Victor Skinner

State Reps. Dave Prestin, R-Cedar River, and Greg Markkanen, R-Hancock, introduced House Bill 5824 in June as a means of pressuring the Michigan DNR into advocating for a wolf hunt. (Stock photo)

A change in Fisheries Order 210.25 would designate the Rio Grande Creek and tributaries in Muskegon and Ottawa counties as a designated trout stream to protect brown trout stocked by the DNR. (File photo by Richard Tate)

The forum provides feedback to shape DNR recommendations to the Natural Resources Commission for potential changes to the 2025 and 2026 seasons.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will rely on lethal force through a federal government contract to deal with nuisance geese. (Stock photo)

Commissioners approved FO 200.25 with one amendment from Commissioner David Cozad “to change the minimum size limit of rainbow trout on the Pere Marquette River from 8 inches to 10 inches from the last Saturday in April to August 31. (Stock photo)

Anglers are catching more smallmouth bass and walleyes while the perch harvest has remained flat in the Bays de Noc in recent years, trends influenced in part by invasive mussels and round gobies.

“Right now, we’re probably looking at spring 2025 before we’ll have our first estimate of UP wolf abundance.”

Michigan DNR biologists use individualized plans for each deer wintering complex that detail goals to manage timber harvests to ensure cover and food.

It may be lights out in Michigan by 2032. That's the prediction from federal regulators, regional grid officials, and a new study of the impact of “net zero” energy plans in seven Great Lakes states.

Starting in February, Detroit residents can keep chickens, ducks and honeybees at their homes, though not everyone in the Motor City is happy about the change. The Detroit City Council on Tuesday voted 5-3 to approve zoning and animal control ordinances to allow the animals after discussing the issue for nearly a decade, Bridge Detroit […]