by Sporting Classics Daily | Nov 16, 2020
Potterville, Michigan man confesses to killing a deer with a hammer after Snapchat video is posted. It only took about one hour for an off-duty Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officer to identify and locate a suspect featured in a disturbing...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Jun 1, 2020
According to Jay Wesley, Lake Michigan Basin coordinator, fish tag returns help biologists understand survival, age and movement of important sportfish. People who regularly fish Michigan waters likely are familiar with the state’s marked and tagged fish program....
by Sporting Classics Daily | May 21, 2020
A Chippewa County, Michigan man is charged with 125 wildlife crimes following DNR investigation. A 56-year-old Pickford man was arraigned Wednesday morning in Chippewa County’s 91st District Court on 125 wildlife misdemeanor charges, following a months-long...
by Tom Davis | Feb 24, 2020
Fishing the Bay, you can’t help but feel you’ve been handed the keys to a private kingdom, where the smallmouth bass reigns supreme. I should have gone to her, should have been there in her hour of need. I should have let her collapse in my arms and told...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Feb 5, 2020
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is soliciting applications for open volunteer positions on the Eastern Upper Peninsula Citizens Advisory Council. The council is designed to advise the DNR on regional programs and policies, identify areas in which the...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Feb 4, 2020
Landowners in specific townships in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula chronic wasting disease management zone can apply for disease control permits to help manage deer populations on their properties. Chronic wasting disease is a fatal neurological disease affecting deer,...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Jan 14, 2020
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is accepting entries for the 2020 Michigan Junior Duck Stamp Contest administered by the Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge in Saginaw. Entries must be postmarked by March 15. The USFWS has hosted the contest in Michigan since 1995...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Dec 19, 2019
A late antlerless firearm hunt will be held Jan. 2-5 and Jan. 9-12 on private land in southern Alpena County, Michigan. The Department of Natural Resources is offering this season to provide an opportunity for deer management at a localized scale in northeast...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Nov 19, 2019
Have you ever been fishing Michigan waters and pulled in a fish with a missing fin or one with an external tag on it? Several fish species found around the state are marked in some way, and the details on the fish and the tags are important to several DNR studies and...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Nov 11, 2019
If you’re planning on deer hunting in Michigan this year, the state DNR offers these tips to think about as you get ready for the season. Talk to a biologist Your local biologist is a wealth of information. Wildlife biologists not only have a broad scientific...
