by Mike Avery | Feb 26, 2010 | About, Miscellaneous
OK, so now I’m confused. Last fall the Michigan DNR sent out news releases encouraging anybody with a valid hunting license to shoot feral hogs. There’s no doubt free ranging hogs can cause a lot of damage to habitat. In fact, many southern states have... Read more
by Mike Avery | Feb 12, 2010 | Miscellaneous
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 11, 2010 Contacts: Steve Schmitt 517-336-5040 or Mary Dettloff 517-335-3014 No Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Deer in 2009 in Michigan The Department of Natural Resources and Environment found no traces of chronic wasting disease in... Read more
by Mike Avery | Feb 5, 2010 | Miscellaneous
Consider this your invitation to a venison spaghetti dinner on Sunday afternoon February 21st. The event is a fundraiser for my church, Trinity Monitor Lutheran at Salzburg and eight mile roads in Bay County. We want to raise funds for some repair work on the grounds,... Read more
by Mike Avery | Feb 1, 2010 | About, Miscellaneous
I don’t seek out controversy, but sometimes it finds me anyway. In my job as host and producer of the Outdoor Magazine TV show seen on Sportsman Channel, and also the syndicated Outdoor Magazine radio program, I try to showcase the rich history and tradition of... Read more
by Mike Avery | Dec 12, 2009 | Miscellaneous, Radio
A busy show this week…. First, Steve Francis of The Country Smokehouse in Almont joins me to talk about the deer season from his perspective. Steve is one of Michigan’s biggest venison processors, and he says his season was down considerably. Then, Melissa... Read more
by Mike Avery | Nov 12, 2009 | About, Miscellaneous, Radio
I’ve known Ted Nugent for a long time. I first met him back in 1985 at Bear Archery’s Grousehaven hunting camp in Michigan. Over the years we’ve worked on a few projects together, and at one point I even considered leaving my TV news job and going to... Read more