Category: General
Vandalism likely the cause of 5,700 coho salmon deaths at Platte River State Fish Hatchery
On the morning of Friday, Oct. 5, Department of Natural Resources’ Fisheries Division staff at the Platte River State Fish Hatchery in Beulah, Mich., arrived for work to find 5,700 coho salmon dead in one of the maturation ponds at the Upper Weir. Read more
How the Devil Does It
A roadmap to hell from none other than Paul Harvey. The year was 1965 but you’d never know it…http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=H3Az0okaHig
On Joe Biden and Fools
New regulation allows for spearfishing on Houghton Lake
The Department of Natural Resources has announced new spearing regulations that will result in new fishing opportunities on Houghton Lake in Roscommon County. A nearly 75-year-old prohibition on spearing in Houghton Lake has been removed and crossbows have been added to the list of acceptable spearing gear. The changes became immediately effective on Oct. 11, 2012, when DNR Director Keith Creagh signed Fisheries Order 219, Spearing Regulations – Statewide. Read more
DNR collecting salmon and trout eggs this fall and winter
The Department of Natural Resources’ Fisheries Division is hard at work gathering the necessary eggs for the continued production of hatchery fish to support Michigan’s world-class fisheries. Fall egg takes are starting or are under way for wild Chinook and coho salmon and for captive broodstocks of brown, rainbow, brook and lake trout. Chinook salmon eggs are being collected at the Little Manistee River Weir through today, Oct.10. Read more
Michigan DNR Grants to Fund Dam Removals and Maintenance
The Department of Natural Resources has announced a new Dam Management Grant Program to address Michigan’s failing dam infrastructure. The grant opportunity will provide $2.35 million in Fiscal Year 2013 to fund dam removal and critical maintenance, implementing a key tool highlighted in Governor Rick Snyder’s 2011 address on infrastructure needs. Read more
Michigan DNR conservation officer’s routine call lands meth-lab suspect in court
A Department of Natural Resources (DNR) conservation officer responding to a routine call in Van Buren County helped nab an Allegan County man wanted in connection with a known methamphetamine lab. The arrest underscores the broad job responsibilities of law enforcement officials within the DNR. Read more
Bushnell Binocular Rebates
Bushnell Outdoor Products, an industry-leader in high performance sports optics and outdoor accessories for more than 60 years, has announced a rebate offer on its Elite, Legend Ultra HD and Trophy XLT full size binoculars. Read more
DNR to reduce Chinook salmon stocking in Lake Michigan
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced today that, following more than a year of deliberations with constituents, scientists and fishery managers, it agrees with an inter-jurisdictional recommendation by the Lake Michigan Committee to reduce Chinook salmon stocking by 50 percent lake-wide. Read more