Posts by lschultz
In the Field: Keeping it Relational
by Anna Mitterling, Wildlife Cooperative Coordinator We are all part of various social groups. Church groups, sports groups, hunting groups, family groups, party groups… you name it. The common factors of why we are part of these groups are time together and common interest. If you never spend time with the people of the group,…
Read MoreREPS PROPOSE STEALING FROM GUN OWNERS TO PAY FOR ROADS
A diligent MUCC member and Facebook follower called our attention today to a concerning bullet point (no pun intended) under Rep. Todd Courser and Rep. Cindy Gamrat’s budget, released today, proposing to steal $250,000 from gun owners and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR)’s Shooting Range Enhancement Program. The DNR’s public shooting range program ensures that the…
Read MoreREACH OUTDOORS – SHARING THE EXPERIENCE
One of the great things about sportsmen and women is their willingness to lend a hand. This willingness is expressed in many ways, whether it is contributing to conservation through funding, volunteering to work on habitat improvements, or introducing someone new to the outdoor world of hunting fishing and trapping. If you haven’t already thought…
Read MoreCAMO AT THE CAPITOL: PUBLIC HUNTING LAND UNDER THE GUN
by Drew YoungeDyke, Public Relations Manager Last Wednesday morning, we started fielding calls from reporters asking us about comments made by Senator Tom Casperson (R-Escanaba) on the Senate floor, some even asking “what did you do to him?” According to the newspaper reports, Casperson called a column in Michigan OutofDoors Magazine, by Executive Director Dan Eichinger,…
Read MoreMICHIGAN OUT-OF-DOORS PODCAST EP. 005 – PUBLIC LANDS IN PUBLIC HANDS
This week, we take a look at the brand new May/June 2015 issue of Michigan Out-of-Doors Magazine, including a controversial column, In Defense of Public Land, by MUCC Executive Director Dan Eichinger that made it’s way to the floor of the State Senate. Hosts Drew YoungeDyke and Logan Schultz talk with Dan about public land…
Read MoreIN DEFENSE OF PUBLIC LANDS
This column from MUCC Executive Director Dan Eichinger appears in the May/June 2015 issue of Michigan OutofDoors Magazine, which you can subscribe to by clicking here. The debate about the value of public land continues unabated in Lansing these days, much to my amazement. While decrying the public’s ownership of land for its recreation is a…
Read MoreIn the Field: Field Day
by Anna Mitterling, Wildlife Cooperative Coordinator These deer are all from the Carpenter Farm. They have been an active cooperative for several years. Well, I had another busy week in the office last week. I proceeded to wrap the week up at two QDMA Branch events, where I presented about cooperatives and was able to…
Read MoreTHE OPENER: NEW FISHING REGULATIONS FOR 2015-2016 SEASON
By Lia Biondo, Policy Intern The Michigan Natural Resources Commission met Thursday, April 9th to approve various fishing regulations that will affect the 2015-2016 season. The Natural Resources Commission temporarily lost regulatory authority this year that prevented the final decisions of their rulings being published in the 2015-2016 Michigan Fishing Guide. However, those regulations that…
Read MoreREACH OUTDOORS – RECRUITING FOR CAMP
I have run into several people the last week or so asking me what I do as a “summer” camp director when it isn’t camp season. This month it is RECRUITNG. Recruiting is the word on my mind and the activity I spend the most time on at this point of the year. It is…
Read MoreMICHIGAN OUT-OF-DOORS PODCAST EP. 004 – ETHICS, POACHING AND ROADS
In this podcast episode, we talk about drone legislation making it’s way through the Michigan Legislature, hunting ethics, poaching, and road access on public lands. Make sure to subscribe on Itunes and Stitcher!
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