Buckmasters News
2023 CRP signup open through April 7
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for its voluntary Conservation Reserve Program. Private landowners can apply at their local USDA...
2016 elk hunters see 92 percent success rate
Preliminary results are in for Michigan's latest elk hunting season in which 100 state licenses were available, 30 any-elk and 70 antlerless-only licenses.
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Cavitation device wins prize to block Asian carp from Great Lakes
A solution proposed by Edem Tsikata, a software consultant at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, has received the top award at the Carp Tank...
Record snows trigger supplemental feeding permits
Except within chronic wasting disease surveillance areas, supplemental deer feeding permits will be available for the southern part of the Upper Peninsula....
First case of CWD suspected in Jackson County
A 3-year-old doe in Spring Arbor Township (Jackson County) is suspected positive for chronic wasting disease.
Earlier this month, landowners in Jackson...
Biologists concerned by prolonged winter on deer condition
The prolonged wintry conditions in the Upper Peninsula show no sure sign of relenting soon, a circumstance that has state wildlife biologists concerned about...
Deer hunting seasons open Sept. 19-20
The early antlerless firearm season opens Sept. 19-20 on private lands only in all mainland Lower Peninsula deer management units. Find the open Deer...
Michigan creates panel on chronic wasting disease
Recognizing the challenge posed by chronic wasting disease in Michigan’s white-tailed deer population, the Natural Resources Commission has adopted a...
More deer taken during firearms season may be CWD-positive
With firearm deer season complete, the Department of Natural Resources has identified 30 free-ranging white-tailed deer as confirmed or suspected to have...
Bear points, elk chances expiring? Reapply before June 1
The bear points and elk chances of nearly 12,000 Michigan hunters are at risk of expiring this year.
Hunters must apply at least once every five years to...
Antlerless firearm hunts planned for select NE counties
A late antlerless firearm hunt on private land in Alcona, Alpena, Montmorency, Oscoda and Presque Isle counties will be held Jan. 7-10 and Jan. 14-17.
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