More than two dozen public access sites across the Upper Peninsula are being plowed and kept open for ice anglers through a co-operative program administered by the Michigan DNR.
Local partners have agreed to
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 30, 2026 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Congratulations to all of the readers who entered the 26th Annual Michigan Outdoor News best Buck Photo Contest!
Even if you weren’t one of the prize winners, you still found the winning combination by
Michigan Department of Natural Resources officials presented the Natural Resources Commission with a budget overview in January, with a specific focus on the Game and Fish Protection Fund.
The GFP fund, which represents about
Michigan hunters and trappers will have additional tagging options for some animals they harvest this year following action taken earlier this month by the state Natural Resources Commission.
At its meting Jan. 14 in
Ice conditions in good shape across most of the state. Here’s a look at the Michigan fishing report on Jan. 23, 2026.
Following intense discussion, multiple changes to the coyote hunting and trapping season, and a lawsuit against the state Natural Resources Commission by two of the state’s conservation clubs, the Michigan NRC voted to approve updated
Ice on lakes across the state has deteriorated of late, although another cold spell is on the way. There’s some good fishing going on – here’s what you need to know.
One of my best hunting days last fall, many might have considered a failure.
I was perched in a ladder stand watching a patch of woods I’d eyed many other days this autumn. On
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