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by Anna Mitterling, Michigan Wildlife Cooperative Coordinator We all have busy schedules. Especially once you have kids (or so I hear). One thing I do know is that the leaders of cooperatives put a lot of their personal time and money into organizing a cooperative, and any cooperative functions that come up. Given all they…

by Anna Mitterling, Wildlife Cooperative Coordinator We are all part of various social groups. Church groups, sports groups, hunting groups, family groups, party groups… you name it. The common factors of why we are part of these groups are time together and common interest. If you never spend time with the people of the group,…

by Anna Mitterling, Wildlife Cooperative Coordinator These deer are all from the Carpenter Farm. They have been an active cooperative for several years. Well, I had another busy week in the office last week. I proceeded to wrap the week up at two QDMA Branch events, where I presented about cooperatives and was able to…

by Anna Mitterling, Wildlife Cooperative Coordinator Wildlife cooperatives provide great opportunities for shaping what management looks like over a landscape. These groups consist of landowners and hunters who share a common interest in surrounding wildlife habitat and harvest management. While the early stages of cooperative development take a lot of time and energy, it is…

by Anna Mitterling, Wildlife Cooperative Coordinator Whether you are part of a formal cooperative, or you simply partner with your friends and neighbors, you have experienced the benefits of the communal hunting experience. Even if your hunting community is online, you have found that being able to share and hear stories of hunting woes and…

by Anna Mitterling, Wildlife Cooperative Coordinator Well, I have been in my position as the Michigan WIldlife Cooperative Coordinator for almost two months now.  The time has flown by, and I know it won’t slow down anytime soon!  I have the pleasure of traveling around the state and meeting a bunch of pretty phenomenal people.…

 by Anna Mitterling, Wildlife Cooperative Coordinator My husband and I have been looking for a plot of land to live, hunt, and dream on – and we seem to have found “the one!” As a soon-to-be private landowner, there is so much information I am trying to take in about how to manage the habitat,…

by Anna Mitterling, Wildlife Cooperative Coordinator The most common question I get asked in my position is – How do I start a cooperative? There are many ways to go about starting up a cooperative. Of over 80 wildlife cooperatives in Michigan, each was started in a slightly different way. What works for one group, may…

FEB 09, 2015 by Anna Mitterling, Wildlife Cooperative Coordinator When I think about a Cooperative meeting, I think of venison chili, antlers getting scored, a few kids running around, and of course venison sausage and cheese. There is typically a map where landowners can highlight their parcels, a sign-up list to collect email addresses of…

FEB 03, 2015 by Anna Mitterling, Wildlife Cooperative Coordinator On Saturday I had the pleasure of attending the Michigan Pheasants Forever Convention. It was a great event filled with good speakers and committed leaders in the wildlife management community. One thing that never ceases to amaze me about being at events like this, is the…