ESCANABA - The following reports detail daily activity of Michigan conservation officers from Nov. 9, 2025, to Nov. 22, 2025, throughout the following District 2 counties of service: Alger, Chippewa, Delta, Mackinac, Luce and Schoolcraft. CO Steve Butzin received a complaint in Nahma Township ...

WASHINGTON, DC – Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) and U.S. Senator Jon Husted (R-OH) to enhance Great Lakes fishery research and management efforts has been signed into law. The Great Lakes Fisheries Research Reauthorization Act reauthorizes funding for ...

The U.S. Department of the Interior has revoked grazing permits in Phillips County, Mont. that American Prairie -- a conservation nonprofit working to restore the prairie ecosystem of north-central Montana -- used for its bison herd. The decision follows a lengthy battle with the Montana ...

Hunters should note changes to license options, turkey management units and mandatory harvest reporting for 2026 season. The application period for Michigan’s spring turkey hunting season is open now through Sunday, Feb. 1. Applications cost $5 each and can be purchased at any license agent, ...

“And the birds up on the wires and the telegraph poles; they can always fly away from this rain and this cold; you can hear them singing out their telegraph code; all the way down the Telegraph Road,” – Mark Knopfler The wind kicks up snow dust and swirls it around my head as I walk. I ...

ESCANABA — Despite some messy conditions on the bay that forced some last-minute changes, the second women’s ice fishing clinic held in Delta County was a resounding success. After the first event in January 2025, which had roughly half the number of attendees, the women who came to the ...