by Editor | Jun 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
By the Michigan Wildlife Council If Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Biologist Joe Robison had a nickel for every time someone assumed he was a conservation officer when told he works for the DNR, well, he’d have a lot of full piggybanks. Robison, a...
by Editor | Jun 6, 2022 | Conservation, Featured
Whether it is the DNR’s unwillingness to push back against anti-hunters and those spreading misinformation about wolves at meetings or the appropriation of Native American culture when convenient to try and circumvent biology — slowly, your rights as a trapper,...
by mood | Aug 16, 2021 | Conservation
*This article regarding prescribed burns appeared in the Fall 2020 issue of Michigan Out-of-Doors Magazine. By: Makhayla LaButte, MUCC Habitat Volunteer Coordinator DESIGNED TO BURN Although best known for towering forests and shimmering Great Lakes, much of...
by Editor | May 12, 2020 | Conservation, Fishing, Hunting
*This article will be published in the Summer 2020 edition of Michigan Out-of-Doors By: Charlie Booher, MUCC Policy Intern The world is in the midst of a public health emergency, but the health of the conservation community is failing, too. This is a tragedy that has...
by Editor | Aug 21, 2019 | Conservation, Fishing, Hunting
By Chris Lamphere There will never be another generation like the Baby Boomers, whose unparalleled interest in the outdoors sustained a golden age of wildlife management and conservation. That age is slowly coming to an end as Baby Boomers grow older and become less...