Posts by lschultz
MUCC: TOP 20 OF 2014 | 10 THROUGH 6
Text of the controversial post: “We lost a member of the Muck Team at our fundraiser for the Humane Society of the United States. Where’s Les?! #BehindtheScenes #Camo #MuckBoots #GivingBack #Humane Society” 10: Wildlife Wednesday: Anti-Hunters Threaten Another Young Michigan Hunter 9: Wolf Hunting Question on Ballot – What’s at Stake? 8: Wildlife Wednesday: Muck Boots in Deep…
Read MoreWHAT IS THE FEDERAL WOLF RULING'S EFFECT ON THE SCIENTIFIC FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ACT?
What do these petitions mean now? On Friday, December 19, U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howard put Great Lakes gray wolves back on the Endangered Species List. The federal wolf ruling halts scientific wolf management and overturns the United States Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2012 rule removing the wolves from the list and placing them…
Read MoreWILDLIFE WEDNESDAY: THE YEAR OF THE VOLUNTEER (IN PICTURES)
Drew YoungeDyke Michigan’s hunters, anglers and trappers accomplished big things in 2014, and they were possible only because individuals volunteered their time and effort to get things done. From policy wins like the Scientific Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act to On the Ground habitat projects, I was lucky this year to get a front row…
Read MoreDNR TALKS ABOUT INCREASE IN ELK POACHINGS; CONSERVATION GROUP TAKING ACTION
Photo: Wikimedia By Breelynn Martin for 9and10news.com Elk poaching is on the rise in Northern Michigan and it has the Department of Natural Resources and conservation groups taking action. Since the start of firearm deer season, the DNR says they’ve had five to seven cases of elk poaching. That is more cases than usual. The…
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Read MoreELK POACHING IS ON THE RISE, MUCC CALLS FOR STRONGER PENALTIES
Photo: David Kenyon – MDNR by John Barnes, from MLive.com Michigan’s largest conservation organization is expected to push for changes in laws that have vast differences in fines for illegally killing elk versus trophy deer. Drew Youngedyke, spokesman for the Michigan United Conservation Clubs, says the organization likely will take up the matter by this…
Read MoreHUNTING GROUPS DOUBLING REWARD FOR WOLF POACHING INFO
Photo: Michigan Tech U/AP FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 2014 Contact: Drew YoungeDyke, Field Manager | 517.346.6486 | dyoungedyke@mucc.org LANSING—The groups supporting Citizens for Professional Wildlife Management are doubling the reward offered by the Department of Natural Resources to catch poachers who killed two wolves recently in the Upper Peninsula. Citizens for Professional Wildlife Management was the ballot…
Read MoreVOLUNTEERS IMPROVE WILDLIFE HABITAT AT ALLEGAN STATE GAME AREA
Twenty-six volunteers joined staff from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division and Michigan United Conservation Clubs to improve wildlife habitat at the Allegan State Game Area on December 13. Many of the volunteers came from Boy Scout Troop 147, who joined hunters and trappers to cut down aging aspen stands so that young…
Read MoreTHE OPENER: WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT U.P. DEER?
Yes, I’m sure the 2014 Firearm Deer Season has probably gotten a lot of hunters riled up, especially in the Upper Peninsula. Individuals that live in or hunt in the U.P. have often jumped on the “one buck” bandwagon after a poor year and almost always I hear it is “the DNR’s fault”. Sometimes, people…
Read MoreREACH OUTDOORS: WHAT IS "NATURE PLAY"? PT. 2
by Shaun McKeon, MUCC Education Director In the last REACH blog we talked about the idea of nature play and allowing children to explore the environment on their own. This week we are going to present some ideas to help kick start the imagination of the kids. The key component of nature play is that…
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