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Archery Workshop for Michigan Women
The Department of Natural Resources will present a Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) Introduction to Archery workshop in two locations in August:
On Saturday, Aug. 11, from 9 a.m. to noon at Detroit Sportsmen’s Congress (www.D-S-C.org), located at 49800 Dequindre Road in Utica
On Thursday, Aug. 16, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Saginaw Field and Stream Club (www.saginawfieldandstream.com), located at 1296 N. Gleaner Road in Saginaw Read more
Simmons Introduces its First Black LED Model Trail Camera
Simmons, a leader in high-quality, high-value sports optics for more than 25 years, has introduced the Simmons ProHunter black LED trail camera. Hunters can now covertly monitor game and land activity around the clock, thanks to the new black LED night vision technology from Simmons.
The new Simmons ProHunter features 32 black LEDs that capture game activity up to 45 feet away, with full-color daytime images and high-quality black and white nighttime images. With a dependable nine-month battery life and a trigger speed of less than one second, the ProHunter has features and capabilities previously unavailable for less than $200. Read more
HuntingBoots.com Giving Away Boots
With big game hunting season fast approaching, HuntingBoots.comknows hunters around the country are gathering their gear in preparation. That’s why the hunting bootssuperstore launched its Hunt Like a Pro sweepstakes, which will outfit one lucky winner each month with a pair of hunting boots. Read more
Extreme heat and drought causing MIchigan fish kills
There have been numerous fish kills recently reported from around the state, and staff from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Fisheries Division is tracking and monitoring these events. Read more
Private Border Fence Fundraising Flops
Private fundraising efforts to build a border fence in Arizona have stalled, and although over $270,000 has been raised, it won’t go far. More here…
Kentucky Conservation Officers Save Flash Flood Victim
FRANKFORT, Ky. – A 14-year veteran Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources conservation officer charged into rushing Knott County flash flood waters this morning and rescued the director of the Hazard-Perry County Senior Citizens Center who had been swept away. Read more
The New John Deere Gator RSX850i
COLUMBUS, Georgia– Introducing the brand new John Deere Gator RSX850i in Realtree Hardwoods camo ™. This John Deere Gator is engineered to be faster, more powerful and more agile than any Gator ever built. Read more
Obamacare
DNR to remove grass carp from Marrs Lake, Lenawee County
As a result of previous grass carp reports in Marrs Lake (located in Lenawee County), staff from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Fisheries Division sampled the water body during the week of June 18. One adult grass carp was collected along with the sighting of at least three others. Tissue samples from the grass carp were submitted to laboratories at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Southern Illinois University to determine their reproductive status. Both institutions confirmed the collected fish was a reproductively viable grass carp. Read more