Michigan DNR investigating poaching of two bull elk
Agency hoping for public’s help in investigation.
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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.
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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.
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‘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.
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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.
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Michigan calls on anglers to prevent spread of mudsnails
Snails can radically change the aquatic habitats they live in by reaching very high densities.
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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.
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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.
