To Shine or not to Shine
Sometimes we see people shining lights across farm fields or other rural areas. But what does the law say about this practice? The straight scoop from Michigan DNR’s website follows: Read more
Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
Sometimes we see people shining lights across farm fields or other rural areas. But what does the law say about this practice? The straight scoop from Michigan DNR’s website follows: Read more
Mossy Oak’s Mario Friendly’s short video on duck decoys here…
Migratory birds including loons, have died from botulism in Michigan and scientists are hoping it has been a one-time occurence. More here…

Grand Island, NE – The 9th Edition Hornady® Handbook of Cartridge Reloading will be available December 1st, offering reloaders over 900 pages worth of the latest reloading data representing 233 different calibers, 146 powders, and 304 bullets. Read more
Columbia, MO – The MidwayUSA Foundation, Inc. and Scholastic Shooting Trust, a public charity established by MidwayUSA founders Larry and Brenda Potterfield, has received a donation from the Mule Deer Foundation in the amount of $157,250. Read more
Moose with antler spreads of 60 inches or more are taken by an elite club. The story of Alaskans who did just is here…
Dane County, WI Circuit Judge Peter C. Anderson granted a motion by the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation (USSAF) along with Safari Club International, the Wisconsin Bear Hunters Association, and the United Sportsmen of Wisconsin to intervene in a lawsuit seeking to stop the use of dogs in the state’s wolf hunt. Read more
Misconceptions are spelled out about the Humane Society of the United States in the piece here…
The Department of Natural Resources confirmed the catch of a new state-record Great Lakes muskellunge on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012.
The fish was caught by Joseph Seeberger of Portage, Mich., that same day on Lake Bellaire in Antrim County at 10:30 a.m. The fish weighed 58 pounds, measured 59 inches long and had a girth of 29 inches. Seeberger was actually bass fishing with a minnow at the time when he caught the fish. It took nearly two hours to land and required the help of two friends.
GW: Just heard about this the other day and it’s only been happening a few miles from my home. Good job DNR! Anti-hunters like this get a special place on my site: Poachers!
Brian Birchmeier, 51, of Shiawassee County’s Owosso Township, was arraigned today in Shiawassee County District Court on 125 misdemeanor charges related to poaching deer and turkey in Michigan. Read more