First glimpse of buck exciting
Bush ’N’ Brook It’s always exciting seeing the first whitetail of the year with a fresh set of antlers, even if it’s a small deer. The young buck was spotted Thursday off my camp road with two young does, and its velvet-covered antlers were three or four inches long. Each antler appeared to be starting to split, so the healthy looking buck will probably be a forkhorn when hunting season comes around. That means it’ll be off limits if I buy a combination license, which this year will have antler-size restrictions on both kill tags. One tag requires at least three points on one side and the other must have at least four points on a side. For hunters who opt for the single tag, a forkhorn will be a legal target. The change will be interesting and we’ll have to wait and see if protecting smaller bucks pays off with more mature ones in future years.
» Full StoryOne angler’s junk is ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Al Saunders must love to fish, because he sure likes fixing tackle.
Saunders, 82, collects junk fishing tackle from tackle shops, businesses and private individuals in Florida and Michigan.
Fishing action should improve
More severe weather accompanied by cold fronts slowed fishing last week, but an expected warm up this weekend should again improve conditions, the Michigan Department of Resources said in its weekly fishing report.
Positive signs
There’s some positive signs popping up in regard to the future of hunting across our great northwoods.
» Full StoryGrandpa’s Baits catching on
MARINETTE, Wis. (AP) — Demand created the need for a supply of Glenn Schuett’s spinners.
When Menominee River anglers saw how often his homemade spinners caught fish, they wanted some of their own.
Conditions termed good around U.P.
“Good” seems to be the operative word for fishing reports coming in all around the Upper Peninsula, with lake trout and walleye among those most often caught.
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