Michigan DNR

Whether you're hiking, camping, hunting, or simply taking a walk in the woods, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking you to report the location of any bear den you find.

Melanistic gray foxes appear almost black because they produce extra melanin, the pigment responsible for the color of their skin and fur. One Michigan resident recently got a rare photo of one.

The Michigan DNR is urging hunters in five West Michigan counties to test their 2026 deer harvest for CWD to track infection rates in Mecosta, Newaygo, Kent, Montcalm and Ionia counties.

Usually, when an invasive plant or insect winds up in Michigan, it gets here because someone transported it or it arrived in a shipping container.. This time, it appears to have moved north from the South.

I’ve been fishing Michigan waters my whole life, and I’d never even heard of a greenside darter. Maybe that’s because they hadn’t been spotted in one of Michigan’s rivers for more than 100 years.

When you hear about a hunter being shot in Michigan, it’s often during firearm deer season. But with archery season now underway, one hunter was shot while sitting in his blind by someone using a gun.

The redesigned MiHunt map includes new layers for land managers, stand cover types, and more.

Now you can show off your rack for a chance to win big prizes during both archery and firearm deer seasons: So, if you bagged a 2026 buck you’re proud of, don’t keep it to yourself, show us!

Several lake sturgeon were stranded in a river channel in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Hikers spotted the fish and called the DNR for help. Conservation officers arrived and worked to get the sturgeon safely back into the water.

Michigan is home to more carnivorous plants than you might think. Discover the surprising bug-eating plants growing in the Great Lakes State.

If you’ve never had the chance to see an elk in the wild, September and October are the perfect time. Discover where to go in Michigan for your best chance to experience these incredible animals up close.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has found free-ranging white-tailed deer with epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) in four counties in the Lower Peninsula.