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How Winter Weather Affects Ruffed Grouse in Michigan: A Deep Dive Into Their Seasonal Survival
Michigan winters like this one harsh—long, cold, and laden with snow. For wildlife, these conditions present significant challenges, and ruffed grouse are no exception. These resilient birds, which call Michigan’s northern forests home, have adapted
Winter’s effect on grouse can be critical to the following Fall’s numbers. It can be hard on all animals with deep snow, limited food availability, shortened days and the bitter cold. All of these increase the need for more food to keep the metabolism going and body heated up. It’s
I’m just going to say it – I love Spring! As the days start to lengthen and we see more sunshine in February, my heart gets excited for the end of April. I know that then Spring will, for the most part, be here in northern Michigan. The other reason
When we last met, the family turkey hunting was moving north from my dad’s place in Pentwater to a weekend visit with my family in Traverse City. It was a great time spent with Papa Ted, but definitely culminated in our planned hunt to get my dad a bird on
As I’m sitting here writing this, there is over a foot of snow at my house and it looks like the only thing that the grouse are going to be doing is snow roosting for the immediate future. As the nights get colder, it appears Old Man Winter has set
What Do I Need to Chase Spring Turkeys Like This?
This is the turkey that I took last year and is a good representation of what typically happens in a late morning to afternoon bird. You will notice that I’m in a field with pines on the sides (the ones
Hexes at night
Hexes and other big bugs!
Manistee River trout fishing is some of the finest dry fly fishing that can be found in the Midwest. Trout can be taken on the surface regularly between April and October but Manistee River dry fly trout fishing really rocks when
There are times when trout are rising that you are unable to determine what fly they are eating. There are also times that trout aren’t rising much or at all that you would still like to catch fish. There is a tactic that we use to combat both of these
Garden River fly fishing for King and Pink salmon in Sault St Marie, Canada is some of the best in the Midwest Region. Garden River fly Fishing for Salmon on the First Nation is the best in the Midwest. Why? Privacy is the reason. We fish very close to the
Flash Monkey by Russ Maddin from Mangled Fly Media on Vimeo.
The Flash Monkey Fly Pattern by Russ Maddin, is the latest streamer pattern from the creator of the popular Circus Peanut, Mad Pup, and South Bound Trucker. As in the past, Russ continues to push the evolution of fly tying – this pattern combines
