Howard Meyerson
After more than 30 years in the outdoor writing business, you would think I'd know better.
Tag Archives: Wolves
Predator-Prey study: Wolves not threat to deer you may think
By Howard Meyerson In the snowy woods of the western Upper Peninsula, wildlife researchers are learning a thing or two about deer survival: what preys on adult whitetails and fawns — and what else contributes to their deaths. Some in … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservation, Deer, DNR, Hunting, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Nature, Wolves
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Conflicts between wolves, hunting dogs in Michigan decline in 2015
By Howard Meyerson Grand Rapids, Mich. – Michigan’s 2015 bear hunting season ended in October with fewer incidents than last year of hunting dogs being attacked by wolves. Only three attacks were reported to the state, down from 17 in … Continue reading
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Tagged Bears, Conservation, DNR, Gray wolf, Hunting, Hunting Dogs, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Nature, Wolf, Wolves
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DNR: Gray wolves have spread across entire Upper Peninsula
By Howard Meyerson GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. – One or more wolf packs now live in every Upper Peninsula county, having spread from west to east over the past 20 years. Most –for now – are concentrated in Western counties, according … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservation, DNR, Environment, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Nature, Upper Peninsula, Wildlife, Wolf, Wolves
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State wolf plan to be updated, public asked to comment
By Howard Meyerson Grand Rapids, Michigan – State wildlife officials want to know what the public thinks about Michigan’s current Wolf Management Plan. The 96-page document, developed in 2008, was slated to be updated in 2013. That process is now … Continue reading
Wolf Hunt Coming for Michigan?
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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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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Isolated Isle Royale wolves “hanging by their teeth”
On Isle Royale in Lake Superior the wolf population is in decline. Experts say their numbers have dropped from 30 wolves to nine over the last six years The reasons cited in a story today on Michigan Radio’s Environment Report , include … Continue reading
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Government killing of 8 wolves suggests Upper Peninsula may be overcrowded with wolves
By Howard Meyerson A couple of weeks ago, I read with some dismay about eight wolves shot and killed in and around Ironwood, a western Upper Peninsula town. Ironwood is a gateway community, a popular tourist town — population 5,380 … Continue reading
U.S. Forest Service employee under fire for photographing wounded gray wolf before killing it
A National Forest Service employee, Josh Bransford, is under fire for taking a photograph of himself with a wolf that was caught in a leg trap, according to the Washington Post. The incident occurred during Idaho’s first-ever wolf trapping season. … Continue reading
Experts surprised by No. 1 deer predator in Michigan’s western Upper Peninsula
ESCANABA — Michigan hunters have been known to say that state’s growing wolf population is bad for deer. Their lament is about the diminished Upper Peninsula whitetail population. It’s not unusual to hear someone claim: “Wolf are eating all the … Continue reading
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