Michigan DNR to release 7,300 pheasants in southern Michigan for 2026 hunting season

Michigan DNR releases 7,300 pheasants ahead of hunting season

The Michigan DNR is releasing 7,300 farm-raised pheasants for hunting season, though officials say the birds will not rebuild wild populations.

DNR releasing nearly 7,300 pheasants for hunting season

LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will release nearly 7,300 pheasants in...

Michigan DNR to release 7,300 pheasants in southern Michigan for 2026 hunting season

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources said it is releasing nearly 7,300 pheasants in Southern Michigan for the hunting season.According to the DNR, the thousands of pheasants will be released at state game areas across the southern Lower Peninsula. This is the seventh year of the pheasant release program, which is a collaboration between the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Michigan Association of Gamebird Breeders and Hun…