Posts Tagged ‘NRC’
June NRC Recap
Commissioners instituted mandatory deer harvest reporting at their June Natural Resources Commission (NRC) meeting. Wildlife Conservation Order #4 of 2022, which passed unanimously, sets up mandatory deer harvest reporting beginning with the 2022 whitetail deer season. The order is meant to improve the data quality and speed at which deer harvest reports can be produced,…
Read MoreApril NRC: Elk regulations, land transactions up for action
An elk order is the only item up for action at the April Natural Resources Commission (NRC) meeting. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 14 at 9:00 a.m at Lansing Community College West Campus, Rooms M119-121. Lansing Community College requires masks for all students, staff and visitors. Commissioners are expected to take action on…
Read MoreMUCC letter to Gov. Whitmer underscores bobcat hunting, trapping expansions
This letter was sent to Governor Gretchen Whitmer in response to the Michigan Natural Resources Commission unanimously approving Wildlife Conservation Order Amendment 1 of 2022. Dear Governor Whitmer, On March 10, 2022, the Michigan Natural Resources Commission unanimously voted to expand bobcat hunting and trapping opportunities in Michigan. The order was drafted and supported by…
Read MoreMarch NRC: Bobcat harvest opportunities expand in Michigan
The Michigan Natural Resources Commission (NRC) passed regulations expanding bobcat hunting and trapping zones Thursday. Wildlife Conservation Order 1 of 2022 expands hunting seasons in the Northern Lower Peninsula to include two full weekends. The order shifts some geographic boundaries for units in the Northern Lower Peninsula and combines some units to create new, larger…
Read MoreJanuary NRC: Elk season results, wildlife division regulation schedule discussed
Commissioners heard elk season results and received an outline of the 2022 NRC regulation schedule from the wildlife division at their January meeting. The Natural Resources Commission (NRC) met Thursday at the Michigan Library and Historical Center Forum. Chair Carol Rose gaveled in the meeting at 9 a.m. The January meeting was the first for…
Read MoreJanuary NRC: No commission orders up for consideration, several land transactions likely
The Natural Resources Commission (NRC) will kick off 2022 with a light agenda and no commission orders up for consideration. Commissioners will meet at the MSU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at 9 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 13. All NRC meetings are open to the public, and masks are required for all individuals entering MSU facilities. At the…
Read MoreDecember NRC: Steelhead bag limits lowered on select streams, year-round walleye fishing opened on the lower Saginaw River
The Michigan Natural Resources Commission (NRC) approved two fisheries orders regarding walleye and steelhead at their December meeting. Commissioners met at the Michigan Library and Historical Center, and the meeting was gaveled in at 9 a.m. by NRC Chair Carol Rose. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Deputy Director Shannon Lott acted on behalf of DNR…
Read MoreReduction in steelhead bag limits, increase in walleye fishing opportunities discussed at November NRC meeting
A proposed amendment reducing the bag limit of steelhead on certain streams received the most attention at Wednesday’s monthly Natural Resources Commission (NRC) meeting. About 50 members of the public and department attended the meeting. Public comment centered around the reduction in steelhead bag limits, an amended fisheries order opening up the Saginaw River to…
Read MoreAmendment proposed for year-round walleye fishing on the lower Saginaw River added to November NRC agenda
Natural Resources Commission (NRC) member David Cozad recently proposed an amendment to a fisheries order that would allow walleye fishing on the lower portion of the Saginaw River during the spawning season. Currently, the Saginaw River is closed to walleye fishing during the spawning season. The amendment can be found here. It amends Fisheries Order…
Read MoreLand use order restricting firearm use, proposed reduction in steelhead bag limits to be considered at November NRC meeting
The Natural Resources Commission (NRC) is expected to take action on three of the four fisheries orders up for old business at their November meeting. The meeting starts at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 10 at the Michigan Library and Historical Center Forum located at 702 W Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48915. Tune into MUCC’s…
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