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The Michigan DNR's Wildtalk Podcast — 96 episodes

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1

Ice storm, northern shrike and elk in "The Big Wild"

2

Costal plain marshes, the spruce grouse, and the Indiana bat

3

Commercial forest lands, duck hunting regulations process and year two of the moose project

4

Harsens Island, mallards and muskrats

5

Wetland Wonders work, the snow goose and the least shrew

6

2025: a year in review with the chief and assistant chief of the Wildlife Division.

7

Southwest habit, the Wilson's snipe, and firearm deer season

8

Hunters feeding Michigan, UP bears, wood ducks and skunks

9

Kirtland's warblers, blue-winged teal, and the mighty Michigan elk

10

Wacky weather habitat impacts, peregrine falcons and badgers

11

Nighthawks, black bears and southeast habitat work

12

Rare species, blue birds and the bat man

13

Southwest habitat work, turkeys and the muskrat

14

Cougar kittens, invasive species, and the bufflehead.

15

UP habitat work, ravens and the Michigan moose

16

Bobcats, black caps and Northern Michigan habitat

17

MUCC on the ground, snow geese and the coyote

18

Southwest habitat work, an iconic owl and a weasel on the prowl

19

Northern Michigan habitat work, pintails, deer, deer and more deer

20

Owl tell you all about skunks, Southeast habitat and October hunting opportunities

21

Threatened and endangered

22

U.P. GEMS, grouse and the chipmunk

23

Turtles, opossums, ring-billed gulls and more

24

June Loons, beavers and Northern Michigan habitat

25

Baseball birds, red foxes and UP habitat work

26

Flying deer, frogs, herons and Southeast Michigan habitat

27

Southwest Lower Peninsula habitat, woodcock, the bear essentials and coy wolves?

28

Crows, otters and Michigan's Northern Lower Peninsula

29

UP habitat work, snowy owls, the bog lemming and a new year

30

Southwest Michigan habitat, pileated woodpeckers and the pine marten

31

Michigan Natural Features Inventory, bird migration and the white-tailed deer

32

Spooky season: Southeast Lower Peninsula habitat work, and nocturnal owls and skunks

33

Northern Lower Peninsula habitat work, sharp-tailed grouse and the Ursus americanus

34

Southwest Michigan, piping plovers and huge squirrels

35

Wildlife adaptations to a changing climate

36

Ticks, ticks, ticks!

37

Plan A: Leave Wildlife B

38

The Northern Lower Peninsula, wild turkeys in the spring and the little brown bat

39

UP habitat improvements, GEMS birding and preventing conflicts with bears

40

Southwest Michigan habitat, bird declines and backyard predators

41

Southeast Michigan, snow buntings and more

42

Raccoons, elk and the Pure Michigan Hunt

43

Juncos, Southwest Michigan and getting lost in the swamp

44

Blue Jays, birding trails, white tails and enforcement tales

45

Elk, events, rescues and reporting

46

Toads, dams, small fish and barrels

47

Ticks, ticks and more ticks

48

Avian influenza

49

Please Leave Wildlife in the Wild

50

Spring birding

51

Bear with us for a moment

52

Wildlife adaptations to a changing climate

53

Harvesting the Fur

54

Michigan: A Winter Wonderland

55

The Deer Time of Year

56

The Legend of the Michigan Dogman

57

This Land Is Your Land

58

Moose Extravaganza

59

Bug Man

60

Plan A: Leave Wildlife B

61

Wildtalk Bonus: Showcasing the DNR - Between the pages, a history lies

62

Ticks, Ticks, Ticks

63

Well Grounded

64

Let's Make History

65

The Wildlife Division's New Chief

66

Michigan Wildlife Council

67

2020 In Review

68

This Podcast is for the Birds

69

Hello Deer

70

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Outdoors

71

Recovering America's Wildlife

72

Accessible Recreation for All

73

Mr. Kalejs' Home for Peculiar Peregrines

74

Enjoying the Outdoors Safely

75

Restoring the Arctic

76

Pictures Worth a Thousand Words

77

She's Got Game

78

Regulators, mount up!

79

Deer, Deer, Deer

80

Michigan: An Upland Game Bird Destination

81

Direct Me To The Closest Pigeon

82

Ticked Off

83

Invasive Conversations

84

The Fire Starter

85

Bird Is The Word

86

Bats, Rabies and Cats - Oh My!

87

Wildlife Research Behind the Scenes

88

A Forester and a Biologist Walk Into a Juice Bar

89

Lights, Camera, Wildlife Action Plan!

90

Michigan Bat Status

91

Conservation Officer Safety Tips and More

92

Wetland Wonderlands

93

Wildlife Diseases

94

What is HAPpening?

95

Discussions of Deer for Your Ear

96

A Talk with Wildlife Division Chief Russ Mason