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Topics range from fishing and hunting to history and outdoor recreation. This is a weekly feature story sent on Thursday.

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Fall color for all

Colorblind scenic viewers at several Michigan state parks, now including Maybury State Park in Northville, help enhance colorblind visitors’ outdoor sightseeing experiences.
Fall color for all
Bill McKnight uses one of the EnChroma colorblind scenic viewers at Maybury State Park in Northville

Hunters Feeding Michigan and how we can all help

One of the ways that the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is working to help address the problem of hunger in our state is through a program called Hunters Feeding Michigan. The program bridges the gap between hunters, who donate deer they harvest, and charities that can use venison from those donations to help people in need.
Hunters Feeding Michigan and how we can all help
volunteer grabs venison bags out of freezer

Finding your path is easy in The Trails State

Single-track. Switchback. Rail trail. Off-road. Backcountry. Water. Equestrian. Multi-use. Looped. Out-and-back. Smooth and paved. Here in Michigan, we’re lucky to have all these trail types and then some. We are known as The Trails State for good reasons: Michigan is home to more than 13,700 miles of designated state-managed trails and thousands of miles of local, county and federally managed trails.
Finding your path is easy in The Trails State
two people riding horses on equestrian trail

A first-time bowhunter’s big moment

The story of 8-year-old Olive’s first time bowhunting, and the 10-point buck she harvested, is one of thousands across Michigan, where young people are forging new bonds with the natural world through hunting, conservation and stewardship.
A first-time bowhunter’s big moment
Olive and Lyndsay Dean pose with a harvested buck

100 years of Michigan bear hunting – a success story

As Michigan marks 100 years of regulated bear hunting, the sport has never been more popular. Whether hunting with hounds or with bait, bear hunters say the experience is uniquely exhilarating.
100 years of Michigan bear hunting – a success story
Don Drown with harvested bear

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