Woods-N-Water News

06/01/2026

Mike Avery Outdoors

Lloyd Tanner of the  is my first guest this week. He talks about the rising popularity of catfishing in Michigan. Then, Keil Jorgenson from discusses forty years of that Michigan based outdoor magazine. Hour two features one of the world’s best shooters. Paul talks about the science...

05/29/2026

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05/25/2026

05/15/2026

Natural Resources Commission approves deer regulation changes for 2026 and 2027 Click link to see the full list of changes:

https://woods-n-waternews.com/2026/05/15/natural-resources-commission-approves-deer-regulation-changes-for-2026-and-2027/

05/15/2026

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05/12/2026

Michigan outdoorsmen split on proposed “One Buck Rule”

Plenty of changes to Michigan’s Deer Hunting Regulations, including the “One Buck Rule,” will be further discussed and voted on at the Michigan Natural Resource Committee, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, starting at 9:30 a.m. at the Treetops Resort Conference Center in Ga***rd.

To view the meeting agenda, click the link below.

https://woods-n-waternews.com/2026/05/12/michigans-one-buck-rule/

05/06/2026

Sad to hear! Ken was a great friend to us here at Woods-N-Water News, it was our pleasure to work with him.

It is with a heavy heart that I share the news that Ken Dalton - "Mr. Pheasident" - passed away today.

Ken was the founder of the Michigan Pheasant Hunting Initiative, and if you've ever walked a state game area in southern Michigan chasing roosters, you owe him a debt.

He fought for years to make that happen - lobbying legislators, arguing with the DNR, working through the MUCC process, and pushing until Governor Whitmer signed the pheasant stamp into law.

He brought over 8,000 hunters back to the field.

He never did it for recognition. He kept going, even when solutions were hard to find and criticism came from the very people who benefited most from his relentless work.

He did it because he loved pheasant hunting and didn't want to see it disappear in this state. Michigan pheasant hunters lost a great one today.

If you've ever spoken with Ken, no matter what it was you were talking about, somewhere in the conversation he would have mentioned his relationship with the Lord.

Ken was as enthusiastic about knowing Jesus as he was about the pheasant hunting program. He mentioned many times that he wasn't afraid of "going over the ridge" because his faith guided him every day.

Rest easy, Mr. Pheasident.

Thank you for everything.