“Tag: Michigan”

Late last month, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) verified a Dec. 6 photo of an adult cougar being followed by two kittens down a snowy trail in central Ontonagon County. The last time the kittens were documented—in early March 2025—they were only about two months old and alone, raising concerns about their survival.

On Sept. 6, Michigan United Conservation Clubs (MUCC) and the Michigan Trappers and Predator Callers Association (MTPCA) filed legal briefs in their lawsuits against the Michigan Natural Resources Commission (NRC).

Hunters Feeding Michigan, a Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) program connecting donors, wild game processors and charities to help feed those in need, processed 140,000 pounds of donated venison—a new record—during fiscal year 2025, which ended Sept. 30.

Wildlife biologists in Michigan’s Montmorency County recently removed a plastic lid from the neck of a young black bear that had carried the encumbrance around for two years.

On Aug. 9, the Michigan DNR approved new regulations for hunting in CWD areas for the 2018 deer season.

Earlier this month, a bipartisan majority in the Michigan House of Representatives passed the citizen-initiated Scientific Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, a victory for hunters in the Wolverine State.

A group of pheasant hunters in mid-Michigan banded together to organize a charity hunt in honor of Vietnam veteran Bob Brinker. The proceeds from the event benefitted veterans and children with neuroblastoma.

HSUS is helping petition Michigan to repeal a law that has opened up wolf hunting in the state's northern most regions.

In April, the Michigan Natural Resources Commission approved measures to expand coyote hunting in the state as well as extensions on the taking of other furbearers.