Rising Stars of Conservation: Jamie Vaughn

Rising Stars of Conservation: Jamie Vaughn

Trout Unlimited Engagement Coordinator Jamie Vaughn working to make Michigan’s watersheds more inclusive and accessible to people from all walks of life Many people face barriers when engaging with the natural world — barriers that exist due to factors beyond their...
CWD: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly

CWD: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly

Chronic wasting disease research is continually evolving, leading to lots of changes in how we view and manage the disease among Michigan’s deer herd By Russ Mason The fourth International Chronic Wasting Disease Symposium was held in Denver this year. It was...
Michigan 2023 Bear Hunting Season: Lottery Drawing System

Michigan 2023 Bear Hunting Season: Lottery Drawing System

By Jack Ammerman The Michigan 2023 bear season will soon be upon us. If you’re interested in participating, you must make a move very soon. Michigan bear hunters must enter a lottery for the limited licenses available in the 10 areas designated by the state’s DNR as...
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...