Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 22, 2026 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
How deeply do Michigan hunters care about their deer season? When I checked DNR’s Youtube channel only 24 hours after the Natural Resources Commission’s consequential May 13 meeting, a whopping 24,899 views had been logged.<br
In my last column, we talked about our Moon closely approaching stars and planets in the night sky.
Next month our two brightest planets, Venus and Jupiter, will be very close together in the
Michigan United Conservation Clubs, the largest statewide conservation organization in the nation, will dissolve this summer after nearly 90 years advocating for hunters, anglers, and trappers.
“Despite the deep commitment of its members, partners,
Negotiations continue in Lansing over a Fiscal Year 2027 budget with Republicans and Democrats offering vastly different approaches to funding the DNR.
While proposals from Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Senate Democrats heed calls
Lower Peninsula deer hunters will be limited to harvesting one antlered deer per season starting in 2027, following a vote by the Michigan Natural Resources Commission.
Hunters in the Upper Peninsula won’t be limited
Spring waters recede, putting anglers in a ‘May Mood’. Here’s the Michigan fishing report across the state on May 15, 2026.
After a lightning strike at the Little Manistee River Weir (Manistee County) threatened to derail steelhead egg collection for this season, the Department of Natural Resources rallied to collect approximately 4.2 million steelhead eggs for
Without question, the 20th century stands as the most transformative era in the history of North American conservation. At its beginning, wildlife populations were collapsing, forests were vanishing, and the unregulated exploitation of natural resources
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