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Lead Ban denied for Hunting—Fishing Still at Risk
September 8th, 2010 by Tony Hansen.On Aug. 27, the EPA denied a petition asking that lead be banned in the use of hunting ammunition. The petition, which was filed by a group called the "Center for Biological Diversity" (more on them in a bit) was denied by the EPA because it does not have jurisdiction over what goes into hunting ammunition. However, the EPA has moved forward with consideration over the use of lead in fishing
Read More >Rigged Up!
August 25th, 2010 by Gabe Van Wormer.This morning I took a break from packing for saturday's elk trip to Idaho and ran down to Bert's Custom Tackle in Walled Lake. Good friends Chris Temple and Pat Clark were like a couple kids in a candy shop last week when I dropped off my jet ski to be rigged for fishing. For a few years now, saltwater fishermen have been rigging personal water craft (PWC's) to fish out on the big water. After
Read More >No Yooper love? Michigan Senate rejects reappointment of Madigan and Richardson to NRC
August 20th, 2010 by Dave Nyberg.
(Photo credit: YooperSteez.com)
And then there were none. Or maybe 1/2. The Republican-controlled Michigan Senate Wednesday stayed true to Majority Leader Mike Bishop's (R-Rochester) promise to reject any late-term political appointments by Governor Jennifer Granholm when it formally rejected Granholm's reappointment of J.R. Richardson and John Madigan to the Natural Resources Commission
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