The Department of Natural Resources (Department) is committed to understanding our partners’ impressions of the Department. As we strategically plan for our future and the future of our natural resources, we would like your help.
We would like to know your opinions about the Department’s strengths and weaknesses and the threats and opportunities that face the Department and natural resource management over the next five years. We also want to know more about how our partners are involved in natural resource management and outdoor recreation. We are using a variety of tools to collect this information including focus groups, phone interviews, a statewide citizen survey, Department employee survey and this survey of partners. I am asking that you complete the survey which can be found at Strategic Planning Survey.
It is important to note that the completed survey will not be sent back through organizations but will be available to the Department for analysis. The Department will not have access to who filled out the survey or their email address. Please feel free to forward this entire note to those who you feel would be interested in completing the survey. We are asking that the survey be completed by March 30, 2012.
– you give the impression that you don’t know what you are doing when you don’t issue any private land doe permits for three years and then the next year you issue 8000. I’m in Ogemaw county. – Also, I’d like to see an antler restriction. Lets set it at 4pt or better so the young ones have a change to grow. Too many people are shooting spikes. If they want meat, let them shot a doe. – I’m glad we can bait again. that was an over reaction to restrict baiting for the entire LP – Purchasing a deer license can be a little confusion. Especially this year for my 10 year old who will be hunting the first time.
I agree with antler point restrictions but killing 4-pointers is still killing yearlings (1.5-year olds). Same with 6-pointers in the southern zone. The best we can do for now is to practice quality deer management voluntarily. I would also like to see only one buck per hunter per season. I think that will induce hunters to take better deer instead of shooting the first buck they see.
– you give the impression that you don’t know what you are doing when you don’t issue any private land doe permits for three years and then the next year you issue 8000. I’m in Ogemaw county. – Also, I’d like to see an antler restriction. Lets set it at 4pt or better so the young ones have a change to grow. Too many people are shooting spikes. If they want meat, let them shot a doe. – I’m glad we can bait again. that was an over reaction to restrict baiting for the entire LP – Purchasing a deer license can be a little confusion. Especially this year for my 10 year old who will be hunting the first time.
I agree with antler point restrictions but killing 4-pointers is still killing yearlings (1.5-year olds). Same with 6-pointers in the southern zone. The best we can do for now is to practice quality deer management voluntarily. I would also like to see only one buck per hunter per season. I think that will induce hunters to take better deer instead of shooting the first buck they see.