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Built on Honoring Traditions, Focused on Conservation By Nick Green Engagement with conservation can take many forms — whether you are buying a hunting license, banding ducks and geese, planting...
Mechanisms for Change: Fire as a Conservation Tool
*This article appeared in the Fall 2020 issue of Michigan Out-of-Doors Magazine. By: Makhayla LaButte, MUCC Habitat Volunteer Coordinator DESIGNED TO BURN Although best known for towering...
Land-use order restricting water entry from state beaches amended, batch of fisheries order changes
The Natural Resources Commission (NRC) will hear information about several fisheries order amendments and could act on an order restricting water entry from state-managed beaches under certain...
Rising Stars of Conservation: Sarah Topp
In response to Alan Campbell’s Legends of Conservation column, the Michigan Out-of-Doors editorial staff sought to highlight individuals who might someday make their way into those pages. The Rising...
Cedar Run Decoy Company
Built on Honoring Traditions, Focused on Conservation By Nick Green Engagement...
Mechanisms for Change: Fire as a Conservation Tool
*This article appeared in the Fall 2020 issue of Michigan Out-of-Doors...
Land-use order restricting water entry from state beaches amended, batch of fisheries order changes
The Natural Resources Commission (NRC) will hear information about several...
Rising Stars of Conservation: Sarah Topp
In response to Alan Campbell’s Legends of Conservation column, the Michigan...
Featured Story
The Dogs and Birds that Unite us
The dirt road left washboarded by spring’s transition to summer amplified a chatter-like cadence before the Toyota 4Runner came to an abrupt halt. I sat on the tailgate with my dogs, Calvin and Summit, after running them in the 90-degree July heat through a tangled mess of aspen.
Great — I thought to myself. Colorful stickers covered every inch of the back windows on the SUV. I presumed an animal rights activist or do-gooder was set to exit the vehicle and provide me a tongue lashing for “abusing” my dogs in the sweltering heat. Fight or flight kicked in, and a confrontation was braced for.
Stepping from the 4Runner was a man my age with a straight-billed cap, Teva sandals and a Patagonia shirt on. Suddenly, I felt comfortable in my physical defense.
As the man approached, he smiled and said, “Nice dogs. Did you find any birds in there?”
A Message From Our Editor
Since 1947, Michigan Out-of-Doors has been the lifeblood of Michigan’s hunters, anglers, trappers and conservationists. The storied publication has featured some of the most prolific outdoor writers and continues to be the primary source for Michiganders’ conservation news.
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Nick Green
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