Outdoors

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Anglers are reminded that walleye season on inland waters will end Monday but the Great Lakes, including Saginaw Bay, remain open year-round, the DNRE said Wednesday. Full story »

U.S. Rep. Dave Camp and state Attorney General Mike Cox will host a town hall meeting at Saginaw Valley State University on the threat of Asian carp to the Great Lakes. The event is set from 11 a.m. to noon Monday in seminar rooms D & E on the second floor of Curtiss Hall on the Kochville Township campus.... Full story »

A St. Clair County man has been sentenced to 30 days in jail for wildlife violations. Fifty-year-old Jerry Gordon of Clay Township was sentenced last week after pleading guilty to illegal possession of a lake sturgeon, illegal sale of sport-caught fish, operating unlicensed fishing charters and killing more deer than permitted. Three other Algonac men were sentenced after a three-year... Full story »

Most prefer the convenience of dropping hundreds to thousands of dollars on a mass-manufactured fiberglass boat. But these youngsters are learning that something important is lost in that pursuit. Full story »

The plan calls for 150 fewer elk hunting licenses this year because the herd is smaller than the state target goal of 800 to 900. Full story »

The shift might benefit hound hunters who run bear later in the season, but also lower success rates. Full story »

State wildlife chief Russ Mason argues that not only are wild pigs an "ecological nightmare," they threaten the half-billion dollar hog business. Full story »

The state has started selling applications for people who want to participate in next year's Pure Michigan Hunt, which allows access to all restricted access hunts.  Full story »

By Bob Gwizdz for the Citizen Patriot In a winter when Americans have been glued to the TV set watching athletes ski, skate and sled across the ice and snow for Olympic glory, two Michigan men are about to go for international gold in another winter sport: ice fishing. Mike Boedeker of Lansing and Myron Gilbert of Brooklyn are... Full story »

Some national park boundaries extend into multiple states with differing gun laws, so it's up to gun-carrying visitors to know the differences when they visit. Full story »

A local business owner touts the March 26 event as a way to "show fly fishing in a different light other than a bunch of stodgy old guys like myself fishing bamboo rods." Full story »

It's hardly a topic with dire implications, and a few of our readers let us know they simply weren't interested. But for a number of others, the question was a sweet respite from day-to-day news, work pressures and troubles. Full story »

Are killer whales too big and too intelligent to be kept in captivity and used for entertainment? Take our poll. Full story »

More than a dozen participants of all ages came from across the state to take part in the third annual adaptive luge clinic Sunday at Muskegon State Park’s Winter Sports Complex. Photo slideshow  Full story »

U.S. Rep. Vern Ehlers, R-Grand Rapids, and Attorney General Mike Cox host town hall meetings about invasive species. Full story »