The department's revenue relies heavily on hunting and fishing licenses. These fees haven't increase since 2014 and are ...

Building on a longstanding partnership with Indigenous nations, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is intensifying its commitment to sowing manoomin, a native aquatic rice and staple of the ...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has purchased the Black River Ranch from a privately owned hunting club in an ...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is investigating a notable increase in cougar sightings, with 2025 marking ...

Hunters Feeding Michigan – a Michigan Department of Natural Resources program connecting donors, wild game processors and charities to help feed those in need – processed 140,000 pounds of donated ...

LANSING — Michigan’s spring turkey hunting season application period is open now through Sunday, Feb. 1, with applications costing $5 each, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

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 ...

Nov 4, 2025 Nov 4, 2025 Updated Jan 20, 2026 NORTHERN MICHIGAN (WJRT) - Michigan elk hunters might see longer harvest periods for the 2026-2027 hunting cycle under new draft proposals by the Michigan ...

Humane World for Animals says the Michigan Natural Resources Commission’s vote to allow year-round coyote killing is not based on science.

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

A national animal protection group is suing the Michigan Natural Resources Commission over its decision to allow year-round ...