Steelhead fishing is the main game right now for those who are not hunting. Walleye fishing can be very good this time of year as water temperatures are in the range for feeding. The other good thing about this time of year is the waters are less crowded so anglers have more room to enjoy the sport of fishing...

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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is asking for help from bear hunters. Accurate and complete information on hunting activity is vital for sound bear management. To obtain more hunting-related information, the DNR is offering the option for bear hunters to report their hunting activity over the Internet...

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The Department of Natural Resources is seeking information on the illegal release of three domestic pigs on Snake Island, located in northern Lake Michigan. The 5.14-acre Snake Island is an important site for colony-nesting waterbirds, including one of the largest colonies of ring-billed gulls in the Great Lakes...

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Officials from the Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) and Department of Natural Resources (DNR) are encouraging deer hunters with a valid hunting license to shoot feral swine (free-ranging pigs) in 50 Michigan counties...

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Michigan Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement officials today announced additional conservation officers are being reassigned to patrol the seven-county TB surveillance area in the northeast Lower Peninsula during the 2007 firearm deer season...

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An active wildfire season that saw more than 20,000 acres burn in Michigan is now winding down, said Department of Natural Resources officials. The DNR logged 395 wildland fires this season that burned 20,881 acres -- including the largest wildfire in Michigan since 1980, the Sleeper Lake Fire in Luce County in the Upper Peninsula...

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Ludington State Park is hosting a series of snowshoe-making workshops this fall and winter at the park's warming shelter. Weekend workshops will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 18 (Sunday), Dec. 1 (Saturday), Dec. 2 (Sunday) and Dec. 16 (Sunday)...

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State-owned land in 12 counties in southern and western Michigan will be offered for sale as a result of the Department of Natural Resources' review of all state-owned property in each county. Counties with parcels offered for sale by auction include Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass Hillsdale, Kalamazoo, Mason, Muskegon, Oceana, St. Joseph, Van Buren and Wexford...

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Strong winds have again hampered fishing efforts on both the Great Lakes and inland lakes. The steelhead runs seem to be off to a slow start this year. Much needed rain will help push more fish into the river systems...

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Michigan communities and utilities interested in being designated as a Tree City or Tree Line USA must submit their application materials by Dec. 31, according to Department of Natural Resources forestry officials...

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