Right on the heels of an attack on the rights of hunters in Michigan’s Huron-Manistee National Forest, the U.S. Sportsman’s Alliance is set to unveil a package of bills aimed at protecting hunting, fishing and shooting on public lands. Outdoor Life Magazine broke the story on its site and reports that the bills would bring [...]
U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Poised To Shake Things UpBack in 2008, MUCC went to the DNR with a proposal to bring deer management to the forefront by undergoing a planning process with stakeholders and the public. We kicked things off with a Deer Management Symposium and heard a lot of great presentations from in and out of state wildlife experts (email muccpolicy@mucc.org if [...]
Regional Deer Advisory Teams Formed in MichiganThe winter blues are setting in so it’s time for me to tie up some crawler harnesses for fishing later this year. Seeing that there isn’t any safe ice here in Southern Michigan and little open water, what else is there to do? Might as well get my walleye gear in order so I don’t [...]
Crawler Harnesses for WalleyeLast week, the House Committee on Natural Resources, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation took testimony on House Bill 5292, sponsored by Rep. Holly Hughes (R-Montague). The bill would provide hunting and fishing licenses free of charge to veterans with disabilities designated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as “permanently and totally disabled as a result [...]
Free Hunting and Fishing Licenses for Veterans with Disabilities Considered in HouseOn March 1, 2011, Michigan United Conservation Clubs organized a sportsmen’s rally at the Capitol in Lansing. The primary topic of conversation was passage of the MUCC-led Hunter Heritage legislation that would create a mentored youth hunting program and eliminate Michigan’s arbitrary minimum hunting age. Exactly one year to the day after that rally, the [...]
MUCC Celebrates Approval of Mentored Youth Hunting ProgramThe Great Lakes Commission and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, with support from six funders, embarked on a project in July 2010 to identify engineering options for Chicago’s waterway system that will prevent interbasin movement of aquatic invasive species, including Asian carp. The expedited study, just released this week, also examines potential [...]
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