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Michigan bear forum participants propose new regulations

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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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Michigan Natural Resources Commission resolves to manage problem coyotes

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The Michigan Natural Resources Commission earlier this month approved a resolution some have interpreted as a plan to reinstate a year-round coyote hunting season, but that’s not accurate.
“It’s a political spin,” NRC Commissioner Dave Anthony told Michigan Outdoor News. “We’re all working so coyotes can be removed where they’re a problem. That’s our goal. We also want to protect the quiet period so animals have time to raise their young.”

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Bill introduced by Michigan congressman would ban bear baiting on federal lands

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A Michigan congressman wants to ban bear baiting on federal lands, claiming the practice puts the public and bears in danger, though sportsmen aren’t taking the proposal seriously.
“The practice of bear baiting creates danger for both people and animals, contradicting what federal agencies tell the public: do no feed the bears,” Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Detroit, said in a statement. “This bill is about strengthening public safety, animal welfare, and responsible wildlife management.”

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Michigan legislation would pave way to create authority to manage forests

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Legislation introduced in Lansing would play a key role in preserving 32,000 acres of Keweenaw County forest, while creating a mechanism for local forest management.
State Rep. Greg Markkanen, (R-Hancock) introduced House bills 4694 and 4695 in late June to amend Michigan’s Recreational Authorities Act to allow locals to create a governing authority to manage forest lands.

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Officers arrest two men for pay pipe thefts at Michigan campgrounds

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An Eaton County man was sentenced to a year in jail and ordered to pay thousands in restitution and reimbursement for money he stole from state forest campgrounds last fall.
That case concluded just weeks after conservation officers arrested a Grayling man for a similar scheme following a multi-year investigation. Justyn Mark Spitzley, a 36-year-old from Sunfield, faced a restitution hearing in Luce County District Court recently after he pleaded guilty to a felony charge of larceny between $1,000 and $20,000, and a misdemeanor for operating a vehicle on a suspended license.

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Coyote lawsuit against the Michigan Natural Resources Commission dismissed

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It’s “abundantly clear” the Michigan Natural Resources Commission “used sound scientific management” in its decision last year to shorten the coyote hunting season, a judge ruled in June.
Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Morgan Cole last month dismissed a lawsuit from Michigan United Conservation Clubs and Michigan Trappers and Predator Callers Association that alleged the NRC’s March 2024 vote to close the season from April 15 through July 15 violated Proposal G, a ballot initiative approved by voters in 1996 that gives the commission sole authority to make wildlife management decisions based on “principles of sound scientific management.”

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PFOS concerns create new health guidelines for eating Michigan’s fish

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Michigan health officials issued nearly 1,000 new or updated Eat Safe Fish guidelines for 2025, driven by samples from dozens of new waterbodies and revised thresholds for perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS).
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services typically updates the Eat Safe Fish guidelines annually based on test results from the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy’s fish contamination monitoring program, which samples between 1,000 and 2,000 fish per year.

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Ongoing GPS moose study from Michigan showing encouraging signs of calf production

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Preliminary results from a research study in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are offering biologists insight into the daily lives of moose, and are showing encouraging signs of reproduction.
Department of Natural Resources biologists partnered with the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community and Northern Michigan University to collar 20 moose with GPS collars since February, and the department has since collected 50,000 GPS points tracking their movements by the hour.

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Backlash pauses euthanasia of nuisance geese in Michigan

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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ plan to euthanize nuisance geese is on pause following backlash from the public and lawmakers.
“One of the Wildlife Division’s objectives is to develop, recommend, and implement policies and regulations to manage wildlife and human-wildlife interactions,” DNR Director Scott Bowen wrote in a May 9 letter to Sen Dayna Polehanki, D-Livonia. “We have been working with the public to resolve human-goose conflicts for over 40 years, and our attempt to implement this pilot program was an additional effort to further that goal.”

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