DNR Postpones Sale Of Wolf Hunting Licenses
Michigan has postponed the sale of wolf hunting licenses until Sept. 28 to ensure technology can handle anticipated high demand.
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Michigan has postponed the sale of wolf hunting licenses until Sept. 28 to ensure technology can handle anticipated high demand.
Opponents of a plan to allow wolf hunting in Michigan have raised the most among groups backing four statewide ballot drives.
The DNR reminds hunters that the application period for antlerless deer licenses is now open through Aug. 15.
Michigan lawmakers are closer to approving the first significant increase in hunting and fishing license fees since 1997.
Michigan's first significant increase in hunting and fishing license fees since 1997 passed the House on Wednesday, a move that has the blessing of outdoor groups.
But a new law makes the referendum a toothless gesture regardless of the outcome.
A state board has voted to allow a 6-week hunting season this year in which up to 43 wolves can be killed in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
The measure lets the state Natural Resources Commission decide which types of animals can be hunted.
Michigan is one step closer to an Upper Peninsula wolf hunt.
Legislation passed Thursday would empower the Natural Resources Commission to decide which types of wildlife could be hunted.
Eight men from three states, including Michigan, have been convicted and sentenced for participating in illegal game hunts that took place over four years.
Two men charged with killing a deer in Warren have been fined and banned from hunting for the next year.
State wildlife regulators will propose letting hunters kill several dozen gray wolves this fall in three sections of the Upper Peninsula where other methods have failed to prevent attacks on livestock and pets.
A Downriver man and his step-brother have pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges after hunting deer in Warren.
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The Humane Society of the United States and other groups are suing to restore federal protections for wolves in the western Great Lakes region.
Opposition groups and native Indian tribes in favor of protecting the wolves are campaigning for a statewide referendum on the new law
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources expects to make recommendations on a wolf hunting season by May or June.
The 25-year-old told officers that the dead-end sign already had bullet holes in it when he arrived, and he therefore thought it was okay to shoot it again,
The DNR says biological data received at check stations helps it make management decisions
A Michigan commission now has the authority to establish hunting seasons for the gray wolf under a law signed by Gov. Rick Snyder.
Two suspected bow hunters accused of killing a deer in violation of Warren's hunting ban are now facing a four-year felony charge for cruelty to animals.
Authorities say a west Michigan man accidentally shot off his index finger during a hunting incident.
The state House has taken a step toward allowing recently-endangered gray wolves to be hunted.
The 2012 firearm deer season wrapped up late last week, and the Department of Natural Resources says hunter reports from around the state have been mostly positive.
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