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…
After Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer extended the statewide stay-at-home order on Friday, the Tri-Cities Family YMCA announced that the Kick-Off to Summer run would be postponed.
I grew up watching fishing shows on TV – Roland Martin, Bill Dance, the Lindner brothers on “In-Fishermen” and Flip Pallot on “The Walker’s Cay Chronicles.”
April 3 was only three weeks ago, but it seems like a lot longer than that for Mark Zona.
OTTAWA COUNTY – Three Holland-area men who say they just want to take their kids fishing have sued Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over her stay-at-home order that bans use of motorboats.
Many of you are gearing up for spring turkey season, which begins Saturday, April 18. The hunt is still on, and we hope you’ll get the opportunity to harvest a gobbler this year!
We can run, but otherwise, we’re supposed to be in hiding.
Local runners are not allowing social distancing and quarantining prevent them from raising money for a good cause. The Five Mile Hill Challenge is still on and runners are running for 45 minutes and for each lap they run, they make money based on the amount of people they got to pledge beforehand.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources reminds anglers that changing ice conditions could require removal of fishing shanties before required removal dates. This is a possibility every year, as all shanties must be removed once ice can no longer safely support them.
For nearly a century, George Madl has been spending his time fishing on local bayous.
LANSING (AP) — As promised, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vetoed legislation Thursday that would have ended Michigan's ban on using bait to hunt deer or elk, saying the restriction is needed to curb the spread of animal diseases such as chronic wasting disease.
The West Michigan Coyotes mountain biking team was formed three years ago when Spring Lake middle school teacher Aaron Zuelke was approached by a local adult biking group about starting a youth team.
Some of the biggest salmon ever are being caught in Lake Michigan this summer, and charter fishing captain Brian Butts said it’s due to a more balanced predator and prey relationship in the big lake.
The fish were biting and the smiles were contagious along the Grand Haven waterfront Friday.
The topwater plug splashed across the surface of the water, when suddenly, the water around the bait exploded in a flurry of action.
With spring looming, Captain C.J. Anastor is busy preparing for another season of West Michigan charter fishing. Approaching his second year as the owner-operator of Good Eye Charters at Chinook Pier, the 21-year-old is more experienced than his age or ownership years might suggest.
HASLETT (AP) — Close to 10 million chinook and coho salmon swim in Lake Michigan, Lake Huron and Lake Superior.
GRAND HAVEN TWP. — A new challenge awaits local shooting sports enthusiasts — a sporting clays course was unveiled at the North Ottawa Rod and Gun Club last week.
More than a dozen fishermen lined Smith’s Bridge on Sunday as the sun rose on another mild early January day, and they were rewarded for their efforts as the perch were eagerly biting.
Hunting, and to a lesser extent fishing, are on the decline in Michigan — with a particularly alarming drop in hunting that's only going to get steeper, as the baby boomers who have driven the sport for decades age and drop away.
Dustyn Zimmerman knows that sickening feeling of not being able to find a deer.
The fall salmon run up the Grand River started hot, with several fish that were caught topping 30 pounds.
Salmon fishing off Grand Haven has been outstanding the past two weeks.
Here is your weekly fishing report brought to you by the Grand Haven Steelheaders.
State health experts have released a guide to help you decide if your catch of the day is something you can eat, or something to toss back into the water.
Don Paulus was already dressed in several warm layers, but as he boarded his small Alumicraft fishing boat at Grand Haven’s municipal boat launch Wednesday afternoon, he pulled on yet more warm clothes.
(AP) — Dick's Sporting Goods will immediately halt sales of assault-style rifles and high-capacity magazines at all of its stores and ban the sale of all guns to anyone under 21.
Michigan anglers can fish without purchasing a license today and Sunday as part of the state’s Winter Free Fishing Weekend.
If there’s safe ice across West Michigan, you can bet local anglers will find it.
Billy Simmonds doesn’t deer hunt, but he still takes two weeks off work at the end of November — to go fishing.
Sometimes in life, we need to take a break from burning the candle at both ends, take a deep breath and get off the grid that we oftentimes find ourselves attached to.
The 45 boats competing in the 2017 Salmon Festival Big Fish Contest had a difficult time finding salmon Sunday morning.
Grand Haven’s north pier was packed with anglers Friday morning, but the salmon weren’t cooperating.
When Gene Braaksma heard the king salmon bite was on in Grand Haven, he and his buddies knew they had to get out on the water.
MINNEAPOLIS — Gray wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan could again find themselves in hunters' crosshairs — possibly as soon as this fall if federal protections are removed for the predators.
Editor’s Note: Jimmy Gretzinger is the owner and producer of Michigan Out of Doors TV, a weekly show highlighting the state’s outdoors. He and his family live in Grand Haven. With the firearms deer season about to begin Tuesday, Gretzinger shares the story of what made last year’s hunt so me…
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources today released its 2016 Michigan Deer Hunting Prospects report. The full text of the report follows.
Michigan's bow hunting season opens Oct. 1, and Department of Natural Resources conservation officers are sharing tips for a safe hunting experience.
It’s not revered in the same way as firearm deer season, but legions of hunters were expected to go afield Thursday for the opener of Michigan’s small game season — albeit in fewer numbers.
Michigan’s existing state record for smallmouth bass was broken Sunday, Sept. 11, by Robert Bruce Kraemer of Treasure Island, Florida.
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