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DNR CONSERVATION OFFICERS SEEK INFO ON BARAGA COUNTY MOOSE POACHING
MICHIGAN DNR SENT THIS BULLETIN AT 12/17/2014 10:55 AM EST Upper Peninsula DNR News For Immediate Release Dec. 17, 2014 Contact: Lt. Peter Wright, 906-228-6561 or Debbie Munson Badini, 906-226-1352 DNR conservation officers seek information on Baraga County moose poaching Conservation officers with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources are seeking information regarding the illegal killing of a…
Read MoreMICHIGAN BEAR HUNT RESULTS EXCEEDED PROJECTIONS
Michigan’s 2015 black bear hunting season came to an end in October, and we now have the preliminary registration results. Statewide 1,625 bears were harvested by state-licensed hunters in 2015 (which does not include tribal harvest of another 71 bears), meaning bear harvest increased about 12% since 2014 as success rates climbed yet again. However,…
Read MoreINVASIVES ALERT: HOW YOUR AQUARIUM MIGHT HAVE A "RIPPLE" EFFECT IN MICHIGAN
There is a new collaborative being developed to help educate Michigan residents and pet stores about how they could be unknowingly contributing to the invasive species problem. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Michigan State University Extension, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are working together through funding from the Great Lakes Restoration…
Read More$2.00 OFF YOUR TICKET TO OUTDOORAMA
Whether it’s hunting, fishing, boating, canoeing, hiking, mushroom hunting or bird watching, this show has plenty to offer. The Outfitter’s Expo area along with major feature attractions like Big Buck Night, Wildlife Encounters and the Trout Pond provide the best place to book the trip of a lifetime or entertain the family. In addition, with…
Read MoreMICHIGAN OUT-OF-DOORS PODCAST EP. 20 – THE KITCHEN SINK
Episode 20 is live! Logan, Drew and MUCC Wildlife Volunteer Coordinator Sarah Topp cover every thing from why you should take pictures of your food to public land, deer hunting, wolves and politics.
Read MoreIn the Field: Calling 'Yotes
by Anna Mitterling, Wildlife Cooperative Coordinator On Saturday, I went to Cabela’s for a Coyote Hunting Seminar by Todd Sullivan, owner of Dogbreath Coyote Calls. Todd did a great job, and I feel more equipped as a hunter to better think through, plan and have a higher chance at successfully hunting coyotes using the information…
Read MoreTAX PROTECTION FOR CHARITABLE CONSERVATION CLUBS
It’s been an increasingly common trend: Conservation clubs like yours which have long been tax-exempt from local property tax assessments due to the public service they provide find themselves in the crosshairs of new assessors as local budgets tighten. That’s not right. So Michigan United Conservation Clubs is doing something about it. For the past…
Read MoreINVASIVE SPECIES | NEW ZEALAND MUD SNAIL
The New Zealand Mud Snail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum) is a species of very small or minute freshwater snail that is considered an invasive species around many parts of the world, where the snail populations can reach phenomenal densities. The species is native to New Zealand and adjacent small islands, generally surviving in the freshwater streams and…
Read MoreANGLERS UNITED AGAINST COMMERCIAL AQUACULTURE IN THE GREAT LAKES
On November 19, several dozen people attended a public meeting at Treetops in Gaylord to learn more about a recently released report from a scientific advisory panel, which was asked to take a look at opportunities around commercial scale net-pen aquaculture in the Great Lakes. MUCC staff and members, along with Trout Unlimited, Michigan Steelhead…
Read MoreTHE MANY BENEFITS OF TRAPPING
from www.Ussportsmen.org Our trapping heritage played an important role in the discovery and early economics of the United States – and it still does today. Trading posts and companies followed trappers west, creating jobs and providing a foundation for communities. Trappers were valuable citizens who provided resources and skills that people depended upon for survival. Unfortunately,…
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