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
A 59-year-old man is facing up to 10 years in prison after he was convicted of felony weapons charges for firing shots at a couple while they were fishing in southwest Michigan.
A total of 27 projects in the state will share $2.4 million in funding through the Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program for efforts that address the prevention, detection, eradication and control of aquatic (water-based) and
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
Having roughly 653 registered anglers from 10 states participating in the 2026 sturgeon season at Black Lake was encouraging for both Michigan DNR and groups working to improve sturgeon populations.
The fact that five
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 13, 2026 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
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
In October 2025, Kyle McQueer, who has been a CO since 2017 and is assigned to Barry County, received an emergency call dispatched by the sheriff’s office to a residential address on Keller Road in
Citizens in Michigan are much more supportive of hunting and trapping than the general public in other states.
Fishing also gets an enthusiastic “thumbs up.” Yet oddly – or maybe not so oddly
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