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Commentary: Claims of ‘more bears than deer’ rings true for some Michigan hunters
I’ve heard reports from other Upper Peninsula residents about having more bear than deer on their deer baits during November (baiting deer remains legal in the UP). I’ve now had the same experience in Keweenaw

Two special tags lead to two huge bull elk for Pennsylvania hunters
Pennsylvania has three scheduled hunting seasons for elk each fall. With a second vote of commissioners in April, a fourth regular firearms season will be added in October. Almost all of the nearly 150 tags

Snow geese advancing north fast, and more moisture needed to boost duck production
The spring snow goose migration is on – and it appears to be happening fast.
As of Tuesday morning, parts of the midcontinent flock of lesser snows are moving north quickly across several states,

Iowa’s spring turkey hunting seasons only a few weeks away; what can hunters expect?
Once easily visible in large winter flocks scratching in picked crop fields along timber edges for waste grain, Iowa’s wild turkeys will seemingly disappear into the landscape as the days lengthen and temperatures warm.

Michigan DNR expands digital tagging for hunters
Hunters harvesting deer, turkey, bear, bobcat, otter, fisher and marten in Michigan this year will have the option to tag harvested animals digitally through the Michigan DNR Hunt Fish mobile app.

Michigan Mixed Bag: New Michigan fishing licenses required April 1
Michigan’s new fishing license and regulation season begins April 1, and fishing licenses for 2026 are available for purchase. The new licenses are valid through March 31, 2027.

Van Buren County man gets prison, lifetime hunting ban in Michigan
A Van Buren County man received prison time, a large fine, and a lifetime ban from hunting in Michigan for poaching nine trophy bucks nearly five years ago.
Justin Ernst, of Decatur, pleaded guilty

Michigan DNR honors longtime hunter safety instructor
The Michigan DNR recently recognized Jane Gordon for more than four decades of dedicated service as a volunteer hunter safety education instructor, honoring the Charlotte woman’s commitment to training safe, ethical, and responsible hunters across

Ralph Loos: Michigan hunters and anglers will pay the price of ‘doing,’ as we always do
Michigan anglers have remained somewhat silent on the state’s push to raise the price of hunting and fishing licenses – at least compared to Michigan’s hunters, who have not been as shy when it comes