Fun and frustration on the trapline
As a trapper, you never know what might lie around the bend.
A deerless but satisfying deer season
After a few days on the stand, writer always feels as if he's closing in on venison, and that if he could just sit one more day, he'd be able to connect. That hope will have to hold him until next year.
Cost of keeping Asian carp from Great Lakes nearly triples
The Corps' new plan is similar to a draft from August 2017, but the estimated price tag has jumped from $275 million to nearly $778 million.
Illinois hunter bags 51-point nontypical buck
And at least 30 of the points are scorable, the DNR says.
Suspected CWD-positive deer identified in Gratiot, Eaton counties
Hunters encouraged to check deer in counties where state is actively monitoring for CWD, particularly Gratiot, Isabella, Jackson and Kent.
Videos
Patchy but productive late-season ruffed grouse hunting
The leaves are down, but be prepared to walk some miles if you want to shoot a few ruffs during November and December.
Preliminary numbers indicate bear kill below harvest target
In 2017, 1,691 bears were taken. This year, preliminary numbers appear to be slightly below the 1,500-target harvest.
Action is heating up in the whitetail woods
Now is best the time for bowhunters to get into the woods and have a close encounter with the buck of their dreams.
Prepping your boat and motor for winter storage
Open water still exists, but as freezing overnight temperatures become status quo across the north country, take these steps to prevent damage to your expensive equipment.
Few ducks but lots of wildlife at annual duck camp
Swans, grebes, shorebirds and others help hunters pass the time in a duck blind.
After more than 3 million DNR game-camera images, one of a cougar finally shows up
The rare sighting caught on a field cam verified in Gogebic County.
Fall walleye fishing tip: Go aggressive to target bigger fish
Use electronics to scan steep breaks to locate baitfish and predators, then make sure to follow them as they switch depths during changing light conditions.
‘Do-not-eat’ advisory issued for deer taken within 5 miles of Clark’s Marsh, Oscoda Township
The advisory is due to high levels of PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonic acid) found in a single deer taken about two miles from Clark’s Marsh, which borders the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base.
CWD hits Michigan's U.P. for first time
The doe was shot on a deer damage shooting permit on an agricultural farm about 4 miles from the Michigan-Wisconsin border.
Photos and video reveal recently translocated wolves of Isle Royale [video]
Four wolves hailing from extreme northeastern Minnesota already are consuming moose carcasses on the Lake Superior island.
Michigan bulks up – as in doubling up – sturgeon release numbers
DNR and several partners released more than 12,000 juvenile lake sturgeon in public waters, part of an effort to rehabilitate this culturally significant fish species.
Michigan calls on anglers to prevent spread of mudsnails
Snails can radically change the aquatic habitats they live in by reaching very high densities.
Largemouth bass virus re-emerges 15 years later
Virus has been confirmed as a factor in a fish kill in Cedar Lake in Alcona and Iosco counties, with additional lakes in the area being examined. Virus previously affected adult largemouth bass in early 2000s in southern Michigan lakes.
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