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Firearms deer take one of lowest in recent years

With ice and or snow seriously lacking in many parts of the state, hordes of sportsmen and sportswomen appear to be reflecting on the recent firearms deer hunting season. Phone calls, emails and letters have

MI: Region’s wolves delisted

Hunting season would have to come from Legislature St. Paul – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service late last month announced the delisting of gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region, the third time

MI: Bans, baiting, wolves highlight year in review

Lake Orion, Mich. – There was no shortage of big stories in 2011. From the U.S. Forest Service’s announcement that it would consider a ban on gun hunting and snowmobiling in parts of the Huron-Manistee

MI: Ideas presented for mentored youth hunt

Lansing – At the December meeting of the state Natural Resources Commission, the Mentored Youth Hunting Program Advisory Group presented recommendations for regulating mentored youth hunting in Michigan. The work group will draft a Wildlife

MI: Salmon season is solid on Michigan

DNR announces plans to reduce stocks in Huron Lansing – While anglers fishing one Great Lake caught outstanding numbers of salmon, those fishing another made only average catches. Lake Michigan produced plenty of coho salmon,

MI: Firearms season results mixed

Lake Orion, Mich. – Early reports point to a pretty good firearms deer-hunting season in Michigan. Success, as usual, was good in some areas and not so good in others, but the overall picture appears

MI: Wolf attacks on dogs in U.P. appear on the rise

Marquette, Mich. - Since wolves have reintroduced themselves to Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, conflicts between hunting dogs and wolves have been on the rise. It may be that the largest increase in Michigan’s wolf

MI: Study: Mercury levels in fish higher than expected

Detroit – While environmental controls have limited the amount of new mercury pollution in the Great Lakes region, a recent study reveals levels of mercury found in some species of fish in Michigan waterways have

MI: License sales dip hinders funding

Lansing – State officials are preparing to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act, the federal funding mechanism that has largely supported wildlife management efforts in Michigan since it was signed in

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