After three days and two freezing nights in the woods near Prospect, Oregon, Uintah and Rick Keever had begun to accept their likely fate. If they weren’t found soon, they probably weren’t going to survive the night.
Hunters can expect excellent conditions for the 2022 firearm deer season, which begins Tuesday, Nov. 15.
After decades of fish stocking decreases to balance the alewife and Chinook salmon populations, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources says it is seeing indicators that a modest stocking increase may be warranted in Lake Michigan.
The Fruitport fishing team of Collin Jolman and Jacob Policka finished up their second day of competition on Friday at the 2022 Bassmaster High School Championship in Anderson, South Carolina.
Instead of playing the waiting game during a wet Wednesday afternoon, the Lakeshore Pickleball Club knew pushing their annual Coast Guard Festival back to Thursday morning would work just as well.
The idea for two Grand Haven middle schoolers to team up on the lake started at an unusual site: the slopes.
Saturday proved the type of morning ideal for distance running, and runners came from both near and far for some of the first moments of the 2022 Coast Guard Festival.
Even with recent showers in some parts of the state, much of Michigan is very dry. That means fire safety is a high priority for anyone working or playing outdoors.
As the last of the racers made their way to the finish line, event organizers for the Grand Haven Triathlon could finally exhale.
Ahead of Sunday’s Grand Haven Triathlon and its sister events, a handful of visitors have already started to make their way towards the Tri-Cities, opting to make a week’s vacation out of the competition.
Earworms have a special place in a local motocross racer’s mind.
Alice Dodgson can quickly recall her first impression of a game named after a dog.
Michigan’s Free Fishing Weekend takes place today and Saturday, June 11-12.
The Grand Haven Offshore Challenge sportfishing tournament returns to Grand Haven this weekend, with events running daily through Sunday.
Ron Scharphorn remembers a time, not so long ago, when any school-based fishing group in Grand Haven was a very informal thing.
Most good fish stories become good stories because of a healthy dose of exaggeration.
SPRING LAKE — Providing gear to the “everyday” angler is the intention of a new bait shop that recently opened in Spring Lake.
Starting Wednesday, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources will jaw tag 3,000 walleye across multiple Saginaw Bay tributary rivers. As the DNR adds more tagged walleye to Michigan waters, anglers are asked to report tagged fish to assist data collection efforts.
After ice and snow cover melt on Michigan lakes early this spring, it may be more likely for people to discover dead fish or other aquatic animals. While such sights can be startling, the Department of Natural Resources reminds everyone that this is normal, since winter conditions can cause …
ONAWAY (AP) — Hope springs eternal on Black Lake in February.
SPRING LAKE TWP. — Several anglers fell through the ice on Lloyd’s Bayou over the past weekend, prompting officials to urge people to take caution when heading out on the ice.
Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, Michiganders are taking to the outdoors at unprecedented rates.
MICHIGAN — Hunting has been on the decline in Michigan over the last few decades.
FRUITPORT — Racer Smith might have dreaded heading back to school a little more than his classmates at the start of this month.
Driving from Grand Haven to Bozeman, Montana, takes about 22 hours without stopping. Some people might rush to get there in two days; others might take their time and stretch the trip over three or more days.
Some fishing trips take to the oceans, others inside the state take to a number of state parks in West Michigan.
Over 40 teams were involved in Wednesday’s pickleball tournaments at Mulligan’s Hollow, and to ask event organizers, they could have added quite a few more.
Twelve-year-old Lily Guntharp called out the cadence as she and her friends frantically paddled their Sea Cow boat up the Grand River on Saturday afternoon.
Frank Lloyd Starboard was one of six boats that took to Lake Michigan on Saturday morning to compete in the Maiden Race. Hosted by the Grand River Sailing Club, the race featured boats crewed entirely by women.
A group of eight Spring Lake Middle School boys are dispelling the stereotypes sometimes associated with dirt bikers.
As Grand Haven Triathlon coordinator Ron Knoll is putting the finishing preparations together for the 17th edition of the event, there have already been a trickle of out-of-towners making their way to the Lakeshore.
Despite rough conditions on Lake Michigan, the crew aboard Giv’n the Bird caught their limit both Saturday and Sunday on their way to a first-place finish in the pro division of the Grand Haven Offshore Challenge.
Hundreds of anglers will be fishing out of Grand Haven this coming weekend for expected larger-than-normal lake trout and king salmon.
The Grand River hosted a high school fishing event over the weekend launched out of Harbor Island. 33 boats representing schools across West Michigan competed, and local students were among the top finishers at the event.
After receiving a surprise delivery of 76,000 salmon fingerlings in 2020, Grand Haven once again received some unexpected good news from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
FERRYSBURG — When the weather gets nice, it’s not unusual for retirees Hank McCollum and Jeff Zokoe to find themselves fishing next to each other.
Bill Currier says he hopes that Grand Haven Township doesn’t spend too much money trapping the nuisance beaver out of Pottawattomie Bayou.
LANSING (AP) — Authorities in Michigan are warning people to be extremely cautious on frozen bodies of water after six snowmobiles have fallen through ice in less than two weeks.
Ice fishing has been quite a hot commodity since the new year began, flocking fisherman and filling buckets with a variety of panfish and the occasional northern pike.
In light of technical issues with the licensing system provided by Sovereign Sportsman Solutions, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources reports that some hunters may not have been able to purchase a base license and deer kill tags prior to Sunday's opening day of firearms deer season.
License sales for deer hunting in Michigan are surging this fall, as a number of changes to licenses provide added opportunities for those headed afield.
An increasing number of Michiganders have been fishing this summer – but while licenses are abundant, supplies are not.
Hunting is an important part of managing natural lands and parks in Ottawa County. Biodiversity is dependent on a delicate balance of predator and prey populations.
One item on the Aug. 4 primary ballot that will look unfamiliar to voters is the addition of a millage for the North Ottawa Recreation Authority.
Last Saturday marked the Grand River Sailing Club’s maiden Women’s Race, as all-female crews raced under nearly perfect conditions on Lake Michigan.
The fishing was slow Monday morning, but some state lawmakers still had the chance for a firsthand look at the Lakeshore’s charter fishing industry.
ALPENA (AP) — Hunting keeps Alpena County resident Allen Shaw connected to family, as well as the great outdoors.
The Toth boys love to fish, play in the dirt, and collect worms.
GRAND HAVEN TWP. — Thursday will mark the official open of Michigan’s charter fishing season, signaling a reprieve for businesses along the city’s waters.
Visitors to the Silver Lake State Park ORV Area in Oceana County can tentatively plan for an opening date of Wednesday, June 3. That decision is in response to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s extension, through May 15, of her “Stay Home, Stay Safe” Executive Order (announced last Friday) and the ope…
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