5/14/12 out of Cdad's boat
5/14/12 out of Cdad's boat

Sorry for the late report, took some time to clean the fish and get them packed for the freezer. I'm kind of new to this walleye fishing thing, my stripes…

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5/14/12 out of Cdad's boat
Brokeback Muskie and my big "I"
Brokeback Muskie and my big "I"

Thought I would share a couple of pics from our day on the big D yesterday. Caught this little guy and saw he had quite a crook in his back.…

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Brokeback Muskie and my big
GIANT morels (pic)
GIANT morels (pic)

Dad told me that he heard rumors of people finding giant morels locally (calhoun county) and said to be on the lookout while turkey hunting. Well yesterday he sent this…

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GIANT morels (pic)
Northern Michigan Opener (W/Pics)
Northern Michigan Opener (W/Pics)

Well the opener was the best fishing I have experenced on this river in the 8 years I have been going. We caught alot of nice brookies. Got two guys…

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Northern Michigan Opener (W/Pics)
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Celebrate Mothers Day Outdoors With the MDNR

May 11, 2012

Things are really heating up here in the Downriver Outdoors. The trees are all leafed out, flowers are popping up and some gardens have even been started.All just in time for Mother’s Day. For this Mother’s Day weekend plan on doing something with Mom in the great Downriver Outdoors. Here’s a great opportunity that the [...]

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You Can’t Always Get the Walleyes You Want

May 11, 2012

It’s usually that way when you’re doing something you like. Around here in spring that usually means walleye fishing. What else is there? Fact is that the Detroit River and western Lake Erie has the best early spring walleye fishing in the world. Many people come from hundreds if not thousands of miles to fish [...]

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This doe is the third deer we've seen since last fall with a heavily split ear.

Whitetail Weekly, Bucks, Birds and Briars

May 11, 2012

As we headed north towards the property I couldn’t help but be excited.  Not only was I going to get to spend the entire weekend up at the cabin, I was also going to get to check our trail cameras for the first time this year.  I wasn’t totally sure what I’d find but I was [...]

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Cormorants are Returning to the Detroit River

May 7, 2012

Cormorant watch has started again this year on the Detroit River, and the volunteers are loaded for bear. Well maybe not bear but definitely cormorant. Tim Wilson USDA Wildlife Services Biologist conducted the training and issued the USDAWS paperwork. I wasn’t able to make it this year but with the DWF and the HRFA volunteers [...]

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We were pleased to see that the Southline Plot was looking good after all the work we put into it last year.

Whitetail Weekly, A Good Start

May 1, 2012

In last week’s entry I said that the 2012 season had officially started. In honor of the season’s start we headed up to the property last week for some investigating/scouting, shed hunting and just plain wandering around. We had a few things in mind that we wanted to accomplish but the trip would be a [...]

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Witch’s Brew – River Clean-Up

May 1, 2012

Travis Hartman’s talk at the DWF April meeting covered a big problem appearing in Lake Erie that was controlled for a while but now has come back. This is a blue green algae bloom caused by nutrients we put in the river. Years ago the blooms were worse and I remember seeing a video in [...]

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Deer Beds to Food Plots: maximizing a small property for deer

April 25, 2012

Introduction What size do you think a tiny hunting parcel is? It wouldn’t surprise me one bit if some of you answered 500 acres. Well, what about 200 acres? Can you imagine 100 acres? Certainly 40 acres probably would seem extremely small to most, however, what if I were to tell you that an early [...]

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Detroit River Silver Bass

April 22, 2012

St. Walleye took me out last night for some walleye fishing. Like most outings with him it turned into something more than just a walleye trip. He knows where the walleye go much like a patron Saint knows where their charges are. So much so that even the Treasurer of the DWF uses his advice. [...]

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Changing Winds – Detroit River Walleye Fishing

April 22, 2012

Never believe a weather forecast again especially if it for the wind prediction. After that big blow on Monday, with it’s reported 3 foot waves on the river, I saw the prediction of 2 mile per hour winds for Tuesday and took the afternoon off of work. Well Mother Nature didn’t check the wind prediction [...]

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Whitetail Weekly, Let the Fun Begin

April 22, 2012

I will be the first to admit that the last few months haven’t exactly been the most exciting times in the history of Whitetail Weekly.  Between being in the peak of our “off-season” and staying close to home awaiting the birth of our second child I didn’t spend much time in the woods generating good [...]

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