Tag: public land
EXPLAINER Destinations · Statewide · 2 hrs ago
Public land for November, by region, with its managers
Five regional lists name a selection of the forests, refuges, lakeshores, parks and game areas that their managers' own pages support, each with its agency and the access rule its page states, where it states one.
DESTINATION Fishing · Northern Lower Peninsula · 2 hrs ago
Where the Big Manistee leaves Tippy Dam
The DNR's page for Tippy Dam Recreation Area lists a rustic campground open all year and a Recreation Passport requirement; the river from the dam to the railroad bridge below M-55 is Type 3 water with a limit of one rainbow trout.
FEATURE Fishing · Northern Lower Peninsula · 2 hrs ago
Seven rivers open to steelhead in November, and the rules on each
From the flies-only water above Gleason's Landing to the closed apron below Foote Dam, stream type, limit and tackle change river by river, and the special lure rules on four of the seven end Nov. 15.
GUIDE Hunting · Statewide · 2 hrs ago
Opening week on public land, where everyone else is
State forest, game area, national forest, Commercial Forest and HAP land each set their own rules for stands, blinds and vehicles, and the DNR's MiHunt map shows which is which.
EXPLAINER Hunting · Mid-Michigan · 2 hrs ago
The limited firearm zone is gone from the Lower Peninsula
Since Sept. 12 every legal firearm may be used across the Lower Peninsula, and the definition of a legal firearm, the orange rule, the safety zone and posted township closures still apply.
GUIDE Hunting · Statewide · 2 hrs ago
Two weeks before the deer opener, day by day
A dated plan for Nov. 1 to 14: the tag, permission, the stand and the range day, and from Nov. 10 a quiet period that changes what can ride in the truck.