Posts Tagged ‘policy’
April 2024 NRC Recap
Commissioners adopted elk regulations and waterfowl season dates and regulations at the April Natural Resources Commission (NRC) meeting. There were no substantial changes to elk or waterfowl hunting regulations in Michigan, and both season structures stayed in line with the 2023 structure. The commissioners had one order up for information. Wildlife Conservation Order #4…
Read MoreConservation organization files suit against resources commission
On March 28, the nation’s largest statewide conservation organization filed suit against the Natural Resources Commission (NRC), challenging the three-month closure of the coyote hunting season. At the March NRC, the commission, in a 4-2 vote, voted to close the coyote hunting season from April 16 through July 14 through the adoption of Wildlife Conservation…
Read MoreMUCC Supported Commercial Fishing Legislation Introduced in Michigan House
On March 6, Rep. Amos O’Neal (D-Saginaw) introduced a stakeholder-backed modernization of Michigan’s commercial fishing statute. House Bill 5553, written over the past several months in partnership with MUCC, would modernize archaic regulations in the state’s commercial fishing statute, and keep gamefish out of commercial nets. Michigan’s commercial fishing statute is decades old and an…
Read MoreMarch NRC Preview
Commissioners will likely vote on whether to close a portion of the current year-round coyote hunting season at this month’s Natural Resources Commission (NRC) meeting. The March meeting is Thursday at Lansing Community College Downtown Campus, located in the Gannon Building at 600 N. Grand Ave Lansing, MI. Wildlife Conservation Order #1 of 2024, which…
Read MoreRepresentative Seeks Funding for Sportsmen Against Hunger
Yesterday, Rep. Cam Cavitt (R-Cheboygan) announced that he is seeking appropriations to support Sportsmen Against Hunger in the fiscal year 2025 budget. Cavitt said in a press release that Sportsmen Against Hunger (SAH) is an important deer management tool and that farmers are harvesting deer year-round. “People harvest deer year-round. Whether it’s farmers with nuisance…
Read MoreBipartisan bill introduced to provide hunter’s safety in schools
Bipartisan legislation was introduced in both chambers of the legislature this week that would create an elective program for Michigan school districts to host hunter and firearms safety programs within their schools. Senate Bill 664, sponsored by Sen. Jon Bumstead (R-North Muskegon), and House Bill 5334, sponsored by Rep. Curt Vanderwall (R-Ludington)are both supported by …
Read MoreMUCC-led commercial guiding legislation heads to the governor’s desk
The Michigan Senate concurred on stakeholder-led commercial guiding legislation today, after passage in the house late last night. The legislation now heads to Gov. Whitmer’s desk. Commercial guiding in Michigan is woefully unregulated – nothing currently exists in statute to prevent serial poachers from posing as legitimate guides. The bipartisan package, sponsored by Senators John…
Read MoreNovember NRC Preview
Michigan United Conservation Clubs board voted to oppose lower steelhead bag limits at the upcoming November Natural Resources Commission (NRC) meeting. The meeting will be held on Thursday, Nov. 9 at 9:30 am at Lansing Community College. Commissioners will consider one order: the MUCC-opposed amendment to proposed Fisheries Order 200.23A that would lower the bag…
Read MoreSeptember NRC Recap
September’s Natural Resource Commission meeting was the first for new director Scott Bowen. Bowen introduced himself to those in attendance, highlighting his experience at other state agencies, stating that the DNR will by far be the most interesting. Commissioner Dave Nyberg spoke on a fisheries amendment related to steelhead he is working on and intends…
Read MoreSeptember NRC Preview
Michigan United Conservation Clubs (MUCC) will be presenting to the Natural Resources Commission (NRC) Policy and Governance Committee at the September NRC meeting. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 14 at Lansing Community College West Campus. MUCC will be presenting policy resolutions passed at the March Annual Convention, and provide…
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