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"Black Lake has very few small walleye even though it is stocked with walleye annually and is known for supporting large trophy size fish. The Black Lake Association wanted to find out why natural recruitment of walleye is low. Low recruitment of…

The yellow perch (Perca flavescens) population in Cranberry Lake, Michigan, was dominated by small fish possibly due to the absence of a top predator and poor water quality (pH often below 5). Northern pike (Esox lucius) and walleye (Sander vitreus)…

The purpose of this two-year study was to determine the North American wood duck's (Aix sponsa) preferred orientation of nest boxes. Determining any preferences can increase available nest sites for wood ducks. Sixteen nest boxes were placed at four…

"Eastern wild turkeys in the Eastern Upper Peninsula are an introduced species to the region. In the past, state agencies have attempted transplanting turkeys north of their natural range with high mortality rates. We hypothesized turkeys will change…