Youth and disabled hunters: the Liberty Hunt is next weekend!

Young female hunter with deer

The Liberty Hunt – a firearm deer season for youth 16 years of age or younger and veterans with 100% disability- takes place on all lands in Michigan Sept. 21 – 22.

During this two-day hunt, a firearm or combination license may be used for antlered or antlerless deer. The bag limit for this season is one deer. Read more about this hunt, including qualifications and other regulations in the 2013 Hunting and Trapping Digest on pages 26 and 30.

Free junior hunting licenses available to young hunters Sept. 13-14, courtesy of Meijer

Young hunters, ages 16 and under, will once again have the opportunity to get a free junior hunting license at all Meijer stores in Michigan on Sept. 13 and 14. 

Youths must be accompanied by an adult, and should print out and bring the free junior hunting license coupon to the store’s sporting goods department. The coupon is valid for any junior hunting license or mentored youth hunting license. Read more

Federal and Mossy Oak Introduce Deer THUGS Ammunition

Published on Tuesday, 10 September 2013 17:37

ANOKA, MN – Federal Ammunition recently teamed with Mossy Oak on a new product that has ties to the camouflage company’s “THUGS” TV productions. Similar to the Federal Turkey THUGS line of shotshells, the concept for new Federal Deer THUGS rifle ammunition started with a TV show. The program, “Deer THUGS” airs on the Pursuit Channel Monday nights at 9 p.m. (EST) and features five hunters who make their living hunting and guiding for whitetails. Read more

Michigan trapper education course now offered in classroom, online

A trapper education course is now being offered in classroom settings and online for Michigan residents who are interested in trapping furbearing animals. The course is not a requirement in Michigan, but the Department of Natural Resources and the conservation community strongly encourage new trappers to take advantage of the knowledge and skills taught in the course. Read more

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