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(Provided by Michigan DNR)

Youngsters can learn hunting with small game opportunities.Youngsters can learn hunting with small game opportunities.Some Michigan hunters’ fondest childhood memories were made outdoors, pursuing game and in the company of family.

In order to keep Michigan’s rich hunting tradition alive – and help it thrive – it’s critical that today’s young people have the same opportunities to create these lasting memories.

To that end, the Michigan DNR and its conservation-minded partners continue to develop programs aimed at giving youngsters the chance to try hunting.


D&R Sports Center will host a free Coyote Hunting Workshop at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday, January 5th.

Coyote hunting expert, Todd Sullivan, and creator of Dogbreath Coyote Calls will present both a morning and afternoon seminar called “Shoot More Coyotes.” The seminar focuses on techniques and tricks that lead to consistent success hunting coyotes in Michigan.

Sullivan is a diehard Michigan coyote hunter with more than twenty years experience hunting Michigan coyotes. He is also the author of two books on the subject: Eastern Coyote Hunters Success Secrets and a free Beginner’s Guide to Coyote Hunting.

For more information, please call D&R Sports Center at (269) 372-2277 or visit D&R Sports Center’s website at: HYPERLINK "http://www.dandrsports.com" www.dandrsports.com.

D&R Sports Center is located on 8178 W. Main (M-43) in Kalamazoo three miles west of US 131 (exit 38B).


The local Pheasants Forever 8th Annual Youth Pheasant Hunt and Conservation Day will be held next Saturday for area youths.

The free event will be held at the Maier Pheasant Farm in Bremen from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be two separate groups, with the first between 8 and 1 and the second 11 to 4.

Each participant will have 2 pheasants placed in the field and dogs and guides will be provided. There also will be workshops in firearms safety, trap shooting, and game calling. Activities also include a .22 rifle shooting competition, archery, fishing and youths will be taught how to clean the birds. Birds will be bagged to take home.


The Marshall County Pheasants Forever will host its annual Rick Megonnell Youth Hunt Oct. 6 at the St. Joe Valley Beagle Club.

The event is open to youths 10 to 17 years old who have a hunting license and hunter safety certificate.

Youths must provide guns and hunter orange clothing. Parents are encouraged to attend with a camera. The club will provide shells, clay pigeons, birds, a hunting guide and more.

The event runs from 8:30 a.m. to noon and hunters must pre-register before Oct. 1. For more information, call 574-315-3053.


(Provided by Indiana DNR)

Before dove and waterfowl hunters take to drought-affected fields this hunting season, they should take time first to review baiting laws.

Baiting can be a complicated issue. It can become more complicated in years in which drought conditions have pushed many farmers to destroy their standing agricultural crops. It's imperative that hunters keep in mind what is legal and what is not legal during waterfowl and dove hunting seasons.