Michigan Outdoor News

Michigan's coverage of hunting, fishing, conservation, and agency matters is expertly managed by editor Bill Parker. This publication comes out every two weeks, catering to outdoor enthusiasts who are passionate about Michigan's natural resources.

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Long-term delegates on Conservation Congress challenged in Wisconsin's Washburn, Bayfield county

5 days ago | outdoornews.com | Dave Zeug

A degree of political backlash or reprisal seems to have crept into the election of Washburn County Conservation Congress delegates during the April 14 spring hearings, with the focus apparently on long-serving delegate Joe Weiss. The Conservation Congress, founded in 1937, is the only statutory body in Wisconsin where citizens elect delegates to advise the DNR and the Natural Resources Board on natural resource management.
Mike Schoonveld: Low water levels return in Great Lakes cycle

1 week ago | outdoornews.com | Mike Schoonveld

One of the topics I’ve repeatedly covered for Michigan Outdoor News is the ups and downs of the water levels in Michigan’s four Great Lakes (five if you include Lake St. Clair). Those water levels have fluctuated from extreme highs to extreme lows since MON began publishing in 2000. I remember over-zealous accounts of the damage high water levels were causing, including warnings that low-lying roads, piers, and buildings would soon be inundated by the rising waters.
Ohio clubs bridge the cultural divide through fishing

1 week ago | outdoornews.com | Doug Clifford

In Northeast Ohio, two bass fishing clubs – one comprised of predominantly white anglers, the other predominantly black – have come together, not just to share the water, but to forge a perfect union. Their story is not limited to fishing; it’s about camaraderie, breaking barriers, and proving that passion for the sport of fishing can bridge any divide. This content is restricted to subscribers of OutdoorNews.com.
There are new fishing regulations to brush up on ahead of Minnesota's opener

1 week ago | outdoornews.com | Natalie Ryder

With the Minnesota fishing opener Saturday, there are several new statewide and regional regulations that anglers should be mindful of before hitting the water. Statewide, there is now a continuous, combined total of 30 white bass and yellow bass, a bag limit of four on burbot, and a cisco and whitefish possession limit of 15. There’s a handful of special regulations changing limits on certain species, including crappies.
Older, wiser gobblers teach valuable lessons

1 week ago | outdoornews.com | Joe Martino

A turkey hunt in Tennessee a few years ago proved one thing that I have long been a believer of – although not necessarily a fan of – that in order to be consistent at shooting wise old gobblers, more often than not, calling to them can sometimes ruin your hunt. Now, this goes against everything I love in a traditional turkey hunt. This content is restricted to subscribers of OutdoorNews.com. If you are already an OutdoorNews.com subscriber, you can log in here.
Outdoor Insights: What's Minnesota doing right when it comes to wild turkeys?

1 week ago | outdoornews.com | Rob Drieslein

Minnesota blew the lid off its previous record spring wild turkey harvest last year, and the first half of 2025 has kept pace with 2024. My daughter, my dad, and I must’ve hit the midseason doldrums last weekend, however. Between a half-dozen sits, we heard one gobbler, and he was unimpressed with my calling. My daughter’s tag is good the entire season, and adults like me with unfilled tags may hunt season F from May 21 to May 31, so we’ll get out again.
Penn State undergrad sees her research as key to moving on

1 week ago | outdoornews.com | Jeff Mulhollem

Seeing the “huge juxtaposition” between streams flowing near her childhood home in Lancaster County, Pa., impaired by pollution from intensive agriculture and the seemingly pristine creeks tumbling down the forested mountains around her family’s cabin in Mifflin County led Bridget Reheard to study how contaminants in waters affect aquatic organisms and aspirations for a career working to protect natural resources. This content is restricted to subscribers of OutdoorNews.com.
Pinpointing what led to a great week in the turkey woods

1 week ago | outdoornews.com | Eric Morken

It was hard to believe we weren’t hearing anything on the final morning of Minnesota’s first turkey-hunting season this year. Where were the gobbles? This was in stark contrast to the two mornings I drove to the property to listen for roosted birds leading up to the hunt. Toms were abundant – and vocal – those days. This content is restricted to subscribers of OutdoorNews.com. If you are already an OutdoorNews.com subscriber, you can log in here.
Michigan groups angry that dog quota not raised for bear training season

1 week ago | outdoornews.com | Victor Skinner

Misconceptions about bear hunting contributed to the Michigan Natural Resources Commission’s rejection of a dog training proposal in April, but hound hunters aren’t giving up. The NRC voted 3-3 in April on a compromise proposal aimed at expanding opportunities for hound hunters to train young dogs during the bear training season, effectively killing the measure.
Minnesota DNR wraps up walleye egg wrangling

1 week ago | outdoornews.com | Natalie Ryder

When entering the annual season of the Minnesota DNR’s walleye egg take, it’s never certain at the start how many will come from a particular location because it’s a moving target, depending on how productive some spots are compared with others. “If things are going better with one strain of egg take than with another, we might take more eggs at that location,” said Paula Phelps, the DNR’s fish production supervisor.