Do you need an AR-15 to hunt deer?

Do you need an AR-15 to hunt deer?

By Jack Ammerman “Hunters don’t need an AR-15 to shoot a deer.” Hearing this, an extremely intelligent relative of mine rocked me back on my heels. I calmly asked, “What do they need?” I was prepared for the answer but was still recovering from the...
Patience for Spring Panfish

Patience for Spring Panfish

It’s hard to be patient for spring panfish By Steve Griffin We haunt Saginaw Bay cuts and Lake Michigan drowned-river-mouth lakes several cold weeks before perch, those striped heralds of spring, arrive. Snow squalls sometimes mock our optimism. We slip and slide on...
Sportsmen, sportswomen helping feed the hungry

Sportsmen, sportswomen helping feed the hungry

How can I donate? The Michigan Sportsmen Against Hunger asks sportsmen and sportswomen to PLEASE remember when purchasing your hunting or fishing licenses at an MDNR license vendor to tell them that you WANT to voluntarily donate $1 or more to the Sportsmen Against...
Hunting and Fishing Dollars at Work

Hunting and Fishing Dollars at Work

By the Michigan Wildlife Council If Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Biologist Joe Robison had a nickel for every time someone assumed he was a conservation officer when told he works for the DNR, well, he’d have a lot of full piggybanks. Robison, a...