LANSING—The Archives of Michigan today announced that the original survey maps of Michigan’s 1,400 individual township parcels have been scanned and are now available to search, browse and print at www.seekingmichigan.org.

LANSING—The DNR reminds hunters that the 2012 muzzleloader season for deer is open in Zone 1 (Upper Peninsula) and Zone 3 (southern Michigan). The season runs for 10 days in the U.P. and 17 days in southern Michigan.

Volunteers haul materials for the 2012 building of the habitat crib reefs. (Ziegler photo)
CRYSTAL FALLS—A fish habitat crib reef is being constructed at the Michigamme Reservoir off WE Energies Site 19 (Challancin’s Landing) during January 2013.

Mike and Linda (Fuzz and Schmoo) Andersen, Gaastra, are not just marriage partners but, a hunting team with the competition of who gets the biggest buck.

Sydnie Mazurek, 15, of Iron River harvested her first ever buck during the 2012 firearm deer season. She got the beautiful 6-pointer while hunting with her dad, Steve. Sydnie was using a Marlin 30-30 and took a 50 yard shot to down her deer. She was hunting in the favorite spot of her late great-grandfather, Arthur Campbell. (Mazurek photo)

Seth Miatech, 14, of Iron River harvested a nice 9-point buck at his camp in Gibbs City. (Miatech photo)

Kristin Stacy, 13, shot a nice 8-pointer at 7:45 a.m. on opening day, Nov. 15. She was hunting with her dad, Paul, in the Mansfield area. She is a seventh grader at Forest Park. (Stacy photo)

IRON RIVER—    The 10th annual Hunters’ Banquet will take place on Saturday, Dec. 8 beginning at 6 p.m. One of the most popular speakers over the years, Don Long, will once again be presenting an exciting hunting story.

Ryan Lohrey, 14, of Iron River harvested a nice eight-point buck with his dad, Glen, on Nov. 17 in Iron County. It is the largest buck Ryan has ever shot; he harvested a nice spikehorn during the youth hunt. Ryan hunts with a 7mm that was passed down from his grandpa, Dave Rullcoski. (Lohrey photo)

Jacob Peterson, 11, of Mansfield Township shot his first buck on opening day while he was hunting with his uncle, Matt Suheski, in the Buck Lake area. He made the shot from 50 yards with his great grandfather’s 35 Marlin at 1:30 p.m.