Drawing results for 2025 bear and elk hunts now available
More than 6,500 hunters have been selected in the annual drawing for Michigan’s popular bear and elk hunts.
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Read MoreDrawing results for 2025 bear and elk hunts now available
Survival challenge and beyond bee basics
Interested in taking your beekeeping know-how to the next level or tackling a survival challenge?
Free fishing, ORVing, state park entry: ‘Three Free’ Weekend June 7-8
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources encourages everyone to take advantage of “Three Free” Weekend – Saturday, June 7, and Sunday, June 8. It’s two full days when Michigan residents and out-of-state visitors can grab a fishing rod, ride the off-road trails and visit state parks, boating access sites and other outdoor locations — all free of charge.
It’s tick season
Black-legged ticks are active anytime outdoor temperatures are above 40⁰ F.
Preserve Michigan fishing
Be sure you aren’t also bringing invasive species to your favorite fishing spots.
A run for the trees
Half an hour was not a winning time in last week’s Happy Little Trees 5K race but it was good enough to place in the top 15% of finishers who had reported results as of Monday morning. Late reports are likely to be added—28% more results were submitted in 2024.
Hunters hang bucks continuing a popular tradition
Like quills on a defensive porcupine, buck poles sprang up all over the state last Saturday.
Making and missing connections
Summer events and happenings throughout the region are collectively more than a person can hope to take in but I am giving it the college try.