Posts Tagged ‘NRC’
March Natural Resources Commission Recap
Commissioners passed bear regulations at their March Natural Resources Commission (NRC) meeting and heard information regarding dog tracking legally shot game. Michigan United Conservation Clubs (MUCC) is a member of the Michigan Bear Forum. The organization supports a consensus-based approach through the forum and these regulations. In addition, MUCC believes hunters should be able to…
Read MoreFebruary NRC Recap
Commissioners received a memo for information on proposed bear regulation and quota changes at today’s Natural Resources Commission (NRC) meeting. Wildlife Conservation Order 2 of 2023, related to black bears, proposes the following changes: Prohibiting field points from being used in a bow and arrow. Restricting firearm caliber use to exclude rimfire ammunition. Clarifying wood…
Read MoreFebruary NRC Preview
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is proposing a number of regulation changes to bear hunting in Michigan at the February Natural Resources Commission (NRC) meeting. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. with a wildlife committee meeting at Lansing Community College. The DNR is proposing a number of regulation changes this cycle,…
Read MoreJanuary NRC Recap
Commissioners had no items up for action at the first Natural Resources Commission (NRC) meeting of 2023. Acting Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Director Shannon Lott had a trio of action items from the December meeting in front of her. First is the Prairie River Stream Temperature Redesignation Management Area, which would change the designation…
Read MoreJanuary NRC Preview
There are no new commission orders on the agenda at the January Natural Resource Commission (NRC) meeting. The first meeting of 2023 will be held next Thursday, January 12 at Lansing Community College at 9 am. No action items are in front of the commissioners this month. Acting Department of Natural Resources Director Shannon…
Read MoreDecember NRC Recap
A new Michigan wolf management plan was signed by DNR Director Dan Eichinger at December’s NRC meeting. The plan, presented to the commission at the November NRC meeting, provides a non-operational management plan for gray wolves in Michigan. The plan states that detailed operational tools and methods of management will be specified through traditional regulatory…
Read MoreDecember NRC Preview
The updated wolf plan is expected to be signed at next week’s Natural Resources Commission meeting. The plan, presented to the commission at the November NRC meeting, provides a non-operational management plan for gray wolves in Michigan. Director Dan Eichinger is expected to sign the plan. Michigan United Conservation Clubs (MUCC) Executive Director Amy Trotter…
Read MoreNovember NRC Preview
Wolves and Proposal G both will be discussed during the November Natural Resources Commission (NRC) meeting. The meeting is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Thursday, November 10 at Lansing Community College West Campus, 5708 Cornerstone Drive Lansing, Michigan 48917. Michigan United Conservation Clubs (MUCC) Executive Director Amy Trotter and Executive Board President Tim Muir will…
Read MoreOctober NRC Recap
Commissioners voted to redefine what constitutes an artificial fly in Michigan at the October Natural Resources Commission (NRC) meeting. Fisheries Order 200.23, which defines what an artificial fly is, passed unanimously after one minor amendment submitted by Commissioner Cozad. Fisheries Orders 254.23 was also passed at the October meeting. Fisheries Order 206.23 was tabled again…
Read MoreSenate passes HB 6354, MUCC requests veto
Mandatory deer reporting will likely remain a misdemeanor following both chambers’ political stunts On Wednesday, the Michigan Senate followed the House’s lead and chose to score cheap political points and forgo good policy, the best interests of Michigan’s hunters and Michigan’s natural resources. The Senate passed, on a bipartisan 26-10 vote, an amended version (H-5)…
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