DNR: Additional deer suspected to be positive for CWD identified throughout firearms season
“The fact that we have likely found so many additional CWD-positive deer is a major concern for Michigan’s deer population.”
West Nile Virus found in Michigan ruffed grouse
No evidence of human infection from eating properly cooked game.
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DNR: Federal lab confirms CWD-positive deer in Montcalm County
This is the 11th case of CWD to be confirmed in free-ranging deer in Michigan and second hunter-harvested CWD-positive deer in the county; three additional suspected positive cases in the county awaiting confirmation.
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‘Super seniors’ at heart of Michigan deer-hunting tradition
According to Michigan DNR statistics, more than 7,500 people 80 years old or older bought a deer hunting license in 2016 and sales this year point toward that trend continuing.
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All three Pure Michigan Hunt winners tag elk, bear
Lansing — Every year, Pure Michigan Hunt winners get to spend their hunting seasons living out their dreams – pursuing elk, bear, deer, turkey and ducks in Michigan’s outdoors. This year, all three winners bagged a beautiful Michigan bull elk and a black bear. Michele Ketchum of Sparta tagged a 6×6 bull elk in Montmorency
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Trapping tradition alive and well in Michigan
Roughly 30,000 people buy fur harvester licenses in Michigan every year, about half of whom are trappers.
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DNR adds to deer check stations amid stepped-up CWD monitoring
Wakefield and Watersmeet check stations help ‘Keep the U.P. CWD free’ efforts.
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Hunter safety education helps keep hunting a Michigan tradition
Todd Switala has always been a volunteer. He’s coached Little League baseball, swim and soccer teams, led Cub Scout and Boy Scout groups, and he puts on an annual youth sucker-fishing tournament near his home in Sterling, where he serves as president of the Sterling Sportsmen Association. He’s well-known for his efforts in Arenac County,
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Hunters asked to report bear den sightings in northern Lower Peninsula
The Michigan DNR is on the lookout for locations of denned bears in the northern Lower Peninsula in order to fit the bears with radio collars for an ongoing bear management program. “Information gathered from bears assists in managing the black bear population,” said Mark Boersen, wildlife biologist at the DNR Roscommon Customer Service Center.
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