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The Michigan Natural Resources Commission decided unanimously to table a vote on the change in hunting season Thursday.
The state is home to an estimated 12,000 black bears, with roughly 85% living in the Upper Peninsula. The population in the ...
The large omnivores are pushing further south in the Lower Peninsula, which thousands now calling the region home. That means an increase in interactions with residents.
Bear sightings are becoming increasingly common in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources issued guidance this week about how residents should deal with potential ...
While many communities are still trying to get back online, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is putting together a plan to rehabilitate the forests and parks damaged by the storm.
With the bear population continuing to expand their range in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula, the Michigan DNR is providing tips on how to coexist with the animal. The DNR has received an average ...
The Michigan Outdoor News Best Turkey Photo Contest is about who takes the best picture, not who shoots the biggest bird or ...
The first documented cougar cubs in the region in more than a century were found just miles from the Wisconsin border ...
Michigan's 2025 fishing season and the new regulations begin Tuesday, April 1 and last through March 31, 2026. The Michigan ...
To hunt in the U.P., purchase a Unit M tag from a DNR office. Availability of these tags is limited - there are only around a thousand left.
The DNR recommend people to keep their household pets like dogs and cats close to them if bobcats are around, adding bobcats ...
For the first time in more than 100 years, wild cougar cubs have been documented in the Upper Midwest, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Biologists with the Michigan DNR ...