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DNR launches hunter survey

LANSING — Just in time for the start of Michigan’s ruffed grouse and American woodcock hunting seasons, hunters now have a new way to share information from their hunts. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has launched the Michigan Ruffed Grouse and Woodcock Dashboard, an ...

Outdoors North: John Pepin

“I’ll be waiting here just for you, just for you and September days, it feels like years away,” – Mike Delevante This graveled two-track road doesn’t appear on state highway maps. Its existence presents only a faint trace of straight stretches and rounded corners set into this ...

Farm Tour Sunday

HOUGHTON – Residents and visitors in the Keweenaw Peninsula have a unique opportunity to explore eight local farms in the Houghton area from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday September 7. This special event allows attendees to purchase fresh produce and value-added goods directly from the source, ...

EHD reported in downstate deer

LANSING — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is reporting Michigan’s first detected cases of epizootic hemorrhagic disease in 2025. The DNR Wildlife Health Section, Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study ...

DNR UP Fishing Report

The Department of Natural Resources fishing report for the Upper Peninsula Ontonagon River: The river saw relatively low angling effort over the past week. Walleye were reportedly caught in fair numbers by those trolling and jigging alike. River conditions and fishing activity were affected ...

Outdoors North: John Pepin

“And later as I was driving, and the sky was getting light, and the sun came through the trees, I had a fine memory, such a fine memory,” – Bob Seger For those unaware, the first signs of autumn have already appeared in our skies with the southward flights of thousands upon thousands ...