When the month of March pops into the scene, I immediately develop my annual and incurable bout of “spring turkey fever,” something which has been occurring for almost six decades now. This dates to March 1968 when I received notification in the mail I had been drawn...
Pheasants were first released in southern Michigan in 1917. The pheasants being released were pen-reared birds of mixed blood known as “ringnecks,” which owe their origins to eastern U.S. game farms that, in turn, had gotten their original eggs from game farms in...
Hunting nationwide has seen steadily decreasing hunter numbers in recent years. States have been trying to recruit new hunters, and Michigan, for example, has developed a mentor hunting license for youth hunters nine years old and under, and an apprentice hunting...
Predator hunting has become quite popular, with the main star of the event these days being the coyote, an amazingly adaptable (and very prolific) critter that has expanded its range across North America (beginning in the 20th Century) and has recently even ventured...
Located near Saginaw, Michigan, the Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge (SNWR) was established in 1953 for use as an inviolate sanctuary for migratory birds, thanks to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 and then authorized by the Migratory Bird Conservation...
