Southern Michigan’s Bear Population is Booming
According to Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the state’s bear population is more than stable, it’s booming. While this news is certainly encouraging to wildlife managers, officials do believe there are a number of steps that need to be taken to keep it that way and to manage areas with larger populations of […]
Michigan Game Rancher Collected Deer Heads from Amish Butcher for CWD Testing
A Michigan game ranch came under investigation in late January after a pair of deer heads submitted for chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing came back positive. The ranch, located in Mecosta County, was immediately quarantined, marking the second case of CWD being found in a farmed deer facility since 2008. “Any discovery of chronic […]
Michigan DNR Stands by Hunting Despite Ann Arbor’s Plan to Sterilize Deer
Ann Arbor has a deer problem. The urban center and home to the University of Michigan is overrun with whitetails, and city officials have been experimenting with a number of solutions to the problem. Last year, the city utilized state-sanctioned sharpshooters to trim the population with some success. In total, sharpshooters removed 63 deer […]
Michigan DNR announces $100,000 now available in Upper Peninsula Deer Habitat Improvement grants
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced a March 1 deadline to apply for a total of $100,000 in deer habitat improvement grant funding in the Upper Peninsula. The Deer Habitat Improvement Partnership Initiative is a competitive grant program designed to enhance deer habitat on non-state lands in the Upper Peninsula. Groups eligible […]
Michigan Landowners Can Now Get Funding for Deer Habitat
Last week the Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced the opening of the application period for the state’s Deer Private Land Assistance Network (Deer PLAN) grant program. The program was created to develop a collaborative approach to deer habitat improvement on private land ownerships in the state of Michigan. According to the department’s website, […]
Michigan Woman Charged After Kidnapping 4 Fawns, Giving Them to Friends
A misaligned Michigan woman faced criminal charges after she removed four deer fawns from the wild with the intention of turning them into domestic pets. The incident was brought to the attention of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources when the woman placed a call to the department informing them she had found a […]
Ann Arbor’s New City Budget Allocates $145K for Deer Management
Urban areas across the United States have become hotbeds for flourishing whitetail populations with little to no hunting pressure. As part of a four-year deer management program, the city of Ann Arbor, Michigan completed its first deer cull this past winter, amid a great deal of protests and litigation. In an effort to continue […]
Two Michigan Senate Bills Threaten Fishing and Hunting on Public Lands
Pure Michigan. The slogan the state uses to attract tourists from all over the United States and the world to the nation’s longest freshwater coastline and more than 4.5 million acres of state lands. These lands are available and open to hunters, anglers, campers, cyclists and many other outdoor enthusiasts and two bills currently […]
Michigan Creates Morel Mushroom Hunting Map
The state of Michigan is trying to make life a little easier for morel mushroom hunters with the development of their Mi-Morels map, hosted on the state’s Department of Natural Resources’ website. It couldn’t come at a better time as morel season is currently in full swing. “The Mi-Morels map shows last year where […]
Hunting Lodge Built by La-Z-Boy Founder Hits Market for $1.75M
Originally crafted by Ed Knabusch, one of the founders of the La-Z-Boy furniture company, this 760-acre property featuring four lakes in Michigan has hit the market with an asking price of $1.75 million. Aptly founded as the La-Z-Boy Club in 1951, the lodge located in northern Michigan supports a wide variety of wildlife including bears, […]