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Brent Manning Memorial Scholarship honors the legacy of former Illinois DNR director

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One of the most respected and productive Illinois DNR directors in the agency’s history will be remembered by a scholarship established in his name.
The Illinois Conservation Foundation, another piece of Brent Manning’s legacy, has the led the charge of the effort. Manning, who died in January 2024, was the longest-tenured DNR director, serving from 1991 until 2003, and helped guide conservation policy and expand outdoor programs statewide.

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Walleye limit regs keeping Michigan conservation officers busy on Detroit River

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Anglers taking too many walleyes on the Detroit River continues to catch attention of Michigan DNR conservation officers.
“Walleye catches seemed to be average to slightly above average this spring,” said John Buszkiewicz, a DNR fisheries biologist based in southeast Michigan. “Boat and shore anglers had great success catching walleye pre-, during and, now, post-spawn.”

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Michigan State University, DNR researchers to investigate ‘zombie’ fish in deepest depths of Lake Superior

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Dangerously thin Siscowet lake trout populations have motivated the Michigan DNR and fish pathologists from Michigan State University to sink to the deepest point of Lake Superior to better investigate what is hampering the species.
Siscowets, a deep-water variant of the common lake trout, are uniquely adapted to the extreme depths of Lake Superior. They are typically characterized by a deep body, small head and an incredibly high body fat content.

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No silver or bighead carp in spring survey of Chicago Area Waterway System

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One grass carp was spotted, but there were no signs of bighead or silver carp during an intensive two-week spring sampling of in the Chicago Area Waterway System.
The sampling, led by Illinois DNR, took place in May, representing the first of two major “seasonal intensive monitoring” events that also include crews from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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Michigan deer hunters will face several regulation changes over next two seasons

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Michigan deer hunters will face some of the most significant regulation changes in decades after the state’s Natural Resources Commission approved a sweeping package of new rules for the 2026 and 2027 hunting seasons.
One example: The NRC approved a new December Firearm Deer Season, which is actually a “rebranding” of the muzzleloader season. The change does not affect the Upper Peninsula, where the muzzleloader season remains intact.

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Surprise bear shows up in southeast Michigan

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A black bear roaming Michigan’s Wayne County in mid-May caught the attention of residents, some who initially mistook the bear for a big cat.
State wildlife officials who confirmed the sighting were somewhat surprised, too. “This is the furthest southeast we’ve seen,” Cody Norton, a bear specialist with the Michigan DNR, said.

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Splake remain the top target for Golden Lake anglers in Michigan’s Iron County

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More than 7,000 splake were stocked into Golden Lake in 2025, continuing DNR’s efforts to solidify the species in the Iron County water also known for smallmouth bass and lake trout.
The 285-acre lake has a healthy splake population due to past work. Anglers still target bass, but, as local angler Bob Helmer says, “attention is getting spread around.”

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Changes to Michigan’s elk season in play, including fewer tags

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Several key changes to Michigan’s elk hunt are in play as the 2026-27 season application period moves forward.
DNR began accepting those applications May 1, just three weeks after the Michigan Natural Resources Commission voted to establish elk hunting regulations for the fall campaign.

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State-threatened tiny fish reintroduced in Illinois for first time

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The first project of its kind to take place in Illinois – and only the second in the country – placed 71 threatened freshwater fish in a small McHenry County stream.
It’s a huge deal for a tiny fish that has become rare in the state. Work on the project resulted in the first mottled sculpin release in Illinois history.

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