Michigan Sets Waterfowl Seasons

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Published: 12 August 2013

(Provided by Michigan DNR)

Michigan hunters will once again enjoy 60-day duck seasons this fall, as the Natural Resources Commission set waterfowl seasons Thursday at its regular meeting in Muskegon.

Duck seasons will once again be split into two segments in all three of state duck-hunting zones.

In the North Zone, duck season is set for Sept. 21 –Nov. 10 and Nov. 23 – Dec. 1.

In the Middle Zone, duck season is Oct. 5 – Dec. 1 and Dec. 14-15.

In the South Zone, duck season is slated for Oct. 12 – Dec. 8 and Dec. 28-29.

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St. Joseph River Bass to be Studied, Tagged

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Published: 06 August 2013

By Louie Stout

St. Joseph River bass to be studied, tagged.A major study of St. Joseph River bass kicks off this week and the Indiana DNR needs your help.

Biologists will be sampling bass from Bristol, Ind. to the Michigan state line and some 150 will be tagged with small metal clips to their jaws.

Anglers who catch those tagged bass can earn Bass Pro Shops gift cards valued from $5 to $25. The gift cards were purchased from contributions made by several fishing and conservation clubs. Locally, the St. Joseph River Valley Fly Fishers were a contributor.

The study is part of a state-wide assessment of river bass populations in which the DNR will tag 500 fish on the West Fork White River (Madison, Hamilton and Marion counties), Eel River (Wabash, Miami and Cass counties), and St. Joseph River (St. Joseph and Elkhart counties) throughout this summer and fall.

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