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- Sharpshooters to cull deer at 2 Pittsburgh parksDespite declaring the second year of controlled bowhunting in city parks a success, officials in Pittsburgh have enlisted federal sharpshooters to cull deer thr...
- Is a spring steelhead season to remember coming on Lake Erie tributaries?The outlook for the spring 2025 steelhead fishery is mixed. My 40 years of experience fishing the tributaries signals that it could be exceptional. I believe th...
- Suspect charged in theft cases from remote Michigan campgroundsA Michigan Department of Natural Resources investigation resulted in criminal charges against a man that conservation officers allege they caught stealing from ...
- Mike Schoonveld: Would selling fish be a problem or a solution for Michigan?I was at an after-dinner gathering of fishermen hailing from several states recently. It was what many would call a “bull session” where fishing tales, opin...
- For whitetails in much of Minnesota, it’s been another winter of recoveryThe ease of last year’s winter season appeared unlikely to repeat itself as far as the Minnesota deer herd is concerned. However, as February draws to a close...
- Fired employees fear beloved Yosemite National Park will lose its lusterYosemite National Park employees who recently were fired by the Trump administration worry cuts will affect the experience of visitors and the welfare of wildli...
- Deadlines to remove ice shanties approaching on Wisconsin watersThe Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds ice anglers of the following deadlines to remove their permanent ice shanties, or those that aren’...
- Walleyes still making waves on Coldwater Lake in Michigan’s Isabella CountyWalleyes haven’t been planted in Isabella County’s Coldwater Lake since 2018, but anglers are still catching a lot of nice sized ’eyes. “A few years bac...
- Michigan DNR clears Upper Peninsula fishing access spotsThe Michigan Department of Natural Resources is continuing a successful program begun in 2021 to keep boating access sites plowed at more than two dozen popular...
- Michigan’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Michigan published in the Feb. 25, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Michigan’s Outdoor Calendar ...
- Michigan Cuffs & Collars: Guilty verdict from 2021 hunter harassment caseMichigan cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR Conservation Officers. These reports are from the Feb. 28, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Michiga...
- Bird flu likely in waterfowl die-offs from MichiganThe Michigan Department of Natural Resources recently has sampled dead wild birds suspected to be positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza at multiple loc...
- Michigan Mixed Bag: Input needed on proposed walleye slot limit on lakes in Luce, Mackinac countiesThe Michigan DNR invites the public to comment on proposed walleye regulation changes on Big Manistique Lake in Luce and Mackinac counties, and Milakokia Lake i...
- Michigan Letters to the Editor: No more burdens for Michigan’s sportsmenReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Feb. 28, 2025, edition of Michigan Outdoor News. The post Michigan Letters to the Editor: No more burden...
- Outdoor Observations: Will Michigan deer-baiting ban be lifted? History says noAnother bill to legalize baiting of white-tailed deer in Michigan has been introduced in the state legislature. State Sen. Michele Hoitenga (R-Cadillac) introdu...