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DNR Change Allows Younger Kids To Hunt With Mentors

Bob Walker has been taking his eight-year-old grandson Hugh with him on hunting adventures since the lad could keep up. “He’s hunted with us since...

Marathon Paddler: ‘Amazing Al’ is Ready to Go the Distance

There is little to compare with the spectacle at the start of the annual AuSable River Canoe Marathon. Thousands of cheering fans line the...

Mute Swans Are Crowding Other Species

Swans have a special place in art and literature. Youngsters are told about the ugly duckling—a young bird that is ostracized by the others...

Holy Bat Cave!

This is the only one in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. It’s not the typical bat cave the Caped Crusader would hang out in—in fact it’s not...

Shooting Preserves Extend Bird Season

Upland bird hunting season is short in Michigan. It begins on Sept. 15, when grouse season opens, picks up steam as pheasant and quail...

On Guard Against Asian Carp

The threat of Asian carp entering the Great Lakes involves so many different jurisdictions that most observers pin their hopes on a federal solution...

Best Potato Dish Recipes Due by July 1

Share your favorite “Best Potato Dish” recipe with us by July 1 and you could win a $100.00 credit on your electric bill. Plus,...