The first bear hunting period of 2026 kicked off Sept. 9 – and several other hunts will follow throughout September, putting thousands of bear hunters in the woods and fields.
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 11, 2026 edition of Michigan Outdoor News.
Bird hunters may or may not agree with me on this – depending on whether they hunt with a dog or don’t – but I submit to you that the “flush” is the most exciting
The Michigan DNR’s Fisheries Division has received one-time funding of $350,000 for whitefish recovery.
The ailing species has undergone a rapid population decline in recent years, and for the first time, recovery efforts have
Starting in 2027, when a new two-year regulation cycle begins for managing Michigan’s black bears, the DNR is proposing to increase the bear harvest in the UP to help stabilize that increasing population.
The
Michigan duck hunters received encouraging news from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2026 Waterfowl Population Status report, as a wetter spring and improved conditions produced a dramatic increase in the number of breeding waterfowl
Salmon fishing remains strong, smallie bite improving. Here’s the Michigan fishing report across the state on Sept. 4, 2026.
Fishing for panfish – and even bass – has been excellent at these fisheries.
I grew up fishing the AuSable River near Grayling. I caught my first trout on a fly there when I was 6 years old. In its upper reaches, it’s one of the premier trout streams
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