RECENT EDITIONS

MAY’S MORELS
As a rookie turkey hunter hunting in the Hubbard Lake area a few decades ago, I stumbled onto my first morel ‘patch.’ It was the mother lode, not just a group of two or three I would normally find; there were dozens like someone planted them. And the secret to finding...

Turkey Calling…5 Mistakes to Avoid
I have to admit; I am addicted to buying turkey calls. This is no secret among my family and friends, who are used to me going nuts every time I enter the turkey hunting section at a sporting goods store. If you happen to see me, you will find me drooling at the wide...

JIGGING! A hot new salmon tactic
The weather was perfect, seas calm, kings were rolling on the surface of Betsie Bay by the truckloads, but I couldn’t buy a bite trolling spoons, attractor flies, meat rigs or plugs. Meanwhile, jiggers nearby were having a heyday, fighting and landing monster salmon....
Sometimes, it takes a practical joke to get her hooked
Dear Fish Diary: I have to be honest; some guys really don’t want their girlfriends or spouses to take up fishing. I’m serious. I know it sounds a bit out there, but it’s true. Their excuses run the gauntlet of typical relationship rhetoric. Oh, this is a man’s sport,...

Jigging post-spawn walleyes
For the most part, walleye procreation is over for the year. The large, tightly-packed schools of fish are dispersing throughout the waterways they call home, heading toward their summer haunts. However, the catching can be tough this time of year, not necessarily...

State’s Third Biggest NONTYPICAL Black Powder Buck
Berrien County’s highest scoring nontypical muzzleloader buck was bagged by 20-year-old Gregory Shembarger from Berrien Center last fall, according to state records maintained by Commemorative Bucks of Michigan (CBM). On a statewide basis, the antlers from the...