Deer Season

A northern Michigan lawmaker has introduced a bill to repeal a state law requiring hunters to report their deer harvest online.

Last year, hunting and fishing licenses generated over $65 million dollars for Michigan’s conservation efforts. But this funding has been on a decades-long decline. Conservation groups say they hope a recent increase in out-of-state licenses may counteract the trend.

The House Government Operations committee advanced a bill to reduce the state's penalty for failing to report deer harvests to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

The North Manitou Island deer hunt wrapped up on Sunday.

A man was killed in northern Michigan while hunting for deer on opening day.The man was shot Thursday afternoon by another hunter in Antrim…