In spite of an increase in UP deer numbers this year due to a record mild winter last winter, UP hunters are being prevented from taking advantage of that increase thanks to the Natural Resources Commission. If current deer hunting regulations remain in place, many...
A legal challenge of the Natural Resources Commission’s decisions regarding UP deer hunting regulations is underway in Ingham County Circuit Court by a group of deer hunters organized by Marquette outdoor writer Richard P. Smith and a Go Fund Me Page has been started to...
I would like to dedicate a buck I shot on the last day of the 2018 firearms deer season in Keweenaw County to the memory of longtime friend, passionate outdoorsman, radio show host, newspaper columnist and all around great guy Tim Kobasic from Escanaba. If...
Mandatory antler point restrictions make violators out of otherwise honest hunters like 59-year-old Paul Adomaitis from Idlewild, who simply want to enjoy deer hunting. “Although more difficult due to a neck injury suffered in an accident, I still like to get out and hunt to the...
This video shows and tells how chronic wasting disease (CWD) is most often transmitted among deer and provides a realistic view of what role the baiting of deer for hunting purposes plays in the spread of this disease. This video is based on more than...
Regardless of the outcome of a survey being conducted this winter to determine the level of support for mandatory antler point restrictions (MAPR) in a 5-county area of the Thumb, the results will be biased on the high side due to wording of the survey....
Welcome to our blog at RichardPSmith.com and Smith Publications Richard and I will be taking turns posting to this blog. Let me introduce myself. I am Lucy La Faive and I have been married to outdoor writer, author, photographer Richard P. Smith for 42 years. Richard was...
