
Hunters take 104 elk during Michigan’s December season
Bruce Nelson of Hastings waited more than six decades for a chance at harvesting a prized Michigan elk. His patience finally was rewarded in 2025 when he drew an antlerless tag and made the most
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Bruce Nelson of Hastings waited more than six decades for a chance at harvesting a prized Michigan elk. His patience finally was rewarded in 2025 when he drew an antlerless tag and made the most

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources confirmed 41 cases of chronic wasting disease in wild deer in 2025, including three in counties with no previous positives.
Another four deer tested positive for tuberculosis out

Running into the depths of a box canyon, I figured I could cut off the screaming bull in a saddle between two ridges on the opposite side of it.
Nearing the top, I heard

While I’m not one to jump for joy at New Year’s, 2025 closed differently from most in my world. It ended in Nebraska, ringing in the new year alone in a motel room.
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The Ohio Division of Wildlife recorded only two accidents during the recent deer-gun season that ran Dec. 1-7.
The incidents occurred in Meigs and Putnam counties, according to Kandy Klosterman, executive administrator of law

Dark? You think you know dark? Dark is when you are waiting for your guide to pick you up; listening to the late summer/early fall night sounds when suddenly bait pile logs get knocked ‘cattywhumpus’,

The year 2025 was busy in Washington, D.C.
From a transition to a new presidential administration last January to a wide-ranging reconciliation package to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, there has been

Wisconsin lost its most devoted and enduring conservation watchdog Dec. 10 when prostate cancer killed George Meyer at age 78.
Meyer’s list of job titles in five decades of public service grew so long

Donations of venison to the Hunters Sharing the Harvest program might set a record for the second consecutive year, and the organization is asking for help to sustain the milestone pace.
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