ONTONAGON — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced the Lake Superior Sportsman’s Club will offer its ninth-annual Trappers’ Workshop Saturday, Sept. 29 at the club’s facilities in Ontonagon County. The workshop will begin at 10 a.m. EDT (9 a.m. CDT) Sept. 29. Lunch ...
Little Bay De Noc: Walleye action was a bit slower because of the strong east winds. Best areas were Kipling in 22 to 30 feet, the “Black Bottom” in 18 to 25 feet and Garth Point in 12 to 20 feet. Garth Point was best at night when trolling stick baits or crawlers. A few good perch ...
MARQUETTE — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Program is offering a Beyond BOW steelhead fishing workshop for women. This event is designed to introduce or further enhance steelhead fishing skills in a wild, remote river setting. Beginners are ...
ESCANABA — Local taxidermist Tim Gorenchan, owner of North Country Legends Taxidermy in Escanaba, was recently crowned North American Champion at the National Taxidermists Association competition in Springfield, Ill. The competition was held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel July ...
ESCANABA — It must be fall as we are on the precipice of deer hunting season. There are actually five different seasons to pursue the wily whitetail. The first open season on antlerless deer, tagged as “early season”, is set to start Sept. 22, 2018 exclusively for areas of the Lower ...
ESCANABA — In the world of hook and line sport fishing, especially in winter, if someone yells “flag is up”, it usually means there’s a fish hooked on the line of a tip-up. This is positive and encouraging. In the politics of hook and line, especially in the soft water season, if ...
ESCANABA — ATV/ORV safety certification class will be held on U.P. State Fairgrounds Sept. 8 either in MDNR Pocket Park Education Center building or red building No. 5. Students are encouraged to bring their own ATV/ORV to the class along with helmet and eye protection. SORVA has some ...
ESCANABA — The Hiawatha Ducks Unlimited banquet will be held Saturday, Sept. 8, at 5:30 p.m. at the Great Lakes Sports and Recreation Club. There will be raffles for guns and outdoors and sporting equipment. For more information contact Trent Bellingar at 906-280-0085 or at ...
ESCANABA — The first peak period of the All Terrain Vehicle and Off-Road Vehicle (ATV/ORV) riding season is ramping down while the second season is about to ramp up. Summer trails have seen a lot of traffic this summer and will witness a brief lull as schools open and fall begins. The second ...
Little Bay De Noc: Walleye anglers reported good catches from the Escanaba River area south to Round Island. The bite was best in early morning or late evenings, usually in and around eight feet of water. Perch anglers reported fair catches with some large size fish coming in. Catches at ...
By Cory Kovacs and Carl Christiansen Michigan Department of Natural Resources MUNISING — On a rainy August morning, three men dressed in dark-shaded green chest waders and rain jackets slowly make their way upstream, through the chilly waters of the Rock River in Alger County. Two of the ...
ESCANABA — I’ve been an active member of conservation for over three decades, serving in a capacity from general membership to committee and officer status. The largest and most effective statewide organization affiliation I’ve held has been and continues to be the Michigan United ...
Little Bay De Noc: Had good fishing as walleye anglers reported good to excellent catches in the southern waters. Breezy Point was best with most trolling a crawler harness in 12 feet. A lot of undersize fish right along with the limits of good eating size fish. Walleye were caught straight ...
Courtesy photo Gwendolyn Naeyaert, 17, of Rapid River, applies for Master Angler status after catching this northern pike in Little Bay De Noc. The pike measured 44.7 inches and weighed 20 pounds.
ESCANABA — One of the reasons I love living here in the U.P. is that just about anywhere you go, there is bound to be a conversation regarding the outdoors and/or wildlife. Just such a conversation occurred this week when I went for a haircut at a local barber shop. One chair was occupied ...
Little Bay De Noc: Walleye anglers reported good numbers of undersize fish throughout the Bay. Fish that were just legal size were caught between the Second and Third Reefs when trolling crawlers or jigging in 20 to 28 feet. Fish were caught south of the Ford River near Round Island when ...
ESCANABA — Nine years ago, I sat in the Marquette ice arena meeting room as an invited guest of stakeholders that were joining to discuss the downward trend of interest in hunting and the shooting sports and outdoors recreation in general. Responsive Management research company had been ...
Little Bay De Noc A few walleye were caught here and there. Fish were found along the “Black Bottom” when trolling a crawler harness in 18 to 24 feet and near the lighthouse in Escanaba when jigging crawlers in 14 to 30 feet. Off Breezy Point, the better catches came in the early morning ...
LANSING — With bird hunting season just around the corner, it’s a great time to plan a fall hunting trip. Michigan has millions of acres of huntable public land, with excellent young forests that have made northern Michigan a destination for many. GEMS and Mi-HUNT are two DNR-developed ...
Courtesy photo Justin Cobb was the High All Around Champion at the 2018 Michigan State Trap Shooting Championship held June 3-4 in Mason, Mich. Cobb shot a 389 out of 400 to win the title, which included scores from his singles, handicap and doubles shooting events. He also won the AIM and ...