Howard Meyerson
After more than 30 years in the outdoor writing business, you would think I'd know better.
Tag Archives: DNR
Remote Beauty: Craig Lake State Park worth the trek
By Howard Meyerson CHAMPION — This is moose country — wet and wild. There are deer, loons and mink, even bald eagles flying. And the night air here is punctuated by hooting owls. At 6,983 acres, Craig Lake State Park … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure Travel, Beaver, Camping, Canoeing, Craig Lake, Craig Lake State Park, DNR, Hiking, Lakes, Moose, Paddling, State Parks, Wildlife, Wolves
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Michigan holds the line at 5 brook trout in the UP
By Howard Meyerson Lansing — State fisheries officials are recommending that Michigan’s Upper Peninsula brook trout limit remain five fish per day after hearing from anglers around the state about a proposal floated last spring to double the limit to … Continue reading
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Tagged Brook Trout, Conservation, Creel Limits, DNR, Fishing, Trout, Trout Unlimited, Upper Peninsula
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Good News for Waterfowlers: Ducks up though fewer ponds
By Howard Meyerson LANSING, MI — Despite hot, dry weather and drought conditions this summer, waterfowl hunters have plenty to look forward to this fall. Michigan’s early goose hunting season opens Saturday statewide, and hunters will be allowed to take … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada Geese, DNR, Ducks, Geese, Hunting, Hunting Seasons, Mallards, Waterfowl
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Steelhead limit change on Little Manistee, Platte rivers
By Howard Meyerson Manistee, MI – Anglers will be keeping fewer steelhead on the lower portions of Little Manistee and Platte rivers in the future if a proposed regulation change is approved by DNR director, Keith Creigh, in September. A … Continue reading
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Tagged Creel Limits, DNR, Fishing, Little Manistee River, Platte River, Steelhead
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Lake Michigan salmon stocking to be cut by 50 percent
By Howard Meyerson Plainwell, Mich. — A decision has been made. Lake Michigan states will reduce chinook salmon stocking by 50 percent next year. Approximately 1.65 million fewer will be planted in Lake Michigan, according to state officials. The decision … Continue reading
Michigan adopts regional approach to respond to CWD
By Howard Meyerson LANSING, MI — Michigan wildlife officials plan to deal with Chronic Wasting Disease differently in the future, taking a regional approach, rather than one that affects an entire state peninsula. Revisions to the state CWD action plan … Continue reading
DNR plan: Reinvigorate Drummond Island hunting and fishing
By Howard Meyerson DRUMMOND ISLAND, MI — The rocky, forested landscape and clear waters that Drummond Island has for decades made it a mecca for anglers, off-road enthusiasts, boaters and nature lovers. But change is in the wind for this … Continue reading
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Tagged Camping, DNR, Drummond Island, Fishing, Hunting, Kayaking, Lake Huron, Perch, Pike, Trail
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New Tippy Dam installation to cool river waters for trout
By Howard Meyerson July 2012 was a hot month for fishing on Lower Peninsula rivers, but state fish managers and Consumers Energy officials say a new upwelling system behind Tippy Dam should help cool downstream Manistee River waters and perhaps … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservation, Consumers Energy, Dams, DNR, FERC, Fishing, Manistee River, Rivers, Tippy Dam, Trout
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Salmon update: Michigan likely to take big stocking cuts
By Howard Meyerson Michigan is likely to make big reductions in the number of future Chinook salmon it plants in Lake Michigan. Final decisions about that and a lake-wide stocking strategy are expected yet this month by the Lake Michigan … Continue reading
Wild & Scenic: The Betsie River is a special place
By Howard Meyerson THOMPSONVILLE, MI — I was drifting with the current when I saw them ahead: two 4-foot-tall sandhill cranes. Each was stalking the shaded shallows, methodically looking for something to eat. I signaled my buddy, who put up … Continue reading
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Tagged Betsie River, Canoeing, DNR, Natural Rivers Act, Paddling, Wild & Scenic Rivers
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