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Bald Eagle preys on fawn
Jun 30, 2020 | Newsletter
The predation of a whitetail fawn by a mature bald eagle was confirmed at the Riverside Golf Club in Menominee on June 3 by several witnesses, some of who had cameras to capture the action. One of those witnesses was the club general manager Lisa Froehlich. “We...

How do you tell an Outdoors Person to Stay Inside?
Apr 17, 2020 | Newsletter
Being an outdoorsman, social distancing has never been an issue for me. I want to be as far away from people as I can get and the more remote my location the better. I’m probably one of the few that was slightly jealous of Tom Hanks in the movie Castaway. During the...

How to find more MORELS
Apr 17, 2020 | Newsletter
Morel mushroom hunting is upon us once again in the great state of Michigan. And let’s be clear, you want those tasty morsels, and you want them all. We all do. In this article, I am determined to help you do one thing this spring: Find more morels than you did last...

MICHIGAN EAGLES
Mar 5, 2020 | Newsletter
“I wanna fly like an eagle, to the sea. Fly like an eagle, let my spirit carry me.” ~Steve Miller Band The bird bestowed with the honor of being our national symbol has an intriguing life history and ecology. Here are some fascinating facts about our...

Michigan’s ‘Big Wild’ is getting bigger
Mar 5, 2020 | Newsletter
597-acre Elk Forest land deal adds lakes, woods and celebrated trout stream to state public lands... Outdoor enthusiasts know that the rugged, 108,000-acre expanse of Michigan’s Pigeon River Country State Forest is one of the state’s premier destinations to connect...

Landowners can help reduce risk of CWD spread with disease control permits
Feb 7, 2020 | Newsletter
Landowners in specific townships in the Lower Peninsula chronic wasting disease management zone can apply for disease control permits to help manage deer populations on their properties. Chronic wasting disease is a fatal neurological disease affecting deer, elk and...

Macomb County’s #2 NONTYPICAL
Feb 7, 2020 | Newsletter
Chris Frey from New Baltimore bagged the second highest scoring nontypical whitetail on record for Macomb County, according to the eleventh edition of Michigan Big Game Records, while hunting with a muzzleloader on November 29. The trophy buck has a 17-point...