Policy
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS OF 2017-2018 MUCC OFFICERS
The MUCC Nominations Committee is calling for nominations of candidates for the open seats on the 2017-2018 Executive Board and Conservation Policy Board. There are 6 open seats available on the Executive Board, which will have a 2-year term. All 40 Conservation Policy Board members serve only a 1 year term and thus must be…
Read MoreDNR RECOMMENDS REAUTHORIZING STRAIGHT-WALLED CARTRIDGES IN SOUTHERN MICHIGAN
In the past three years, the most consistent calls we receive at our offices are questions about the use of straight-walled rifle cartridges for deer hunting in the southern Michigan limited-firearm zone. Most of the time, the questions relate to the specifications of the cartridge, but lately there has been worry about the three-year sunset…
Read MoreAMID PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS, MUCC IS FIGHTING FOR THE GREAT LAKES
A couple weeks ago, a leaked early federal budget draft showed a 97% cut in the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). Today, the official Trump administration budget proposal was released showing a total elimination of funding for the program which has pumped $2 billion into the Great Lakes region since 2009 for wetland restoration, pollution…
Read MoreNRC BANS CHOCOLATE IN BEAR BAIT
One of last year’s MUCC conservation policy resolutions was implemented last week when the Natural Resources Commission approved a DNR wildlife conservation order banning chocolate in bear bait, and the MUCC Conservation Policy Board finalized the list of potential conservation policy resolutions that will be considered at this year’s Annual Convention. A little over a…
Read MoreJOINT NWF/MUCC STATEMENT ON TRUMP ADMIN DELAYING ACTION ON ASIAN CARP
ANN ARBOR, MICH. (March 1, 2017)—The Trump administration announced that it is delaying the release of a plan to keep invasive Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. The plan for bolstering defenses at Brandon Road Lock and Dam near Joliet, Ill., was set to be released yesterday by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.…
Read MoreMICHIGAN OUT-OF-DOORS UPDATE | COMMERCIAL FISHING UPDATE CONCERNS
This Michigan Out-of-Doors Update was sent to MUCC member on February 27. To receive information like this, as well as links to conservation news stories and upcoming events (and a subscription to Michigan Out-of-Doors magazine), become a member at www.mucc.org/join_mucc! We’ve been hearing concerns from many of our members about proposed updates to the state’s…
Read MoreHOW WILL FUTURE GENERATIONS REMEMBER YOU?
The last chance for introducing MUCC conservation policy resolutions will be at the March 11 MUCC Conservation Policy Meeting at the Munising Township Hall in Wetmore, Michigan. This past week, the Department of Natural Resources gave a presentation to the new House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources. It was a standard introductory presentation to…
Read MoreBEAR AND WATERFOWL REGULATIONS DISCUSSED AT THE NRC COMMISSION
Yesterday the Natural Resource Commission met in Lansing with a large public turnout. As recommendations for the 2017 bear regulations were discussed and public appearances voiced concerns over CWD, it was by no means a short day! If you missed the meeting and would like to catch watch was said, check out the MUCC Facebook…
Read MoreCONGRESSMAN KILDEE INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO BAN AQUACULTURE IN GREAT LAKES, WILD & SCENIC RIVERS
Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), flanked by sports fishermen and conservationists at Red Fox Outfitters in Fenton, today announced that he has introduced new legislation in Congress to ban harmful aquaculture practices in both the Great Lakes and federally designated “Wild and Scenic Rivers,” which includes the Au Sable River. The new bills are part of…
Read MoreBEAR REGULATIONS AND LICENSE QUOTAS UP FOR DISCUSSION THIS WEEK AT THE NRC MEETING
This Thursday February 9, the Natural Resources Commission will be hosting one of their meetings at the MSU Diagnostic Center beginning at 9am. Starting at 1:00pm the NRC Policy Committee on Wildlife and Fisheries will be giving presentations on migratory game bird hunting seasons, and up for discussion are the bear regulations and license quotas.…
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