RECENT EDITIONS

FALL FISHING!
As we head into fall, many guys are anxious to get their boats winterized and put up for the season. It’s understandable, I guess. Most of us are hunters, too, and everything is happening by October; grouse and woodcock seasons are in swing, pheasant season will be...

Small-Water Duck Hunting
The saying “good things come in small packages” might pertain to duck hunting. I like to hunt extensive, expansive marshes for puddle ducks or brave the big water for divers from a layout boat or boat blind, but there’s something to be said for finding secluded honey...

The Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge is a beautiful resource
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...

Silver carp eDNA detected on the St. Joseph River in Michigan
Routine environmental DNA (eDNA) surveillance for invasive bighead and silver carp, conducted annually by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, turned up a single positive sample in the St. Joseph River near the St. Joseph/Benton Harbor area, according to data provided...

An Upper Peninsula doe had a tennis ball stuck in her mouth
A 9-year-old doe with a tennis ball stuck in its mouth for weeks near Marquette was eventually hit and killed by a vehicle on County Road 480 on July 19 before the DNR could help the animal. Harvey resident Susan Andary noticed the doe with the tennis ball in her...

It’s all for sale at the Outdoor Weekend
Have you ever cut a big old tree, planning precise cuts for it to drop in a specific spot? Only to hear it crack, tilt and begin the slow groan of falling in the opposite direction, directly toward your 4-wheeler. Those moments just before impact you get this...