A perfect January day on the trapline with his dad and brother proved to be memorable My name is Evan Richter, and I was 10 years old when I caught my first muskrats. It was a brisk Saturday in January … [Read More]
Tag Archives: Michigan
School Days: Michigan Boy Enjoys Targeting ’Rats
He hopes to catch raccoons, weasels, muskrats, squirrels, coyotes and more this season My name is Travis Foos. I started trapping four years ago. I attended a trapper’s convention in Hermansville, Mich., where they gave me a weasel box. I … [Read More]
Trapping Convention Season Nears
The FTA Convention hits Pennsylvania and the NTA Convention Visits Upper Michigan By Jared Blohm Winter held on as long as it could, but we’re finally seeing signs of summer. And that means we’re closing in on convention season … [Read More]
Groups Sue to Stop Wolf Hunting and Trapping in the Midwest
A group of animal rights organizations has teamed up to file a lawsuit in an attempt to bring back federal protections for gray wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. Wolf hunting and trapping seasons opened in Wisconsin and Minnesota in 2012, … [Read More]
Michigan State Senate Passes Bill Classifying Wolves as Game Animal
Michigan has taken a step toward opening hunting and trapping seasons on wolves. The Michigan State Senate voted 23-15 Thursday in favor of a bill that would classify wolves as a game animal in the state. The bill will now go … [Read More]
Michigan Town Using Coyote Decoys to Keep Beach Clean
Fecal waste from geese has elevated E. coli levels at a beach in Howell, Mich., forcing city officials to close the beach for the summer. Now the city is fighting back by spooking the geese away using coyote decoys. The E. coli … [Read More]
Michigan Wolf Hunt Proposed
With wolf hunts slated to launch in Wisconsin and Minnesota this fall, a third Great Lakes state could soon open a season on wolves as well. Michigan House Bill 5834, introduced Wednesday by Rep. Matt Huuki, proposes Michigan’s first modern-day hunting … [Read More]
School Days: Protecting the Chickens
A young trapper and his dad trap to keep predators away from their laying hens My name is Michael Wolgamott and I am 12 years old. I live west of Grand Rapids, Mich. In the spring of 2007, my … [Read More]
Isle Royale Wolf Population in Serious Jeopardy
Isle Royale wolf researchers were concerned this winter when they discovered the population had dropped from 16 to 9 in one year, but they couldn’t explain the decrease. A discovery this week finally helped explain part of the problem — … [Read More]
Gray Wolves Removed From Endangered Species List in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin
With gray wolf populations rising well beyond initial recovery goals in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has announced that the wolves have been taken off of the threatened and endangered species list for the Western … [Read More]