Deer baiting has been banned across the Lower Peninsula since 2019, in response to communicable disease outbreaks spreading ...

Michigan's elk harvest over two fall seasons increased in 2024 despite "challenging" weather, the DNR said in its preliminary elk report. "High temperatures during the fall hunt reduced elk movement ...

Hunters hoping to bag a black bear or elk in Michigan this year need to start stalking their prey this week. The 2025 bear and elk hunting license application period opens May 1 and runs through June ...

Michigan elk hunters could see longer hunting periods in 2026-27 under draft proposals from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The proposals would extend both elk hunting periods in the ...

Every year, tens of thousands of Michigan men put their name in the hat for one of the most coveted tags in the Midwest: a ...

For Michigan hunters, elk and bear hunting applications for licenses open soon. As seasons for big and small game unfold, Michigan's Department of Natural Resources released its 2025-26 hunting ...

A bull elk runs in a field Elk in the Pigeon River Country. (Michigan Department of Natural Resources) Michigan – Elk hunting season is underway and Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources is ...

Michigan’s 2024 elk hunting season saw a challenging early period with more success during the snowy December. About 69% of hunters were successful. More than 250 licenses were issued across both ...

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LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Michigan elk hunters could see significantly longer harvest windows under draft proposals from the Department of Natural Resources for the 2026–27 season. The plan would ...