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Thanks to the generosity of Michigan hunters, thousands of pounds of will end up in local food banks and soup kitchens to feed the stateís needy and hungry citizens.
The donated venison is made possible through the Michigan Sportsmen Against Hunger program, a collaboration between the DNR and a number of conservation groups, designed to help hunters share their bounty with the less fortunate. Participants can donate an entire deer, a certain number of pounds of venison, or can simply make a monetary donation to support the program.
"We had around 30,000 pounds of venison donated through Sportsmen Against Hunger last year," said Ray Rustem, who coordinates the DNR's participation in the program. "Between the two buck tags and antlerless permits, some hunters are able to harvest multiple deer but donít necessarily want or need that much venison in the freezer. By participating in the program, they are able to help feed the hungry while continuing to enjoy their sport."
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As hunters prepare for their upcoming deer-hunting trips, the Michigan DNR reminds them to consider two helpful tools for finding hunting land in Michigan - the Hunting Access Program, which provides private-land hunting opportunities in southern Michigan; and the Mi-HUNT Web application, which creates custom maps for Michigan's public hunting lands.
Michigan's Hunting Access Program was created in 1977 to increase public hunting opportunities in southern Michigan, where 97 percent of the land base is privately owned. In this program, private landowners receive financial incentives for allowing hunters access to their lands. HAP is one of the oldest dedicated private-lands public access programs in the nation, providing access to quality hunting lands close to urban properties.
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The Michigan DNR announced the addition of seven species to Michigan's prohibited species list of aquatic invasive species. An additional species already on the list was also modified from a prohibited species to a restricted species.
Any species considered for listing as prohibited or restricted must be non-native to Michigan. Prohibited species generally are not present or are in very limited areas, whereas restricted species are generally widespread and naturalized within the state.
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As expected, two laws that originally allowed wolf hunting were defeated through today's moot referendum vote following a one-sided political ad campaign from the anti-hunting "Keep Michigan Wolves Protected" group, which is primarily financed by Washington, DC-based Humane Society of the United States.
However, a citizen-initiated law passed in August will take effect in March and restore the authority of the Natural Resources Commission to name game species using sound science - including wolves - regardless of today's vote.
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Mention the Au Sable River and most folks immediately assume you're talking about trout fishing near Grayling, where many of today's trout fishing traditions and associations were conceived.
But there's a lot more to the famed river than flies-only, catch-and-release trout fishing. There are many, many miles of river past the first impoundment downstream from Grayling at Mio Pond Dam, where fisheries managers are hard at work trying to maximize angling opportunities.