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Fed’s cuts magnifying invasive sea lamprey concerns for Great Lakes fisheries

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The Great Lakes Fisheries Commission is reassessing its sea lamprey program for 2025 following federal layoffs at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that provides the manpower to control the invasive critters.
“We’re still assessing the full impact, so it’s a pretty fluid situation,” Greg McClinchey, the GLFC’s director of political and legislative affairs, told Michigan Outdoor News. “We’re working as fast as we can to come up with an approach and a strategy for the 2025 season.”

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Suspect charged in theft cases from remote Michigan campgrounds

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A Michigan Department of Natural Resources investigation resulted in criminal charges against a man that conservation officers allege they caught stealing from rustic campground pay pipes.
Conservation officers in June launched an investigation into suspected thefts from multiple primitive camp sites in Luce County, which use self-registrations deposited into locked metal pipes that are later recovered by DNR staff.

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Widening user base, other trends shift how Michigan COs invest resources

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While most calls to Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources’ Report All Poaching hotline remained focused on fish and wildlife issues in 2024, a widening user base and other trends are shifting how law enforcement is investing its resources.
Data from the DNR’s Report All Poaching hotline shows the top five categories for calls have remained relatively consistent over the last five years, with land use, bait/feed, deer, deer carcass, and trespassing issues dominating the lines.

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34 CWD positive whitetails found so far from Michigan’s 2024-25 season

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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources confirmed chronic wasting disease is now in 14 Michigan counties after a buck in Mecosta County tested positive this season.
A total of 307 deer in Michigan have tested positive for the fatal neurological disease since the DNR began surveillance efforts in 2002, with 260 coming from deer tested by the department and another 47 from hunter submissions to other laboratories.

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Michigan managers upbeat about increase in deer tags sold but skeptical it’s a long-term trend

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Hunting license sales are up for the second consecutive year in Michigan, but officials aren’t optimistic the trend will continue long term.
Through Jan. 15, the number of individuals who purchased a deer hunting license was 1.7% higher than the same date last year, with 604,005 buyers in the 2024-25 season, versus 593,877 in 2023-24, Brian Frawley, survey coordinator for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, told Michigan Outdoor News.

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Michigan elk hunters enjoy success during December season

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After nearly 20 years of applying for a Michigan elk tag, Jacob Kwaiser finally got a shot at a hunt of a lifetime in December.
“I had a phenomenal experience,” Kwaiser told Michigan Outdoor News. “It’s obviously a once-in-a-lifetime experience in Michigan. I was the first in the family to draw (a tag), so no one was missing it.”

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Changes coming to the Michigan Natural Resources Commission in 2025

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Changeover is coming to the Michigan Natural Resources Commission this new year, but what that means for fish and wildlife management remains to be seen.
“There will be some new faces on the commission, for sure,” said NRC Chairman Tom Baird.
Both Baird and Commissioner David Cozad were appointed to the seven-member commission by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2021 and both of their terms wrapped up at the end of 2024.

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Illegal snagging of fish remains an issue on Michigan rivers

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In the latter half of September, conservation officers in southwest Michigan issued more than a half dozen tickets to anglers for foul-hooking or snagging salmon, or trying to net the fish.
The tickets stemmed from patrols of conservation officers in the Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement’s District 7, and it was a similar situation in District 4.
“CO Zack Walters and Sgt. Dan Bigger were patrolling the Platte River and observed three adults and two children fishing,” according to DNR reports. “The adults were targeting coho and attempting to snag each fish they saw with their headlamps.”

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Judge to decide if science was used in setting Michigan’s coyote season dates

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Litigation against the Michigan Natural Resources Commission over its decision in March to restrict coyote hunting is moving ahead with the conclusion of legal briefs from both sides earlier this month.
Both Michigan United Conservation Clubs and the Michigan Trappers and Predator Callers Association sued the NRC after the commission in March closed coyote hunting during the whelping season, from April 16 through July 14. Those cases were consolidated in Ingham County Circuit Court, where Judge Wonda Stokes is now reviewing legal briefs from all parties before deciding whether oral arguments are necessary.

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