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Posted inRecreational Hunting and Fishing

Michigan created a buck-centric culture regulators now want to change

by Bridge Michigan May 11, 2026May 11, 2026

A 1921 law forced hunters to kill only one deer for decades, a buck. That policy likely created a culture of capturing that trophy buck in Michigan, which advocates say is a problem and something they’re trying to correct with a new one buck rule.

Posted inRecreational Hunting and Fishing

Michigan mulls changes in elk hunt regulations

by Great Lakes Echo April 10, 2026April 12, 2026
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Commercial Fishing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

How Michigan’s Inland Fish Farmers Cultivate a Sustainable Future for the Great Lakes

by Donté Smith August 8, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inNews

Bassmaster Elite arrives as Lake St. Clair’s smallmouth break records

by Jack Armstrong, Great Lakes Now August 7, 2025December 8, 2025
Posted inCommercial Fishing, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Whitefish

‘We can’t regulate ourselves’ out of whitefish crisis, experts say

by Bridge Michigan July 17, 2025
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Latest News, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Tourism

Cleveland Metroparks breaks down accessibility barriers with all-terrain wheelchairs

by Ideastream Public Media June 26, 2025
Posted inBlue Economy, Blue Economy, Commercial Fishing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Science, Technology & Research, The Blue Economy, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Keeping the $5.5 billion Great Lakes fishery afloat as Trump administration considers cuts

by Lester Graham, Michigan Public May 13, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inCommercial Fishing, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Why smallmouth bass are getting bigger in Michigan waterways

by Great Lakes Echo May 9, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Ice fishing returns to Lake Erie after years of thin ice and open water

by Great Lakes Echo February 28, 2025
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Tourism

Points North: Back to the Boundary Waters

by Interlochen Public Radio February 17, 2025November 8, 2025

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