Michigan Outdoors

Brad Flory column: The Stowes love the thrill of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro

2012-02-08T19:24:00Z

No technical mountaineering skill is needed to climb Kilimanjaro, but 40 percent of people who try fail. A handful die.

Jackson County business owner proposed bait legislation approved by Michigan House

2012-02-05T17:00:00Z

Less than a year after Tom Knutson suggested a change in the law in a conversation with state Rep. Mike Shirkey, the state House approved a bill that allows live minnows or other bait previously imported into Michigan to be transported across state lines for resale

Crow Island game area in Saginaw County a great place to trap muskrats, men say

2012-02-04T20:05:23Z

The grandfather and grandson said they trap muskrats for the meat and the fur, a hobby they have shared for decades.

How snowshoers are making enemies on Michigan's winter trails

2012-02-03T13:27:31Z

Not everyone knows there is a generally accepted snowshoe etiquette.

Family of outdoors host Fred Trost in fight over debts, show tapes

2012-02-02T22:02:22Z

His widow has sued his son in a case set for trial in U.S. District Court in Grand Rapids.

Possible hunting, snowmobiling ban avoided for Huron-Manistee National Forest

2012-01-31T21:42:48Z

Hunters and snowmobilers will be able to continue enjoying their recreational activities in the Huron-Manistee National Forest based on a decision by the federal government's regional forester.

National forest spokesman: Huron-Manistee changes basically administrative

2012-01-31T21:05:14Z

The U.S. Forest Service was forced to take action following a 2010 U.S. Court of Appeals ruling that the federal agency failed to comply with several of its own regulations and a federal statute during the revision of its land management plan.

Hunters, snowmobilers can continue using Huron-Manistee National Forest

2012-01-31T18:27:42Z

The U.S. Forest Service announced Monday that it had selected an alternative, following an earlier lawsuit, that will allow gun hunting and snowmobiling in “semiprimitive nonmotorized” areas, which account for about 67,000 acres or 7 percent of the national forest's 987,000 acres.

Growth in RV use bodes well for this week's camper show in Grand Rapids

2012-01-30T14:00:00Z

Space sold out for vendors at DeVos Place

DNR: More lemmings last summer means more owls now

2012-01-29T21:50:48Z

Snowy owls are showing up in large numbers across Michigan's Lower Peninsula this winter as they forage for food beyond their normal range in the Arctic tundra.

Steelheaders honor Saugatuck woman for protection of Great Lakes

2012-01-29T14:00:00Z

Office of Great Lakes director wins honor named after former DNR director

Trapping is a tradition for mid-Michigan family

2012-01-28T17:08:44Z

For three generations Miller men have been trapping muskrats.

Should Upper Peninsula double catch limit on brook trout?

2012-01-27T14:54:19Z

Social, not biological issues, has Department of Natural Resources reviewing 2000 ruling.

Farmers eager for right to kill attacking wolves

2012-01-27T04:29:34Z

A legal shield that has protected gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region for nearly four decades will disappear Friday when the animal leaves the federal endangered species list. With that milestone, a primal struggle that was waged in this rugged backcountry for more than a century will resume, although in a more restrained fashion.

See how Michigan may change rules for fishing pike, muskie

2012-01-26T13:16:44Z

“It’s a drastic change,” says Michigan Muskie Alliance president, “but you have to get there one way or another.”

How West Michigan man went from corporate world to making high-end wood canoes, kayaks (photos, video)

2012-01-23T11:13:37Z

“My wife said ‘you should run your own business' and I was stupid enough to listen to her,” he said with a good-natured laugh.

Outdoor notes: Michigan seeks suggestions to improve Hunting Digest and Fishing Digest

2012-01-22T12:12:08Z

Also learn about Snowshoe Treks at Ludington State Park.

New study shows good news, bad news with Blandford Nature Center's deer population

2012-01-20T18:02:56Z

Director says results mean hunting likely will continue at nature center.

Michigan fishing report: DNR says beware of thin ice

2012-01-20T17:11:21Z

Those heading out to spear fish are encouraged to mark their areas.

Cross-country skiing tips: How to get the most of your equipment

2012-01-20T12:19:13Z

How to enjoy waxless skis this winter.