From the headlines to the backcountry: Rare Canada lynx returned to Michigan wild [video]
“A once-in-a-career opportunity in the state of Michigan just took place.”
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Lake trout limit reduced on Grand Traverse Bay
At last week’s meeting of the Michigan Natural Resources Commission in Lansing, commission acted to reduce daily possession limit of lake trout in these waters from two fish to one. Change was necessary because 2018 recreational harvest limit for lake trout in Grand Traverse Bay was exceeded.
Michigan DNR names new deputy director
(Michigan DNR)Michigan DNR Director Dan Eichinger announced Friday, April 12 that Shannon Hanna has been named natural resources deputy for the agency, an appointment that will take effect following the May 31 retirement of Bill O’Neill, the department’s current natural resources deputy. Hanna has more than 20 years of experience with the DNR, most recently as assistant chief of the…
Now that’s a Michigan walleye
Michigan DNR Fisheries staffers were out jaw-tagging walleye April 2 on the Tittabawassee River and stumbled across this 16.5-pounder – about a pound shy of the state record. The DNR is asking that, if you happen to come across a fish with a jaw tag, to let them know at www.michigan.gov/taggedfish. Categories: News, Walleye Tags: Fish, Michigan DNR, Michigan DNR Fisheries,…
Standing guard to protect Michigan’s lake sturgeon
Hundreds of volunteers are needed to stand guard along the Black River during the spawning season (mid-April through early June) to report suspicious activity and deter the unlawful take of this iconic fish.
Michigan DNR bulks up ORV state forest road map
The most recent mapping and inventory review process yielded a net increase of 31.5 miles of roads open to ORV users, compared to a year ago.
‘Growth rate for this moose population is low, but remains positive’
Wildlife biologists say the western Upper Peninsula moose population is growing at a long-term average of about 2 percent each year, with an estimated 509 animals living in that part of the state.
Sixty-five walleyes over the limit? That proves costly for Michigan pair
Twin brothers from Kent County fined, lose fishing licenses for poaching walleye on Detroit River.
DNR: Elk numbers at upper end of population goal
“Our population goal for elk is between 500 and 900 animals.” … “The survey tells us there are between 930 and 1,462 elk in Michigan.”
DNR set to get ‘as many eyes as possible’ on wolf landscape
The Michigan DNR’s citizen-based northern Lower Peninsula wolf survey, to detect the presence of gray wolves in the region, will take place Feb. 19 through March 15.
Perch anglers, don’t forget new regs cutting daily possession limit in half
Bag goes from 50 to 25 on most waters starting April 1.
2019 Black Lake sturgeon season over in less than 80 minutes
According to the DNR, the first four sturgeon harvested were males ranging from 52 to 60 inches and 25 to 47 pounds. The final two fish were females ranging from 61 to 72 inches and 54 to 80 pounds.
DNR continues snowmobile patrols in wake of deadly crashes
This winter, six snowmobilers have died in the U.P. and three in Lower Michigan.
Bass virus confirmed in additional lakes in northern Lower Peninsula
This time LMBV was found in smallmouth bass in Beaver Lake (Alpena County) during the investigation of a fish kill and in Avalon Lake (Montmorency County). These latest discoveries indicate the virus is spreading northward in Michigan.
DNR welcomes new director
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently announced appointments for several state agencies, including Daniel Eichinger, who joins the DNR as the department’s new director. Eichinger most recently served as executive director of Michigan United Conservation Clubs, the nation’s most effective state-based conservation organization, the DNR said in a news release Monday, Jan. 7. In that role, he led MUCC’s return as a driving force for…
Suspected CWD-positive deer identified in Gratiot, Eaton counties
Hunters encouraged to check deer in counties where state is actively monitoring for CWD, particularly Gratiot, Isabella, Jackson and Kent.
Michigan DNR investigating poaching of two bull elk
Agency hoping for public’s help in investigation.
Preliminary numbers indicate bear kill below harvest target
In 2017, 1,691 bears were taken. This year, preliminary numbers appear to be slightly below the 1,500-target harvest.
After more than 3 million DNR game-camera images, one of a cougar finally shows up
The rare sighting caught on a field cam verified in Gogebic County.
‘Do-not-eat’ advisory issued for deer taken within 5 miles of Clark’s Marsh, Oscoda Township
The advisory is due to high levels of PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonic acid) found in a single deer taken about two miles from Clark’s Marsh, which borders the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base.
CWD hits Michigan’s U.P. for first time
The doe was shot on a deer damage shooting permit on an agricultural farm about 4 miles from the Michigan-Wisconsin border.
Michigan bulks up – as in doubling up – sturgeon release numbers
DNR and several partners released more than 12,000 juvenile lake sturgeon in public waters, part of an effort to rehabilitate this culturally significant fish species.
Michigan calls on anglers to prevent spread of mudsnails
Snails can radically change the aquatic habitats they live in by reaching very high densities.
Largemouth bass virus re-emerges 15 years later
Virus has been confirmed as a factor in a fish kill in Cedar Lake in Alcona and Iosco counties, with additional lakes in the area being examined. Virus previously affected adult largemouth bass in early 2000s in southern Michigan lakes.
Annual survey ‘to estimate walleye abundance throughout the west and central basins of Lake Erie’
The DNR will conduct its annual walleye assessment near Monroe from Oct. 8-12. Note to anglers and boaters: Be cautious around buoys, 1,300-foot-long nets.
State-record hybrid sunfish caught in southwestern Michigan
The record fish weighed 1.8 pounds and measured 11.7 inches. The previous record – held by two anglers – was 1.44 pounds, set 30 years earlier.
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