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In the Field: Cooperative Satisfaction
by Anna Mitterling, Wildlife Cooperative Coordinator, MUCC Back in 2010-2011 I was working on my Master’s Research at Michigan State University. My research on deer cooperatives uncovered some interesting information. 1) Deer hunters within cooperatives were more satisfied with their overall hunting experience that those hunters surveyed by the DNR. 2) Deer hunters within cooperatives…
Read MoreRECAP OF 2016 MUCC WILDLIFE HABITAT PROGRAM SEASON
Let’s take a look at what volunteers accomplished with MUCC’s Wildlife Habitat Program in 2016. A total of 300 volunteers, not including the DNR Wildlife Biologists or Technicians, dedicated 27,600 hours to improve about 350 acres of wildlife habitat on Michigan’s public land this year. The quota of coordinating and completing 20 wildlife habitat improvement…
Read MoreMICHIGAN OUT-OF-DOORS PODCAST EPISODE 29 – NEW MAGAZINE AND CURRENT POLICY
After following the lead of the state legislature and taking the summer off, Michigan Out-of-Doors podcast is back! We talk the new issue of the magazine, bear hunting and what policy issues Michigan United Conservation Clubs is hard at work on!
Read More74 VOLUNTEERS WRAP UP MUCC'S WILDLIFE HABITAT PROGRAM 2016 SEASON
This week, 74 volunteers helped wrap up MUCC’s Wildlife Habitat Program’s 2016 season by completing the final habitat projects to make a total of 20 habitat projects completed this year. On Saturday, a group of 24 volunteers partnered with Michigan Natural Features Inventory (MNFI) Ecologist, Jesse Lincoln, to help his work of restoring an oak-pine barren in…
Read MoreIn the Field: Feral Swine – A Michigan Issue?
by Anna Mitterling, Wildlife Cooperative Coordinator, MUCC When I was in college, I worked for the DNR Wildlife Division as a Student Assistant. This position formulated a lot of my early views on hunting, management, and the purpose of a State Agency. I had the opportunity to learn a lot about the views of various…
Read MoreINVASIVE WATCH: HIMALAYAN BALSAM
This week were taking a look at a terrestrial invasive that looks extremely similar to some of Michigan’s favorite flowers the pale forget-me-not. The Himalayan balsam is on Michigan’s priority invasive species watchlist, even though it has been detected throughout portions of the Upper Peninsula, in areas such a Sugar Island in Gross’s Isle, near…
Read MoreINVASIVE WATCHLIST: CHINESE YAM
With summer officially wrapping up, and the first few weeks of fall under our belts, it’s that time of year again where yard work picks back up in preparation for winter. As we start raking our yards, blowing leaves, cutting shrubbery and trimming plants back for new growth next year it’s important to keep your…
Read MoreNEW BILL PACKAGE TO REGULATE COMMERCIAL GUIDING
Nearly 20 years ago, MUCC members recognized the need for regulations and oversight of the (at the time) budding commercial guiding industry in Michigan through our policy resolution process. On September 21, we were pleased to support a package of legislative bills, Senate Bills 1070-1072, that would for the first time provide a consistent regulatory…
Read MoreVOLUNTEERS BUILD BRUSH PILES IN THE PETOBEGO STATE GAME AREA
This past weekend, volunteers built seven large brush piles in the Petobego State Game Area along the hunter access footpath. The group utilized downed trees from last year’s severe windstorm the impacted the area. The hunter access footpath extends one mile from the parking area to the lakeshore; volunteers were able to clear trees from…
Read MoreIn the Field: The Story of the One-eyed Bear
by Anna Mitterling, Wildlife Cooperative Coordinator, MUCC The Michigan hunting family is a special beast. Like all families, we have our slew of issues and disagreement, but I can tell you that the hunters I work with here in Michigan are top notch humans. My college roommate’s father reached out to me a few months…
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