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The Michigan DNR reminds hunters to check their antlerless deer drawing results and availability of remaining licenses at www.michigan.gov/huntdrawings.
Successful applicants may purchase their licenses online at E-license, at any authorized license agent or at a DNR Customer Service Center.
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Hunting from a tree stand is a popular way for hunters to enjoy their season, but nearly every year a Michiana hunter is seriously injured or killed falling out of a tree stand.
"DNR conservation officers responding to tree-stand falls see the same mistakes over and over not using a harness or a haul line, said Sgt. Tom Wanless, supervisor of the Michigan DNR hunter education program. Nationally, 82 percent of hunters who fall from a tree stand are wearing a harness, but its not connected. And 86 percent of tree-stand falls take place during the climb up or down. Harnesses and haul lines save lives.
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The impact of white-tailed deer within urban communities is a growing problem nationwide, including in several Indiana communities.
Managing the problem can become controversial.
To help local communities better understand deer and available management options, the DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife has put together an online booklet the Urban Deer Technical Guide.
The Urban Deer guide was developed to support communities that struggle with urban deer conflicts, said Chad Stewart, DNRs deer management biologist. Very few topics can be as polarizing as dealing with white-tailed deer in an urban setting. How to resolve these conflicts can cause elected officials many sleepless nights.
Go to dnr.IN.gov/fishwild/7477.htm and locate the Urban Deer Technical Guide link.
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The Michigan DNR says challenging conditions and lower deer numbers in some areas have likely led to fewer deer being taken during the Michigan deer firearms season.
Firearm season deer check-station activity declined in all regions of the state compared to 2012.
Each year the DNR generates preliminary estimates of the firearm deer harvest shortly after the season closes on Nov. 30. Those estimates are replaced by a rigorous assessment of harvest and participation over all deer seasons using an annual hunter mail survey.
The 2013 firearm deer season harvest appears to have decreased in all regions this year, but particularly in the Upper Peninsula and southern Lower Peninsula. Experiences can differ widely within regions; DNR biologists estimate the harvest (compared to 2012) was down perhaps 15 to 20 percent across the Upper Peninsula, decreased only slightly in the northern Lower Peninsula, and declined perhaps 10 percent in the southern Lower Peninsula.