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Nine months after two cougar kittens were documented in the Upper Peninsula, a new trail camera photo indicates the elusive animals are still alive and living with their mother.
Bass pros fish for a living. What could be better, right? Sit down with a professional angler at a  boat show, and it comes out that they do enjoy their gig, mainly because they genuinely love to fish. One perk of the job is that the tournament season doesn’t run all year long, so they do have a true offseason.
New Gear
The popularity of leader material grew exponentially after the dawn of braided fishing lines, aka superlines. Despite their prowess, these incredibly strong-for-their-diameter braids presented two significant drawbacks.
Newsflash
Michiana Gun Season Harvest Appears Down
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By Louie Stout
Michiana’s gun season has produced a mixed bag of results – nice big-bodied bucks with good racks, but the numbers appear to be down.
At least that’s the report we’ve received from Michiana meat processors who say business with gun hunters has been down after a productive bow season in October.
Of course, assessing Indiana’s deer season isn’t as reliable as it once was now that the state allows hunters to check in deer online or smart phones. In previous years, Hoosiers were required to take their kills to an official check station. Michigan has a voluntary check-in.
Michigan Bass Seasons Still Undecided
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By Louie Stout
In all likelihood, Michigan bass anglers will be given the opportunity to fish for bass year-round next year, but the harvest season will remain pretty much the same.
The trouble is, we won’t know until early next April when the Natural Resources Commission casts the deciding vote.
The Future of Michigan bass regs have been up in the air all year.
Currently, the state offers a catch-and-release only season that opens the last Saturday in April and runs until its harvest season opens Memorial Day weekend in late May.
Anglers have pushed hard for a more liberal season so the DNR decided to open it up for discussion last summer. It canvassed anglers to determine what kind of changes they’d like to see. It listed four options and asked anglers which ones they could support.
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