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		<title>Michigan Elk Poachers Sought</title>
		<link>https://thinkingafield.org/2012/05/michigan-elk-poachers-sought.html</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 10:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Officials are seeking information about elk poaching in Michigan&#8217;s northern Lower Peninsula.   The Michigan Department of Natural Resources said that a bull elk was shot and killed in Otsego County during the week of April 19 and a pregnant cow elk was shot on or around March 14 in Montmorency County. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Gaylord Operations Center at (989) 732-3541]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Wild Turkey Cooperator Patches Available from Michigan NWTF</title>
		<link>https://thinkingafield.org/2012/04/wild-turkey-cooperator-patches-available-from-michigan-nwtf.html</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:05:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As spring turkey season opens in Michigan, the Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters that commemorative patches are available from the Michigan Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation. Souvenir patches were once given to successful turkey hunters who submitted feather samples to DNR for data collection purposes. The Wild Turkey Federation, which incorporated a contest for youths to design]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Michigan&#8217;s Elk Management Plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 09:34:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Glen Wunderlich A new Elk Management Plan was approved by Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Director Rodney Stokes at the April 5 meeting of the Natural Resources Commission (NRC) in Lansing.  The plan incorporates an adaptive approach to management, whereby necessary changes to the plan can be implemented based on results. Michigan&#8217;s current elk herd in an area]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>MDNR Files Suit Against Hunting Facility</title>
		<link>https://thinkingafield.org/2012/04/mdnr-files-suit-against-hunting-facility.html</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, April 10, 2012, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources filed a civil complaint against Ronald McKendrick and Charlene McKendrick, who own and operate the Renegade Ranch Hunting Preserve in Cheboygan County. The McKendricks are being sued for violations of Michigan&#8217;s Invasive Species Act, which outlaws certain types of swine. The complaint, brought in Cheboygan County Circuit Court, asks]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Michigan&#8217;s New Elk Management Plan Approved</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Michigan&#8217;s current elk herd is the result of a release of seven animals from “various city parks and public institutions” (Stephenson 1942) in 1918 about three miles southeast of Wolverine. The herd grew steadily with estimates of 300-400 in 1939 (Shapton 1940) and 900 to 1,000 in 1958 (Moran 1973). &#8230;while no formal objective has been defined for bull-to-cow ratio]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Cougars and Wolves in Southern Michigan?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 16:31:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Cougars and wolves are like present in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, says Dennis Fijalkowski, executive director for Bath-based Michigan Wildlife Conservancy.  However,  the Michigan Department of Natural Resources says there&#8217;s no real evidence.  Tell that to Bob and Nancy Dalley, who claimed to have seen a wolf on their property near Manton.  No pics or tracks yet, but the debate]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Michigan Moves Forward with Youth Mentored Hunting Program</title>
		<link>https://thinkingafield.org/2012/02/michigan-moves-forward-with-youth-mentored-hunting-program.html</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On February 10, the Michigan Natural Resources Commission approved an NRA-backed program that encourages youth participation in hunting, trapping and fishing. Although this program contains unnecessary and vague language requiring mentored hunters to “stay at arm’s length” of an adult mentor, Michigan’s Mentored Youth Hunting Program is a significant step in the right direction. As has been proven in other]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Conservation Town Hall Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[State Senator Phil Pavlov will be hosting a conservation town hall meeting on February 27th, 2012 at the Donald E. Dodge Auditorium in Port Huron beginning at 7:00p.m. The Senator is pleased to host Rodney Stokes, Director of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, as well as members of his staff to provide insight into the Department and hear your]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>IDNR Conservation Police Charge Michigan Residents in Deer Poaching Case</title>
		<link>https://thinkingafield.org/2011/11/idnr-conservation-police-charge-michigan-residents-in-deer-poaching-case.html</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:09:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Springfield, IL – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources Office of Law Enforcement announced recent charges filed in Cook and Sangamon counties against five men from Illinois and Michigan. The arrests came after a five month long deer poaching investigation. Illinois DNR Conservation Police conducted an investigation into a group of hunters who were taking several trophy-quality whitetail deer. After]]></description>
		
		
		
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