Opinion
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.
Michigan Letters to the Editor: Coyotes actually help farmers
Michigan Letters to the Editor
July 16, 2024
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 19, 2024, edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
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
Commentary: 2024 report shows public support of hunting, sport shooting seeing a decline
Site Staff
July 9, 2024
The Council to Advance Hunting and the Shooting Sports (Council), in collaboration with Responsive Management, has unveiled the much-anticipated report, “Americans’ Attitudes Toward Hunting and Sport Shooting 2024.”
This extensive study provides critical insights
Commentary: Michigan DNR needs more accurate assessment of wolf population
Gary Gorniak
July 5, 2024
The recent release of the 2024 DNR winter wolf population survey results for the Upper Peninsula has sparked significant controversy and concern among wildlife enthusiasts and conservationists.
The survey, which reported a minimum of
Outdoor Observations: Who should be considered a “nonresident” when it comes to Michigan hunting, fishing licenses?
Bill Parker
July 4, 2024
My friend, Mark, lived and worked in Michigan most of his life. He owned multiple homes here, and back in the 1990s he bought a piece of property in Kaleva that he converted into a
Bob Gwizdz: Is it time for a hunting, fishing license fee increase in Michigan?
Bob Gwizdz
July 3, 2024
You might not have heard much about it as the players are holding their cards pretty close to the vest, but the topic of potential license fee increases for Michigan hunters and fishermen is the
