ESCANABA — Hunters came out of the woods Saturday night for the annual Trails and Tales Outdoors Radio Deer Poll event at the Hilltop RV Superstore in Escanaba. One of those was 7 year-old Archer McGraw who shot a fork horn on opening day of the Firearm Deer Season Thursday.
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DNR reopens Bergland Dock boating access site
BERGLAND – Work began in July along Lake Gogebic to improve the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Bergland Dock boating access site has been completed and the site has been reopened.
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LSSU student discovers that Atlantic salmon reproduce in wild
SAULT STE. MARIE – A Lake Superior State University graduate has published findings in the Journal of Great Lakes Research that answer the question many anglers have been asking for years: Are Atlantic salmon reproducing in the Great Lakes?
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DNR releases nearly 6,000 lake sturgeon in Michigan waters
LANSING – The Department of Natural Resources planted nearly 6,000 juvenile lake sturgeon into various waters in the state including Delta and Menominee Counties. It’s an effort to rehabilitate what the DNR calls a culturally significant fish species.
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Two Upper Peninsula projects receive DNR Wildlife Habitat Grants
LANSING – The Michigan Department of Natural Resources awarded nearly $1.1 million in grants to improve habitats for game animals.
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Winds a factor in Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship on Bays de Noc
ESCANABA – A new champion was finally determined Monday at the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship that was held in Escanaba. Extremely windy conditions delayed the end of the tournament.
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Bassmaster Championship to have lasting impact on Bays de Noc
ESCANABA – Organizers cancelled Friday’s fishing at the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship. High winds were deemed to be too dangerous for the 50 fishermen involved in the tournament.
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Bassmaster angler says Bays de Noc fishery is best he’s seen
ESCANABA – Brandon Lester from Tennesee did very well fishing for smallmouth bass Thursday. He is a rookie among the professional fishermen on the circuit but he found some big bass that will help in his standings with the Bassmaster Elite Series.
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Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship gets underway in Escanaba
ESCANABA – Ludington Park has been transformed for the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship that is being held this weekend in Escanaba. The competitors take off at 7:30 this morning. Weigh-ins start at 4 o’clock this afternoon.
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Bays de Noc welcomes Cabela’s National Walleye Tour anglers
ESCANABA – The Cabela’s National Walleye Tour kicks early Friday morning for two days of fishing. Tournament Director Anthony Wright said anglers have been in the area all week trying to find the right place to catch fish on the Bays de Noc.
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