DEAR DR. ROACH: I read that there is updated advice on who should get the COVID vaccine based on age and risk factors. How many Americans were hospitalized for COVID who did not have these latest qualifying risk factors? — N.R. ANSWER: Although the most recent update on the licensing of the ...
As Michigan’s 2025 deer season gets underway, the Department of Natural Resources has provided observations, considerations and tips for deer hunters who are preparing to hit the woods and fields. Introduction (all regions) Following is a brief overview of recent data, trends, and observations regarding weather conditions, past hunting season results and factors since the prior Michigan hunting season that might affect what hunters will see and experience in the season ahead. These are general overviews and might not reflect conditions at the specific location where you hunt. Bear in ...
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources reminds waterfowl hunters to protect themselves and domestic animals amid ongoing cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Commonly known as “bird flu,” HPAI is a highly contagious respiratory disease that causes sickness and sometimes death in birds and mammals. Wild birds can carry HPAI without appearing sick. HPAI has been found in North American waterfowl since 2021. This year, the DNR has detected cases of HPAI primarily in Canada geese, bald eagles and red-tailed hawks. Cases can be found at any time of the year, but ...
LANSING — With the state budget still in the discussion phase, each branch of state government has presented its version of a budget. The Michigan House’s version makes cuts in spending, and the chief of the DNR's Fisheries Division, Randy Claramunt, has concerns as to how budget cuts ...
Planning to be on the water this fall? Be on the lookout for Michigan Department of Natural Resources personnel conducting nighttime walleye recruitment surveys from late September to mid-October. These surveys are an important tool for fisheries managers to determine whether walleye that ...
Dear Annie: My best friend, "Cara," has been dating a guy for about six months who, frankly, none of our friends can stand. He talks over her constantly, makes inappropriate jokes, and once made a rude comment about her weight right in front of us. She brushed it off like it was nothing, but I ...
