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DNR Hosts Facebook “Town Hall” on Deer This Tuesday!

Do you have some questions about deer hunting in Michigan? You can join the DNR on Facebook, Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. for “DNR Live: Deer” — a one-hour online video forum designed to answer your...

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Deer Season Prospects Report

Deer season is upon us with opening day this week. As hunters gear up, there has been a lot to talk about this season. Fear not, this update is on a positive note. The Department of Natural Resources...

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First Year of Mentored Youth Program a Success

With more than 10,000 participants in 2012, the Mentored Youth Hunting Program saw no reported hunting accidents in its first year! The Mentored Youth Hunting Program concept originated from an MUCC...

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RELEASE: NRC Hears Wolf Status Update

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 10, 2013 Contact: Amy Trotter, Resource Policy Manager atrotter@mucc.org 517.331.1909 NRC Hears Wolf Status Update Wolf Season Structure Could Be Proposed By Early Summer...

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Anti-Hunting Group Cries Wolf Over Wolf Management Law

LANSING –The president of one of the most radical animal rights organizations in the country popped up in Lansing Tuesday to announce a coalition circulating a petition to put PA 520 of 2012 – also...

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Fill Out Your 2012 Michigan Deer Harvest Survey

The little blue surveys have gone out and a lucky 50,000 or so hunters have been asked to provide detailed information about their 2012 deer hunting season in Michigan. Three even luckier hunters that...

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HSUS’s Straw Man Argument Against Wolf Management

In statements made to the press in articles on both the referendum petition drive and their lawsuit to put Great Lakes wolves back on the Endangered Species List, the Humane Society of the United...

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The Real Michigan Wolf Management Law

If you only listened to the Humane Society of the United States, you would think that Public Act 520 of 2012 immediately creates an open bounty on wolves across the state which allows “aerial gunning,”...

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DNR Public Land Plan Available for Comment

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources draft Public Land Management Strategy is open for public comment. The public land plan, a requirement of PA 240 of 2012 (the Land Cap Bill), was developed...

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Wolf Management Proposal Before NRC

The Michigan Natural Resources Commission and Department of Natural Resources have proposed the framework for a wolf season to allow sportsmen and women to assist with wolf management efforts,...

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Wolf Management Advisory Council to Make Recommendations to NRC

The Michigan Wolf Management Advisory Council (WMAC) will meet Wednesday, April 24 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Little Bear Arena, located at 275 Marquette St. in St. Ignace and Michigan United Conservation...

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Michigan Wolf Hunt Discussed by Hunters, Trappers, and Anti’s

At the April meeting of the Wolf Management Advisory Council (WMAC), a group created by Public Act 520 of 2012 (the Wolf Management Law), members were brought together to submit recommendations to the...

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You Called, They Listened: Legislature Passes SB 288 and 289

For the last few weeks, you and your fellow hunters, anglers and trappers have flooded the phone lines and inboxes of your legislators, telling them you want Michigan’s wildlife to be managed using...

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Conservationists Applaud House Passage of SB 288, 289

LANSING – The Michigan House of Representatives passed SB 288 yesterday by a bipartisan vote of 72-38, along with SB 289. The bills allow the Natural Resources Commission to designate game species and...

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Governor Snyder Signs SB 288, 289

LANSING – Governor Rick Snyder signed Senate Bills 288 and 289 into law today. The bills allow the Natural Resources Commission to name game species, protect the rights to hunt and fish, and were...

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No Moose Hunt for Michigan Yet

At the May 9 Natural Resources Commission meeting in Roscommon, Wildlife Division researcher Dean Beyer presented the Moose Population Survey results. The current moose range (outside of Isle Royale)...

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Wildlife Habitat Volunteer Opportunities Available Statewide

LANSING—Michigan United Conservation Clubs has announced its 2013 Michigan On-the-Ground project schedule. Michigan On-the-Ground is a public-private partnership between Michigan United Conservation...

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Hunting & Fishing License Fee Bill Passes Appropriations Committee

House Bill 4668, which contains Governor Snyder’s proposed hunting and fishing license fee restructure, passed the House Appropriations Committee today and will move on to the full House of...

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Huron-Manistee National Forest Update: Case Dismissed!

Remember When That Guy Tried to Kick Us Out? On September 29, 2010, Kurt Meister, a southeast Michigan attorney won a case against the USDA Forest Service claiming that his right to enjoy public lands...

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Using Ground Blinds on Michigan’s Public Hunting Lands

Under current regulations, ground blinds for deer hunting purposes cannot be placed on public land prior to November 5 of each year. However, raised platforms or scaffolds, often called tree stands,...

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