Invasive grass carp found in Lake Huron tributary river
Associated Press
April 14, 2020
The DNR says it’s the first documented capture of a grass carp from the lake that was diploid, or able to produce offspring.
Michigan DNR
5 workers at Michigan wildlife lab get latent form of TB
Associated Press
March 9, 2020
It was the department’s “working assumption” that the workers got TB from infected deer “but we can’t say for sure.”
Black Lake sturgeon season lasts less than 6 hours
Michigan DNR
February 5, 2020
This year’s allocation of sturgeon for Black Lake anglers was seven fish, although DNR officials set a harvest quota of six fish to reduce the risk of over-fishing.
Dredging effort planned to benefit fish habitat on Lake Superior harbor
Associated Press
December 30, 2019
Copper mining waste rock known as stamp sands have built up in an Upper Peninsula waterway and threaten an important whitefish, lake trout spawning area.
Three more elk poached in northern Michigan
Michigan DNR
December 18, 2019
“This is the worst year we’ve had as far as elk poaching.”
Study: Virus present in region’s ruffed grouse, but exposed birds can survive
Minnesota DNR Reports
October 22, 2019
Test results are in from the first year of a multi-state study on West Nile virus in ruffed grouse in Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin.
Bald eagle euthanized after reportedly being mistaken for goose, shot in northern Michigan
Associated Press
October 10, 2019
MANISTEE, Mich. — Michigan officials say a bald eagle was euthanized after being shot by hunters in Manistee County who said they mistook it for a goose. The DNR says local fishing guides saw the
Another confirmed cougar sighting in Michigan
Michigan DNR
August 31, 2019
Latest confirmation came from a trail camera set up on public land in Delta County.
Michigan Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars – Aug. 30, 2019
Site Staff
August 29, 2019
DISTRICT 1 CO Cody Smith assisted with a search and recovery of a subject who had gone cliff jumping at Canyon Falls in Baraga County. The individual had jumped off the falls around 8 p.m.
