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Michigan bear hunters record strong 2025 harvest

January 12, 2026
Bear hunters recorded another robust season in Michigan in 2025, harvesting nearly 2,000 animals and bringing home many large bears in the Upper Peninsula. At ...
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Citizens groups battle to protect iconic Cumberland County trout stream in Pennsylvania

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Bear hunters recorded another robust season in Michigan in 2025, harvesting nearly 2,000 animals and bringing home many large bears in the Upper Peninsula. At the Escanaba-area check stations alone, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources registered an estimated 20 bears above 400 pounds and eight bears above 500 pounds, according to Cody Norton, the ...

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U.S. Steel fine for pollution in Pennsylvania’s Monongahela River called ‘meager’

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