Hunting Season

Bear hunting season is just around the corner in September. As with every season, the state says it will be enforcing regulations to keep things fair and prevent overharvesting.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is releasing the numbers of deer killed during hunting seasons months earlier.

For the first time this deer season, the Michigan DNR has been providing the public with real-time deer harvest numbers on a county-by-county level.

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.

Waterfowl season begins next week in Michigan, and state wildlife officials are urging hunters to watch for signs of avian flu in game birds. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says it’s seeing a recent uptick in the number of wild birds infected by highly pathogenic avian influenza.

As Michigan’s rifle season for deer hunting gets underway on Monday, new license could continue last year’s increase in hunting.

There’s been a surge in the number of deer hunting licenses sold this year and it likely coincides with an increase in outdoor recreation during the…

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…