Six weeks ago, a new hunting, fishing, and trapping license fee package was presented by Governor Rick Snyder as part of his 2014 budget. The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Natural Resources passed a budget out, which is a reflection of what they heard from hunters, trappers, and anglers all around the state, but also reflects [...]
House Subcommittee Passes DNR Budget; Your Voices Were HeardThe Department of Natural Resources wrapped up its series of public meetings on wolf management in Lansing last night, after earlier stops in Ironwood, Marquette and Gaylord. The meetings were designed to inform the public of the DNR’s wolf management toolbox, how a public hunt would provide another tool in that toolbox to reduce wolf-human [...]
DNR Completes Public Wolf Management MeetingsMUCC and the Richmond Sportsmen’s Club invite you to attend a Sportsmen’s Town Hall with special guest Representative Andrea LaFontaine (R – Columbus Twp.), Chair of the Michigan House Committee on Natural Resources. The town hall is open to the public and co-hosted by MUCC and Richmond Sportsmen’s Club in Columbus, MI. Representative LaFontaine has [...]
Sportsmen’s Town HallThe Michigan Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Division released its five-year strategic plan, “Charting the Course,” today. The DNR fisheries plan outlines the broad goals, objectives and strategies that will guide the division’s operations from 2013 through 2017, with more detailed implementation action plans to follow. The fisheries plan was open for public input from [...]
DNR Fisheries Plan Released TodayCheck out the Conservation Insider for MUCC’s call for action on the license fee proposal, plus plenty of bills on the move and meetings galore. Click here to read the full Conservation Insider.
March 19, 2013 Conservation Insider: Take Action for the OutdoorsIt was an exciting time for our statewide member club and partner Michigan Ducks Unlimited last week as they saw the passage of HB 4337 and SB 234 which would create a Ducks Unlimited fundraising license plate in Michigan. This issue has been a decade’s worth of work for Michigan DU’s members and the journey [...]
Ducks Unlimited License Plate Bills Pass House, SenateA new hunting, fishing, and trapping license fee package is on the table, presented by Governor Rick Snyder as part of his 2014 budget. MUCC has provided background information and perspective on the approach it has taken in evaluating the current license proposal. We are very much in support of a simpler, smarter license structure [...]
Take Action Now to Invest in the OutdoorsI recently visited the Bellaire Conservation Club in Antrim County and learned that this little club is doing some very big things. In addition to renovating its indoor pistol range recently, the club hosts a Kids Fishing Day and sponsors kids to attend the MUCC Youth Camp and Tracks magazines for local Boy Scouts. The 2013 [...]
Bellaire Conservation Club: A Small Club Doing Big ThingsA bill that stiffens the penalties for poachers killing trophy deer passed today out of the Michigan Senate. Senate Bill 171, sponsored by Sen. Phil Pavlov (R-St. Clair) would base the restitution value of a poached trophy buck on a formula based off of the Boone & Crockett scoring system. The basic concept is this: [...]
Poaching Bill Shoots Out of SenateGiven record low water levels we are experiencing throughout the Great Lakes this year, the Michigan legislature has introduced a number of bills to deal with the dredging emergency that is facing our recreational harbors in the state of Michigan. The bills are HB 4106, HB 4398, HB 4399, HB 4400, HB 4197, SB 229, [...]
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