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Michigan bill expands opportunities for special needs hunters

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Michigan residents with special needs could soon gain new hunting opportunities from legislation unanimously approved by all state lawmakers in both chambers last month.
House Bill 5737, sponsored by House Majority Floor Leader Abraham Aiyash, D-Hamtramck, cleared the state House and Senate with full support in June, sending the measure to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for her expected signature.

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Bear population, diet are focus of Michigan study

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Multiple bear research projects are underway in Michigan. They focus on better estimating the population on Drummond Island, ways to mitigate nuisance issues in the Baldwin Bear Management Unit, and the influence of bait on bear diets.
On Drummond Island, Department of Natural Resources staff are using a trail camera grid and bears fitted with GPS collars to get a better idea of how far the animals roam and a more accurate population estimate that could sway license quotas, Cody Norton, the DNR’s bear specialist, told Michigan Outdoor News.

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Michigan House bill allows hunter safety course exemption for veterans, residents with concealed pistol permits

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Michigan lawmakers are considering legislation to provide exemptions to the state’s hunter safety requirements, and to designate the wood duck as Michigan’s official duck, though prospects for passage are unclear.
Both bills were introduced in April and have remained in committee since. Lawmakers adjourned for summer break in late June and aren’t expected to return for weeks.

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Michigan Natural Resources Commission considering electronic turkey tags

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The Michigan Natural Resources Commission is considering a proposal to allow electronic harvest tags for turkeys, following a trend toward digital licenses in other states.
Michigan Department of Natural Resources Biologist Adam Bump presented the proposal last week at the NRC’s June meeting in Lansing, with possible approval in July. The change would use existing capabilities within the DNR licensing system to allow hunters to purchase an electronic tag through the department’s hunt and fish app, and to electronically notch the tag after harvest.

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Purple paint law is back in Michigan’s legislative spotlight

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Michigan lawmakers are considering legislation to allow purple paint to signify no trespassing on private property, though the Department of Natural Resources has opposed the idea in the past.
Kalamazoo Democratic Rep. Julie Rogers partnered with Hancock Republican Rep. Greg Markkanen earlier this year to introduce House bills 5561 and 5562, which would add purple paint marks on trees or posts as an option to signify no trespassing.

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Dam removal, repairs benefitting brook trout nearly complete on Michigan’s Boardman River

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A 15-year, $27 million Boardman Ottaway River Reborn project that removed three dams south of Traverse City has been a boon for brook trout, and plans for a fourth dam will bring the world’s first fish passage research facility to the waterway.
Kimberly Balke, program director for the Conservation Resource Alliance, outlined how the dam removals completed between 2012 and 2018 transformed the Boardman River, known as the Ottaway by American Indians, during a presentation to the Natural Resources Commission during a May meeting in Traverse City.

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Michigan legislation would provide free hunting, fishing licenses to first responders and corrections officers

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An Upper Peninsula lawmaker and many colleagues in the Michigan House want to offer free hunting and fishing licenses to first responders and corrections officers, though they face concerns about revenue loss.
Cedar River Republican state Rep. Dave Prestin introduced House bills 5558-60 alongside Jackson Republican Rep. Kathy Schmaltz and Detroit Democratic Rep. Tyrone Carter earlier this year to offer EMS personnel, firefighters, law enforcement, and corrections officers free licenses. The legislation has 16 other co-sponsors.

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Sharecropping continues on state land in Michigan; here’s how it works for wildlife

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Across Michigan, farmers are prepping fields and wetlands on state game and parks and recreation areas through partnerships with Department of Natural Resources managers that benefit both sides.
The sharecropping agreements allow farmers to lease lands for crops in exchange for leaving some for wildlife forage and cover for hunters, or to help prepare areas to return to native grassland habitats. And while the DNR is working to shift those state-owned agricultural lands to native habitat on parks and recreation properties, state game area managers plan to continue to leverage the agreements for a variety of objectives well into the future.

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Michigan DNR discards 12,000 pounds of diseased or metal-tainted venison in 2023

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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has discarded more than 12,000 pounds of donated venison since last season as a result of tests that have uncovered metal fragments and chronic wasting disease.
In August of 2023, DNR officials began testing samples of deer submitted to the Michigan Sportsmen Against Hunger program from counties with known CWD and bovine tuberculosis outbreaks. Weeks later, additional sampling of deer donated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services disease management program revealed metal fragments, Dean Hall, executive director for Michigan Sportsmen Against Hunger, told Michigan Outdoor News.

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