Outdoors

Firearm deer hunting season is right around the corner, and many hunters are busy scouting land, watching trail cameras and preparing equipment for opening day. To ensure a safe season, Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers are sharing best practices and tips to avoid the most common violations and mistakes they see every year.

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Brice Burge Volunteers from Rock River, Limestone and Mathias Township came together for a worker bee at Centennial Park in Chatham on Tuesday, July 25. Work was done to both…

Evan Deutsch As we approach the end of July, you may notice more butterflies flitting about. Michigan is home to about 157 species of butterflies, and July and August are…

Brice Burge The Ben Lauren Memorial Livestock Show is one of the fastest growing shows in Michigan, with another record amount of entries of goats, steer and more at the…

John Pepin Michigan DNR With the hot afternoon sun finally beginning to sink toward the western horizon, my brother Jimmy and I were headed into the woods to do a…

Brice Burge Stand alone photo – use headline

Evan Deutsch …with bees. All types of them. In fact, Michigan is home to 465 different species of them. We’ll explore five of the most common ones. Before we do…