Department of Natural Resources

Cougars are making a comeback. The iconic wildcat hasn’t had a breeding population in the Great Lakes states since the early 1900s, but now they’re moving east. Experts say they could be back soon. Some people swear they already are.

The DNR said daily high temperatures during 2024's early hunt were consistently above 70 degrees, which hampered hunting.

The Natural Resources Commission restricted steelhead harvest last year against DNR science. Some critics worry a small clarification this fall could tighten the screws even more.

“The Steelhead” has been used by the Department of Natural Resources to survey fish populations since the 1960s – but the boat wears many hats.

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.

It’s a dry spring – 1984 in Wisconsin – and all these suspicious fires are popping up. A conservation warden named Dave is pretty sure it’s arson, but he can’t catch a break. So, he and a pilot decide to get creative.

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.

The number of hunters in Michigan is declining. But the consequences of that decline affect more than just the hunting community.

Michigan’s Natural Resources Commission is considering a new limit to the number of steelhead people can harvest. The proposal is causing a stir.

The Anglers of the Au Sable River filed a complaint against the Department of Natural Resources in the state Court of Claims on Tuesday.