Deer season has come and gone. I and many others took to the woods with guns, and the cedar swamps soon began ringing with fired arms. The closest I got to getting a deer, was when one snorted and stomped...
How can you love something that you kill?
I was walking back down the trail as brilliant orange and red leaves fell softly around me when a flash of bright auburn crawled across the midsection of a...
Emily Seven, Contributing Writer
• December 9, 2022
Hunters all across Michigan bundled up to celebrate the start of firearm season on Nov. 15. The date also signified the end of archery season, which began Oct. 1.
Although this year brought new regulations,...
Marina Curtis is a criminal justice major who loves to hunt. She got into hunting with the help of her father at a very young age.
“My dad, he was a hunter and he just wanted to pass it on and I kind...
Opening Day ignites an anticipation for many Yoopers and deer hunters who suit up each year with their orange and camo attire—regardless of the weather—in desire to scope out the biggest buck in the...
October marks the end of McCarty beach days, but it brings on a new game for many Yoopers and avid huntsmen. Fawns linger in the beaten fields. Does vie for some white-tailed buck affection. And with...
Roughly nine months ago wolves were taken off the endangered species list in Michigan for the first time since being placed there in 1973.
On Thursday, Nov. 29 a possible wolf hunting season got one...
While most people are preparing to go home next week for Thanksgiving, the first event in an overwhelming month of family get-togethers and parties, some students will be celebrating another “holiday”...
A new bill in Michigan could change the fate of gray wolves. Senate Bill 1350 would designate gray wolves as a game species and authorize an open hunting season on these animals.
Gray wolves were recently...
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