Camo at the Capitol Slated for September 9

Camo at the Capitol

CaCorangeIf you hunt, fish or trap, and you want to keep the places, fish and wildlife and rights to do so in Michigan, make sure your legislators know it! Come to Camo at the Capitol to rally in defense of the rights to hunt, fish and trap!

We’ll be advocating for policies which:

  • Keep public lands in public hands! Public lands ensure the democracy of hunting, fishing and trapping by making sure we all have a place to do so. Lands purchased and/or managed with hunter, angler and trapper license dollars should be open for and managed for those purposes.
  • Crack down on poaching! Poachers steal the resources from all of us and jeopardize hunting rights by giving us all a bad name. A bill package to increase penalties for poaching elk, bear, moose, waterfowl, turkeys and eagles will be before the House Committee on Natural Resources. Let’s pack the room to make sure everyone knows that hunters are leading the charge to eliminate poaching!
  • Protect Great Lakes fisheries! Recent proposals to put cage culture aquaculture fish farms in the Great Lakes could negatively impact Great Lakes fisheries through effluent, disease and escapement. Let your legislators know that fish farms don’t belong in the Great Lakes!
  • Enhance private land hunting and trapping access! A bill to allow hunters with disabilities to hunt from personal mobility devices will be up in the Senate Committee on Outdoor Recreation, and we expect it will be amended to eliminate the unnecessary 150-yard hunting safety zone from buildings for trapping, archery and hound hunting. Let’s pack the committee room to let them know we support hunting access and private property rights!

 

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Hunting

Michigan Small Game Outlook

Small game hunting season begins Sept. 1 with the opening of the early Canada goose season and teal seasons and continues until rabbit and hare season ends March 31. Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologists across the state say hunters should find conditions similar to last year. Hunters are reminded that due to changes in licensing, all licensed hunters may pursue small game. Read more

Hunting

Haul Meat and Other Gear with the Bull 1000 External Frame Pack from Browning

To comfortably carry heavy loads to and from the woods, Browning Packs has introduced the Bull 1000 External Frame Pack. This highly adjustable aluminum frame pack has several lash points to carry a variety of heavy items and weighs just 6 lbs.

For added comfort during long hikes and heavy loads, the Bull 1000 has padded shoulder straps and a large adjustable padded waist belt. The adjustable frame can be changed to fit any size torso. Read more

Hunting

DNR crews begin annual Lake Michigan yellow perch assessment

S/V Steelhead riding through channelThe Department of Natural Resources today announced that survey crews from the Charlevoix Fisheries Research Station headed out on Lake Michigan Aug. 24 to conduct surveys of yellow perch populations and other nearshore fish species. The surveys are being conducted from the research vessel Steelhead, as well as from smaller DNR vessels that permit sampling in shallow, nearshore waters. The surveys will run through September 11.

The DNR has been involved since 1995 in a lakewide collaboration with other Lake Michigan natural resources agencies to assess yellow perch. Data collected during these surveys is used to estimate a broad range of biological variables vital to understanding yellow perch populations in Lake Michigan and associated tributaries.

“Early indications from work in southern Lake Michigan by our sister agencies are that 2015 may be a banner year for yellow perch spawning and survival of young fish, so we’re excited to get out and see what populations look like in Michigan waters,” said Dave Clapp, Charlevoix Fisheries Research Station manager. “Fish hatched in 2010 and 2011 are just now reaching full maturity, so we expect to see an increase in spawning activity and an abundance of young perch this year, supported by increased lake levels and slightly warmer water temperatures this summer.”

Survey operations will be conducted near the ports of South Haven, Grand Haven, Portage, Pentwater, Charlevoix and Petoskey. Vessels involved in the surveys will be docked at these Great Lakes ports, and the public is encouraged to visit the vessels and talk with crew members about fisheries assessment operations.

To learn more about the efforts of all the DNR’s vessels, please visit the Fisheries Research website.
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Steelhead 8-7-12 leaving CHX.jpg: The research vessel Steelhead will be busy on Lake Michigan in the coming weeks, collecting data on yellow perch populations./

General

Browning Introduces Two High Grade Citori Models

August 2015

Citori 725 Sporting Grade V

The third year of the Browning High Grade Program is here and elegance and function are on display in two new Citori 725 Sporting 12 gauge over and under shotguns.

These High Grade models receive as much as 30 hours of hand-engraving and touch-up prior to being precisely set into finely wrought, high-grade walnut. The new Citori 725 Sporting Grade V is built upon a deep-relief engraved receiver with a silver nitride finish. The stock and forearm feature oil finish Grade IV/V walnut with close radius pistol grip and palm swell. A fitted canvas/distressed leather case is included.

The Citori 725 Sporting Grade V will be available with 30″ or 32″ barrel lengths. The new Citori 725 Sporting Grade VII stock and forearm feature oil finish Grade VI/VII walnut. The Grade VII also has a close radius pistol grip and palm swell on the stock. Adding to the beauty of the gun, it will showcase a richly blued receiver with deep-relief engraving and gold accents.

A John M. Browning Signature fitted case is included and will be offered with 30″ or 32″ barrel lengths. Other features found on all Citori 725s include the Fire Lite Mechanical Trigger System, tough full-width hinge pin and tapered locking bolt design and the Invector-DS choke tube system. Citori 725 Sporting Grade V

Suggested Retail: $5,339.99.Citori 725 Sporting Grade VII Suggested Retail: $6,269.99. For more information on Browning products, please visit the website at www.browning.com.

Citori 725 Sporting Grade VII
Firearms

Safari Club International Seeks Help from Coyote Hunters

SCI’s Litigation attorneys are looking for Arizona and New Mexico coyote hunters. SCI’s Litigation Department will soon attempt to join litigation that could affect coyote hunting in Arizona and New Mexico – particularly in areas occupied by Mexican wolves (south and central Arizona and New Mexico). Please contact us if you hunt coyotes in these areas, have concrete plans to do so in the future and would be willing to work with SCI attorneys to provide a sworn statement to assist SCI in court. Contact Anna Seidman, Director of Litigation at aseidman@safariclub.org

Animal Rights, Hunting, Wildlife
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