Michigan cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR Officers. These reports are from the May 8, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
Michigan’s trout and Lower Peninsula inland walleye and northern pike seasons opened in late April, but a hots of other seasons are coming online soon – in Upper Peninsula waters, the walleye and northern pike
In response to the detection of bovine tuberculosis in a Charlevoix County cattle herd, DNR and the Michigan Department of Agriculture are conducting deer sampling in Charlevoix and Antrim counties to determine if the disease
Michigan United Conservation Clubs is pausing its youth camp and magazines while dealing with financial issues.
“It’s tight right now,” said board President Stephen Dey. In a fundraising email sent in late winter, his
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 8, 2026 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Not many years ago I found myself sitting at a table with fisheries biologists, hatchery managers and a handful of “specialists” and “technicians” – vague job titles that state and national wildlife agencies give folks
Several key changes to Michigan’s elk hunt are in play as the 2026-27 season application period moves forward.
DNR began accepting those applications May 1, just three weeks after the Michigan Natural Resources Commission
Walleyes, lake trout start showing spring action. Here’s the Michigan fishing and hunting report from across the state on May 1, 2026.
A Michigan lawmaker who said he disagrees with DNR Director Scott Bowen on many things – including the belief the state’s hunters and anglers are eager to pay more for their licenses – is backing
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