Policy
Commercial Guiding Bills: What’s Myth and What’s Fact?
The Senate Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee passed out an MUCC-supported commercial guiding package (SBs 103,104 and 105) today. Commercial guiding in Michigan is woefully unregulated. Nothing in state law prevents a serial poacher or felon from guiding. For more than 10 years, Michigan United Conservation Clubs has worked to provide much-needed sideboards for an…
Read MoreSenate guiding bills to provide data, prevent poachers from guiding
Senate Bills 103, 104, 105 Quick Hits: Currently, Michigan has little regulation for inland hunting and fishing guides. Nothing stops someone from guiding who has been convicted of egregious wildlife violations. Guide data reporting would be required to help manage our natural resources. Commercial guiding regulation has been a priority of the conservation community for…
Read MoreMay NRC Preview
Deer regulations will be on the agenda for the May 11 Natural Resources Commission (NRC) meeting. The meeting is scheduled for 9 am, Thursday, May 11, at 5708 Cornerstone Drive Lansing, MI 48917, West Campus Rooms M119-121. Wildlife Conservation Order Amendment #7 of 2023 is up for information at the May meeting, proposing changes to…
Read MoreWhat does the DNR and National Guard’s Camp Grayling agreement really mean?
The announcement of a counter-proposal to the National Guard’s request for leasing an additional 162,000 acres has left some with more questions than answers. On April 21, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the National Guard. A week later, the DNR announced that it rejected the 162,000-acre…
Read MoreNational Guard denied 162,000-acre expansion, alternate proposal agreed to
The National Guard’s request to expand Camp Grayling’s footprint by more than 160,000 acres was countered Friday by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR). In January 2022, the guard submitted an expansion request to the DNR to more than double its footprint. The DNR publicly acknowledged the proposal in June and held its first…
Read MoreUpdate: Michigan Gun Control
Since Michigan United Conservation Club’s inception in 1937, our membership has solidified broad support for an individual’s firearm rights, opposing any attempt to infringe on lawful firearm owners among our membership. The organization’s grassroots, member-driven policy supports enforcing existing firearm laws and opposes new regulations on our members who are responsible, legal gun owners. MUCC…
Read MoreGun Control Updates: Late tricks, red flag laws, MUCC testimony
Since MUCC’s inception in 1937, our membership has spoken time and time again with broad support for an individual’s firearms rights, opposing any attempt to infringe on the rights of lawful firearm owners. Michigan United Conservation Clubs grassroots, member-driven policy supports enforcing existing firearm laws and opposes new regulations on our members who are responsible,…
Read MoreMarch Natural Resources Commission Recap
Commissioners passed bear regulations at their March Natural Resources Commission (NRC) meeting and heard information regarding dog tracking legally shot game. Michigan United Conservation Clubs (MUCC) is a member of the Michigan Bear Forum. The organization supports a consensus-based approach through the forum and these regulations. In addition, MUCC believes hunters should be able to…
Read MoreMarch 2023 NRC Preview
Bear regulations and license quotas are up for action at the March Natural Resources Commission (NRC) meeting. The meeting will be held at 9 a.m. at Shanty Creek Resort in Bellaire and will be preceded by Coffee with Commissioners at 8 a.m. There are 11 proposed action items and one technical change listed in the…
Read MoreMUCC invited to present mission, work to legislative committee
The nation’s largest statewide conservation organization was invited to present its conservation work to a Michigan House committee Thursday. Michigan United Conservation Clubs (MUCC) Executive Director Amy Trotter and President Tim Muir Jr. presented to the House Natural Resources, Environment, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation (NETO) Committee. Trotter has led the organization for five years and…
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