Category: Wildlife

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Michigan DNR verifies three Upper Peninsula cougar photos

Three recent trail camera photos of cougars in the Upper Peninsula have been verified by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

Two of the photos, both of a cougar with a radio collar, were taken in October in Menominee County – one near Cedar River and one near Menominee just north of the Wisconsin border.

U,P. Cougar

 

 

The third photo was taken in northern Marquette County in November. The cougar in the Marquette County photo is not wearing a radio collar.

 

The DNR does not place radio collars on cougars; North Dakota and South Dakota are the nearest states where wildlife researchers have placed radio collars on cougars to track their movement. The DNR has not yet been able to determine the origin of the radio-collared cougar that is in Michigan. Read more

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Facts on the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)

Don’t be fooled by those puppy eyes and here’s why.

This from HumaneWatch.org…

A look inside the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) – the largest and most well-financed anti-hunting group in the world.  For example, grants made by HSUS for the purpose of aiding pet sheltering appear to make up about only 0.25% (one-quarter of one percent) of HSUS’s budget. Even including spay/neuter and other grants made to shelters, that figure only goes up to about 0.50% of HSUS’s budget.  How do we know?  The tax returns, facts and figures are all contained here…

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Procedural Motion Stops Sportsmen’s Act of 2012 in Senate

Fish and wildlife conservation put into jeopardy through partisan politics

Alexandria, VA  – November 27, 2012 – In a surprise upset, the U.S. Senate failed to advance the Sportsmen’s Act of 2012 (S. 3525). After months of discussion with Senate members by a diverse coalition of angling, hunting and conservation organizations to create a historic bill containing 17 key provisions for anglers, hunters and fish and wildlife conservation, the bill failed to pass over a party line vote on a procedural motion.

“The shocking aspect of this bill’s defeat – one that would have such a positive impact on anglers, hunters and fish and wildlife conservation – is that it occurred over a budget argument giving the Secretary of the Interior the ability to increase the duck stamp price $10, thus pumping more dollars into wetland conservation for both fisheries and wildlife benefits” said Gordon Robertson, vice president of the American Sportfishing Association (ASA). Read more

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Michigan DNR to hold Wolf Forum meeting Wednesday, Dec. 5 in St. Ignace

GW:  No matter what you think, the DNR is offering to listen to you.  I am not a stakeholder, but sure would like to be a fly on the wall…

The Department of Natural Resources will host a Michigan Wolf Forum meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Little Bear Arena, located at 275 Marquette St., in St. Ignace. Read more

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The Varmint X™ Factor: Winchester Gives Hunters New Ammunition for Coyotes and Varmints

EAST ALTON, Ill. (Nov. 27, 2012) – Coyote and varmint hunters all over North America are howling in approval of Varmint X™, the new line of predator and varmint ammunition from Winchester®. The super accurate Varmint X lineup will initially feature offerings in four of the most popular centerfire rifle calibers for predator hunting: .204 Ruger, .223 Rem, .22-250 Rem and .243 Win. The charcoal-colored, polymer-tipped bullets in each caliber are optimized for long-distance accuracy and explosive impact on coyotes, prairie dogs and other varmints. “Predator hunting is on the rise and

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Lake Orion student’s design wins 2013 Michigan Wild Turkey Cooperator patch contest

Lauren Gamboa, a freshman at Lake Orion High School, has won the design competition for the 2013 Michigan Wild Turkey Cooperator patch contest, the Department of Natural Resources announced.

The winning design for the 2013 Michigan Wild Turkey Cooperator patch features feathers from a turkey’s breast, wing and tail.Gamboa, who was an eighth-grader at Waldon Middle School in Lake Orion when she submitted her design, created a patch using drawings of feathers from a turkey’s breast, wing and tail as part of her design. Read more

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Late-Season Chairblind Strategies

By Glen Wunderlich

As the firearms deer season progresses, deer are fewer. Careless deer have become freezer venison or have been educated. Remaining comfortable on stand becomes more problematic with colder weather upon us and it may be time for “Plan B”. 

Enter the one-person chairblind – a relative newcomer to the bevy of store-bought blinds.  These low-cost, hideout options have pros and cons and here’s a look at both. Read more

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Snowshoeing in Michigan

A well done video is here on the oft-overlooked mode of human transportation in deep snow.  Made me recall the days when I hunted on snowshoes for snowshoe hares.  Spooky in the cedars.  A pistol –  in my case a Ruger MK II – was all that was needed to sneak into the low areas and plink some fine tablefare.

The video doesn’t take anyone hunting, and really there’s not much snow for the video, either.  But, it conjurs up visions nonetheless…

Make your own snowshoes

There’s nothing quite like getting outside after the first big snowfall of winter! Are you ready? Join us at the following locations to weave a pair of traditional wooden snowshoes following a centuries-old Native American tradition. Need more inspiration? Click the green “play” arrow (at right) to see a two-minute video of a magnificent snowshoeing experience at Tahquamenon Falls State Park.

  • Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery in Mattawan, Dec. 2
  • Sleepy Hollow State Park in Laingburg, Dec. 7-8
  • Ludington State Park in Ludington, Dec. 8
  • Hartwick Pines Logging Museum in Grayling, Dec. 8-9

 

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