Free fishing weekend continues Sunday
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Walleye fishing with Sen. Randy Richardville is a chance to get back into the...
Senate House Majority Leader Randy Richardville and I holding an eight-pound walleye caught in Lake Erie. Rick Taylor | AnnArbor.com Contributor I haven’t done anything related to the outdoors in...
View ArticleWolves: Myth vs. fact
On July 3, I turned on the History Channel and watched an excerpt of “Mountain Men.” The show discusses the lives of three different men who live off the land in the Alaskan, Kentucky and Montana...
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Dr. Randall Forsch fishes to a place back in time
Dr. Randall Forsch proudly holding a very impressive and elusive Brown Trout on a recent fly fishing trip out west. photo courtesy of the Forsch family I've known Dr. Randall Forsch for more than 10...
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Scouting for deer with trail cameras
This gorgeous 10 point buck was taken with one of my trail cameras just a few days ago. It’s hard to believe that the bow hunting season is a mere two weeks away, beginning Oct. 1. This year has gone...
View ArticleDoe bow hunt: Hunters often deliver a kinder death than nature does
The date was Oct. 3, 2012 and I headed out to my favorite bow hunting location for an afternoon hunt. I quietly put on my hunting clothes, grabbed my bow and arrow and climbed into my tree stand. I...
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Meet Tina Yerkes, PhD in Zoology, parent and hunter
Photos courtesy of Yerkes family I’d like to think that I’m pretty well versed when it comes to wildlife behavior, habitat and conservation. The truth of the matter is my friend Tina Yerkes knows more...
View ArticleThe buck stops here - experiment with crossbow ends in success
I’ve had an interest in hunting with a crossbow over the last few years but hadn’t spent the money. A part of my hesitation comes from being a traditional hunter with the longbow, although I’ve hunted...
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Passing the torch: My son gets his first buck
I’ll never forget the first time I took my son Ricky deer hunting with me. He was 2 years old, and I was bow hunting in an elevated platform that was more of a tree house than a tree stand. Two bucks...
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Emotions run high in the big debate over deer hunting in Barton Hills
AnnArbor.com file photo The recent hiring of sharp shooters by the Village of Barton Hills to kill whitetail deer has certainly stirred up quite a bit of controversy. Of course, it’s not surprising...
View ArticleGreat Lakes loons dying in record numbers from botulism outbreak spurred by...
The Common Loon, arguable one of the most beautiful birds that grace our Great Lakes, is dying at an alarming rate. The fact that they’re dying is troubling, but the cause is downright scary. Most...
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Scouting for a successful 2013 deer hunting season
Rick Taylor | Contributor It’s that time of year to get your trail camera’s, tree trimming saw and head into your favorite hunting locations in preparation for the bow hunting season coming up on Oct....
View ArticleThe final chapter for The Moriah Ranch - memories of elk hunt live on
Editor's note: See previous stories about the Moriah Ranch: An elk hunt to remember starts with a detour for fly fishing An elk hunt to remember includes a magic moment of being surrounded by a herd...
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