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Learn more about DNR public land review in 10 Michigan counties at virtual meetings Tuesday, Wednesday
Learn more about DNR public land review in 10 Michigan counties at virtual meetings Tuesday, Wednesday
Contact: Scott Whitcomb, 231-373-3007 or Kerry Wieber, 517-643-1256 Agency: Natural Resources
March 8, 2021
Residents interested in proposed actions in those areas invited to offer feedback by March 19
Alpena, Berrien, Branch, Cass, Charlevoix, Chippewa, Dickinson, Leelanau, Gogebic and St. Joseph. If you spend time hunting, fishing, hiking, camping, birding or otherwise enjoying the outdoors on public lands in these counties, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources wants your attention.
State Senator s resolution seeks to make Sandhill cranes a game species
Standing 5 feet tall with 6 foot wingspans and unmistakable bright red heads, Sandhill cranes are often spotted in farm fields feeding on grains. Author: Jon Mills Updated: 6:41 PM EST March 5, 2021
MUSKEGON COUNTY, Mich. Each spring and fall Sandhill cranes are easy to spot feeding on the massive crop fields at Muskegon County s wastewater property on Apple Ave.
It s the annual migration that brings the cranes to Michigan, pausing before finishing their journey to southern states in the fall and back north in the spring.
The cranes can grow to 5 feet tall with a 6 foot wingspans and unmistakable bright red heads.
State Senator s resolution seeks to make Sandhill cranes a game species msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Sandhill cranes are a nuisance to Michigan farms, Upper Peninsula wolves need more incentive to fear humans, and an “exploding” Isle Royale moose population must be culled lest they chew the island’s vegetation to the nub.
Those are the views of rural Republican lawmakers who are calling for hunting seasons for each of the animals, in what species advocates decry as bad-faith arguments that would threaten their recovery and undermine the expertise of state and federal wildlife officials, and hunting advocates laud as welcome efforts to include recreational hunting as a sensible species management tool.
The string of Michigan House and Senate resolutions represent the latest twist in a highly politicized years-long debate over which animals Michigan hunters should be allowed to target. But they are unlikely to gain immediate traction with state and federal species managers, who have already ruled out the possibility of a moose hunt, decided to hold off on considering a wol
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Emma-Coe Berriman, left, Badin Berriman, center, and Avia Berriman take advantage of the warmer temperatures Sunday to do some sledding on the hill at Bay View Park. Temperatures are expected to be near 40-degrees today and Tuesday. News Photo by Steve Schulwitz
Emma-Coe Berriman, left, Badin Berriman, center, and Avia Berriman take advantage of the warmer temperatures Sunday to do some sledding on the hill at Bay View Park. Temperatures are expected to be near 40-degrees today and Tuesday.
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