Legislation that would require the Natural Resources Commission to issue an order establishing a one-year moose hunting season passed committee with little fanfare this week. Senate Bill 1013 (Sen. Jason Allen, R-Traverse City) would also create a seven-member “Moose Hunting Advisory Council” within the Department of Natural Resources and Environment that would be required to prepare recommendations as to whether the moose hunting season should be expanded beyond one year, taking into account the season’s effect on the moose population and potential economic benefits to the state.
MUCC supported the bill, testifying that studying the viability of a sustainable Michigan moose hunting season will re-open a chapter in the history of Michigan’s outdoor heritage through a process appropriately guided by sound scientific management principles.
