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		<title>Meeting on Proposed Antler Point Restrictions May 17th</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 10:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Hunting]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[leelanau county]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Northwest Michigan Chapter of the Quality Deer Management Association, in partnership with Leelanau Whitetails, has proposed new antler point restrictions (APR) for the following 12 counties: Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Lake, Manistee, Missaukee, Mason, Osceola and Wexford. The Northwest Michigan Chapter of the QDMA will host meetings in each county to answer questions and provide explanation.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Quotas for Michigan Elk and Bear Seasons</title>
		<link>https://thinkingafield.org/2012/04/quotas-for-michigan-elk-and-bear-seasons.html</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:09:26 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Hunting]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[bear population]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Michigan hunters will have more elk licenses available but fewer bear licenses, as the Natural Resources Commission set regulations for the upcoming seasons at its April 5 meeting in Lansing.  The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will make 200 elk licenses available, an increase of 45 from 2011.  “We have more elk than we did last year, so we can offer more]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Michigan Marks Conservation Officer&#8217;s Death</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Frank S. Wilson]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Michigan&#8217;s Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) is honoring a conservation officer who died in the line of duty over 100 years ago. Today marks the anniversary of the discovery of the body of Deputy Game Warden Frank S. Wilson in a wooded area near Leelanau. He was found with two bullet holes in his head. In the 125 years since conservation officers began work in]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tell Michigan&#8217;s DNR What You Think</title>
		<link>https://thinkingafield.org/2012/03/tell-michigans-dnr-what-you-think.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Department of Natural Resources (Department) is committed to understanding our partners&#8217; impressions of the Department. As we strategically plan for our future and the future of our natural resources, we would like your help. We would like to know your opinions about the Department&#8217;s strengths and weaknesses and the threats and opportunities that face the Department and natural resource]]></description>
		
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		<title>DNR Confirms Cougar in Houghton and Keweenaw Counties</title>
		<link>https://thinkingafield.org/2011/12/dnr-confirms-cougar-in-houghton-and-keweenaw-counties.html</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nov. 30, 2011 The Department of Natural Resources recently confirmed the presence of a radio-collared cougar just north of the city of Hancock in northern Houghton County. The animal was captured on a trail camera on Nov. 13, walking directly in front of the camera, with the noticeable presence of a radio collar. DNR Wildlife Division staff visited the property]]></description>
		
		
		
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