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2020 Black Lake sturgeon season lasts one day
This year’s sturgeon season on Black Lake (Cheboygan County, Michigan) ended at 1:40 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1 – not quite six hours after the...
Hunting
Consumption guidelines not needed for deer harvested in the Norton Creek/Huron River area
CONTACTS: Lynn Sutfin, MDHHS, 517-241-4772, [email protected]
Tammy Newcomb, DNR, 517-284-5832, [email protected]
LANSING, Mich. – After analyzing test results for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in muscle and heart...
Hunting
CDC warns of catching tuberculosis from deer
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an advisory, warning that it is possible to catch a form of tuberculosis when field-dressing infected deer.
It's...
Hunting
MDHHS and DNR remind hunters about ‘Do Not Eat’ deer advisory near Oscoda marsh
5-mile advisory area refined in 2019; updated map available online
LANSING, Mich. – With archery hunting season beginning Oct. 1, the Michigan departments of Health...
Hunting
Ted Nugent voices concern over deer and elk baiting ban
Rocker and avid hunter Ted Nugent spoke to the House Government Operations Committee inside the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing today about the ban...
Hunting
Don’t miss early antlerless firearm deer season this weekend
Hunters eager to get a start on Michigan’s deer seasons will take to the woods this weekend, Sept. 21-22, for the early antlerless firearm...
Fishing
Juvenile lake sturgeon release on Flint River set for Saturday
Contact:Â Rebecca Fedewa (Flint River Watershed Coalition), 810-767-6490; Meaghan Gass (Michigan Sea Grant Extension), 989-895-4026, ext. 5, or Mike Kelly (The Conservation Fund), 989-892-9172
Sept. 17,...
Fishing
New catch-and-immediate-release lake sturgeon seasons on three Michigan waterbodies
Contact: Christian LeSage, 517-284-5830 or Elyse Walter, 517-284-5839
Sept. 13, 2019
Starting today, as part of a catch-and-immediate-release season, anglers can target lake sturgeon at three Michigan waterbodies....
Outdoor Lifestyle
Michigan joins national effort to promote outdoor recreation industry
Contact:Â Tiffany Brown, [email protected] or Brad Garmon (Office of Outdoor Recreation Industry), [email protected]
Sept. 11, 2019
Whitmer names Brad Garmon director of the Office of Outdoor Recreation...