michigan hunting

The 2026 turkey season brings updated reporting requirements for Michigan hunters.

Two spring turkey hunting seasons in Michigan allow hunters to buy licenses without a drawing.

A new digital tagging option will allow Michigan hunters to validate harvests by phone.

The Michigan DNR approved a seven-month coyote management season statewide.

Don’t assume muck and puddles are your only hazard this season. Michigan’s DNR says highly pathogenic avian influenza is active statewide — hunters beware, clean your gear, and avoid sick or dead birds.

Black bears in Michigan are looking for cozy winter spots — and your unsealed crawlspace might be the top pick. The DNR and BearWise offer smart tips to keep them out.

Michigan’s deer herd faces a sneaky threat: CWD, a fatal brain disease, now confirmed in 16 counties. The DNR isn’t messing around.

Michigan hunters and drivers both face danger this deer-season: tree-stand falls and roadway collisions with deer. Hospitals are ready. You should be too.

EHD, a virus spread by biting midges, is back in Michigan’s deer herd with confirmed cases in 14 counties. The good news? It doesn’t threaten people, pets, or the statewide herd.

For the first time since 2014, Michigan hunters get to kick off firearm deer season on a Saturday — and last year’s harvest numbers by county show where the big bucks were.