Posts Tagged ‘LearnToHunt’
On the Ground: Spring 2018 Events
Among several On the Ground (OTG) wildlife habitat improvement events, OTG will be assisting with a few other events in the upcoming weeks. These events include a Hunter Safety Education Field Day with Learn To Hunt (LTH), a Youth Rabbit Hunt in the Crane Pond State Game Area, and a Chainsaw Safety Course hosted with…
Read MoreOn the Ground 2017 Wildlife Habitat Program Season Recap
Another successful year of wildlife habitat improvement projects completed by volunteers and partnerships with MUCC’s On the Ground program has gone by. A total of 25 wildlife habitat improvement projects were completed, including 3 OTG Jr events, engaging 452 volunteers and students and investing 121 project hours (54,692 volunteer hours) into habitat work on public…
Read MoreMUCC REPRESENTED AMONG 130 VOLUNTEERS IN PIGEON RIVER COUNTRY
This past weekend was a great weekend to get outside. I spent the weekend outdoors in the heart of the NE region as well as the SW region of the state. Over 130 volunteers took advantage of the pleasant weather in the Pigeon River Country State Forest on Friday by attending the Northern Michigan’s Russ…
Read More"LEARN TO HUNT" TURKEY THROUGH SCOUTING
I recently read a few articles about hunting heritage and how hunting is being portrayed differently in the modern day by media to the future generation of hunters. One of the articles mentioned the importance of introducing hunting to a new person each year; how else are we going to diverge from the misconceptions of…
Read MoreNEW HUNTERS "LEARN TO HUNT" TURKEY THROUGH INNOVATIVE PROGRAM
Last weekend I took part in teaching my first hunter safety education course through Learn To Hunt’s turkey program. Six women and four men attended the field day portion of the program to earn their hunter safety certificate. The hunting experience of these ten participants ranged from none at all to avid deer hunters, but…
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