Drought conditions in Michigan have dried up both the ground and the hunting opportunities in one of the state’s premier waterfowl hunting destinations, officials said.
Maple River State Game Area – spanning south-central Gratiot, northwest Clinton and northeast Ionia counties – has extremely low water levels across the managed wetland units near U.S. 127 due to ongoing, worsening drought conditions affecting parts of Michigan, according to a news release from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Low water is affecting waterfowl habitat and hunting opportunities this season, officials said…