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Elk Poacher Caught After Receipt Found in Entrails
Michigan United Conservation Clubs (MUCC) is considering a resolution to increase penalties for elk poaching at its Annual Convention in June. Increased penalties for trophy bucks were passed into state law last year after a similar MUCC resolution from 2011. DNR Press Release: A Jackson County man has confessed to the illegal killing of a…
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Michigan DNR appeals federal court’s wolf decision
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources today filed an appeal of a December 2014 federal district court ruling that returned wolves in Michigan and Wisconsin to the federal endangered species list and wolves in Minnesota to federal threatened species status. The appeal – filed by the Michigan Attorney General in the U.S. Court of Appeals…
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Reach Outdoors: Junior Duck Stamp
by Shaun McKeon, Education Coordinator Even though waterfowl season has ended here in Michigan, There is still a great way to get kids involved and keep them interested this winter. The Michigan Junior Duck Stamp contest is currently taking place and entries can be submitted until March 15, 2015. The Junior Duck Stamp Program is…
[Read More...]DNR awards more than $4 million in grants for projects battling invasive species
Michigan United Conservation Clubs was awarded a $62,000 grant for a special project to promote invasive species awareness statewide as part of this grant program. DNR Press Release The Michigan Department of Natural Resources today announced the award of 20 grant projects totaling more than $4 million, under the Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program. The…
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WildLife Wednesday: HSUS Isn’t Going Away
Here in Michigan, we defeated the Humane Society of the United States by passing the Scientific Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act in August. In case you forgot, that rendered the subsequent November referendum votes a moot point. At the federal level, HSUS scored a temporary victory by convincing a lone federal judge to re-list western…
[Read More...]Senate Passes Bill to Ban Drones for Hunting, Hunter Harassment
From the Livingston Daily Michigan legislators have shot down efforts to use drones in hunting. The state Senate last week passed legislation that would not only ban hunters from using drones to track game but ban other groups from using drones to track hunters. The bills passed unanimously with state Sen. Joe Hune, R-Hamburg Township,…
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In the Field: The Cooperative Watch
By Anna Mitterling, Wildlife Cooperative Coordinator My husband and I have been looking for a plot of land to live, hunt, and dream on – and we seem to have found “the one!” As a soon-to-be private landowner, there is so much information I am trying to take in about how to manage the habitat,…
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The Opener: Grassroots in Action
Every year, MUCC’s members from around the state come together at our Regional Meetings in February to kick off our policy setting process which culminates in our Annual Convention in June. This year, our Convention takes place June 19-21, 2015 in Gaylord at Treetops Resort. And boy will we have a packed agenda! To date…
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DNR awards construction contract for new Lake Huron fisheries research vessel
DNR Press Release The Department of Natural Resources has announced that the construction of its new Lake Huron fisheries research vessel, the Research Vessel (R/V) Tanner, has started with the award of a contract to Andersen Boat Works of Saugatuck, Michigan. “The R/V Tanner will replace the aging R/V Chinook, which has been operating on…
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Reach Outdoors: SCI Makes Camp Scholarships Possible
by Shaun McKeon, MUCC Education Director Its winter time in Michigan and on top of all the ice fishing and small game hunting there is another season that is in full swing. That season is banquet season. January, February, and March seem to be the prime months for clubs all around the state to hold…
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