What can we learn from whitetail scrape sites?
Mike Moore
November 9, 2023
That’s where researchers at Mississippi State University (MSU) come in.
Hunting
Abundant U.P. gray wolves angering hunters, farmers
Victor Skinner
November 9, 2023
Michigan’s minimum winter wolf population remains around 700, though Department of Natural Resources officials have acknowledged that figure will increase during peak spring months.
Top 10 best practices for firearm deer season
Site Staff
November 9, 2023
Tips from DNR conservation officers for Michigan’s firearms deer season include accessing private land only if you have the landowner’s permission, immediately tagging your deer with the proper tag, and shooting only when you have
How long does it take to find a downed bird?
Site Staff
November 8, 2023
Chris Stewart, son of Al, the former upland game bird specialist at the Department of Natural Resources, shot a rooster that folded up as nicely as a fine linen napkin.
Michigan’s Ogemaw County has CWD-positive whitetail
Site Staff
November 8, 2023
It is the first CWD-positive wild deer from that county, a finding confirmed by the University of Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Madison, which works with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to identify CWD
Another Look at the Classic Kentucky Long Rifle
Dan Hansen
November 8, 2023
The use and development of firearms has been vital to the survival and prosperity of our nation since the first permanent English colony was established more than 400 years ago in what is now Virginia.
Reader Story: A Red Stag Hunt in Romania for Two Michigan Men
Site Staff
November 8, 2023
Top: David Chidsey, of Macomb, shot a beautiful 6-by-6 European red stag during a hunting trip in Romania.
‘Dumb luck’ leads Michigan hunter to trophy black bear
Richard P. Smith
November 8, 2023
Bears from the southern U.P. that have access to cornfields tend to pack on more pounds than those farther north.
Our Upper Peninsula legacy?
Site Staff
November 8, 2023
We have been actively involved with resource issues as far back as Proposal G, the Scientific Fish and Wildlife Act, the Statewide Deer Plan, U.P. DAT, U.P. CWD Task force, U.P. Habitat Work Group, to
