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Two cougars caught together on camera in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

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The majority of recent trail camera photos of cougars in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula have been of solitary animals.
But Dayne Pulkas from Trimountain got about a dozen pictures on November 10 of a pair of mountain lions together at one of his deer baits in Ontonagon County. Could they be the cougar kittens seen and photographed in Ontonagon County this spring?

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Michigan bowhunter kills 500-pound U.P. black bear

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Taxidermist Raymond Caswell from Escanaba killed one of the biggest black bears taken with bow and arrow in Michigan during 2025 seasons.
The bruin he arrowed on the evening of Sept. 16, 2025 in Delta County while hunting over bait had a dressed weight of 443 pounds and an estimated live weight over 500. It was the first bear he tagged.

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Has Michigan’s UP moose population significantly declined? Latest survey raises questions

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Based on the DNR’s estimate of the number of moose occupying the 1,400-square-mile core area in the western UP, the herd has declined significantly since the last survey two years ago.
However, the accuracy of the recent estimate, garnered from an aerial survey conducted last winter, is suspect.

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Michigan NRC considering changes for state’s spring turkey season

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Big changes are in store for turkey hunting during the spring of 2026 if the Michigan Natural Resources Commission approves a DNR proposal. The recommendation was presented for information and public comment at the NRC’s October meeting in Houghton.

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Michigan’s estimated 2024 deer harvest 25% higher than registered numbers

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Based on preliminary estimates from the Michigan DNR’s annual deer harvest survey compiled by statistician Brian Frawley, hunters harvested 25% more deer during 2024 seasons than the harvest reported via online or phone (electronically).
Survey estimates show hunters tagged 373,300 whitetails last fall compared to the 280,304 that were reported electronically. That’s a difference of 92,996 deer.

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Piebald buck ‘Zeus’ showcases unique antler growth at Michigan’s Deer Ranch

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If you want to see what a white-tailed buck with a huge set of antlers looks like on the hoof, you can do so at the private Deer Ranch in St. Ignace.
What’s unique about the whitetail, besides his big antlers, is that he is a piebald and is mostly white in color. He has a pink nose and hooves, but lacks the pink eyes of a true albino.

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Michigan hunter bags possible record bruin in Saskatchewan

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Eileen Cannon from Portland, Mich., bagged a massive spring black bear in Saskatchewan on May 21 while hunting with boyfriend Lonnie Pohl. It could set a potential provincial record. It was her very first bear hunt. She said tagging the beast of a bear was an early birthday (May 24th) present.

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Problem bear complaints higher in Michigan’s U.P. this spring

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An adult male black bear estimated to weigh at least 300 pounds, based on the size of its tracks, killed five sheep last month and injured a sixth one so badly it had to be dispatched. The sheep were owned by Angel Kleiman from Powers in Menominee County, Mich., about 23 miles west of Escanaba.
About a week before the sheep were killed, a bear broke into a chicken coop on another farm 2-½ miles away and killed eight hens and eight guinea fowl.

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