Underwater Spearfishing

Underwater Spearfishing

One man’s passion, ethics lead to underwater spearfishing regulation changes By Jonathan Durtka What is Underwater Spearfishing? It is the act of submerging yourself under the water’s surface with a single breath to harvest fish. Engaging in this method of...
Conservation funding: Anything fun costs at least $8

Conservation funding: Anything fun costs at least $8

Long-term conservation funding is one of the greatest hurdles facing wildlife, habitats and their management By Justin Tomei, MUCC Policy Assistant Hunting, fishing and trapping are fun, I know. The first law of physics is that anything fun costs at least $8,...
The dog days of summer walleye

The dog days of summer walleye

How to catch summer walleye when the dog days of summer set in by Mark Romanack, owner and operator of Fishing411 TV As fishermen, we’ve all heard our share of cliches. The interesting thing about cliches is they are often rooted in truth. Unfortunately, as the...
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...