CRYSTAL FALLS — Looking to cut down a fresh-from-the-woods Christmas tree? You have options. First of all, though, cutting of Christmas trees is not allowed in Michigan state forests. Only dead and downed trees in certain areas are available to people who have purchased a $20 fuelwood ...

As we enter December, bird feeder activity has reportedly been dull so far this season. Area residents have said they have seen little beyond the usual black-capped chickadees, blue jays, hairy and downy woodpeckers — add to that red-bellied and pileated in some areas — and the two ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Warm weather on the opening days of the firearm deer season contributed to an apparent drop in the Upper Peninsula harvest. With the 16-day season having ended Thursday, hunters have until Sunday to report late-season harvests to the Michigan Department of Natural ...

Supporters and partners joined the Michigan Department of Natural Resources in Houghton County on Thursday to celebrate the reopening of a roughly 8-mile segment of snowmobile and off-road vehicle trail devastated by a historic storm in 2018. In what is likely the Michigan DNR’s largest ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Hunters killed significantly fewer deer during Wisconsin’s nine-day gun season this year than they did last year, according to preliminary data released Tuesday by the state Department of Natural Resources. After kicking off with a slow opening weekend, hunters ...

While many hunters are out looking to fill their freezers with venison, others are steadying their cameras. This 3-year-old piebald deer has been a welcome sight for Escanaba Township residents since she was a fawn. There are many legends surrounding white deer, including that they are good ...