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.
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.
Michigan NRC considering changes for state’s spring turkey season Read More »
At its meeting Oct. 9 in Houghton on the campus of Michigan Technological University, the Natural Resources Commission unanimously adopted a draft resolution expressing intent of adopting two separate seasons for managing Michigan coyotes during 2026.
Michigan NRC adopts hunting, trapping resolution on coyotes Read More »
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.
Michigan’s estimated 2024 deer harvest 25% higher than registered numbers Read More »
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.
Piebald buck ‘Zeus’ showcases unique antler growth at Michigan’s Deer Ranch Read More »
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.
Michigan hunter bags possible record bruin in Saskatchewan Read More »
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.
Problem bear complaints higher in Michigan’s U.P. this spring Read More »
A big Michigan black bear ended up as road kill on Traverse City’s River Road about 11 p.m. on March 25. The large bear had a dressed weight of 435 pounds and its live weight was estimated to have been at least 500 pounds.
Big bear hit by car in Traverse City, Mich. Read More »
One of the oldest wild whitetails on record for Michigan, as well as anywhere else in North America, died on March 12, 2025. She was almost 20 years old. To be exact, she was 19 years and 10 months old, according to rural Ingham County resident Bryan Hearit.
The old doe spent most of her life on 30 acres Hearit and his wife own, with their home in the middle of the property.
Michigan wild doe dies at nearly 20 years old Read More »
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