I got to the dirt road not long after the rain had stopped falling. The air was still warm though the skies were full of low-hanging gray-white clouds that socked the scene in with near foggy conditions. I opened the car door and stuck my boots into the wet gravel and began walking. I ...
“Now they’ll always be together, in their happy hunting ground,” — J.P. Richardson In the years that I was growing up, my dad had already quit hunting deer and rabbits. He said he used to hunt both when he was younger, but that was before I knew him. I was acquainted with his pursuits of ruffed grouse that he called “partridge.” He and my mom would ride the old dirt roads that were covered with wet leaves in the fall looking for birds. My sister and I were taken along for the ride sometimes and were told to cover our ears before my dad would shoot. This was before ...
Trees across Michigan are just wrapping up an incredible show of fall color, with the reds, oranges and yellows of oak trees often taking center stage. That annual autumn color fest may be at risk, though, because oak trees across areas of the Lower Peninsula, as well as in Dickinson, Iron, ...
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is soliciting applications for open volunteer positions on the Eastern and Western Upper Peninsula Citizens’ Advisory Councils. The councils are designed to advise the DNR on regional programs and policies, identify areas in which the department ...
Little Bay de Noc: Yellow perch anglers reported good fishing. Fish were caught by anglers anchored or “spot-locked” using minnows on perch rigs across from Kipling, in the narrows, and by the Days River. Walleye anglers reported mixed results, with some having success while others ...
“Either get ready for elimination or else your hearts must have the courage for the changing of the guards,” — Bob Dylan The warm afternoon sun lit up a clearing before me as I approached a place in the background of this seemingly summery scene – an impression belied by the height of ...
