The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) conducted a prescribed burn in the Pigeon River Country State Forest area ...

MONTMORENCY COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Outdoor enthusiasts will have more land to explore after a recent expansion to the Pigeon River Country State Forest. The Michigan Department of Natural ...

CORWITH TOWNSHIP, MI – A prescribed burn scheduled for this afternoon is expected to benefit Lower Michigan’s elk herd, the ...

Traverse City – Three elk have been shot in northern Michigan – the third case of elk poaching in the region within about a month, officials said Wednesday. Lt. Jim Gorno of the Department of ...

Next month you’ll have a better chance of seeing, and hearing, elk as they enter breeding season. Michigan’s Pigeon River Country State Forest in Otsego County is home to one of the largest ...

The Pigeon River Country State Forest consists of over 100,000 acres ... The forest and surrounding land is home to the largest free-roaming elk herd east of the Mississippi River.

(WPBN/WGTU) — State officials are investigating an oil spill in the Pigeon River Country State Forest, where approximately 50 barrels of crude oil and brine were released from a compromised oil ...

Michigan's elk harvest over two fall seasons increased in 2024 despite "challenging" weather, the DNR said in its preliminary elk report. "High temperatures during the fall hunt reduced elk ...