Posts Tagged ‘Mucc’
National Wildlife Federation Board Visits Camp
Last week MUCC had the opportunity to highlight its education programs on a national scale. The venue was the Cedar Lake Outdoor Center (MOOD Camp) and the audience was National Wildlife Federation Board of Directors and Executive staff. The NWF Board was in Ann Arbor for one of its annual meetings. Board members had flown…
Read MoreMichigan State Ducks Unlimited Range Day
Many of you probably spent the bow season opener 20′ up in the air or well concealed in a ground blind waiting for a nice deer to come through. Outreach Specialist Hunter Salisbury and I were at the Rose Lake shooting range working with a group of Michigan State Students. This group of students was…
Read MoreFor-Mar Bio Blitz
On the last Friday in September, MUCC was invited by For-Mar Nature Preserve and Arboretum to attend their Bio-Blitz event. This event was a field trip day for schools in Genesee County to join scientists and learn about nature through hands-on activities. In attendance were several elementary schools as well as student groups of homeschool…
Read MoreTips for Hunting with your kids
One of the goals of MUCC is to protect the heritage of Michigan sportsmen and women in our state. The best way to protect our hunting, fishing and trapping heritage is to pass it on. The youth are our future and there are many demands pulling them in directions that are far away from the…
Read MoreTeaching the Teachers
While some teachers spend the summer relaxing and recharging from the school year, other teachers are driven to learn more. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has created a program for teachers who want to keep learning over the summer. The Academy of Natural Resources is a weeklong experience targeted towards teachers to help them…
Read MoreOn the Ground: Creating Safer Sawyers
For the fourth consecutive year, MUCC hosted a Chainsaw Safety Training course provided to members, volunteers with OTG, and the general public. In previous years, Chuck Oslund of Bay College has taught his safety system to groups of 15-35 participants with us. This year, there were 32 participants and instructors included Scott Peterson from SOS…
Read MoreOn the Ground: Dansville State Game Area
Last weekend, a group of 12 volunteers improved wildlife habitat in the Dansville State Game Area. The project goals were to improve hunter access trails and build brush piles in the area for rabbitat. A total of ten large brush piles were built using the trees cleared from the pathway. The volunteers completed a project…
Read MoreOn the Ground: Crane Pond SGA Annual Youth Rabbit Hunt 2018
Last weekend, I attended the Crane Pond State Game Area’s Annual Youth Hunt for the fourth year in a row. This year, there were over 30 participants and enough mentors and dogs for the entire group. The group split up into 5 smaller groups to hunt different sections of the state game area. Many of…
Read MoreOn the Ground: Falconry in Improved Habitat Areas
At the latest On the Ground event in the Gratiot-Saginaw State Game Area, volunteers Christopher Martello and Kelly Haughn helped to build brush piles for rabbitat in the area. They also brought along their juvenile Red-tailed Hawk, Vesper, and Small Munsterlander, Kita, to hunt a few areas where brush piles have been previously built by…
Read MoreHunter Education Course Recap
On Sunday, February 25th, MUCC partnered with the Michigan Learn to Hunt Program to host a hunter safety course at the Rose Lake Shooting range. If you were born after January 1, 1960, in Michigan, hunter safety is required to purchase a hunting license. A hunter education course is often required if you are planning…
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