Opinion

DNRE Report The Department of Natural Resources and Environment will hold a pair of meetings to provide information regarding recently proposed antler restrictions for deer hunters in Deer Management Unit (DMU) 487. Meetings are scheduled

HERE WE GO AGAIN. Last year, Rep. Joel Sheltrown (D- West Branch) introduced a bill that would force the DNRE to sell 475 acres of prime forestland in Iosco County’s Oscoda Township to an individual

Traverse City, Mich. — The Department of Natural Resources and Environment will host an open house for the Traverse City area on Wednesday, June 30, from 3 to 7 p.m. at the DNRE’s Traverse City

Lansing — The Department of Natural Resources and Environment has adopted its first-ever comprehensive statewide deer management plan designed to guide management decisions into the future. The plan is the result of more than two

Lansing — Licensed hunters and landowners may now take feral hogs at any time, since a package of bills has been signed by Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment announced

Lansing — A series of statewide public meetings will be held on proposed changes to trout fishing regulations to give anglers a chance to provide input on the draft plan. A copy of the draft

Lansing — Now that most fishing seasons have opened, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment reminds anglers that the use of salmon eggs or minnows for bait is restricted in some waters as part

DNRE Report Lansing — The Department of Natural Resources and Environment has petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for authority to use lethal methods to control problem wolves. “The grey wolf has been fully

Lansing — The early breakup of winter across the state has triggered a fever that’s impacting over 100,000 residents. It’s called turkey fever and it’s brought on by melting snow, warming temperatures and greening grasses.