deer

The annual firearm opener is practically a Michigan holiday, full of traditions across the state, including the Mancelona Buck Pole — a place for hunters to display their take.

A new program in northern Michigan is aiming to stock food pantry shelves with more venison this hunting season. "Hunters for Hope" covers processing fees, allowing hunters to donate deer meat at no cost.

Just one story for you this week, and it's about deer, money and big piles of carrots. Or apples. Or whatever else deer are interested in eating.

Why are some deer white? It’s all in the genes.

Unless there’s a trail, I can barely manage a slow walk. There’s so much to think about! But, deer are dashing through the woods. So, why don't they trip??

In 1998, a hunter named Mitch Rompola claimed he’d shot the biggest whitetail in North America. It was all over the news, and people waited in anticipation for it to be entered in the record books. But then Mitch just went silent. And instead of becoming a famous hunter, he became an infamous one.

This week: Crafting new rules for deer management gets more complicated than usual. Also, what your HOA *can't* tell you to do.

This week: I was out collecting bird calls when suddenly, I heard a deer forcefully expelling air through its nostrils. Deer snort like that when they detect possible danger. But how intentional is that sound?

While the Lower Peninsula is struggling with too many deer, the U.P. has the opposite problem. Regulations to address that could be coming soon.

When hunter Ben Karasch sees something move out of the corner of his eye, he assumes it’s a deer. But as Karasch gets a better look, he realizes it’s not a deer, it’s a cougar. And it’s slowly creeping towards him.