[PDF] Top 20 North Woods Call v 61, no 18, 2014, 2014

... CO Brian Brosky was on foot patrol along the Little Manistee River checking on fishing activity when he heard several gunshots along the river. CO Brosky ob- served four males and one female in possession of firearms, ... See full document

... in north central Kalamazoo County—cuts an icy path through a frozen wetland near The North Woods Call office earlier this ...further north, doesn’t ... See full document

... A bald eagle soars across the Michigan sky as a half-moon hangs gloriously above. This photo, courtesy of the newly formed Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch group in northern Michigan, honors just one of the many birds of ... See full document

... 2013 RIVERKEEPER: Tess Nelkie, a member of The Anglers of the Au Sable Board of Directors and an active conservationist, has re- ceived the organization’s highest award—Riverkeeper—for 2013. A res- ident of Tawas since ... See full document

... WOLF HUNT PETITIONS: Opponents of Michigan’s wolf hunt have turned in a second round of petition signatures to get the issue on the November 2014 general election ballot. About 225,000 signatures have been ... See full document

... EMERALD ASH BORER: The Michigan Department of Agricul- ture and Rural Development (MDARD) has revised its emerald ash borer (EAB) quarantine to designate all six quarantined counties in the eastern Upper Peninsula ... See full document

... CO Jason McCullough re- ceived information about a possi- ble property damage snowmobile accident that occurred late Satur- day night, or early Sunday morn- ing. The owner of the property heard the noise and went outside ... See full document

... above with rusty (rufous) sides and white underparts, and the eye is red. The female replaces the black with brown. You will see them scratching beneath your feeders. The call is unique with a clear “drink your ... See full document

... Veteran Michigan Conservation Officer Jeff Ginn (left) gives instruction to new recruit Saykham Keopha- lychanh, who is one of 23 law enforcement academy graduates undergoing 18 weeks of field training. Like his ... See full document

... HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES: The Michigan Environmental Hall of Fame will honor its 2014 inductees during an April 10 ceremony at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids. Individ- ual inductees are Norm ... See full document

... Ah, the good old days. We ran across this antique fuel pump last fall outside the general store in Ply- mouth, Vermont. Check out the price—11 cents per gallon, plus three cents tax. We imagine that was the sticker price ... See full document

... Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette in late June filed an amended complaint in the state’s second case against Chesapeake Energy for charges of racketeering and fraud. The complaint was amended to in- clude 12 ... See full document

... Layout 1 Michigan’s Conservation Sentinel Since 1953 Late June 2014 $2 50 Vol 61, No 14 Digital Delivery Camp Grayling Expansion? Page 1 Racketeering and Fraud Charges Page 1 Remembering Dr John Richt[.] ... See full document

... Migrating hawks crossing the Straits of Mackinac were near- ing their peak numbers in late April when these photographs were snapped. Nearly 5,200 red-tailed hawks had been tal- lied so far—the largest number of birds. ... See full document

... AMERICORPS ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Huron Pines Ameri- Corps members accomplished much this past season. Among other things, they improved more than 130 acres of public land through inva- sive species removal, trail building and ... See full document

... This wooden monument on the south side of downtown Grayling memorializes “all canoe racers—past, present and future” who have participated in the Au Sable River International Canoe Marathon. The 240- mile race from ... See full document

... They’re not your average sinkholes that gobble up houses and cars in places like Florida. Many such nat- ural geologic features in northeast Michigan—like this one in the Pigeon River Country State Forest— have filled ... See full document

... NEW LICENSE FEES: Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder last month signed legislation approving new hunting and fishing license fees in Michigan. While there was strong opposition in some circles—as well as strong support ... See full document

... More snow had to be moved to keep the back doors usable. I shov- eled a drift away from the mulberry tree behind the barn and spread bird- seed in places not frequented by the cats. A pair of mourning doves and a few ... See full document

... CO Jason Smith was pa- trolling the Sharonville SGA when he saw a small game hunter run from the woods back to the vehicle, hoping to leave before the CO could contact him. CO Smith was able to make contact with ... See full document