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Mike Schoonveld: Boating fatality numbers at all-time low
Mike Schoonveld
July 18, 2024
I am a frequent boater and have been most of my life. I don’t think of boating as a particularly unsafe activity (it’s not) but I also don’t think of it as more or less
Bob Gwizdz: Most of Michigan’s Deer Management Initiative recommendations won’t help deer herd
Bob Gwizdz
July 17, 2024
I’ve spent a lot of time poring over the conclusions of the recently completed Deer Management Initiative, but I’ll be darned if I can see what the hours of effort, expended in that exercise, actually
Commentary: What science says about human consumption of lead in venison
Russ Mason
July 17, 2024
The short answer is that the concern is overblown in much the same way that concerns over lead and wildlife impacts are (more dramatically) overstated.
Construction of carp barrier closer to reality at Brandon Road Lock and Dam on the Des Plains River in Illinois
Staff Report
July 17, 2024
Earlier this month Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that Michigan signed an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Illinois to cosponsor the construction of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project.
This milestone agreement
Michigan Legislature approves $1M for Traverse City fish passage
Bob Gwizdz
July 16, 2024
The Michigan Legislature approved a $1 million grant for the Great Lakes Fishery Commission to build FishPass, a facility on the Boardman River at Traverse City.
The new facility will replace the lowermost dam
Outdoor Observations: New wildlife museum open to the public in Clare, Michigan
Bill Parker
July 16, 2024
A brand new wildlife museum and education center is open to the public adjacent to Jay’s Sporting Goods in Clare, Mich.
An agreement between Jay and Jeff Poet, owners of Jay’s Sporting Goods in
Michigan bill expands opportunities for special needs hunters
Victor Skinner
July 14, 2024
Michigan residents with special needs could soon gain new hunting opportunities from legislation unanimously approved by all state lawmakers in both chambers last month.
House Bill 5737, sponsored by House Majority Floor Leader Abraham
Bear population, diet are focus of Michigan study
Victor Skinner
July 13, 2024
Multiple bear research projects are underway in Michigan. They focus on better estimating the population on Drummond Island, ways to mitigate nuisance issues in the Baldwin Bear Management Unit, and the influence of bait on
Michigan Natural Resources Commission approves deer regulation changes for 2024 and beyond
Bill Parker
July 12, 2024
After months of meetings and work sessions, the Michigan Natural Resources Commission has approved deer regulation changes for 2024 and beyond.
The commission was considering numerous proposed changes to manage Michigan’s overpopulation of whitetails
