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	Title	Issue
	Fee hike proposal advances New legislation designed to simplify Michigan’s hunting and fishing license system and raise $19.7 million in additional revenues for DNR fish and game programs and marketing is making its way through the state Legislature. By Howard Meyerson Contributing Writer	June 2013
	Groups react to pro-hunting, fishing legislation State and national conservation groups were quick to praise Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s approval of legislation that supports conservation and state residents’ right to hunt, trap, and fish By Bill Parker Editor	May 2013
	State forest plan passed by split state Senate The Michigan Senate voted recently to curtail state regulators’ consideration of biological diversity when designating sections of state forest land By David Eggert Associated Press	March 2013
	Plan to hike license fees gets mixed reaction Gov. Rick Snyder’s request for an increase in hunting and fishing license fees has created a stir in the conservation community By Bill Parker Editor	February 2013
	Is a license fee hike on horizon? In his state budget proposal released last week, Gov. Rick Snyder called for several legislative appropriations aimed at enhancing Michigan’s natural resources By Bill Parker Editor	February 2013
	USFWS releases final sportsmen survey results An information-packed, 100-plus pages of data regarding hunting, fishing, and wildlife watching was released late last month by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and came with an upbeat message for sportsmen and women across the nation: Their numbers have increased. By Tim Spielman Associate Editor	January 2013
	2012 a big year on the Michigan outdoors front State records were shattered, wolves were delisted, Asian carp eDNA was found in the Great Lakes, and EHD returned with a vengeance. By Bill Parker Editor	January 2013
	Path made clear for a wolf hunt Michigan lawmakers last week approved legislation to establish the state’s gray wolf as a game species and give the DNR’s Natural Resources Commission the authority to establish a hunting season. By Victor Skinner Contributing Writer	December 2012
	Man charged with 125 counts of poaching deer and turkeys A Shiawassee County man faces a slew of theft, drug, and poaching charges after police officers recently searched his Owosso Township home. By Victor Skinner Contributing Writer	December 2012
	Wolf bill makes progress in state Legislature The first legislative hurdle to a modern wolf hunting and trapping season in Michigan was cleared earlier this month when Senate Bill 1350 was passed out of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources By Marty Kovarik Contributing Writer	November 2012