Sale of Michigan Wolf Hunting Licenses Postponed Until Sept. 28
Courtesy of a Michigan Department of Natural Resources press release on July 30, 2013: The Department of Natural Resources today announced that it has postponed the sale of wolf hunting licenses –...
View ArticleMentored Youth Hunting Demo Days at Public Shooting Ranges
From the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, with additions from MUCC staff. Photo courtesy of the Michigan DNR. Are your young hunters ready for hunting season? Do they have the right size...
View ArticleVolunteers Improve Public Land Wildlife Habitat in Hillsdale County
When Department of Natural Resources biologist Kristen Bissell emailed us for volunteer help with a DNR project to plant food plots at Somerset State Game Area in Hillsdale County, I was intrigued....
View ArticleDefend the Hunt by Donating Your Deer Hide
LANSING—A new program called “Defend the Hunt” is asking Michigan deer hunters to donate their hides this year to protect hunting rights. The program, coordinated by Michigan United Conservation Clubs...
View ArticleChanges Coming to Michigan’s Wildlife Regulations Cycle
In an effort to simplify and stabilize the ever changing hunting and trapping regulations, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has proposed a set cycle for reviewing, renewing and possibly...
View ArticleVolunteer to Plant Trees for Turkey Habitat!
MUCC, the National Wild Turkey Federation and the DNR are teaming up to plant crabapple trees in the Gaylord Forest Management Unit in the northern Lower Peninsula on October 19, 2013. We’re looking...
View ArticleMichigan’s Spring Turkey Hunting Regulations and Proposed Changes
The proposed recommendations for the 2014, 2015, and 2016 spring turkey hunting seasons are similar to the last three-year regulatory setting cycle with few changes. The regulations are meant to...
View ArticleScientists Confirm Asian Carp Reproducing in Great Lakes Watershed
A U.S. Geological Survey and Bowling Green University report released Monday confirmed that at least one species of Asian carp – grass carp – are reproducing in the Great Lakes watershed. Grass carp...
View ArticleRed Swamp Crayfish Prohibited as Bait in Michigan
The Red Swamp Crayfish is native to SE United States and is commonly exported for consumption. The species is dark red in color with raised, bright red spots covering the body and claws. They also have...
View ArticleFeral Swine: Just Shoot ‘Em!
Yes, deer are on the mind of most Michigan hunters this week, but it never hurts to remind you what else might be lurking in the fields and forests where you might be pursuing your venison–and that’s...
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