Before northern Michigan’s economy was a logging and mining economy, it was based on fur trade, largely beaver fur. Men’s hats made of beaver fur were incredibly popular and as a result of unlimited demand
Engadine, Mich., farmers Kevin and Andrea Kalnbach lost 21 sheep to coyotes on July 30 that were in an 18-acre pasture surrounded by what was supposed to be a predator-proof fence.
Coyotes gained access
Michigan’s first 2024 elk hunt is underway for those who were selected in this summer’s elk license drawing.
While the Michigan Department of Natural Resources wishes all hunters a safe, successful hunt, DNR law
For more then 150 million years, the species colloquially referred to as “living dinosaurs” have roamed Michigan waters. Today, a healthy population of lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) swims in the St. Clair/Detroit River system, living
Michigan DNR conservation officer Joe Deppen was recognized as the 2023 Shikar Safari Michigan Wildlife Officer of the Year. The award, the highest state honor for conservation officers, is given annually.
The main branch of Michigan’s Au Sable River has a lot less sand in it after a three-week operation this summer employed pumps to moved it to nearby uplands.
The work, performed by Northpoint
Bass Pro Shops announced plans for a new Outdoor World retail location in Lansing. Bass Pro Shops’ newest store will be the company’s sixth in Michigan.
A press release from Vista Outdoors has sent a small tremor among the hunting and shooting community that ammunition and gun powder shortages and spiking prices are just around the corner.
Yet scant evidence
Stakeholders at a Michigan Bear Forum in late August generally supported maintaining current harvest levels in the northern Lower Peninsula, and some slight increases in certain Upper Peninsula units.
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