Michigan’s Outdoor Calendar
Staff Report
February 10, 2026
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Michigan published in the Feb. 13, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
Michigan
Michigan Cuffs & Collars: Don’t leave lead shot in your waterfowl ammo bag
Staff Report
February 10, 2026
Michigan cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR Conservation Officers. These reports are from the Feb. 13, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
Michigan Mixed Bag: Bald eagle found with lead poisoning
Staff and News Reports
February 10, 2026
A Michigan animal rehab is nursing a poisoned bald eagle back to health after the bird was brought in critical condition, a television report in early February noted.
Deadline nears for public input on management of Michigan’s Interlochen State Park
Staff Report
February 10, 2026
Those interested in long-term planning for Interlochen State Park in Grand Traverse County are invited to provide feedback on a new general management plan for the park.
The public input process is essential to
How has a one-buck limit impacted the deer herd on Michigan’s Drummond Island?
Richard P. Smith
February 10, 2026
Perceptions that a one-buck bag limit would improve deer hunting in Michigan are being challenged by an example of the regulation in Drummond Island.
A one-buck limit has been in effect on the 125-square
Michigan Letters to the Editor: Problem might be with you, not the gun you’re using
Michigan Letters to the Editor
February 10, 2026
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Feb. 13, 2026 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Ohio’s Outdoor Calendar
Staff Report
February 9, 2026
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Ohio published in the Feb. 13, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
Officers, civilian recognized for rescue of Michigan ice fisherman
Ralph Loos
February 7, 2026
Nearly two years ago, a 63-year-old ice angler struggled for his life on Michigan’s Lake Gogebic, repeatedly falling into the icy surface.
A team from several Michigan agencies worked together to rescue Paul Boehm
Hunters kill 153 elk during Michigan’s 2025 season that saw record applicants
Staff Report
February 6, 2026
Brent Henige shot a 559-pound elk on state-managed public land in Montmorency County during the second segment of Michigan’s 2025 elk season.
But that was not the whole story. Henige, of New Lothrop, braved
