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Whats New At
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The Mobile Tactics shooting trailer will be par t of the Outdoor Weekend this year!
fowl Hunting Digest available online
at mi.gov/dnrdigests, license agents,
DNR field offices and Service Centers. The experimental teal season
is back and Canada goose bag limits
have been increased to five per day
during Sept. and three geese per day
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The NRC expanded the Core Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Area
to include 17 townships. This area, which will continue to be referred to
as Deer Management Unit (DMU) 333, now will consist of Lansing,
Meridian, Williamstown, Delhi, Alaiedon and Wheatfield townships in
Ingham County; DeWitt, Bath, Watertown, Eagle, Westphalia, Riley,
Olive and Victor townships in Clinton County; Woodhull Township in
Shiawassee County, and Oneida and Delta townships in Eaton County.
The CWD Management Zone also has expanded; it now will
include the remainder of Clinton, Eaton, Ingham and Shiawassee counties, as well as all of Ionia County. The expanded Management Zone
will be referred to as DMU 419.
With the detection of CWD-positive deer in the southern part of
Clinton County, we need to better understand the magnitude of the disease in those areas, said Chad Stewart, Department of Natural
Resources deer specialist. Expanding our surveillance to include those
areas is key at this point, and we need help from landowners and hunters within the expanded zone to help us with this effort.
Other regulation changes include:
Banning deer feeding and baiting on all properties within the Core
CWD Area and Management Zone.
Opening Eaton and Ionia counties to the early antlerless deer season.
Allowing roadkill deer in the Core CWD Area to be possessed and
kept with a DNR-issued salvage tag from a law enforcement officer or
DNR employee, as long as the head is submitted to a DNR biologist,
biologist appointee or check station.
Continuing from last year, other regulation reminders include:
Those hunting within the Core CWD Area are required to present
the head of all hunter-harvested deer within 72 hours of harvest to a
DNR deer check station.
Hunters leaving the Core CWD Area are required to present the
entire carcass of all hunter-harvested deer originating from the Core
CWD Area within 72 hours of harvest to a DNR deer check station. (A
list of deer check stations is available at michigan.gov/deercheck.)
All live free-ranging deer from within the CWD Management
Zone or Core CWD Area are prohibited from being rehabilitated.
Permittees located within the CWD Management Zone or Core CWD
Area may no longer rehabilitate deer.
CWD affects members of the deer family, including elk and moose.
It is caused by the transmission of infectious, self-multiplying proteins
(prions) contained in saliva and other body fluids of infected animals.
Since the May 2015 discovery of chronic wasting disease in a free-ranging, Michigan white-tailed deer, more than 5,000 deer have been tested
for CWD in order to gauge the extent of the disease across the landscape. Of those tested, seven deer were confirmed positive for the disease in Clinton and Ingham counties.
To date, there is no evidence that the disease presents any risk to
non-cervids, including humans, either through contact with an infected
animal or from handling venison. As a precaution, the U.S. Centers for
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HUNTING
Going green for
early season geese
Nutrient requirements
for antler growth
John Ozoga page 49
Cover Story...
Scout smart for early
season opportunities
Cover Story...
Flowing water 'eyes
Stalking shallow
water KINGS
Charter Directory
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Headwater trout
Marquette County
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Catching a
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Nature Deficit
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The shallow
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page 78
PERSPECTIVE
Part II
Michigan Marine Laws
Taxidermy-truly art
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OPINIONS
December archery
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Sporting Collectibles
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Gun Chat...
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Custom shotgun?
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Smallmouths:
Brawling Bronze
Boxers
Woodcock banding
Cover Story...
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FISHING
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Smallies and
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Grunt
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By Jim Felgenauer
stclairsturgeon.org
Reproduction
Steve Guc with his 70 inch lake sturgeon caught on the Nor th Channel of the St. Clair River.
hatching the free embryo with the
attached yolk sac finds refuge or cover
in the substrate for 5 to 7 days until
their yolk sac is absorbed. This starts
the larval stage when they emerge
from the substrate and begin dispersal
by drifting, sometimes many miles,
downstream at night to suitable nursery habitat offering food and protection during their first year. Mortality at
this life stage can be significant in the
absence of habitat that provides cover
for the drifting larva.
Sturgeon have several defense
mechanisms that help them make it
through the early life stages. They
grow rapidly throughout their first
spring and summer. They have a
mottled appearance that provides
camouflage against the bottom and
they develop five rows of sharp bony
History
Lake Sturgeon:
from page 8
within the Great Lakes Basin have
annual spawning runs of less than 200
fish.
Restoration
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Fishing Today
Michigan also offers a variety
of unique fishing opportunities for
lake sturgeon. Every sturgeon caught
is the fish of a lifetime. Seasons
and creel limits are set to allow a
limited harvest, on selected waters,
that is below levels that could have
a harmful effect on sturgeon populations. All anglers must obtain a nontransferable lake sturgeon permit and
tag prior to fishing for lake sturgeon.
They are available for free at all
license vendors. Upon harvesting a
lake sturgeon, anglers must validate
the lake sturgeon harvest tag, attach it
to the fish and must register their harvest within 24 hours. Lake sturgeon
harvest is limited to one per year per
angler.
Lake sturgeon fishing season information can be found in the annual
Michigan Fishing Guide. Catch and
immediate release sturgeon fishing
opens statewide on July 16 and ends
on September 30 with the exception
of several watersheds that have special regulations.
The earliest season is the spearing
season at Black Lake in early February. It is Michigans shortest and most
intensively managed fishing season.
A small harvest quota is set each year.
Anglers must pre-register to fish. All
anglers must immediately report any
harvested fish using their cell phone.
When the yearly quota is reached the
season is closed by signaling cannons
and by a large staff of personnel on
the ice that go shack to shack to make
sure the quota is not exceeded. The
2016 season lasted just short of one
hour. All fish must be brought in and
registered at a portable DNR field
office which is set up on the lake for
the event. On the same weekend the
Black Lake Chapter of Sturgeon for
Tomorrow holds the Black Lake Sturgeon Shivaree. This fun event allows
people other than just the anglers to
participate, to learn about sturgeon
and to support sturgeon conservation.
On Lake St. Clair and the St. Clair
River one lake sturgeon between
42 and 50 inches can be harvested
between July 16 and September 30.
Most anglers choose to release the
fish to be caught again. Some tagged
fish in these waters have been caught
as many as four times. On these wa-
Handling Sturgeon
Every year sturgeon are caught
incidentally by anglers targeting other
species. It seems that every year we
hear about a fisherman catching one
on the Saginaw River or St. Clair
River while targeting walleyes. It is
important to handle these large fish
carefully to release them successfully.
First, you should consider releasing
them without bringing them into the
boat or onto the ice. If you do remove
them from the water, support the
sturgeon horizontally. Do not hold
sturgeon in a vertical position by their
head, gills, or tail.
Minimize the time the sturgeon
is out of the water. Support it in the
water until it is ready to swim off
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A
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By Mark Romanack
Crankbait Options
Spoon Trolling
Summing It Up
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Smallmouths:
BRAWLING
BRONZE BOXERS
got it
By Robert Dock Stupp YepLyle
rightand I gotta
hired a fishing
guide one
day. We became good buddies and although
he is now fishing in a peaceful
blue lake in the sky, I still like
to think of him as one great fishing
buddy and teacher.
Lyle was also a boxer (was that
why he loved battling the brawling
bronzebacks) while he was in the
army and he was a WWII vet. Oh,
he never finished high school but the
things I learned from him about life
are still invaluable lessons today.
And what was his favorite fish?
Why, the smallmouth bass, of course.
I still like to discuss the initial leap,
the digging, relentless dives, and the
ferocious fight for freedom from a
fish seldom larger than five pounds.
Smallies still have the right stuff.
right to have my
own hero-fish, the smallmouth bass.
Why, then, up here in Yooperland, do I, of all people, sometimes
badmouth smallies? Simplein areas
where I used to catch walleyes I now
catch a number of smallies. And we
all know that fishermen, like bears,
think through their stomachs. Love
those walleyes meals.
Today, I believe we are losing
our spawning habitat in some areas of
the Upper Peninsula and all over our
great country. Curiously, perhaps, the
irrepressible smallies are the stronger, This Master Angler smallie was caught by the author in August, in the
healthier survivors among some of our dark, on a black Jitterbug, in Ottawa Lake in Iron County.
gamefish.
fronts or other changes in weather.
every smallmouth.
Or, maybe we are altering the
Target the smallies on sunny days or
natural balance of a lake by keepon cloudy days. Target smallies on
ing every legal walleye and releasing
windy days or on calm days. Finicky,
Smallmouth bass have been able
they aintoh, they do disappear but
to adapt and dominate some presentthats why its called fishin and not
day spawning conditions. As an
catchin.
angler, I tend to release almost every
Yes, fish for smallies by castsmallmouth and keep all the legal
ing to them or trolling for them. Fish
walleyes. Nowadays, however, I will
prepare and eat a smallmouth or two. for them on the surface with floating
Rapalas or Zara Spooks or buzz baits
Well, I think what weve done
or spinner baits. Fish for them on the
here, folks, is unwittingly created a
bottom with a simple split-shot and
nice niche for the smallmouth bass.
a hook/crawler combo. Use diving
Now, what to do? What to fish for
minnow baits. You get the idea. Work
during my golden years?
is for people who dont know how to
Simple! Ill fish both.
fish.
So, lets learn from the smallies.
Recently I have taken them on the
Target the smallies. Think Positive!
Not only have their populations risen; exciting drop shot method. Never used
this method of fishing before.
their propensity for adaptation has
Fish for those suspending bronrisen. Darwin was right! Heckmy
zebacks,
throwing suspending Husky
hero Lyle was right! The cream alJerks or use my favorite: the old, easy
ways comes to the top!
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ing spawning conditions and changing to fish quickly and smile proudly.
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Many smallmouth bass anglers
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Smallies can inhabit shallow,
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tains and fishing guides who are prov- summer as long as there is prey and
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Jerkbaits, tubes, and spinnerbaits
are great tools to use at this time and
place. But, you know, what about the
old school, versatile grub. Bass grubs
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tails or curly tail grubs. Most have
a worm-like upper tail in a different
color than the single or double tail
which adds vibration.
When fishing weeds I like the
weedless, Texas-rigged, jig and tail
worked like a swimbait; Ill bet you
have a few in your tackle box. Work
them like a snap-jig too.
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WALLEYES
Try walleyes in rivers this late summer with simpleto-employ trolling tactics...By Mark Martin
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This walleye Mark Martins holding hit a Rapala crankbait as it was trolling out of a
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Going green
for early season geese
By Ryan Walker
Its impor tant to note that scouting and observing bird movement is essential when implementing any waterfowl tactic and dont forget about those green fields. Kenny Darwin photo
abouts of the geese as another of
natures mysteries. It was at that point
in the conversation that the landowner
chimed in, Its no mystery, they are
in my back alfalfa field. Theyve been
there all morning.
We had focused so intently on
our usual strategy that we had forgotten how green fields will draw early
season geese.
For use in this conversation, the
words green fields dont necessarily
reflect a technical term. Simply put,
any reference to a green field constitutes a piece of ground or an area in
which the vegetation is, well, green.
Examples could be alfalfa and clover
fields, early growth winter wheat, and
even mowed and/or manicure grass
areas. Any of these examples can
Alfalfa/Clover Fields
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(lt-r t) Bob Walker of Kingston, Hugh Walker of Cass City, and Joe Bastien of Columbiaville with early season geese that were shot over an
alfalfa field decoy spread. Author photo
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especially as the temperatures soar.
With that said; singles, doubles, and
triples seek smaller areas that include
a few other geese.
Finding cover that will properly
conceal hunters can be tricky in an
area meant to be open for human
enjoyment. Usually the well-groomed
area will have a few large trees, such
as pines, willows, or poplars that
can be used to break-up a hunters
silhouette. It is not out of the realm of
possibility that lay out blinds strategically positioned in the middle of
the open area can provide ideal wing
shooting chances. I have had success
locating lay out blinds at the border
of the mowed grass and longer field
grass, and then covering the blind
with natural field grass to further
blend in to the surroundings.
If water spreads arent working
out for you this early goose season,
perhaps going green will put more
birds in your proximity. Scout potential places prior to the season opener,
and be sure to observe bird movement
in the meantime. Its important to
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prior to any hunting season, early
goose included. As a reminder, if you
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Woodcock banding
Volunteer efforts help keep Michigan the top banding state
A freshly banded woodcock chick is shown. The bands around the birds legs help researchers learn about their
seasonal movements. MDNR photos
working. But his pastime yields information thatll
be helpful to biologists when it comes to managing
these migratory game birds.
In my mind, its all scientific data, said Riley,
who was exposed to woodcock banding nearly a
decade ago, but only started doing it on his own two
seasons ago. He studied under a couple of different
banders, got my setter to where I thought he was
good, and was certified as a Michigan woodcock
bander.
As a DNR worker it gives me a feel for whats
going on in the woods, Riley said. When the
bands get returned, we get good information. And
it doesnt cost the state a thing. Some guys put in
100 hours a year banding. Can you imagine what it
would cost if we were paying state wages?
Riley banded 10 woodcock chicks his first year,
12 the next. Hes hoping to improve on that this
year.
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Grunt calls will bring big bucks headed directly at you often with their head low to the ground,
ears cocked forward and eyes riveted on the calling location. Are you prepared to have a monster stalk you? Kenny Darwin photos
up and was staring directly into the 40mm Scorpion
Venom scope when I settled the cross hair on his
neck and touched the trigger. The broadhead made a
loud whack when it smashed through his spine and
the buck was down at lightning speed less
than 10 yards from where I was kneeling.
Moments later I admired the beautiful
buck and took time to reflect on the exciting hunt. Sure I was lucky to spot the deer
before he noticed me. Obviously my fully
camouflaged crossbow, face and entire
body had him fooled and there was no way
he recognized my human form. But it was
the grunt call that got his attention,
turned him 180 degrees and brought
him close enough so I could see
blood pumping through veins in his
neck through the scope. Thats when I came to the
realization that calling bucks into archery range has
been my deadliest hunting strategy for decades. Ive
By Kenny Darwin
Author arrowed this dandy buck by using grunt calls to imitate an intruder deer. When the animal
heard the grunt he switched directions and walked directly toward the author through tall grass.
One shor t grunt stopped him at less than 10 yards.
is looking directly at you because it will see you,
detect the slightest motion, pin point the call and
the game is over. If a deer keeps walking away and
ignores your call thats when you increase volume
to maximum and make several loud short calls in
a desperate effort to bring the animal your way.
Once it starts coming put your call away and get
ready for the shot. In the wild bucks tend to make
a single grunt to make contact with other deer and
announce their presence. Very seldom do they bawl
or make multiple calls. The trick is to mimic wild
animals, convince them a buck is in the area calling
to does. Territorial monster deer are suckers for this
tactic because they are defending their turf and any
satellite bucks will bring them running to chase the
intruder off their home turf. Younger bucks will
also quickly respond because they are interested in
any rutting sound and anxious to investigate buck
calls. Spikes, six points and monster booner racked
deer all are going to check out a realistic grunt call,
period.
When you have a buck coming on a string be
very careful about body, hand, and head motion
because it is looking for another buck. Most come
with their head up, body tense, their profile is on
full alert. Some will sneak through the brush like a
cat stalking a mouse, with nose close to the ground,
tail tucked. Bucks coming to the call are sneaky
critters and they slip through the fallen leaves,
brush and forest; like a lion creeping close for the
kill. It is their intention to sneak up on the intruding
buck and it is amazing how quickly they glide into
easy archery range.
Drawing on an alerted big buck is extremely
hard. The trick is to get your weapon up and come
to full draw without being detected. This is best
accomplished by making your move when the buck
cannot see you move, when his vision is blocked
by brush, terrain or a large tree trunk or he stops
and looks the opposite direction. The idea is to
be fully ready to shoot when the buck comes into
range but dont draw too soon or too late. Nothing
is more frustrating than a big buck that has you
nailed down and he stalks you with head up and
eyes drilled on your position. Sometimes when you
call bucks they come so fast and directly at you and
you get stuck with the buck of a lifetime so close
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of it. Start by belching after drinking
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then learn how to ingest air and make
buck sounds with ease. When deer are
coming close you dont need to reach
for your call to make a toot to stop
them. Hey, everyone knows that once
that big buck is in range you make a
grunt, bleat or mouth noise to get his
attention, stop him and have a stationary target. Just one beep and a buck
will stop moving, toss his head up and
look directly at you while you concentrate on the shot. However, there are
several quality calls on the market and
my top recommendations are: Flextone, Rod Benson, Primos Revolver
and Illusion System. One advantage
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distances. But be careful to not keep
the volume cranked when bucks are
in easy hearing distance. If your call
sounds metallic or like a plastic tube
toss it and buy a quality grunt call that
sounds like a real buck.
Oh sure fawn bleats and doe
grunts and contact calls can attract
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deep water structure. It wasnt
until late on day one I slipped
into a rocky shoreline and started
casting crankbaits. Minutes later
I landed my first Whaleback
smallmouth, a fish about three
pounds. Little did I realize at the
time, this would turn out to be an
average fish!
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that countless inland lakes in the area
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Inland lakes in the region tend to
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smallmouth are most often found in
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The countless islands of the Whaleback region provide anglers protected waters to fish and unlimited habitat for smallmouth bass. The author found that the tips of these islands produced the best action where the rocky shoreline tapered
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A bighead carp, (bottom), and a silver carp are pictured. These two invasive carp species are of the biggest
concern to officials hoping to stop invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes. Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee photo
and rainbow trout.
Invasive species are those particular non-natives that pose potential
harm.
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by these fish.
Bighead and silver carp have eyes
Black Carp
Black carp are the largest of the
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So far, bighead, silver and black
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Grass Carp
Grass carp have been detected in
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Grass carp, an invasive species, can grow to be more than 5 feet long and weigh more than 80 pounds. Asian
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Often called the trappers axe, the Hudson Bay axe is well recognized all across the Nor th Country.
weights of axe heads from 1 to 2 pounds were
produced with handles from 12 to 24 inches long.
Collins Company was granted the government contract to produce the M-1950 Camp Axe for the
United States Army. This was a full sized axe made
in the Hudson Bay style.
This style of axe was generally produced as a light duty woodsmans tool,
not a heavy duty loggers tool. Although
they are excellent for bushcraft work, they
arent designed for heavy use such as felling large trees or chopping, bucking, and
splitting a winters supply of firewood.
The disadvantage of the design is that the
eye where the axe handle is inserted
into the axe head is shorter than on
heavy duty type axes. This shorter
eye puts more stress on the connection when used for heavy work or when prying out
a stuck axe by lifting and lowering the handle.
This stress may break the handle at the connection
to the axe head.
Markets are geared to fashions that buyers want
and perceptions of what buyers think they need.
The Hudson Bay axe is a good example of this. As
the northern trapping lifestyle waned in the 20th
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HOGNOSE
SNAKES
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outh Manitou Island
was created by a cataclysmic event; the
slow-moving rock
and earth moving advance of the glaciers,
and then its retreat 11,000
years ago. The island is part
of chain of islands in northeastern Lake
Michigan that
extends north
into the Straits
of Mackinac. South Manitou Island,
and nearby North Manitou Island,
are now part of Sleeping Bear Dunes
National Lakeshore and most of both
islands are designated and protected
as wilderness areas. Hognose snakes
thrive in one area of South Manitou,
but to understand perhaps why, a bit
By Jonathan Schechter
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An island hognose snake flattens its head and flicks its tongue as it assesses threat. Jonathan Schechter photos
and to shelter from the ship-sinking
treacherous waters that seemed to
appear without warning along the
Manitou Passage, the stretch of water
between the Michigan mainland and
the North and South Manitou Islands.
A bit of historical research revealed something else, South Manitou
Island was settled before the mainland
of present day Michigan. And Ill add
an editorial comment that is often
ignored: Anishinaabek natives settled
in the area almost 3,000 years ago and
were very much at home along the
Manitou Passage long before the sailing ships came to Crescent Bay.
The Manitou Passage is well
known as a graveyard for ships. At
least 50 shipwreck locations have
been plotted. In 1834 the first lighthouse was built in the SE corner of
the Crescent Bay to be replaced by another one in 1858. In 1871, the same
year as the Great Chicago Fire, the
third lighthouse, a beautiful 100 foot
structure that still stands today was
built and remained active until 1958.
And then in 1901 a U.S. Life Saving
Service Station was built near the site
The protected sandy habitat of South Manitou Island is perfect hognose habitat.
a side note there are no raccoons
and no deer on the island.) Hognose
snakes are apparently immune to poisons produced by toads, and are well
equipped with large teeth in the back
of their mouths that puncture inflated
toads so that they may be more easily
swallowed.
The island also has a great abundance of bold chipmunks, locally
known as Manitou Tigers for their
well-crafted ability to raid backpacks
and tents. I suspect chipmunks make
up a large part of the diet of these
protected and opportunist reptiles that
are rarely noticed by backpackers and
day visitors.
I corresponded with Jim Harding,
a herpetologist/naturalist affiliated
with Michigan State University about
the island hognose snakes. He noted
they all had similar gray coloration,
which indicated they may have a
common origin. And he confirmed the
eastern hognose snakes prefer woodland areas with sandy soil, farmlands
and coastal areas.
But he also told me there were no
records in the Michigan Herp Atlas
of hognose snakes on South Manitou
Island. Birdwatchers have something
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They are required to carry specific
safety and navigational equipment.
They may also be required to have
knowledge of an area in which they
operate. Most charter boat captains
share information regarding fishing
or safety with one another while on
the water. This greatly enhances each
charter experience. Woods-N-Water
News issues often have a
charter directory you can
refer check out. Most people
know someone who has had
a successful charter trip and
you can ask them to share a
captains name with you.
Rentals also offer a
variety of options for enjoyment on the water if the
person renting
the watercraft is
knowledgeable. The
first knowledge required would be the
ability to operate the craft you wish
to rent. A ten-minute briefing from
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knowing how to start the craft and go
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If you char ter a boat, check it out before you go to be sure all safety
gear is aboard.
is a disaster waiting to happen.
I remember an occasion down in
the Florida Keys, I observed a rental
boat being operated by a person who
obviously had little or no knowledge
of boating. At a fork in the waterway
we were traveling, marked by a large
daymarker, the operator turned the
wrong way. Within seconds, he had
run hard aground and his passengers
had to jump in the mucky water to
push the boat off its grounding. I encountered the same boat a few hours
later. The operator was lost, could not
find his way back to the marina and
did not even know the direction back
to shore.
If you plan to charter or rent a
boat, a few tips may be helpful. If you
hire a charter boat, look for the captains license displayed in an accessible area. Look for life-jackets or their
containers clearly marked. Further
observation should reveal additional
safety and navigational equipment. If
you do not see a license or adequate
safety equipment, perhaps you should
look for a different charter, why take
a chance?
If you encounter a person offering
a charter that doesnt display a license
or show you one when you inquire,
you may wish to notify your local
Coast Guard, Sheriffs Department or
DNR COs. The operation of unlicensed charter vessels is illegal and
such vessels are usually not properly
inspected or equipped.
Should you decide to rent a watercraft, be sure you have knowledge of
the local area and are thoroughly instructed on handling and operating the
vessel you rent. Insist on instruction
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Take advantage of late summer relatively warm water to snorkel...By Bill Ziegler
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Erich Ziegler looking into the hold of the Bermuda in a southern bay of Grand Island. Author photo
There are two shallow shipwrecks
along the East side of Grand Island
between the Historical Lighthouse
(across from Sand Point) and Trout
Bay.
The Manhattan is the most southerly buoy along this part of Grand
Island. The wreck of the Manhattan
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Grand Island from the old ferry landing at the south tip of the island. If
you have a safe wind forecast this spot
is a great place to swim with the water
falls pouring down on you from the
cliff above. A sea cave can be viewed
up close by heading about six miles
(from the old ferry landing) up the
East side of the island to the inside tip
of Trout Point in Trout Bay of Grand
Island.
There are two good shipwreck
reference books relating the details
of ship wrecks in the Munising area:
Munising Shipwrecks by Frederick
Stonehouse-1983 and The Divers
Guide to Michigan by Steve Harrington-1990. Both of these books are
typically carried by local book stores.
Another good source is the Alger
Underwater Preserve web site, www.
michiganpreserves.org/alger.htm,
which gives GPS coordinates and a
map of the major dive sites.
Remember the shipwrecks and
all the associated artifacts are all
protected from removal, so this is an
excellent place to use your underwater
Map showing the wind protected Murray Bay on Munising Bays Grand Island with the
shipwreck Bermuda and shipwreck Manhattan.
camera. If you have additional questions you can stop in at the Pictured
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MDNR field offices have received a number of calls from concerned residents in Crawford, Otsego and Roscommon counties regarding Lecanium scale
infestations and resulting honeydew, a sugary substance secreted by the pests
as they feed on trees and plants. The Lecanium scale also may be active in other
areas of both the Upper and Lower peninsulas.
Lecanium scales are small, spherical insects often found on trees small
branches and twigs. Infestations first are detected in the spring and early summer
as eggs hatch and immature scales called crawlers seek feeding sites on the
undersides of leaves.
Repeated heavy Lecanium scale infestations can cause branch mortality or
crown dieback in trees. Honeydew often is mistaken for tree sap as it covers cars
and buildings under infested trees. Accumulation of honeydew also can lead to
the growth of black, sooty mold.
Both oak and maple trees are affected. Lecanium scales rarely kill mature
trees, but they can be harmful to young trees. Infestations often go unnoticed until either tree symptoms are present or people wonder why their oaks and maples
are dripping so much sap (e.g., honeydew). Ants crawling up and down trees are
also a sign of a Lecanium scale infestation. Ants feed on the sweet honeydew.
Watering infested trees during periods of drought will help maintain tree vigor.
Scale populations usually are kept below damaging numbers by natural
enemies, especially lady beetles and tiny parasitic wasps. However, there may
be times when biological control is not sufficient and scale numbers become
abundant, requiring management. Many entomologists suggest pesticide treatments be avoided unless absolutely necessary, in order to allow for the buildup
of predators and parasites.
The best time to treat scales is when the crawlers are feeding on the leaves,
as they are now in many areas. Once the crawlers return to the twigs and branches and become shell-like adults they are difficult to control.
Many garden variety insecticides are labeled for scales. Systemic insecticides
also can be effective. However, if using systemic insecticides, wait until after the
tree flowers to protect bees.
For folks who want to remove the honeydew coating their cars, according to
the University of Minnesota Extension, honeydew can be removed from vehicles
with a wax and grease remover. Other options include rubbing alcohol or WD40. For more information on Lecanium scales and the condition of Michigan's
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By Mike Gnatkowski
Smallies
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Scott Dobson (lt) and Matt Straw burning crankbaits for Lake St. Clair smallmouths.
of a size 6 go to a size 5 or 4 and use a standard
strength, short-shanked treble. I use VMC hooks,
but others are good, too. Because smallmouth crash
a bait instead of inhaling it like a largemouth, you
hook and catch more of those fish.
Balog said he generally uses two baits when
burning cranks for smallies. Im a big fan of the
Rapala DT (Dives-To) series, admitted Balog.
I use mainly natural colors. The DT series has a
Joe Balog is a firm believer that you cant retrieve a crankbait too fast if a smallmouth bass
wants to eat it. Mike Gnatkowski photos
moderate wiggle with a rattle and casts like a bullet. The DT series comes in models from 4 to 16
meaning they will drive from 4 to 16 feet. The most
commonly used models for Balogs smallmouth
cranking are the 10, 14 and 16 models.
Another Balog favorite is the Strike King series
5, 5XD and 6. The Strike King Series 5 and 6
crankbaits are a little louder, a little gaudier. Just
match the size to the depth youre trying to achieve.
There are times when silent baits work best, baits
that dont rattle. Ive got some old C-Flash baits
that I resort to then.
Burning crankbaits is a technique that can work
all year long. Once water temperatures reach 50 degrees or more, bass will invade the shallows to feed
and stage for the pre-spawn. Shallow crankbaits and
suspending stickbaits excel then as well as spinnerbaits and plastics. Fast-cranking hardbaits can
help you cover more water. At some point in late
spring youre going to have bass coming and going.
Not all the bass spawn at the same time so theres
going to be a period when youll have pre-spawn,
spawning and post-spawn bass that are leaving the
shallows, especially when water temperatures are in
the 58 to 66 degree range.
Once the spawn is over, look for bass to begin
relating to the isolated weeds stands in 8 to 12 feet
of water and when the water inches into the 64 to
69 degree range. You wont find big concentration
of bass yet, but a good weed bed is capable of holding three or four trophy bass. Choose crankbaits
that are capable of running from 6 to 10 feet then.
Warming temperatures and consistent weather
patterns put smallies on full attach mode. Look for
schools of smallies relating to weeds in 12 to 16
feet of water once surface temperatures reach 70
degrees. There will be more and larger stands of
weeds to relate to then, but expect to find most bass
hunting near sparse, isolated stands of cabbage.
Burning cranks that can reach 10 to 16 feet and
making sure that they contact and deflect off weeds
will have 5-pound smallmouths jumping all over
them. The bite continues through late summer as
long as the bass stay inside of 20 feet.
A key to finding small pods of bass is locating
scattered weeds with my Humminbird Side Imaging graph, explained Balog. The graph will show
me where the weeds are, but equally important is
my Aqua-Vu camera. The camera is going to tell
me if those weeds are laying over because there is
current in the area. Smallies will always lay on the
down current side of the weeds and you want to
make sure that as you drift that youre retrieving the
crankbait up the current.n
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Upstream sections of Michigan trout streams, in mid-summer, offer easy wading, late hatches and a lot of room, relative to other anglers. Author photo
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near Honor. We usually went up
there for the weekend after Mothers
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If pursuing a particular mature
buck in an HCHP area, if you replicate
how most TV and video personalities
hunt, most likely youll never see that
buck during season during daylight
hours. Mature bucks in HCHP areas
simply dont risk moving through
open timber or entering exposed vulnerable areas during daylight as bucks
in large managed areas do. They have
become much wiser than that, other-
Food Sources
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COVER STORY....
By John Eberhar t
Where To Look
many hunters cause bucks that survived their first antlered season to become nearly totally nocturnal beyond
the confines of their secure core bedding areas before the season opener.
If pursuing a particular mature
buck in an HCHP area, if you replicate
how most TV and video personalities
hunt, most likely youll never see that
buck during season during daylight
hours. Mature bucks in HCHP areas
simply dont risk moving through
open timber or entering exposed vulnerable areas during daylight as bucks
in large managed areas do. They have
become much wiser than that, other-
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part of the lifestyle for most because
many depended on the outdoors to
supplement the vegetables they grew
in the garden. No Kroger or Walmart
in town then, and newspapers were
one of the only ways to get news and
entertainment.
These pictures obviously had been
through many hands since 1944. It
was very strange that these historical
photos had been fatefully lost in a former members storage facility and not
placed with the majority of the organizations archives held by Don Ingle,
MOWAs former historian who died
tragically in a house fire in 2012 along
with his wife Jean and several boxes
of MOWAs past. I decided to go into
preservation mode immediately and
scanned them all so we could get
them on the MOWA website for all to
enjoy. Much to my surprise I ended
up scanning the flip side of many of
the pictures because there were lots
of interesting things written on the
back of many of the pictures. The one
that really made me smile was one
picture of George Pierrot holding four
harvested grouse, the back having a
short caption of George having told
someone he harvested all 4 pats in one
shot. A very typical quip from most
pictures taken during the organization
conferences even today.
A very interesting thing about
these pictures is they reflect the same
degree of silliness many members in
the association have today. There are
pictures of writers in action on their
manual typewriters in a very serious
pose, and other pictures when they
may have had one beverage too many
and are tackling their editor in a snow
bank in the U.P. There are pictures of
Mort Neff with his video camera in
a swale, which was his most popular
portrait, and there was even a picture
This MOWA photo is Outdoor Life Editor Ben East on Isle Royal.
of Fred Bear holding a trout. These
folks were the outdoor heroes of most
readers around our state. They were
able to write stories and work in the
outdoors full time. Interestingly, most
of these folks smoked pipe tobacco
and just looked more sophisticated
than the average Joe, until the next
page of pictures show the flip side of
the same person goofing off. Even
today all MOWANs are really good at
goofing off.
Feel free to check out what we have
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Blade Baits
Shiver Minnows
Remember, walleyes are just like us! They like the easy meal when it is available,
but if they see something they cant resist, they will go after it even if they are full!
to work best for us. We alter the bait
by replacing the small ice fishing
treble hook on the belly of it with a
Mustad UltraPoint KVD Elite Triple
Grip Treble Hook (TG76BLN). Use
a #4 hook for the #3 Shiver Minnow
and a #6 on an O ring for the #2
Shiver Minnow. This bigger hook
has an inward bend that helps keep
the fish hooked, but a short shaft to
prevent foul hooking.
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anglers.
Stannard Rock and Lake Superior have long been the destination of
Marquette bound fishing fanatics, and
for very good reason. Stannard Rock
is truly a bucket list fishing excursion. Located over 45 miles
due north into Lake Superiors cold dark waters, this
outcropping of rock holds
lake trout that are the stuff of
dreams. The current state record was caught at the rock
and fish over 30 pounds are
caught there every day that
the weather permits
fisherman to make this
amazing trip. I always
suggest a charter for
this trip and John at
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If you chose to try the trip in
your own boat make sure you have
great weather and an assortment of
heavy jigs, 5 inch white plastics and
some suckers or herring to tip your
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spinning rod with 20-30 pound braid
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stay as vertical as possible during
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Lake Independence in nor thern Marquette County is a very remote fishing experience and offers some trophy
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This robin suffers from a condition known as leucism, which means it produces
natural pigments but cant deposit them into the feathers. Author photo
an albino? No, its eyes are not pink or
red. This robin suffers from a condition known as leucism, which means
it produces natural pigments but cant
deposit them into the feathers. Some
robins that suffer with leucism have
been seen with the orange red breasts,
or natural robin coloration and only
the head is white. Now that would be
a treat, but Im stuck with my rare find
of just having a nearly all white robin.
Dang my luck!!!
In the wild, true albino birds
rarely last to become adults. Because
of the loss of pigments in the eyes
they are highly susceptible to dangerous UV rays that can cause quick
blindness. They are also highly visible
to predators and lack strength in their
feathers which hinders their ability fly
with normal power and speed.
How rare is a white robin? I was
a bit saddened to learn that robins
have the highest degree of albinism or
partial albinism of any bird species.
About 1-in-30,000 robins can show
albinism or partial albinism. But I
have to look at it this way, Ive been
an active outdoorsman and wildlife
photographer for over 30-years and
Ive never seen one before. My best
guess would be most of you have
never seen one either. So to me, it was
worth a little missed fishing time to
pursue this bird for some good photos.
Most people ask me how I know
its a robin. Well its shaped like a
robin; chirps like a robin; flies like a
robin; bob, bob, bobs like a robin, so
it must be a robin. But for arguments
sake, I just call it a whobbin.
One thing I found odd about this
particular bird that kind of worked
into its favor was the fact that other
robins mainly left it alone. Robins
are extremely territorial and are often
seen doing winged warfare with each
other to protect their nesting or feed-
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Predation
Predation is termed as
a natural culling process;
actually it is one of the basic
laws of nature. Wolves,
bears, coyotes, cougars
and feral dogs deserve top
predator billing. Bears kill
newborn fawns in springtime. Milk contained
in the fawns stomach
provides the incentive. A death by bear
may serve as a teaching tool for cubs,
resulting in a slow, agonizing fawnkilling procedure.
Wolves on the other hand, tend
By Betty Sodders
"COME HERE"
YOU SEXY LITTLE PHEASANT
Diseases like CWD drives deer to water when close to death. MDNR photo
to negotiate clean kills...experienced
pack hunters, wolves kill to eat. During heavily snowed winters, these
natural predators take down adult
deer, yearlings and fawns of that year.
Wildlife biologists estimate a wolf
kills one adult deer approximately
every 18 days. Michigans Upper
Peninsula holds 630 wolves; a more
accurate count of 1200-1500 if the
pups are included.
It is claimed that coyotes often
settle for the taking of a fawn rather
than an adult deer. Nevertheless, in
big snow country, a winter-weakened
doe or buck will constitute easy
pickings for a hungry pair of yotes.
Wildlife researchers argue that coyotes take no more than their fair share,
scavenging winter-kill deer carcasses
far more than taking down live adult
whitetails.
Feral dogs represent the cruelest members of the predator family.
Each and every northern winter brings
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Disease
Whitetail deer face several chronic diseases; among them are Epizootic
Hemorrhagic disease, more commonly
called Blue Tongue, Bovine Tuberculosis and Chronic Wasting disease
regarded as CWD. All three exist in
the Lower Peninsula of Michigan
along with liver flukes and worms
that are not deadly but prove to be an
annoyance.
CWD takes years to claim its
victim. Near a deers death, it suffers thirst, and deer having died from
CWD are often found near a source of
water; a pond perhaps or slow moving
stream. A whitetail with Bovine TB
looks run down, ribs showing, little
energy.
My field camera showed two does
feeding during late spring, that were
so undernourished you could easily
see their ribs. We saw them again in
early July and they both had fawns
with them but they still appeared in
bad shape. I live in the Upper Peninsula and wondered if these two does
may have had CWD or Bovine TB
due to their condition...or perhaps it
was a case of near starvation following a rough winter.
Starvation
Vehicle-Deer Accidents
Vehicle-deer accidents in Michigan register some 40,000. While
related whitetail deaths seem high,
many more are seriously injured,
often crippled for life.
During which months are cardeer accidents the greatest? Drivers
should use extreme caution when
traveling during high risk months
such as October and November as
42% of all vehicle-deer accidents occur when deer are more active during
their annual rut and while moving to
winter deeryards.
Throughout the year, highway
medians and berms provide deer with
desirable rations from plants and
wildflowers during summer months to
road salt in winter. Animals in close
proximity to moving vehicles pose as
an accident waiting to happen.
Natural Causes
Deer are accident prone from
running into barbed-wire fences,
suffering traumatic falls, drowning,
hitting sharp-pointed objects and even
from time to time...curiosity. During
my lifetime, I witnessed two deerporcupine events; one ended in death;
the other resulted in a damaged eye.
The first occurred when a curious
yearling doe investigated a porcupine and came off second best with a
muzzle filled with quills. She was un-
During an average nor thern tier state winter, deer mor tality runs about 33%. Fawns
prove most vulnerable. Research indicates 8-10 month old youngsters may register
a 75% mor tality rate during heavy-snowed, extremely cold, stressful winters.
able to eat and months later we found
her carcass. She suffered a slow
death from starvation. The second
accounting happened when a young
fawn stopped to sniff a slow moving
porcupine and came away with a face
filled with quills, five quills punctured
its right eye causing blindness.
On a different note, a report
crossed my desk that a Michigan
DNR conservation officer reported
that a six-point buck had fallen into
an open manhole and was standing
in three foot of water. Rushing to the
accident scene, the officer rigged a
tripod and hoisted the animal out of
the sewer with a rope. The buck was
then wrestled to the ground so the
rope could be removed.
One winter a deer jumped a
chain-link fence entering a fenced
substation only to find he could not
get out as he jumped in off an incline.
The deer tried to dig its way under the
gate but got stuck and wore a platesized open area off its hide at its hip.
Conservation officers had to dig the
animal out of its predicament.
Furthermore, a bucks annual rut
period often proves to be a life and
death supremacy battle for sparring
well-antlered bucks. These mighty
monarchs of the Northwoods, gouge,
drown if fighting in water, antlerpierce, antler-lock, suffer devastating
falls and often end in sharp-hoofed
beatings. Many die; some are
maimed.
Poaching
Poachers are not hunters. Poachers are criminals who afford hunters
a bad name, said a former Michigan
DNR Director, Michael Moore. When
hunters make phone calls to the Report All Poachers (RAP) line, poachers are the ones who get arrested. You
can help end the illegal killing of deer
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Hunting Mortality
Nearly 1.2 million licenses are
annually sold to 800,000 Michigan
deer hunters during archery, firearm
and muzzleloader seasons. On average, some 200,000 deer are harvested.
Upper Peninsula harvested deer
(hunters traveling south to the Lower
Peninsula) are counted at toll booths
at the Mackinac Bridge.
For the layman to understand natures way, one must learn that nature
is not a kind taskmaster. Life in the
wild remains a constant conflict. Severe winters push conflict to disaster.
For example, the winters of 199596-97 resulted in Michigans U.P.
losing 300,000 deer and an additional
59,000 died downstate in northern
Lower Michigan.
That particular winter got off to a
bad start with over 60 inches of snow
literally burying Sault Ste. Marie
during an early December weekend. Many deer were winter bound
in traditional deeryards earlier than
usual. All across the U.P. conservation clubs and private individuals
provided supplemental winter feed,
yet it proved to be one of Michigans largest deer kills. Deer were so
stressed that when seven whitetails
wandered out on a western Upper
Peninsula railroad track, they lacked
the strength to move for an approaching train; all were struck and killed by
the engine.
During an average northern tier
state winter, deer mortality runs about
33%. Fawns prove most vulnerable. Research indicates 8-10 month
old youngsters may register a 75%
mortality rate during heavy-snowed,
extremely cold, stressful winters.
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A young hunter gets shooting instruction during Pheasants Forevers ringnecks program.
ter year, but some prefer to go out once and after
its cleaned up, hopefully, it stays cleaned up.
Takacs said volunteers clean up illegal dump
sites on both federal and state forests. The DNR
can help with disposal fees or by providing
dumpsters to dump sites.
Connect to those volunteer opportunities by
visiting cleanforests.org.
Were developing a mobile app so people
can report illegal dumps remotely from any
smart device, she said. Itll be out in the fall.
That ought to improve our program immensely.
Volunteers are integral to the DNR Law
Enforcement Divisions educational program as
well.
Absolutely, said Lt. Tom Wanless.
Eager learners gather around a Michigan conservation officer helping out at a Michigan Steelheaders Association-sponsored youth fishing clinic on Lake Lansing.
Last year more than 400 individuals volunteered for On the Ground workdays and this
year, participation is running at that same level,
Topp said.
Volunteers help the DNR Fisheries Division
on habitat improvement projects, too, such as
creating woody cover in streams or lakes. But
fisheries staff prefers to work with volunteers on
a local level.
When people call us to volunteer, we typically try to find out what theyre interested in
doing and where theyre interested in doing it
and then we put them in touch with the local
biologist or fisheries technician supervisor who
might have an appropriate project going, said
Tami Pattison, an administrative manager with
the Fisheries Division. We have them discuss it
with the local manager.
Pattison said the DNR gets a lot of requests
to volunteer from students.
We ask what theyre interested in; if they
want to volunteer at a fish hatchery, then we put
them in contact with the hatchery, she said.
The Fisheries Division often works with
local clubs on these projects and most clubs welcome non-members to their workdays.
Ada Takacs, who is the volunteer coordinator
for DNRs Forest Resources Division, says more
than 1,500 groups or individuals have helped
cleanup trash on public land in Michigan, especially at illegal dump sites.
In 2015 we had more than 800 volunteers
who reported 4,000 hours of time and they removed 407 truckloads of trash, she said. Some
groups adopt forests that they go back to year af-
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A fitting tribute
to Bruce Robb
By Dennis Neely
72
Bruce Robb (left), Bob Fuller (center) and Gary Amrhein (right) stopped
rifling a barrel blank at the NMLRA primitive camp demonstration area
long enough for a photo. The three friends handcrafted the replica of
the rifling machine used in the gunsmith shop at Colonial Williamsburg in
Virginia. Robb family photo.
FIREWOOD BY T H E
SEMI-LOAD
Manly Fowler.
The Manly Fowler was an English style fowler, Bohnet said, out
of the Virginia, Delaware, Pittsburgh
area. They were called southern. It
was nicely done, well balanced and
shot well. If I recall, the barrel is 54
inches long. Bruce was well over six
feet tall, and he could manage that
barrel and the loading.
But I liked Bruces Manly
Fowler for a different reason than
most everyone else. He used a flint
lock made by Lott, which was one of
the poorest locks at that time, but he
made it function perfectly. Im still
curious as to how he fixed it. Id love
to take the lock off and see what he
did, Bohnet said as he nodded his
head.
Bruce and The Manly Fowler
were featured in a video segment on
Michigan Out of Doors Tilton said.
They showed the hammer falling in
slow motion. His only comment was,
I sure hope it doesnt really fall that
slow. Bruce didnt say much, but
when he spoke you knew it was well
thought out.
Once he came to shoot trap
dressed in bib overalls. At some point
he stood up and said I thought if I
dressed like Mike Beaty I could shoot
like him, but it didnt work out. He
had a wry sense of humor, very down
to earth.
We decided it was best to have
a member of the club (LMLGC) hold
the gun to make sure it is properly
maintained and cared for. Well bring
Bruces rifle out for the special match
at the fall shoot. Its a two shot match
using his gun, one shot at 25 yards
and one at 50 yards. The cost is $5
with re-entry permitted. Its a 50/50
split, half to the winner, half to the
club. The person with the highest
combined score will get his or her
picture taken with the rifle and that
picture will be posted on a plaque at
the club for the year, Tilton explained.
Bruce loved this gun club,
Laurel Robb said. The first year
we came to Michigan, the first thing
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SUN
74
Guard, which
By Buck Mallory Sun
contains Tinosorb. This
kin doctors
say that the
sun is no longer the best friend of anglers
of all agesespecially the
older crowd. In fact, exposure to it can lead to several kinds of
skin cancer, some of which can kill
you.
Thats a pretty serious truth, so we
all better take protection against the
suns rays pretty seriously.
As Ben Franklin once said, An
ounce of prevention is worth a pound
of cure, and thats especially true
when it comes to dealing with solar
radiation.
With August, often the hottest,
sunniest month of the year, upon us,
lets take a look at the different forms
of prevention. All of us are going to
be out fishing under the relentless sun,
so best be prepared to avoid overexposure.
According to the experts at www.
skincancer.org (a site I highly recommend you visiting), clothing is the
first line of defense against the solar
radiation, the ultraviolet rays, that
cause sunburn and can cause skin
cells to mutate into cancer. Long
sleeves are better protection than short
sleeves, although some fellows insist
on short sleeves because they think
they are cooler. I used to think the
same thing until I tried some of the
long sleeve t-shirts made out of the
state-of-the-art fabrics and some of
the long sleeve shirts with vents that
keep the air circulating underneath.
I havent done any scientific studies,
but good long sleeve shirts that are
designed as sun-protective garments
actually seem to keep me cooler when
Im out fishing, especially white
ones that reflect more heat than they
absorb.
Now heres something I just
learned from doing a little research
on the internet: Not all those clothes
in your closet will do a good job of
keeping your skin from exposure to
those UV rays. In fact, according
to Dr. Cynthia Bailey, who has the
www.drbaileyskincare.com website,
lightweight, thin fabrics of cotton,
linen and rayon do little good for sun
protection, and the sun can burn your
skin right through them. However, she
does endorse a laundry product called
compound binds to
fabric fibers and absorbs the UV rays
before they get to your skin, and she
says she even tested it on fabrics at the
equator using beads that change color
when UV rays hit them. Under fabrics
washed in Sun Guard, the beads didnt
change color at all.
You can find a lot of state-ofthe-art clothing that has a UPF factor
rating, made specifically for wearing
in the sun. UPF measures the amount
of UV that penetrates clothing and
reaches your skin.
A broad-brim hat helps keep
faces, ears and necks in the shade
where fewer UV rays reach them. Of
course, bass anglers in particular have
a sort of macho image to uphold, and
most of us want to wear a manly sponsor ballcap. In this case, a buff (the
originals made by the Buff company)
has become the cool thing to wear,
even though it can make a bass fisherman look sort of like a Catholic nun.
Many guys head onto the water with
a Buff around their necks, and pull it
up to shield their mouths, cheeks, ears
and necks from the sun. The ball cap
holds the Buff up and in place, also
providing shade from its bill. Some
guys also cover their noses with it,
although this can cause your breath to
fog your sunglasses, which by the way
are another important piece of sunprotection gear that we will talk about.
A substitute for the Buff covering
the nose is a medium-thick layer of
white and creamy zinc oxide, available at pharmacies, on your schnozzle.
This stuff is impenetrable by the suns
raysbut you do have to reapply it
a couple-few times during the day
because its not actually a UV-ray
absorbing sunscreenits just blocks
those potentially deadly rays.
Instead of zinc oxide, you can
use a sunscreen with a high SPF (Sun
Protection Factor) on your nose and
other areas that the sun can hit, like
your hands, neck, wrists and legs if
you wear shorts. Its best to apply
this stuff before you even leave your
house to head to the water, and be
ready to reapply it if you sweat during
the day. Its a good idea to reapply it
after several hours on the water, even
setting an alarm on your phone to
A hat, a buff, a long-sleeve shir t designed for sun-protection, close-fitting sunglasses and sunscreen with high SPF all help you stay safe from
harmful solar radiation that can cause skin cancer.
remind you.
Watch for expiration dates on
these products, which seem to take
up residence in your boats glove box
for years. Once they expire, they quit
doing a good job of protection and its
time to buy another tube or bottle.
Incidentally, its a good idea to
rinse your fingers after you rub some
of this stuff on so that you dont leave
a glob of it on your lure when you tie
on a new one. The best salmon trollers
and catfish anglers in particular are
quite neurotic about this, as those two
species have a highly evolved sense
of smell and taste. While theres not
much evidence that the stuff repels
bass, why take a chance that a fish
will spit your lure sooner if it gets a
taste of it?
As we mentioned above, sunglasses are essential for protecting your
eyes from UV rays and some brands
advertise that they block UV rays. According to Dr. Cheryl Khanna of the
Mayo Clinic, UV radiation from the
sun can damage not only the skin of
your eyelid, but also the cornea, lens
and other parts of the eye and contribute to the growth of cataracts, growths
on the eye and possibly macular
degeneration.
Look for sunglasses that block
100 percent of UVA and UVB rays.
On the www.mayoclinic.org website,
Dr. Khanna says the color and degree
of darkness sunglasses have has nothing to do with the sunglasss ability to
block UV rays. She adds that the best
shades are wraparound or close-fitting
with wide lenses that protect your
eyes from every angle. Most bass fishermen already know that the designs
that achieve this light blockage are
also the best for sight fishing.
Two more things we should mention: Hands and lips. The easiest way
to protect your hands is with openfinger-tip sun gloves now available
from several different companies. The
backs of our hands often get lots of
sun exposure if we dont wear them.
Obviously, if you dont like the feel
of these gloves, you should make sure
you keep your hands well-covered
with sunscreen lotion.
As for lips, we often forget about
them when applying sunscreen because the stuff tastes nasty and probably isnt good for you if you ingest
any. Yet, skin cancer on lips, especially the bottom one, is becoming more
and more common.
Many bass anglers regularly
use ChapStick or a similar product
because just being out in the wind
and weather can result in lips that are
downright painful. Here again, you
can find a lot of lip-stick protective
products that have a high SPF rating.
They cost more, but here again, an
ounce of protection is worth a pound
of cure.
Sun protection really doesnt
cost a lot when you compare it to the
dough we spend on all out other bass
fishing gear. So for the rest of this
summer and in future seasons, make
sure you take the necessary precautions with the right clothing and other
products to protect yourself from the
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TROPHY PAGE
Sanilac
County
Triple on
opening day
(lt-rt);
Robert
Weller,
Gary
Weller,
and Ken
Watson.
Grandpa
Jeff
Weingartz
of Imlay
City with
grandson
David
Swoish, 9
of Oxford
who took
this nice
tom with a
9" beard in
the rain!
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Patrick
Valente
took his
tom on
state
land
and his
grandson
Andrew
took his
jake.
Patrick
mounted both
birds!
Aaron Stites of
Durand with a
Shiawassee Co. Tom
that couldn't resist
his calling and set
up.
By Tom Lounsbury
First published in 1884, Woodcraft and Camping by Nessmuk, is a classic how-to book that is
still in print and readily available.
about a 3-day hike if you kept up a good pace and
followed an Indian trail. With a few days rations
in his knapsack, Nessmuk bid the Williams family a
sad farewell and headed off into the dense forest.
The Indian trail Hance had directed him to
quickly faded then completely petered out and
Nessmuk was happy to just do what he knew best,
which was to follow his nose and his compass. He
had a map, but in those days maps were a bit vague,
often with a lot of gray areas in the middle, and
this was certainly the case in the Michigan wilderness that Nessmuk described as being the wildest
country he had ever ventured in. Nessmuk soon
discovered due to detours around countless bogs
and rough country, for every 15 miles he hiked, he
only covered about 6 miles in the westerly direction
he wanted to go. Despite the first frosts of autumn
already occurring, he was blessed with splendid
weather for the entire trip that would take 10 days
instead of 3.
Nessmuk encountered more deer than he had
ever seen before, and at times he had more than he
could count in view, and all acting unafraid of him.
He also saw black bears every day, countless wild
turkeys, grouse, quail and large flocks of passenger
pigeons were everywhere. The woods also had a
large bounty of nuts for all. Nessmuk carried only
12 round balls for his rifle and would fire only 3
shots on his journey and kill 3 young deer. He
lamented at the waste because he would only cut off
what he could carry, and eat before it spoiled, in order to survive. The rest of the carcass was set upon
by wolves before he could get out of earshot.
Nessmuk eventually reached what he knew to
be the Muskegon River, and due to the lumbering
activity he discovered on its banks, he guessed the
sawmill was most likely downstream. He constructed a raft and set out with the current. Before
nightfall, he had a happy reunion with his friend Joe
Davis. Upon reflection, he was quite satisfied with
his hike across Michigan, but admits he wouldnt
want to try it again.
Nessmuk would pass away at his home in
Pennsylvania in 1890 (a mountain near there is
named after him). However his words of woodcraft
wisdom he wrote down to share with all, remain
quite viable today and are fortunately still in print.
Nessmuk was truly a man of the wilderness.n
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Nature Deficit Disorder describes how children are disconnected from nature because they
spend most of their time inside with smartphones,
television and computers instead of playing outside
with their friends, classmates and families. Author
Richard Louv popularized the term in his 2005
book, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder. This is true of
both urban and rural children and getting worse as
more children have smartphones instead of hiking
sticks. However, many organizations are working
hard to get children outside to discover Michigans
beautiful forests.
Wheels to Woods
Fifty-five first-grade students from Beechview Elementary in Farmington explore the forest at the Farmington
Hills Nature Center May 5. MDNR photo
donations from the United States Forest Service,
DNR Forest Stewardship Program, Michigan Tree
Farm System, American Forest Foundation, Michigan Forest Products Council, Michigan Association
of Timbermen, Great Lakes Timber Professionals
Association, Michigan Forest Foundation, Michigan Project Learning Tree, Michigan Society of
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The first 75 trips have cost only $4.50 per student.
this summer.
2) If you own forest land, offer to host an educational field trip this fall for a nearby school.
3) Like the Michigan Tree Farm System
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businesses and organizations such as Crime Stoppers. The Board has conducted a series of informational sessions on gun violence prevention and mental health first-aid training for peace officers and the
public. In addition, the Board aired firearm safety
public service announcements featuring broadcast
personalities Diana Lewis and Mojo in the Morning
on local radio and television stations including ABC
7, CBS 62 and CW 50.
Our goal is to continue to create various
outreach efforts from developing public service
announcements to holding our annual free gun lock
giveaway, says Oakland County Commissioner Bill
Dwyer, Chair of the Public Services Committee and
itss Study Group on Gun Violence. We want to
encourage gun owners to be responsible as well as
help to protect our children and our community by
locking up and properly storing firearms when not in
use.
We want to encourage and ensure that the
By Richard P. Smith
The DNR does not currently know how many bowhunters par ticipate in either
the early or late bow deer seasons or how many deer are bagged during each
hunt. The numbers for both seasons are lumped together. Author photo
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eliminated.
I agree that it is important to
know the relative impact of participation and harvest in each season,
DNR deer specialist Chad Stewart
responded via email. The one limiting factor with our surveys is we
must keep them from becoming too
long, as length of a survey will affect
participation rates. From my experience in Indiana, the late archery
season had little to no impact on the
statewide harvest, and simply served
as additional recreational opportunity. I suspect the same is likely for
Michigan.n
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Whats he
doing?
Tim King of
Vestaburg
sent us this
Montcalm
County turkey trail cam
photo. Great
photo and
caption.
Richard Perry
of Grand
Rapids got
this trail cam
of a raccoon being
an acrobat.
Richard also
captured
this picture
to the right
of a healthy
fawn, in Kent
County.
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Lauren Trainor sent us this early July trail cam photo (above
left) of a monster buck near Bellevue. She also sent us this
nice picture (above right) of triplets on the same property.
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Sporting Collectibles...
By Terry McBurney
Early
automatic
REELS
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All three sizes of the HorrocksIbbotson Y & E Automatic-Combination Reels for size comparison Jerry.
Shemechko collection
about 1920. The Automatic Reel was offered in a
variety of materials and plate finishes lacquered
brass, nickel-plated brass, bronze finish over brass,
hard rubber and eventually aluminum to keep the
weight down especially in the largest model.
Things changed dramatically when a third
patent, #629842 was issued on August 1, 1899.
This time, Yawman made two major changes in the
reels design. It added a manual clutch to control
the spool release and a key wind to the reel.
Production actually started the year before with the
introduction of the Y & E Automatic-Combination
Reel Free Spooling Self-Winding Reel or the key
wind model in the October 2, 1897 edition of
Harpers Weekly. It combined the Loomis reels
features with Yawmans continued refinements
and added a free running feature and a method
of rewinding the reels mainspring whenever
tension was lost on the spring. Before adding the
key wind there was no easy way to rewind the
spring without removing your fishing line and lure.
The Automatic-Combination Reel was made in
three sizes and only manufactured with aluminum
plates...
Style A: holds 125 feet of #5 silk line, 50 ft.
rewound without re-winding, spool diameter of 2
-inch, and weighed 7 -oz.
Style B: holds 300 feet of #5 silk line, 90 ft.
rewound without re-winding, spool diameter of 3
-inch, and weighed 11-oz.
Style C: holds 600 feet of #5 silk line, 150 ft.
rewound without re-winding, spool diameter of 4
-inch and weighed, 16-oz.
The Automatic-Combination Reels directions
are a little confusing without having one of the
reels in hand. Basically, the line is wound by a
spring whose action is controlled by a brake operated by the little finger of the hand holding the rod.
But, here goes
Attaching The Line
1. After attaching the reel to the rod with the
trigger above the reel, run the line through the
reels line guide and then through the line hole in
the upper disk of the spool. Tie a knot at the end so
the line will not be drawn back.
2. Wind the spring by turning the key in the
direction the arrow points [counter clockwise].
3. Make the reel automatic by pressing the slide
toward the outside of the spool.
4. Hold the line and press the brake [lever] up
with the hand holding the rod and let the line run
gently and evenly into the reel winding the line until the spring runs down and the tension decreases.
Repeat the process until the reel is filled.
Casting Press the slide down towards the
center, which puts the reel into free spool. Make
your cast.
Retrieving The Line Press the slide toward
the outside of the spool and hold the brake lever in
rewinding the line to get ready for another cast.
immediate demand from skilled anglers and manufactured several sizes and finishes at prices ranging
from $6 to $18 per reel.
At the same time as Loomis was busy inventing his fishing reel, two partners, 41 year old Philip
Yawman and 28 year old Gustav Erbe, started
their new partnership just ninety miles away in
Rochester, New York. Yawman was a machinist
who worked for a number of manufacturers before
joining Bausch and Lomb in 1877 where he was a
master mechanic and tool maker in charge of the
companys machinery. It was at Bausch and Lomb
in Rochester where he met Gustav Erbe, his future
partner. Erbes specialty was precision optical
work, which he learned making microscopes for
the optical company. He soon moved up to Department Foreman where he came into almost daily
contact with Philip Yawman. Soon, the two men
decided to start their own business with the $6,000
they had saved between them.
The Yawman and Erbe Manufacturing Company was founded in 1880 and soon was manufacturing quality mathematical, optical and surveying
instruments. Production quickly grew as their reputation spread, and before long they were making
specialty objects under contract for other manufacturers curling iron heaters, bicycle luggage racks,
metal match boxes, cigarette cases, and mail chutes
to name a few.
Their business took a major step forward in
1883 when they formed a relationship with George
Eastman and began making the first version film
rollers for Eastman-Kodak. Their Eastman business
grew significantly in 1884 when Y & E received
the metal fabrication contract for the first model
#1 Kodak camera. They continued making all the
Eastmans metal work until sometime in 1885
when Eastman was able to move all metal fabrication in-house.
Y & E also started manufacturing Shannon
Arch Files under contract in 1883. These were
metal business files used for letters, bills and other
documents and the precursor of most modern business filing systems and the fore-runner of Yawman
and Erbes main business down the road. Y & E
became one of the leading U.S. manufacturers of
office products of all kinds.
The two partners also bought out Loomis,
Plumb and Company in late 1883 and moved all of
the tooling for the Automatic Reel from Syracuse
to their four-story factory at 344 St. Paul Street in
Rochester, New York. They started producing reels
immediately, which were identical to the Loomis,
Plumb and Company reels. National advertising
soon started in outdoor publications and emphasized what would soon become their slogan The
Little Finger Does It showing an anglers hand
holding the Automatic Reel mounted on a fly rod
with the anglers little finger grasping the reels
trigger. They also entered the Automatic Reels in
several international expositions where they won
numerous honors.
There were, however, several inherent problems
discovered in the Loomis design. Gears stripped
and it proved difficult to keep the brake lever in
good contact with the revolving spool, so Yawman
went to work to solve these challenges. Patent
#378565 improving the gear system was issued on
February 28, 1888, and Patent #454319 solving
the brake lever difficulties was granted on June 16,
1891. Other improvements in design were made to
the Loomis design starting in 1884 and continued
changes were made throughout production through
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By Joe Lunkas
A photo of the Buckley Bear the author took a few years ago.
destroyed the bird feeder I had hanging off a shepherds hook next to the
porch while I sat there; he came on
the porch and again put his big nose
against the screen less than one foot
from me and my camera.
As he sniffed the fishy air and
exhaled, surprisingly his breath didnt
smell all that bad! I slowly raised my
camera and took a point-blank picture. Again the flash had no effect on
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The Buckley Bear has been a welcome friend of mine for almost seven
years now. During this time we have
visited each other occasionally in
our respective homes in our great
wild outdoors. I will surely miss him
when he is gone. I know this is bound
to happen someday. He is just too
familiar with humans and could pose
a real threat under the right circumstances. At present, he is my welcome
friend. Had it not been for that flimsy
screen on my patio door that morning I have no doubt that he would
have followed his nose and walked
The damaged bird feeder and the screen door where the author heard
scratching and heavy breathing with a big black bear looking at him
through the screen. Below left, the wet paw print of a very big bear left
on the step. Author photos
right into our house. That would
not have been good for either of us.
After the encounter, I will have my
12 gauge Mossberg slug gun ready
and mounted above my patio doors. I
have a Red Dot illuminated sight on
this short gun that I use when stalking
through cornfields on windy days for
bedded deer. Many have ended up in
my freezer. If forced to do so -- I will
use this weapon on the Buckley bear
without hesitation. I the meantime I
will continue to enjoy his company
and he will continue to enjoy mine.
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t hadnt taken long after the televised bass tournament had begun
when already it had become evident that one participant had put
a handle on a winning presentation. Repeating super long casts,
undoubtedly that contributed considerably to the way in which he was
lighting up the scoreboard. However,
another key factor which Ive found
all too often overlooked is where he
had chosen to begin casting to.
Instead of relying on his electric
kicker to propel him while casting
ahead out front, once in place he
went straight to casting. And yes, in
allowing the light chop to usher him
along and making those super long
casts into the breeze, this meant that
each of these fish being taken had just
been passed over by his boat. And if
you know anything about fish that
just doesnt seem to stand to reason.
But then again, what is it that youve
ever found while in route to
matching wits with fish; that
does?
Introduced to angling
on those super clear little
Michigan streams it hadnt
taken long to establish that
fish are not overly fond of us.
Sneak up to the stream edge
and about all we can hope to
find anyway are those
puffs of silt (where the
fish used to be). And
later while fishing from boat the same
proved true. Although the fish may be
found feeding with seemingly reckless
abandon on the surface, not even can a
canoe be slipped near the area without
the bite going dead.
With everything suggesting now
that an area just passed over by the
boat would be the poorest spot to cast
to, not surprisingly when first beginning to drift and cast from boat the
results seemed to prove that true. And
had it not been for becoming addicted
to drifting and trolling the natural
foods for walleye, odds are that line
of thinking would have continued to
steer me astray.
Having eventually established
beyond any question that drifting produced fish far more consistently than
trolling, that proved to be the turning
point. At least now there was no doubt
that drifting produced fish better under
a wider range of feeding activity, and
with less hassle to boot. We could all
but count on it to see us through even
when the most precise trolling techniques were failing. And bent now on
pinpointing the specific reasons why,
well, to say that we were in for a wild
ride - that would be to understate the
challenges considerably!
So seemingly insignificant were
By Larry Walter
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The bulk of long casts are made from the bow and stern.
the shallower water will step aside
off to the bow and stern. However,
not wanting to risk racing off some
distance where another predator may
be waiting to take advantage of them,
they line up just outside the ends of
the boat. The walleye bite on Lake
St Clair being no longer near what
it once was, for about the last two
decades its been these two rods that
time and time again has come through
putting food on the table. Even when
the bite is fair, with say a limit of 18
walleye taken, and although upwards
of six rods may be used - on the average this stern and bow rod accounts
for 12 to 14 of them.
With seeing fish being taken now
day in and day out right in the drift
pattern of the boat, slowly but surely
these factors were trusted and adapted
to casting the fake baits. Right off the
ends of the boat is where we were
taking more fish while drifting the
natural foods - and right in these
same spots we were experiencing
the same favorable results with the
fake baits. One factor to bear in
mind, however, is the way in which
the various species differ in respect to
their offensive and defensive needs.
For example, with bass being far less
defensively driven, casting right in the
drift pattern of the boat may still find
them highly receptive. On the other
hand, when targeting the more defensively talented species such as the
catfish, trout, and yes those walleye,
concentrating the casts off the bow
and stern may be the best option - if
not the only option.
Of course, while under power of
the wind not always does the direction of the drift coincide with that of
the structure. For example, should the
shelf run north/south, the wind east/
west, heres where the expertise with
operating the electric motor pays off.
Spotting the rabbit run over on the
Walts Ways
engraving than
the minimal
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over and
under 20
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would just get worn from carrying,
or scratched while I wandered around
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shotgun, rather than a hunting one,
I might think differently about this
subject. Thats not likely to happen, at
least not as long as I still can hunt.n
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ne of the first custom shotguns I handled was a Remington 1100. Set up for
bowling pin shooting, it had
a large charging handle, a
longer magazine, and rifle
sights. If I had seen it earlier in the
match I might own it. But, by the time
I handled it, my cash had mostly been
spent on side matches, gun parts, rifle
magazines, and the occasional aftermatch Dove bar from the BP station
across from my motel.
The next custom shotgun I handled
was a French fowler. A flintlock, it
seemed awfully long to me, till I put it
to my shoulder. After seeing how well
it went into alignment and feeling
how alive it was, I wanted to take it
and go grouse hunting immediately.
(Unfortunately, it was summer at
the time.) The hand-built fowler was
light, perfectly balanced and felt like
it had been made for a fine October
day in the woods. The maker had put
it together for his father so it wasnt
on the market. If it had been...
Custom guns have been a pillar
of the English gun making trade for
years. Matched pairs of bespoke
side by sides for red grouse hunts, and
Colonial-era elephant guns (also used
on Cape buffalo, lion, and other tough
critters) were made by Boss, Purdy
and other British firms. The Italians,
French, and Germans got into the
game as well. Ive always liked the
look of Merkel guns from Germany,
particularly the over and unders.
I have one custom semi-automatic
pistol, and may get another. Id like a
custom revolver with a hard chrome
finish, a good trigger, and fine wood
grips. A custom rifle in .250 Savage is also on the list. An M1A in
.250 would be an interesting rifle
and should feed from standard .308
magazines.
The gun Im least likely to have
customized is a shotgun. Buying a
custom shotgun, made for someone
else, is not out of the question. Ive
heard there are sometimes (relative)
bargains available on those.
If Im not in a hurry to customize a shotgun myself its because Im
well satisfied with my factory guns.
Standard factory stocks fit me well.
My most-used grouse gun is an Italian
over and under 20 gauge. It has a little
figure in the stock, and some checkering and engraving. It has short barrels
and the light weight I like for grouse
and rabbits. For a while I wanted a 28
gauge but I think that particular brush
fire is now out. The 20 does fine for
me.
My Mossberg 590 is equipped
almost the same as the Remington
1100 that I started this piece discussing. It came with an extended magazine and ghost ring peep sights from
the factory. It doesnt need a bigger
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after having two gorgeous European skulls done
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Randy and Kim Jidas started Skull Masters Taxidermy only three
years ago, they have been very successful in acquiring new customers
and retaining them, both retail and wholesale. I can attest to their customer service and the superior pieces they produce. The couple takes
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to the final product to the process itself using nature to do what it was
created to do. They use beetles to clean their skulls. All of us who
hunt have seen a skull or two that looks not so white, well that is never
the case when Skull Masters processes skulls. They have built a building solely dedicated to the beetles.
Randy tells me that caring for beetles is a 24 hour commitment,
similar to running a farm. He also believes using the beetles far exceeds the results from boiling skulls, and that beetles are the preferred
method by museums as well. Now comes the question on pricing,
their pricing is as competitive as all others out there, with better
results. So before us hunters want to cut a couple corners, save a few
bucks, consider using a professional taxidermy service such as Skull
Masters. Randy also mentioned he has periodic customers that have
done the before mentioned and well, they need Skull Masters to fix
it.
Beyond making some amazing European skulls for the hunters,
they also do another form of art with bones, which is articulating them!
See the picture of the Red Fox that they did. Randy and Kim believe
in using every part of the animal that they can and they do! Check out
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back, for the Renaissance Festival. Randy and Kim are quite the team,
he does the processing and Kim brings the artistic flair to the business.
To further diversify their business they have done coyote skull painting
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If you are interested in acquiring Skull Masters Taxidermys services, hunt them down at 248-632-2803, they are in the Clarkston area.
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You can create a lush young food plot near your bow blind by planting in August.
of clovers, two alfalfas, chicory,
early bow season right up to the first
birdsfoot trefoil and a brassica nurse
phase of the rut as being a waste of
forage, which is also a large blend for
time. Yes, there is some truth to that
reasons noted above. It is important
for deer are more active for forage at
that all land management programs
night than daytime during that time
period. Yet, if you can reach the deers include a legume perennial forage
blend and its not a bad idea to include
stomach with forage they cannot refuse the situation reverses. One forage at least a strip of this forage in each
deer cannot refuse is young and grow- kill plot within the land management.
ing soybeans, which should be seeded Perennial legume forage does not
at 30 pounds per acre from mid-July
need to more than 25 percent of the
to early August. On October the first
total forage of the land management
they are still growing lush leaves,
plan unless we are talking a small area
which are the deers first choice over
of forty acres or less. Annuals work
anything else (except sweet corn),
better as an attractant, (note the above
even acorns.
soy set up) plus seeding corn as cover,
The mid-May seeded soybeans
forage or attractant is sure fire.
leaves are turning brown and ripening
Your plot is prepped, the PH is
the bean pods on October first. The
fine and the soil is a medium loam. All
deer will still visit them but not like
signs are so think the first of August
in early July. So, for more deer action for the seeding date for the entire
in early October think seeding soys
lower. Start a week earlier in the UP.
in mid-July to early August. If you
The starting date is important, if you
seeded Roundup Ready (RR) soys in
start later and a have a freeze in early
mid-July wait three weeks then spray October you may experience a plot
RR herbicide for weed control. The
failure. Perennials generally have a
same day broadcast a brassica blend at slow start in the above soil forage
no more than two pounds per acre. For growth. The plants are concentrating
easy spreading add some clay based
on the development of their root struckitty litter to the brassica blend or add ture first and need six weeks for their
buckwheat at five pounds per acre.
proper growth. If the root structure is
Come the first of September
not adequate a normal winter freeze
broadcast a grain blend of oats, winter will lift the top part of the plant and
rye grain and wheat at a total of no
may snap the root, (creating a failed
more than 30 pounds per acre. For in- crop). A healthy fat root will not snap.
sured opening bow day action do the
So take no chances, seed early rather
sweetening thing starting in mid-Sep- than late.
tember, see our web site, wwwdeeratWe emphasize, to satisfy the
traction.com for more information.
deers nutritional needs, seed a large
Soys cannot take a freeze, but if the
variety of forage for all food plots
sweetening thing is seriously applied
expect the soys to take a freeze down whether its an annual or perennial
to 28 degrees. We have created a fine forage blend. See our web site wwearly bow season kill plot and the later wdeerattraction.com for examples of a
seasons even with the lack of soys, for preferred brassica or perennial blend.
we added attractive cool season forage The basic blend has turnips, kale,
that can take a serious frost and actu- winter canola and dwarf Essex rape in
addition to several brassica from New
ally grow during the winter.
Zeeland, designed for their red deer.
The kill plot we just created is an
The perennial legume has the same
annual food plot. To create a perenbrassica blend as a nurse crop along
nial forage summer seeded kill plot
the soil prepping can be created by the with five clovers, chicory, two grazing
type alfalfas and birdsfoot trefoil.
practice of summer fallow, which is
Keep the fun in hunting!
tilling the site every ten days starting
Ed Spinazzola is an Associate with
in mid-May until seeding time. SprayTony LaPratts Ultimate Land Maning RR three times from mid-May to
agement. For more information check
July first, then broadcasting fertilizer
our web site, wwwtonysulm.com or
and tilling in mid-July.
wwwdeerattraction.com or call 586Seed a perennial legume kill plot
that has a blend of at least four types
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into one box.
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bedded bluegills totes a flat
plastic container full of rubber
spiders, colorful tiny lures,
miniature lead weights and a
fingernail clipper.
If the gills wont hit
these, he says sagely, while
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spoons, spinners, fake
night crawlers and
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box, they wont hit at all. How do
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Come again?
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athers Day in
Trout Lake was
fairly warm for
the U.P. Temperatures in the
low 70s but a 25-35 mile per
hour wind raising some major
white caps on Frenchmans Lake. Bob
and Meghan Klave had their First
Annual Kayaking Bass tournament
scheduled for 4 p.m. As owners of
the Twin Cedars Resort they introduced kayaking on the lake which has
proved to be very popular. Adding a
bass fishing contest to kayaking then
throwing in a 35 mph wind is like
playing golf with bent clubs and an
oblong ball!
The rules are simple artificial
bait only no net after four hours
in no type of motor,
just the paddle/pedal can be used a
life jacket is mandatory and a safety
boat at the ready to assist anyone who
had a problem. If your fish isnt alive
at weigh in a one pound deduction is
incurred.
The fisherman with the biggest
fish wins it all. A ten dollar entry
fee insures its more about fun and a
bunch of laughs than about the money.
Plus some side bets concerning adult
beverages were added to the exciteWindy conditions made the bassing from kayaks a little tougher. Karen Russell photos
ment.
headed for some hot bass spots while pound 8 ounce largemouth.
At promptly 4 p.m. starter Karen
new kayakers splashed themselves
All fish were released back into
Russell sounded the horn to release
into the weeds. More splashing
the lake after weigh in and there was
the boats experienced paddlers
paddling cursing; the weed-bound
much talk about next years tournafishermen got their boats free and off ment. In a lake with an abundance of
they went. The wind was relentless. At smallmouth and largemouth bass com8:15 p.m., timekeeper Karen got them bining fishing skills with kayaking is
headed back to the dock for the weigh great fun!
in and it was a struggle to paddle
For information on next years
back.
tournament contact Bob or Meghan at
Dan Green from Southeast, Ohio
www.The TwinCedars.com/contact
and Matt Russell from Terre Haute,
You can bring your own kayak or may
Indiana traveled the furthest to be
rent one from the resort be ready for
there, while John Newland lives in
Trout Lake and Bob Klave of course, a lot of laughs a good work out and
owns the resort! Several other fisher- the camaraderie of enjoying the great
outdoors with likeminded people. You
men from Northern Michigan also
could find your name engraved on the
participated. John Newland checked
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The kayaking bass anglers head out to their favorite hot spot.
in with the heaviest fish a nice 4
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stagnant standing water
which supports mosquitoes, flies and
bacteria? Good drainage is particularly important in areas plagued by
heart-worm since it limits mosquito
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Internal and External Parasites
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disease? For instance, sloppy dog
food handling and feeding practices
could result in rat and mouse infestation of your kennel facilities. Also,
poor disposal of dog excrement and
soiled food could result in excessive
harborage of flies. The careful use of
rodenticides and insecticides might be
necessary, although your first defense
against infestation is sanitation.
Communicable Diseases Is
your dog properly immunized against
distemper, parainfluenza, parvo virus,
hepatitis, leptospirosis and rabies?
There is no excuse for your dog hav-
By Len Jenkins
A Deer PLAN grant funds immediate habitat work on private land within
the program focus area in the nor theastern Lower Peninsula.
petitively scored on a range of criteria
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woods, farm land. Asking
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3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 7x12 walk in closet in the master bedroom. The kitchen has lots of
oak cupboards and a pass through bar to the open living room and dining area. The laundry
room and entry area leads out to one of the covered decks. The other deck on the front of the
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meticulous landscaped yard. Both decks are treks for easy year around maintenance. Some of
the utilities have been updated over the years including the water heater, furnace, central air,
and bladder on the well. There are 5 outbuildings 24x40 workshop/garage with a bath,
furnace, wood stove, dry walled and insulated; 30x52 pole barn; 16x20 garage; 10x20 lien
too; and a 10x10 shed. So much to list you must see this property! $259,900 (EDM)
LITTLE MANISTEE RIVER - 8674 W. RIVER ROAD IRONS You wont find a nicer site of the
Little Manistee River!! This year around cabin has 265 frontage on this pristine river. The cabin
features 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, and an open floor plan for the kitchen, dining area and living
room. There is a fieldstone fireplace with a hand carved mantel and large sliders that lead out
to the patio which you can sit and enjoy the views of the river and the beautiful landscaping.
There is also a summer room with lots of windows overlooking the river. The cabin was
originally built in the 1950s but has had many updates over the years adding to its charm.
There is an 18x20 detached garage, a storage shed and a wood shed. Make an appointment
to see this cabin today while the flowers are in bloom and the Browns are in the river. There is
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washer and dryer. The kitchen and living room have high ceilings with an open floor plan. The
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1816316
NEAR RIFLE
RIVER REC
PARK!!
GORGEOUS
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COMPLETELY
REMODELED!!
Cute home near Bush Lake with loft area for extra sleeping, fenced yard for pets, storage and
laundry sheds and perfect Up North vacation
getaway!!
$249,900
$37,900
$219,000
$37,900
$215,000
70+
ACRES!!
1817048
1818996
BREATHTAKING
VIEWS!!
Over 10 ACRES w/spacious 3-bdrm, 1.7 bath
w/garage & pole bldg. Perfect place for horses,
mostly cleared and there is horse barn, elec
fence & frost-free hydrants! Deck, stunning
views, above-ground pool & more!!
$164,900
SPECTACULAR
COUNTRY
SETTING!!
Spacious, custom-built 3-bdrm, 4 ba, with
CANAL AND
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1812240
1819066
ALL SPORTS
GEORGE
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$172,500
$42,900
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$179,000
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1798185
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VICTORIAN
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ELNI LAKE
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HOME!!
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Super clean 3-bdrm home in perfect rural location, trails thru-out, front deck w/
beautiful views, garage and great year
round home or hunt camp!!
Spacious 3-bdrm home w/154 water frontage on all sports lake, lots of windows, open
floor plan, FP, garage, deck, patio & gorgeous views!!
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newer steel roof, AC, modern kitchen &
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107
795 N 1st St
P.O. Box 499
Harrison MI 48625
989-539-2261
And
229 Lake George Ave
Lake George, MI 48633
989-588-6171
www.harrison-realty.com
www.buyhr.co
E-mail: office@harrison-realty.com
ATTenTIon, SPoRTSMen!
Beautiful home on 158 acres
with some of the best trophy wildlife in the state!
4,990 SF, 5 BR, 3.5 BA, open floor plan, beautifully remodeled and
updated. Hip roof barn, pole barn, pasture, woods, fruit trees, wildlife
galore, outdoor furnace, outdoor decks with amazing views.
NHN
BALL
AVENUE 10.10 2511 SURREY STREET 2 Bed 2 BA 2551 HARDING 80 acres abuts Kitty
wooded acreage close to town, lakes, WF home w/3 season room, fireplace, Kurtis Farms, 30x40 polebarn with
and state land, Great camping or laundry, level lot, sandy beach, chain heated workshop & 14ft lean to.
of lakes. New Roof 2014. $72,900
1760sf, 3BD, 2.5BA. $235,000
building location. $25,000
For photos Text: T537878 To: 85377 For photos Text T1519297To: 853777 For Photos Text P949552 To 85377
Inspections: Thur, July 14 & August 11 (12-1pm) and Wednesday, August 24 (9-10am)
2787 S Pease Rd
Bellevue, MI 49021
Property currently enrolled
in PA260 and a CRP program.
See more photos and details online!
(517) 676-9800
SheridanAuctionService.com
MUSKEGON Hilltop
hide
10620 CRANBERRY LAKE RD 6.5 80A CLARE AVENUE great price 1005
Acres w/1150'Cedar River along 2 for all around hunting. Plenty of away with renovated 1188sf, 2 BD
sides, secluded chalet has lots of light wildlife and has some low areas.. home has den for desk or bunk beds,
Trees are a good MIX. $96,000
26x32 garage on 11.53 acres $99,000
+ garage & pole barn. $202,400
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48 ACRES - Gorgeous Wooded 48 acres which includes a private lake (Caruthers Lake). 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath Ranch Walkout with spectacular views of the lake and natural beauty surrounding
property. Desirable location for hunting, fishing, bird watching or just to enjoy nature. This property is
30 min from either Kalamazoo or Grand Rapids Area. Priced @ $249,900 (15056002) Call Drew
Chapple 269-207-3280 or Steve Monroe 269-650-6023
48 ACRES - Pristine 48 acres of woods, water, hills and some tillable land. Spectacular views from this 3
bedroom, 3 bath Chalet home. Home has an abundance of closets and storage, 6 sliders to let in the natural
light, main floor laundry, finished walk-out basement and Jacuzzi tub in the master bath. 32 x 40 Pole barn with
separate 200 amp underground service and tall enough to store your RV in the winter. Priced @ 329,000
(16015882) Call Jane Drewyor 269-317-7994
269-207-3280
VACANT LAND
68 ACRES, Barry Co., Baltimore Twp, Sportspersons Paradise! Pond & Creek frontage, Woods & Tillable $349,900
10 ACRES, Barry Co., Barry Twp, Beautifully wooded with a 24x40 Pole Barn $69,900
18 ACRES, Barry Co., Hope Twp, Wooded w/4 Lot splits & road installed. $129,900
LITTLE CEDAR LAKE, Barry Co., Hope Twp, 2 Acres w/200 of Lake front. Great Fishing Camp. $59,900
FISHERMAN! DUCK
HUNTERS! This is your
dream cottage on
Saginaw Bay. Two bedroom one bath knotty pine
interior has many updates.
Saganing Casino just down
the road. Steel seawall with dock. Truly a sportsman's
dream. Motivated sellers!
12.85 Acres
across from Secord
Lake. Abuts 1,000
acres of State
Land. Includes 46'x
52' Pole Barn. RV
Hookup 200 AMP
Service. No well or septic. Natural Gas at street.
Whitetail Realty,
Lake City, MI
231-839-8142 or
office@lakecityrealestate.com
lakecitymirealestate.com
N. Missaukee MLS3 21119336 $99,000
800-444-3276
www.greenstonefcs.com
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MARINA
$650,000
ALCONA COUNTY
156.66 ACRES
$329,800
CLARE
COUNTY
$310,000
121.5 ACRES
GENESEE COUNTY
775,000
108 ACRES
PRICE REDUCED
PINE RIVER
Over one mile on Shiawassee Lake and Shiawassee River.
LAPEER COUNTY
$395,000
$219,900
ST. MARYS RIVER
30 ACRES
AWESOME HUNTING CABIN OVERLOOKING MILL CREEK
LAPEER COUNTY
CLARE COUNTY
$389,000
$219,000
CHIPPEWA COUNTY
210 ACRES
OSCODA COUNTY
20 ACRES
SANILAC COUNTY
80 ACRES
$279,000
$275,000
520 ACRES
28 ACRES
Enjoy 520 acres. 1/20th ownerHuge Log Home & Pool.
Deer Hunter & Nature Lovers! ship. 100ft. on Bass Lake.
www.RandyMinto.C21.com
Email: rminto@c21metrobrokers.com
www.MIDREAMPROPERTIES.com
RANDY MINTO
Always Working Hard for You!
Direct:
810.449.1286
REALTOR
Office:
810.653.4500
75 Harper Lake
4 Bed 2 Bath
MLS 16017898 $159,900
80 Orchard Lake
2 Bed 1 Bath
MLS 16025817 $72,250
Middle Branch Of The Pere Marquette River. This Quite Parcel Offers 155 Of Private
Frontage, Great Fishing And Hunting Out The Door. Property Is Approximately 2.4 Acres,
All Wooded, Utilities Available, And Walking Distance To Federal Land. This Is A Very
Quiet Area With No Canoe Traffic and On A Dead End County Road . Land Contract
terms available with $3,000 down, $300 a month, 8% interest, 5 year balloon. MLS
12056963 $34,900
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Lilly Township. PARCELs A&B Great Recreational Hunting Acreage Parcel. Almost
17 acres sitting on both sides of this quiet stream offering great hunting, small stream
fishing, large woods and 2 really nice building sites, one on each side of the creek. Great
location for a week-end retreat or a year around home. Underground electric is on the
north side of creek with a great camp location. The south side of the creek is rolling hardwoods which borders state land. Just down the trail are thousands of acres of federal
land. Great find. Low Down Land Contract terms available MLS 15059911 $42,500
Beautifully wooded 41 acres with Federal Land on 2 sides. Access is through a Federal
Forest Road 6262. Great hunting and trails, secluded but not far from town. Great location! MLS 15056995 $59,9000
Hunters!!!! This IS it!! 20 wooded beautiful acres with a 1996 Camper with a roof over,
well, septic, electric for AND set up with water and power for 2 other campers. Deluxe
Deer Blind included! Truly a nice set up for family fun. MLS 15056631 $49,900
Very unique property with thousands of acres of Federal land to the west and north,
variety of woods,hills, low land, and ponds terrific hunting and camping area. Low down
land contract terms available. Seller is a licensed Real Estate Broker. 6.71 Acres MLS
16021694 $17,900
Vacant Big Star Lake Front Lot. 85 of pure lake fun for all your all sports needs. Nice
beach, great building spot for a walkout basement. Private easement for seclusion but
easy access. Great views of the lake and great fun!! MLS 15064100 $127,500
Very secluded 10 acres across the street from thousands of acres of a hunting club
and federal land and not far from Gleasons Landing off Jenks Rd for Pere Marquette
River access and there is already electric on the land This would make a great hunting
camp or build your dream home or cabin on it . MLS 16025881 $23,900
Very unique property with thousands of acres of Federal land to the west and north,
variety of woods, hills, low land, and ponds terrific hunting and camping area. Low down
land contract terms available. Seller is a licensed Real Estate Broker. 4.33 Acres MLS
16021738 $14,900
BRANDON CROPSEY
Broker, Land Specialist
Michigan
(269) 816-3010
CHUCK KEEFER
(989) 600-4112
JAKE EHLINGER
(517) 937-2118
SHAD WOODRUFF
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VERY RARE LAKE FRONT - On Hillview Lake, east of Big Rapids, 23 acres,
cabin and 1700+ feet of waterfront. Family, Corporate, Development potential. $449,000
AMAZING MICHIGAN
PROPERTIES
Melanie Lovati
Cell: 810.650.4349
Office: 586.263.8220
Melanie@MelanieLovati.com
MUSKEGON RIVER SOUTH OF BIG RAPIDS - THE VIEW worth 10x the price,
great boating. Newly renovated. This is a Knock-Out Waterfront property. $149,900
20 ACRES - Wooded building sites and open land. Paved road 1/2 mile from 5000 acres of
Manistee National Forest, 7 miles west of Big Rapids, close to Hungerford Lake. $60,000
CORNER 20 ACRES - 3 bedrooms, 2 bath, home with finished work shop in garage
plus 48x44 pole barn, Quality construction. $249,000
82.46 ACRES - Great hunting land not far from Hawkins, Barton Twp. Newaygo Co.
Nicely wooded and rolling. Shack sleeps 12. Buck Pole in place. $135,000
Jack Frizzell
(231)598-6700
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Echo Bay, Ontario CAN
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*Prices subject to change.
Exceptional location for an Executive Retreat! YearRound waterfront action in this amazing property
Lakefront Luxury Living. This home is magazine worth
with architectural detail and design that is incomparable
to anything on the market! 7700 sq. ft. the specifications of this home are amazing. The journey begins as
you enter the 3-story foyer you are entranced by the
underwater mural and custom designed staircase with
a hint of art deco flare, the 2-story great room offers a
fireplace and floor to ceiling Pella windows with the most
incredible view of Anchor Bay. The chefs kitchen has
custom cabinetry, backsplash and granite countertops,
the commercial elevator services all 3 floors, 1st floor
master suite has a bay sitting area, incredible walk-in
closet with built-in shelves, drawers and hanging area,
master bath offers a steam shower, whirlpool tub, dual
sinks and custom cabinets. Game room above garage
plus bonus room, 8-car attached gar, 30,0000 lb. boat
hoist, Trex boardwalk, radiant heated floors plus zoned
HVAC & more. See the associated documents for a
complete spec list. $1,900,000.00
http://jackfrizzell.fivestarmichigan.com
VACANT LAND
1320 ft X 3960 ft.
Call Sharon @ 810-441-6002 or 810-798-8591
121 ACRES IN FREMONT TOWNSHIP, WEST OF
CROSWELL, EAST OF M-19 ON BURNS LINE
RD AT THE NW CORNER OF BROWN RD.
statewiderealestate.net
$3,800 an acre
Sharon LaFrance
810-441-6002
Im not #1, you are.
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844 Van Dyke ALMONT
VACANT LAND
1066896 L'ANSE This 40 acre off-grid parcel offers a buyer the chance to own almost
all of an 8 acre lake bordered by a higher ridge on the east side with an awesome building
site. Parcel is about two miles off of US-41. $74,500
1066908 L'ANSE This fully wooded 40 acre m/l parcel offers wonderful access from
two roads in the woods. The parcel is located about 6 miles east of Herman in the high
country (1,800 ft about sea level). Areas were select cut. $38,500
1090426 LAKE LINDEN 80 acres located in Jacobsville with red pine, spruce, &
balsam plantations. The first pine plantation was sewn in 1906-64 and has diameters of
12 to 18 inches and 35' to 40' long. The 2nd plantation in 1968 have diameters between
8 and 10 inches. $72,000
1087498 MASS CITY 117 acres m/l of rolling upper peninsula forest perfect for your
cabin and outstanding hunting. Property is accessible via Juno Road. Property was
thinned 10 plus years ago. The property has an outstanding deer population, and is also
known as a winter deer yarding area. $93,600
1083948 NESTORIA This 125 acre parcel along US-41 in Nestoria is very unique. It's
a great spot to build a cabin right off the Herman Nestoria Road just north of US-41. Its
mainly lower land, offer long view distances for hunting. $110,000
1083946 NESTORIA This 125 acre m/l CFR parcel is bounded by US-41 on the north
and the flowage of the Lateral Creek and State of MI land to the south. Parcel would make
a great hunting parcel for deer and waterfowl--it's higher and dry along the highway.
$126,500
1092883 ONTONAGON Here's a beautiful, mix, 73 acre m/l vacant land parcel that
fronts on both year round Townline Road and the seasonal two-track Quartz Road. Town
Line Creek moves in and out along the back (west) boundary. Power, phone, septic & well
on the parcel. $51,000
1083603 ONTONAGON This 40 acre CFA parcel has not been available to the
public previously. It has direct access to the year round and paved Norwich Road. The 40
was recently thinned by its owner, leaving some trees and cover to support the hunter.
$38,500
1080167 ONTONAGON This parcel offers great hunting and spring steel head fishing opportunities, or just a place to get away from it all. 37+ spectacular acres with over
1000' of Duck Creek frontage! Very private and a terrific location for your getaway cabin.
$48,000
1083439 PELKIE 60 acres of some of the highest ground along Papin Road with great
high views to the south. Parcel is a combination of rising and flat high ground, probably old
pasture, that has been grown over with some mature trees and an old apple orchard.
$75,000
1094285 PELKIE Great price on this 160 acre parcel that truly has it all! Year round
access with power & phone available on Pine Creek Road. Property has some nice
hayfields, and the majority property is nicely wooded with aspen, maple, birch, spruce, fir,
pine and more! $149,000
1093419 REDRIDGE 110' of Sandy Lake Superior shoreline. Great spot for that
seasonal getaway or year round home. Located about 15 minutes SW of Houghton. Year
round access stops about 300' from property, however the two track could easily be
improved to allow for a private road. $79,000
1089891 ROCKLAND This remote 40 acre CFA parcel is back in the woods over a
mile off Woodspur Road. 40 acres that was harvested a few years ago. There is still some
timber on it, and it would make a great off the grid hunting parcel. $34,000
1093603 ROCKLAND This 80 acre MI CFA remote parcel features seasonal access
about 5 miles west of the old Town of Victoria off the Multipurpose Trail and the Victoria
Roads. Michigan snowmobile trail #101 is on the parcel and makes for easy access in the
winter. $52,500
1090368 ROCKLAND This 248 m/l acre Rockland Township parcel has the Deer Lick
Creek in it and frontage on the E. Branch of the Ontonagon River! It has gated access off
Highway M45 over a half mile private easement. This property has dramatic topography
changes. $252,000
1012727 ROCKLAND Nearly a half mile of highway frontage on this 120 acre parcel,
it is partially wooded with year-round access for recrreation. It is comprised of open areas
w/ woodlots; adjoining parcel is CFA land. Utilities are available at the highway. $71,500
1089893 ROCKLAND This 80 acre MI CFA parcel features seasonal access in about
1/2 mile on the Victoria Road, with significant elevation changes and views over the
Victoria Reservoir. There is over 200 feet of elevation change. It's off the grid but close to
good roads. $124,256
1050297 ROCKLAND This never before offered to the public 320+/- acre Rockland
Township parcel has year round gated access off Highway M45! This property has topography like you've never seen, from flat to rolling high ground with a substantial internal road
system. $290,500
1062459 SKANEE Backwoods Arvon Twp 40 with the west branch of the Huron River
crossing the property. Property is a mixture of timber types, including rolling hardwoods
and conifers to aspen stands. Plenty of locations to build. $49,900
1075861 TAPIOLA Recreational opportunity awaits you on this 80 acre parcel. The
parcel has been selectively cut within the last 15 years. There is excellent growing stock
remaining. The parcel was cruised recently and another selective harvest is recommended within the next few years. $99,000
1080182 TOIVOLA Great 79 acres with hundreds of feet of highway frontage, phone
& power, a nice gravel trail to a very private hunting camp where the deer, bear, & grouse
abound! The camp is rough condition but could be restored for hunting or getaways.
$115,000
Kevin P. Liimatta
Associate Broker
Houghton
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Marinette
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Mio
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Clare
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8383 Hwy. 451, 49743
email: rita8383@yahoo.com
989-734-4846
MARQUETTE
856 W. Washington, 49855
email: sw@statewiderealestate.org
906-228-9312 Fax: 906-228-8069
ALMONT
844 Van Dyke Road
lafrancesharon@yahoo.com
810-798-8591 Fax: 810-798-8079
HILLMAN
14938 State Street, P.O. Box 98, 49746
email: statewidehillman@yahoo.com
989-742-4523 800-228-7856
Fax: 989-742-3931
MENOMINEE
3631 10th Street, 49858
email: statewideone@newbc.rr.com
906-863-9905
Fax: 906-863-7935
CLARE
308 E. 5th Street, 48617
email: statewideclare@voyager.net
989-386-3396 Fax: 989-386-3800
CURTIS/NEWBERRY
Main Street, P.O. Box 305, 49820
email: swcurtis@sbcglobal.net
906-586-9606 Fax: 906-586-9607
HOUGHTON
500 Shelden Ave., 49931
email: dick@statewideofhoughton.com
906-482-6955 800-676-6323
Fax: 906-482-7699
HOWELL/LINDEN
1285 S. Michigan Ave., Howell, MI 48843
email: statewid@earthlink.net
517-546-9060 800-531-4449
Fax: 517-546-9148
ESCANABA
2209 Ludington Street, 49829
IRON MOUNTAIN - KINGSFORD
email: escanaba@statewiderealestate.net
112 S. Carpenter Ave., Kingsford, 49802
906-786-1308 800-900-0777
906-828-9079
Fax: 906-786-1388
FIFE LAKE
127 State Street, P.O. Box 190, 49633
email: swfife@charterinternet.com
231-879-4471 Fax: 231-879-4362
MANISTIQUE
10 N. State Highway M-149
Cooks, MI 49817
906-644-2304
email: dekeysermary@yahoo.com
HARRISVILLE
430 S. US-23, 48740
email: sold@anjstatewide.com
989-724-5711 800-655-5735
Fax: 989-724-6833
MARINETTE, WISCONSIN
1460 Marinette Ave., 54143
email: statewidemarinette@yahoo.com
715-735-9964 Fax: 715-732-1107
MIO
102 West 8th St., P.O. Box 395, 48647
email: info@statewidemio.com
989-826-3292
Fax: 989-826-2108
ONAWAY
M-33 & M-68,
P.O. Box 478, 49765
email: bigdan@frontier.com
989-733-6522
Fax: 989-733-2427
POWERS
W3776 US2 & 41, 49874
906-497-4190
Fax: 906-497-5328
holly@statewiderealestate.net
SKIDWAY LAKE
2228 Greenwood Rd.,
Prescott, 48756
email: atlas@m33access.com
989-873-3601
Fax: 989-873-6914
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