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MUCC SUPPORTS USFWS, MICHIGAN DNR IN BAT LISTING DECISION
No, this is not April Fool’s Day anymore. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has chosen a reasonable approach to list the northern long-eared bat as a threatened species with an interim 4(d) rule under the Endangered Species Act. But what does that mean? You can learn more by reading the DNR’s press release below.…
Read MoreCAMO AT THE CAPITOL: ELK POACHING BILLS INTRODUCED
Before the Legislature went on Spring Break last week, it introduced a bill package that increases the penalties for poaching elk, moose, bear and many other species, building upon legislation passed last session increasing trophy deer poaching penalties that was based on a member-introduced MUCC resolution. A similar MUCC resolution supporting this current legislation is…
Read MoreSCIENTIFIC FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ACT EFFECTIVE TODAY!
Think of where you were a year ago. I know where I was: Sweating every signature, wondering if we’d get enough to submit the Scientific Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act to the Legislature. Even though we ended up with over 375,000 raw signatures, it was a slow build – a crescendo – and at about…
Read MoreTHE OPENER: 2015 LICENSES ON SALE; FISHING FOR DATA
When the Michigan DNR sent a reminder about buying a new 2015 fishing license (see below), I thought it would be interesting to look at the data on how sales have done with the new license structure. Jody Simoes was recently hired by DNR’s Marketing and Outreach Division to look at the license trends, investigate…
Read MoreMICHIGAN OUT-OF-DOORS PODCAST EP. 002: WOLVES AND THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
In this episode of the Michigan Out-of-Doors Podcast, we talk with Michigan United Conservation Clubs Executive Director Dan Eichinger about wolves, the Endangered Species Act, and the National Wildlife Federation Annual Meeting, where delegates approved two MUCC resolutions addressing both.
Read MoreDNR | NEW FISHING LICENSE REQUIRED APRIL 1
The Department of Natural Resources reminds anglers that a new fishing license season begins Wednesday, April 1, which coincides with the new regulation cycle. All 2014 fishing licenses are good through March 31, 2015. Anglers have five options to choose from when making their purchases. All fishing licenses are good for all species. Resident Annual – $26…
Read MoreWIRED TO HUNT'S MARK KENYON ENDORSES MUCC!
Mark Kenyon, Wired To Hunt As you can imagine, a lot of us at Michigan United Conservation Clubs consume outdoor media however we can, and a lot of us listen religiously to the Wired to Hunt Podcast, which is hosted by Michigan’s own Mark Kenyon of Hillsdale. That’s why we are tremendously proud to announce that…
Read MoreMICHIGAN OUT-OF-DOORS PODCAST EP. 001: BEARS, BASS AND PUBLIC LANDS
The first Michigan Out-of-Doors Podcast episode introduces the show, based on the Michigan OutofDoors Magazine published by MUCC since 1947, and delves into the recent Graymont land transaction in the eastern Upper Peninsula, the importance of public lands to hunting, U.P. bear quotas, Lake St. Clair and statewide bass regulations, and On the Ground wildlife…
Read MoreNWF MAY BACK CONGRESSIONAL WOLF DELISTING WITH MUCC RESOLUTION
by Phil Taylor, E&E Reporter Click here for the original article from E&E Publishing USFWS The National Wildlife Federation might support legislation in Congress to delist the gray wolf in the western Great Lakes. The organization’s state affiliates will vote this weekend on a resolution supporting a “narrow fix” to a federal judge’s decision last…
Read MoreCAMO AT THE CAPITOL: DRONE BILLS PROMOTE FAIR CHASE, PREVENT HUNTER HARASSMENT
Drew YoungeDyke, Public Relations Mgr. It’s not often that a bill package can protect fair chase hunting principles while at the same time preventing hunter harassment, but that’s exactly what Senate Bills 54 and 55 do by banning the use of drones (unmanned aerial vehicles) to assist or harass hunters. Yesterday, the bill package passed…
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