Policy

Today, the Michigan Legislature rushed passage of legislation which removes protections against the introduction of new aquatic invasive species stowing away in ballast tanks, and ignores the threat they pose to Michigan communities and our outdoor economy, heritage and values. HB 5095 strips away the Department of Environmental Quality’s requirement that ocean-going vessels docking at…

MUCC held its biannual lobby day – Great Lakes Day at the Capitol, last Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. With the imminent threat of Asian carp entering our waterways, there seemed no better way than to spend the day connecting our membership and the public with the policy work that we do to protect, conserve and enhance…

Antler point restrictions were shot down in a six-county tuberculosis management area despite mixed emotions among commissioners at the monthly Natural Resources Commission meeting. The 4-2 vote regarding Deer Management Unit 487 followed more than an hour of debate that pitted Quality Deer Management Association members and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources against the…

Michigan United Conservation Clubs (MUCC) hosted its most important event of the year this past weekend in Owosso: our Annual Convention. Delegates representing MUCC’s 46,000-plus members and 250-plus affiliate local sportsmen’s clubs voted on what hunting, fishing, trapping and conservation policies we will pursue, honored dedicated conservationists, elected officers and even improved local wildlife habitat!…

ACTION ALERT! ANTI-HUNTING LAND BILL UP IN HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE NOW TO OPPOSE SB 280 SB 280 is the anti-hunters dream.  Use public money to convert game areas that are open for hunting into wildlife sanctuaries where Michigan’s wildlife would be free from Michigan’s hunters. If you hunt, fish, or trap in…

MUCC has joined as a party to this lawsuit with National Wildlife Federation and others. Below is a joint press release issued today, along with a link to the case document. WASHINGTON, D.C.– To force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to protect communities and businesses from harmful algal blooms that have plagued Lake Erie for years,…