Aug 24, 2022 | Outdoors
By Caitlynn Canfield Monday evening’s meeting of the Tahquamenon Sportsmans Club, which had been widely advertised and was potentially a last-ditch effort to save the club, delivered a large dose of hope. The meeting, which began had 7 p.m., was attended by dozens of...
Aug 17, 2022 | Outdoors
Last year, nearly 7,000 deer hunters voluntarily reported their deer harvest online to help test the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ new reporting system. Starting with the fall 2022 deer seasons, online harvest reporting is required for all hunters who...
Aug 16, 2022 | Outdoors
There is less than a week weeks left to represent Luce County in the Michigan Big Tree Hunt. What’s the biggest tree you’ve ever seen? Remember the last time you walked up to a huge tree? Across the entire state, big trees are first hunted, then measured to be entered...
Aug 3, 2022 | Outdoors
By Bill Cook Retired MSU Forester/Biologist Across the Lake States, there are over 50 million acres of forest. That does not include Ontario, which has more than twice that. However, how much of the Lake States is “wild”? If you’re an urban or suburban dweller, just...
Aug 1, 2022 | Outdoors
By Carol Stiffler Fe, the world’s oldest known loon, has successfully hatched a chick with her new, unbanded partner in the pools of the Seney National Wildlife Refuge. “It is notably her 40th confirmed chick,” said Damon McCormick, co-founder of Common Coast Research...
Jul 27, 2022 | Outdoors
By Maia Turek Engagement and innovations specialist, Parks and Recreation Division Michigan Department of Natural Resources Traverse City resident Dewey Painter is no stranger to the outdoors. As a retired conservation officer with the Michigan Department of Natural...
