Category: Hunting

Michigan Conservation Officer Bi-Weekly Report

Sept. 30 – Oct. 14, 2013

Conservation officers are fully commissioned as state peace officers, with full power and authority to enforce Michigan’s criminal laws. They are a unique class of law enforcement officer, whose duties include enforcing regulations for outdoor recreational activities such as off-road vehicle use, snowmobiling, boating, hunting and fishing. For more information about the work of conservation officers, visit www.michigan.gov/conservationofficers.

Law Enforcement Division district map

District 1

CO Doug Hermanson located a pile of trash on public land and located a shipping label mixed in with the garbage. He tracked the subject down who turned out to be living in a camper. The subject was unemployed with no source of income. He was given the option of returning to the area and cleaning up the entire site instead of a ticket. He agreed and cleaned up the site.

COs Trey Luce and Jason Wicklund checked a well-used bear bait on state land. They located a non-resident hunter sitting over the bait while not wearing hunter orange. The hunter tried to hide the rifle in the brush but Read more

Ammunition, Firearms, Hunting, Poachers, Wildlife

Michigan conservation officers offer top 10 tips for a safe hunting experience

GW:  Some interesting info toward the bottom of this relative to phones…

With Michigan’s rich tradition of fall hunting getting under way, conservation officers at the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) have offered their top 10 tips for a safe outdoor experience.  “Hunting in Michigan is a time-honored activity, rich in tradition, when families and friends come together to enjoy our great outdoors,” said Lt. Andrew Turner, who leads the DNR’s Recreation, Safety and Enforcement Section for the Law Enforcement Division. “Making your hunt a safe and responsible experience is key to having an enjoyable and memorable time. By following these safety tips, hunters can help us all have a good season.” Turner said the top 10 safety tips for hunters to remember are as follows: Read more

Ammunition, Firearms, Hunting, Wildlife

Hawke® Sport Optics Adds Long Range Rimfire Reticle

Hawke Sport Optics is expanding the Sport HD IR family with a scope specifically designed to improve downrange accuracy with your rimfire rifle.   Delivering out-of-the-box 200-yard accuracy, the Hawke Sport HD IR Rimfire scope marries the most popular rifle in the world with innovative yet simple reticle design.  When sighted in at 50 yards the Sport HD IR Rimfire provides 25-yard aim points from 50 to 200 yards, giving the user downrange accuracy never expected from a .22 rifle.  As a bonus, there is no need to memorize aim points, as the yardages are etched directly onto the glass of the reticle. Read more

Firearms, Hunting, Wildlife

Think Ahead Before Going Afield

By Glen Wunderlich

As youngsters growing up in the suburbs of Detroit, we played organized baseball in the city leagues.  Typically, one of the team-member’s fathers would handle coaching duties, and fortunately for many of us, we had some good baseball minds teaching us how to think ahead of the play.

Outfielders had it easy, because the coaches made sure all throws came to second base.   Infielders, on the other hand, were required to decide what to do with a ground ball, as the opposing batter stepped to the plate.  And, the coaches would make sure each infielder had a plan by verbally testing the players, as they quizzed infielders aloud before the play would begin.

The coaches understood that once the ball was hit, it was too late to begin considering options.  Things happened too fast to form a committee or to take a survey.  It was each player’s responsibility to think ahead.

Similarly, sportsmen and women would do well to take a page from the sandlot coaches’ book, before they take to the outdoors in Michigan’s firearms deer hunting season opener November 15th.

There is no substitute for situational awareness.  Of course, experience is a good teacher and some mistakes of the past become lessons learned – albeit the hard way.

For example, taking the largest antlerless deer from among a group seems like a good strategy for those with an antlerless deer permit.  But, when that large “doe” turns out to be a button buck fawn, it’s too late to think ahead.  Hindsight and a tactical error become the high-priced lesson of the day.

But, there is a better way. Read more

Hunting

Youth waterfowl hunts at Managed Waterfowl Hunt Areas

Bring your young hunter to one of Michigan’s Managed Waterfowl Hunt Areas (MWHAs) in November for a memorable hunting experience. Hunters can choose from several dates and locations. Parties with at least one youth will be given priority in the draw at all five MWHAs:

  • Nov. 2 – Fish Point State Wildlife Area (p.m. hunt) in Unionville
  • Nov. 2 – Fennville Farm Unit of the Allegan State Game Area (a.m. hunt) in Fennville
  • Nov. 8 – Harsens Island Managed Hunt Area (p.m. hunt) on Harsens Island
  • Nov. 9 – Shiawassee River State Game Area (p.m. hunt) in St. Charles
  • Nov. 10 – Pointe Mouillee State Game Area (a.m. hunt) in Rockwood Read more
Hunting

Plinker Arms Announces New Line of .22LR Complete Upper Conversion Units

Plinker Arms Announces New Line of .22LR Complete Upper Conversion Units Adaptable to Standard AR-15 Lower Receivers

CORNELIUS, NC – Plinker Arms, makers of American-made firearms magazines, accessories and components, announce a new line of .22LR complete upper conversion units adaptable to standard AR-15 lower receivers. A standard AR-15 can be easily and quickly converted into a fully functional .22LR rifle with no modifications, no jams, no failures to feed, just reliable shooting at a fraction of the operating cost.  The three new units include an M-4 Upper Conversion, a SBR Upper Conversion and a Bull Barrel Upper Conversion. Read more

Firearms, Hunting

RMEF Grants Fund Michigan Projects

MISSOULA, Mont.–Funding to enhance elk habitat, reduce damage to private crops and sponsorship of various hunting heritage projects highlight the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s 2013 grants for the state of Michigan.   The grants total $28,500 and directly affect Cheboygan, Delta, Dickinson, Monroe, Montmorency, Oakland and Otsego Counties. There are also several projects of statewide interest. Read more

Hunting, Wildlife

Barnett Quad 400

The Barnett Quad 400 has been optimized and redefined to create the ultimate hunting tool. New key design features include the high-density, gas-assist composite stock (a first in the industry), a thumbhole grip and a 15 ½” power stroke, which are combined with a parallel limb design to produce arrow speeds over 345 feet per second. Read more

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