
Michigan Cuffs & Collars: Suspicious tag on buck at taxidermist leads to charges
Michigan cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR Conservation Officers. These reports are from the April 24, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.

Michigan cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR Conservation Officers. These reports are from the April 24, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.

A new rule that requires all turkey hunters to report their successful hunt within 72 hours of harvest or before transferring possession of the bird may have flown under some hunters’ proverbial radars.
But

Storms that hit Michigan pushed back the planned start of steelhead egg collections at the Little Manistee River Weir after damage caused a power failure, resulting in the loss of some of the fish.

Help Wanted: Michigan resident to stand guard over lake sturgeon.
The Black Lake Chapter of “Sturgeon For Tomorrow” is partnering with Michigan DNR and tribal governments to protect lake sturgeon from illegal harvest during

The Michigan Natural Resources Commission voted unanimously to pass a resolution opposing Consumers Energy’s planned sale of 13 hydropower dams. The vote came during the NRC’s April 8 meeting in Lansing.

Proposed amendments made by Natural Resources Commission members at a meeting this month could dramatically change major modifications to the Michigan deer season that had already been recommended prior to the meeting.
It is

As with everything else we dig into our pockets to pay for, the idea of reaching in and pulling out a bigger wad of dollars to hunt and fish – without any sort of obvious

Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 24, 2026 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.

Unusually thin lake trout in Lake Superior – specifically siscowet lake trout – have prompted Michigan and federal agencies to launch a new assessment to determine the cause.
Lake trout, the most abundant predator
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