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 ...

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 ...

MARQUETTE — Taxidermist Raymond Caswell of Escanaba killed one of the biggest black bears taken with a bow and arrow in the state during the 2025 season. The bruin he arrowed on the evening of Sept. 16 in Delta County while hunting over bait had a dressed weight of 443 pounds and en ...

REPUBLIC — A longtime hunting enthusiast didn’t let less-than-perfect hunting conditions get in her way on opening day of firearm deer season, knocking down a five-point buck while in the company of her son. Diana Peterson, 88, of Marquette, said she has been hunting since the age of 15. A ...

“From the railhead to the boatyard, from the factory to the farm, from the mine to the mill yard, I’ve weathered the storm,” – Gordon Lightfoot I moved along a makeshift trail, my boots leaving clearly marked footprints in the snow. The white blanket was about a foot deep, but it was ...

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