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Birds emerge as slowly as the snow melts

“Magic birds were dancing in the mystic marsh. The grass swayed with them, and the shallow waters, and the earth fluttered under them. The earth was dancing with the cranes, and the low sun, and the wind and sky.” — Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Despite the landscape and forecasts, bird ...

Outdoors North: My own version of “Four Thirty-Three”

“But my words like silent raindrops fell, within the wells of silence,” – Paul Simon As the shadows fell and the world turned, I watched the stars — in their intriguing constellations — move across the cold skies of a late winter’s March night. I made my observations over a ...

DNR weekly fishing report

Little Bay de Noc: Anglers reported slow fishing when targeting perch and attributed the slow fishing to the cold front that moved in this week. Anglers used wigglers and minnows on jigs, as well as small shiny bait holder style lures, such as spoons with wax worms or cut bait. Most anglers fished the upper bay where they felt the ice was more trustworthy. Munising: The coho salmon bite was good for anglers throughout the bay. Anglers targeting perch did well, catching good numbers. Anglers reported many undersized splake, with a few larger ones mixed in. The whitefish bite was slow ...