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Upper Peninsula landowner provides evidence feral pigs have established there

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A population of feral pigs that escaped from a game farm have become established in southern Marquette County, based on game camera photos Andy Wright captured on his property.
That’s bad news for upland bird and deer hunters in the UP because hogs have a reputation for eating anything, including eggs of ground nesting birds such as turkeys, grouse and woodcock and fawns.

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Commentary: It’s time for some serious ‘trash talk’ in Michigan’s UP

Featured, Michigan, Nature Page & Night Sky, Opinion /

It’s time for some trash talking in Michigan.
Specifically, garbage receptacles at many UP waysides, rest areas, and scenic turnouts maintained by the Department of Transportation that are supposed to provide residents and visitors convenient places to put garbage at these locations to keep them litter free. During recent years, the large metal barrels with heavy metal lids that used to be present have been replaced with brown box-shaped metal containers that are supposed to be bear-proof.

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Bait barrels and early baiting a focus at Michigan Bear Forum

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Michigan DNR wildlife division staff are opposed to legislation regarding the use of bait barrels for bear hunting, according to DNR Bear Specialist Cody Norton.
House Bill 6242, introduced by State Rep. Phil Green, was a central topic at the Michigan Bear Forum held in St. Ignace on Aug. 22. The forum is composed of representatives of various hunting organizations, the Michigan Farm Bureau, beekeepers and independent bear hunters. The goal is to provide input to the DNR about all aspects of bear hunting in the state. The majority of forum members also were opposed to HB 6242.

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Michigan’s infamous whitetail ‘Zeus’ continues to show off impressive antler growth

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Though not a part of Michigan’s wilderness, an unusual whitetail buck named Zeus continues to draw attention of hunters and wildlife fans across Michigan.
Hunters can only dream about what it would be like to meet up with the odd trophy during the fall hunting season.

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Commentary: Michigan’s mistake on the muzzleloader season change

Home Page News, Hunting, Michigan, National Hunting, Opinion /

The Michigan Natural Resources Commission did UP deer hunters a major favor at their meeting in May when they voted to maintain a two-buck bag limit in the region. Another positive they approved for UP deer hunters that is long overdue is, starting this year, hunters with senior deer licenses will be able to hunt with crossbows during the late (December) archery season.
But the NRC made a major mistake regarding another UP deer season. They unnecessarily shortened the traditional 10-day muzzleloader season to just three days.

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Wolf blamed for dog’s death, owner hoping for changes to Michigan policy

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During the early morning hours of June 2, Calumet’s Jolene Raudio had to deal with the nightmare many dog owners dread – one of her cherished pets had been killed and partially eaten 300 feet from her home on the 80-acre farm where she lives with her daughter and parents in Michigan’s Houghton County.
Gray wolves were blamed. A representative from the Michigan DNR visited the property to verify the report.

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Spring thaw showed severity of winter deer losses in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula

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If the number of dead deer that people found this spring in Michigan’s Emmet County is any indication, winter losses were probably high throughout the region.
Many of the dead deer are believed to have died due to terrible snow conditions. The spring melt revealed the remains.

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Commentary: TB research involving baiting not applicable to Michigan deer herd

Featured, Hunting, Michigan, Opinion /

Research that has been done about the transmission of TB to deer via baiting at the National Animal Disease Lab in Ames, Iowa is not applicable to what happens in the wild in Michigan, but it is being used to ban baiting anyway.
At the same time, information about how the use of bait by deer hunters can increase hunter success and harvest, thereby helping reduce the number of diseased deer on the landscape, is being ignored.

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