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VIDEO: MICHIGAN LICENSE RESTRUCTURE
MUCC’s Amy Trotter takes on the State’s recent License Fee Restructure report. How did it turn out? Find out!
Read MoreIn the Field: Cooperative Beginnings
by Anna Mitterling, Wildlife Cooperative Coordinator The most common question I get asked in my position is – How do I start a cooperative? There are many ways to go about starting up a cooperative. Of over 80 wildlife cooperatives in Michigan, each was started in a slightly different way. What works for one group, may…
Read MoreCAMO AT THE CAPITOL: LEGISLATIVE UPDATE – BILLS TO WATCH
Photo: MLive by Nick Bade-Dodge, MUCC Policy Intern The New Year brings in a new set of bills and the reintroduction of bills that did not make it through the legislature in 2014. Fortunately for the conservation community, some very important bills that did not make it through last year are moving steadily through the…
Read MoreTHE OPENER: 2015 DUCK, DUCK, GOOSE
Amy Trotter by Amy Trotter, MUCC Policy Manager Any of you who hunt waterfowl in Michigan have already formed opinions on how Michigan should be changing its season dates and zones to allow you to achieve your optimal hunting conditions (weather, timing, number of birds, working around other key dates). Believe me, I know this,…
Read MoreMUCC SUPPORTS FEDERAL LEGISLATION TO DE-LIST GREAT LAKES WOLVES
Photo: Michigan Tech U/AP by Drew YoungeDyke, MUCC PR Manager Press Release Wolf Population in Michigan has exceeded recovery goals for over a decade Lansing – Legislation was introduced yesterday to remove federal Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Wyoming where they have long surpassed recovery goals. After Great Lakes…
Read MoreLOVE & LURES: MICHIGAN’S FREE FISHING WEEKEND
Photo: Michigan.org by Lia Biondo, MUCC Policy Intern An annual tradition, Michigan’s free fishing weekend is scheduled for February 14-15. All fishing license fees are waived for Saturday, February 14 and Sunday, February 15. All other fishing regulations still apply. This is a great occasion to spend Valentine’s Day out on the ice with that…
Read MoreREACH OUTDOORS: RECRUITING THE NEXT TEAM
by Shaun McKeon, MUCC Education Director Recently, in a few of the Michigan OutofDoors campfire columns I have talked about the importance of volunteers to our organization. They are the many hands that help put in the work that get everything in place for the camp season to begin and without them our program would…
Read MoreCAMO AT THE CAPITOL: SNYDER BUDGET, THE DNR AND YOU
Governor Rick Snyder Photo: Michigan.gov by Matt Evans, MUCC Legislative Manager Wednesday saw Governor Snyder unveil his 2016 budget for the State of Michigan in front of a Joint House & Senate Appropriations Committee. The $54 Billion budget calls for priority investments in K-12 schools, higher education, skilled trades training, public safety, and road funding.…
Read MoreWILDLIFE WEDNESDAY: WOLVES, ELK, DEER AND BEAR, OH MI
Drew YoungeDyke, Field Manager This past weekend, MUCC held its regional meetings for the Upper Peninsula and the northern Lower Peninsula, or pretty much everything “knuckles north.” This is where clubs and individual members present their ideas for MUCC’s policy on hunting, fishing, trapping and conservation issues. By the end of the weekend, there were…
Read MoreHURON-MANISTEE COULD CLOSE ROADS UNLESS YOU GET INVOLVED BY 2/15
Huron-Manistee National Forest manages more than 3,000 miles of roads. While many forest roads provide land management- and user-related benefits, some may also pose risks to forest resources. Increased use of an aging roads infrastructure increases safety and maintenance costs, impacts wildlife, and contributes to degradation of water quality. Over the past several years, even as maintenance…
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