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 Mark Kenyon, Wired To Hunt As you can imagine, a lot of us at Michigan United Conservation Clubs consume outdoor media however we can, and a lot of us listen religiously to the Wired to Hunt Podcast, which is hosted by Michigan’s own Mark Kenyon of Hillsdale. That’s why we are tremendously proud to announce that…

Press Release   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 12, 2015 Contact: Elyse Walter, 517-284-5839 or Ed Golder, 517-284-5815 Conversations & Coffee with DNR Fisheries Division scheduled throughout state The Department of Natural Resources has announced it will again this spring offer public forums throughout Michigan, inviting the public to discuss local and statewide fisheries management activities and concerns. Conversations &…

DNR Press Release: Following a recommendation from Department of Natural Resources officials, DNR Director Keith Creagh announced today his approval of a land transaction proposal from Graymont, Inc. Creagh announced his decision at today’s Natural Resources Commission meeting in Roscommon, Michigan. Graymont is planning a limestone mining operation in the Upper Peninsula’s Mackinac County, near the town…

DNR Press Release:  Photo: Michigan DNR The Michigan Department of Natural Resources today announced the results of its 2015 moose population survey in the western moose range of the Upper Peninsula, an important tool in managing the species. The 2015 population estimate in the western U.P. is 323, compared to an estimate of 451 in…

by Shaun McKeon, MUCC Youth Camp Director Time to start thinking warm thoughts and one way to do that is to take a look at the programs we are offering at camp this summer. This week is the official start of registration season.  Now is the time to start getting your kids signed up to…

by Paul Rose, from the Northern Michigan Conservation Network Many may recall the debate in 2012 surrounding what was then known as the “Land Cap” bill. Although some improvements to the original bill were secured, PA 240 of 2012 became law and thereby established a 4.6 million acre limit on the amount of land that the State of Michigan…

DNR Press Release: Officials with Graymont, Inc. have submitted a revised Land Transaction Application (LTA) to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for a limestone mining operation in northern Mackinac County near the town of Rexton. The March 6 proposal, which amends a January 2015 LTA, is unchanged in the total amount and location…

DNR Press Release:  Michigan OutofDoors Magazine, May 1951 The Department of Natural Resources today announced it is seeking input from anglers who fish for inland trout in Michigan. The DNR plans to use the information to assist in the development of a statewide plan for inland trout fisheries. The Michigan Inland Trout Angler survey will…

 USFWS Excerpted from the Detroit Free Press: The Michigan Department of Natural Resources took not-so-veiled shots at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s relisting of Great Lakes wolves as endangered last month, in the state’s updated draft wolf management plan released Wednesday. “Protection of Michigan wolves under the Federal Endangered Species Act is no longer…

by Shaun McKeon, Education Coordinator Even though waterfowl season has ended here in Michigan, There is still a great way to get kids involved and keep them interested this winter.  The Michigan Junior Duck Stamp contest is currently taking place and entries can be submitted until March 15, 2015.  The Junior Duck Stamp Program is…