 14, then reopens Dec. 1 to Jan. … Continue reading →

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Wolf Hunt Coming for Michigan?

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Howard Meyerson

Now that Michigan gray wolves are off the endangered species list, state legislators are moving a bill to put wolves on the state’s game species list, according to this report by Bill Parker in Michigan Outdoor News. Will it be a … Continue reading →

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Angler support strong for pike, muskie reg changes

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Howard Meyerson

By Howard Meyerson Grand Rapids, Mich. — Michigan muskie and pike anglers are giving the nod to a proposed set of rules that are expected to improve fishing for trophy-size predators by restricting their take on lakes statewide. Some are … Continue reading →

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Kalamazoo bowfisherman shoots state record black buffalo

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Howard Meyerson

By Howard Meyerson KALAMAZOO, MI — Bryan DeGoede and his buddies were cruising the backwaters of the lower Kalamazoo River shooting fish with bows and arrows, when he took aim at a black buffalo just before midnight. The big fish … Continue reading →

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Changing Times: Anglers now support Lake Michigan cuts to salmon stocking

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Howard Meyerson

By Howard Meyerson My, how times have changed. When the Lake Michigan Chinook salmon fishery crashed in 1988 because of bacterial kidney disease brought on by the stress of overstocking, among other things, anglers and charter captains were upset the … Continue reading →

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Small game hunting in decline, but season outlook is good

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Howard Meyerson

By Howard Meyerson Michigan’s small game hunting seasons have opened, a date that once brought hoards of hunters to the woods. But state officials expect fewer to be hunting this season. Small game hunting is not as popular as it … Continue reading →

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