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Outdoors

Michigan DNR collects 16 million trout and salmon eggs

LANSING — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources stocks fish in Michigan waters every year, providing fishing opportunities and helping maintain healthy ecosystems. Where do the fish being stocked come from? It begins with collecting fish eggs, and the DNR has been working throughout ...

Outdoors report: DNR advisory panel to hold online meeting Thursday

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Western Upper Peninsula Advisory Council is scheduled to receive a preliminary overview of the 2025 deer season Thursday. The meeting will take place virtually in a web conference from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Eastern time. The ...

Outdoors report: UP deer harvest dips; caution urged on ice

IRON MOUNTAIN — Michigan’s statewide firearm deer harvest is down about 5% from a year ago with local counties dropping more than that. In Dickinson County, the total reported harvest of 1,038 represents an 18% drop. Iron County, with a harvest of 1,070, was down nearly 10%. Menominee ...

Wisconsin’s gun season deer harvest dips slightly

Wisconsin hunters harvested fewer bucks but more antlerless deer than a year ago during the recently completed nine-day gun season, according to preliminary figures released Tuesday by the Department of Natural Resources. Hunters registered 182,084 deer during the 2025 gun deer season, ...