Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
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
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 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
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
Back by popular demand, Hartwick Pines State Park will once again offer its Critters in the Moonlight Halloween Walk on Saturday, Oct. 13, from 5 to 8:15 p.m. While this program is especially designed for families with young children, all who come out will enjoy walking along the Old Growth Trail lit with more than 200 hand-carved jack-o’-lanterns. Read more
This fall, instantly save $50 with the purchase of one of Nikon’s best hunting binoculars during the MONARCH MADNESS Savings Event. The MONARCH MADNESS Savings Event includes every model in the MONARCH 3 and MONARCH 5 Binocular lines. The promotion runs from Sept. 20 through Nov. 20, 2012 with prices starting at $179.95 after savings. Read more
CONCORD, N.H. — Heroic efforts by search teams working through the night, enduring high winds and torrential downpours, rescued an injured Michigan hiker stranded on the Franconia Ridge Trail in New Hampshire’s White Mountains on Tuesday, September 18, 2012. Read more
Minnetonka, MN – (September 20, 2012) – Have you introduced a kid to the outdoors lately? In honor of National Hunting and Fishing Day September 22, North American Hunting Club is teaming up with 100,000 Kids in the Outdoors for an online donation- driven photo contest. North American Hunting Club and North American Fishing Club are proud sponsors of National Hunting and Fishing Day. Read more
Keep America Fishing asks questions of the two presidential candidates about sport fishing. Their responses are here…
The Department of Natural Resources confirmed the catch of a new state-record black buffalo on Thursday, Sept. 6.
Record Black Buffalo
The fish, a member of the sucker family, was caught by Bryan DeGoede of Kalamazoo, Mich., on Wednesday, Sept. 5, on the Kalamazoo River in Allegan County at 11:50 p.m. The fish weighed 37.4 pounds and measured 39.3 inches. DeGoede was bowfishing when he landed the record fish.
The record was verified by Jay Wesley, a DNR fisheries manager for Southwest Michigan. Read more