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DNR SEEKING INPUT ON SAGINAW BAY FISHING REGS
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is accepting public comment and feedback on two fishing regulation proposals for Saginaw Bay and associated waters. If changes are made, these regulations would go into effect beginning April 1, 2016. Over the last several years, data has shown there is a very high population of adult walleye in Saginaw…
Read MoreIn the Field: The Importance of Meeting
by Anna Mitterling, Michigan Wildlife Cooperative Coordinator We all have busy schedules. Especially once you have kids (or so I hear). One thing I do know is that the leaders of cooperatives put a lot of their personal time and money into organizing a cooperative, and any cooperative functions that come up. Given all they…
Read MoreDNR CREATES STATE GAME AREA BLUE RIBBON PANEL
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources recently announced the formation of a Blue Ribbon Advisory Group to independently review state game areas. DNR Director Keith Creagh made the announcement at Thursday’s meeting of the Natural Resources Commission in Lansing. State game areas are important public land areas owned by the state of Michigan, providing residents with broad…
Read MoreTHE OPENER: FISHING FOR PLASTIC
There has been a recent increase in awareness of a potentially detrimental ecological problem caused by products that many people use every day. The problem is microbeads, and scientists are becoming worried about their adverse effects on fisheries and wildlife, ecosystems, and the environment. Although there has recently been greater awareness of this problem, Michigan…
Read MoreNRC WON'T CLOSE U.P. DEER SEASON
At the Natural Resources Committee meeting yesterday, the NRC’s Wildlife Committee took the option of closing the Upper Peninsula deer season off the table. The option had been one of six brought forward – but not recommended – by the Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division to help the U.P. deer herd recover. At the…
Read MoreREACH OUTDOORS: CAMP CLEAN UP WAS A SUCCESS
This week we are going to talk about volunteers. Throughout the winter and early spring if you follow MUCC’s page you will have seen the numerous events for On the Ground and all of the volunteer opportunities that program provides for habitat restoration. All of these events have had great attendance by volunteers all over…
Read MoreCAMO AT THE CAPITOL: ANTI-POACHING BILLS MOVE FORWARD
Drew YoungeDyke, Public Relations Manager Drew YoungeDyke, Public Relations Manager Bills to crack down on poachers have taken the next step forward in the state Senate after being unanimously reported out of the Committee on Outdoor Recreation and Tourism yesterday. Senate Bills 244, 245 and 246 are a package which raise restitution and hunting licence…
Read MoreMICHIGAN OUT-OF-DOORS PODCAST EP.006 – GUNS AND DEER
Logan Schultz, Drew YoungeDyke and Sarah Topp discuss the NRA Annual Meeting, the Second Amendment March, Northern Michigan’s Outdoor Expo, the Michigan Deer Management Forum, DeerMichigan.com and volunteering for wildlife habitat.
Read MoreAPPLY FOR ELK AND BEAR LICENSES NOW THROUGH JUNE 1
Photo: Michigan DNR The Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters that applications for Michigan elk and bear hunting licenses are available now through June 1. There will be 100 elk licenses and 6,951 bear licenses available for the 2015 hunting seasons. Only Michigan residents are eligible to apply for an elk license. Bear licenses are…
Read MoreTHE OPENER: SMALL GAME FROM ON HIGH
Last summer, the 2014 MUCC Annual Convention delegates worked on crafting conservation policy changes that they would like to see in the upcoming year. One of these resolutions was the expansion of hunting opportunities from a raised platform or tree stand. Currently, the taking of game from a raised platform is legal for all bow and…
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