Michigan bear forum participants propose new regulations

Stakeholders in the Michigan bear hunting community trekked to St. Ignace in August for an update on management and discussions on potential changes for the 2027-28 seasons.
“Right now, we’re at the very beginning of the ’27-28 regulation cycle,” Cody Norton, bear specialist for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, told Michigan Outdoor News. “So we were reporting back on research projects, … and how we calculate population estimates.”
The bear forum meeting also provided an opportunity to “talk about things that sometimes are put to the side,” he said.

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