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Michigan limits hunters to one buck in Lower Peninsula, urges doe killing

At a meeting that lasted more than nine hours, Michigan’s Natural Resources Commission voted Wednesday to limit hunters in the Lower Peninsula to killing one antlered deer starting next year.

 

89-year-old Michigan hunting and fishing group may shut doors soon

If Michigan United Conservation Clubs doesn’t raise $100,000 by May 1, “we will be forced to close our doors,” President Stephen Dey said in an email sent to members and supporters Monday.

 

Michigan considers ‘1 buck rule’ to balance herd, better control population

Hunters are divided over a proposed “one buck rule” that some hope would help balance the buck-to-doe ratio, curb overpopulation in the Lower Peninsula and make deer hunting better for future generations by leaving more prize bucks on the table.

 

Michigan lags US in outdoor economy growth, report says

Michigan’s outdoor recreation economy is growing, but not as fast as it is for much of the rest of the country.

 

Groups running out of time to raise millions to save unique Michigan prairie

The clock is ticking to preserve a portion of rare land in Brownstown Township near Detroit.

A large chunk of the area known as Sibley Prairie, equal to about half the size of Detroit’s Belle Isle, was recently listed for auction, putting the land and the unique plants found there at risk of development.

 

US plans to clear-cut in Michigan forest. Some fear for endangered species

The US Forest Service is proposing a massive project in a national forest in Michigan that would log land roughly the size of Detroit, expand gravel mining and build roads.

 

Michigan sees record cougar reports in 2025, including some cubs

Cougars were detected 31 times in Michigan in 2025, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

 

Michigan approves electronic kill tags for hunters. How will they work?

Starting March 1, Michigan hunters will no longer need to display paper kill tags on certain animals.

 

Court: Chimps don’t have human rights, must stay in Michigan zoo

Chimpanzees in Michigan are not considered “persons” with human rights, according to the state’s Court of Appeals.

 

Swimming drone explores underwater mountain in Lake Superior

Known to some as the “Freshwater Everest,” if you want to explore this mountain, you don’t go up, you go down.