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House Bill 5292 signed into law by Gov. Rick Snyder last fall will allow a disabled veteran to obtain any resident hunting or fishing license for which a lottery is not required, free of charge. The veteran will be required to provide proof of eligibility and carry this proof when using any license obtained under this legislation. Under provisions of the law, the new licenses become available at the beginning of the next license year, which is March 1, 2013. The licenses cannot be obtained before that date.
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D&R Sports Center in Kalamazoo will run weeknight seminars each Wednesday and Thursday in January and special weekend events throughout the winter.
The weekday seminars run from 6:30-7:30 p.m. and the schedule includes:
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Those interested in hunting a bobcat can now participate in the season in select areas of Michigan.
Those areas include Units A, B and C: Jan. 1 – March 1 and Unit D: Jan. 1– Feb. 1.
See a map of bobcat hunting/trapping units www.michigan.gov/dnr.
The season bag limit for bobcat is two per person. Only one bobcat may be taken from units C or D combined; only one may be taken from unit B.
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Meijer, Inc. was presented with an award honoring the retail chain as a Partner in Conservation at the Michigan Natural Resources Commission (NRC) meeting recently.
“Meijer is a valuable partner in our efforts to increase participation in hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation,” said DNR Director Keith Creagh. “We’re pleased to recognize this Michigan-based company for supporting the youth of this state and helping to keep our state’s outdoor tradition going strong.”
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Revived HAP Program expands Michigan hunt opportunitiesMichigan’s Hunting Access Program (HAP) – a long-time DNR offering that provides hunters with more places to hunt – had been slipping into oblivion in recent years, but seems to have found a new lease on life. In fact, the latest news is pretty encouraging.
HAP, which began in the late 1970s as a way to give hunters access to private property in southern Michigan, at one time boasted more than 790 farms totaling 188,000 acres. In 2011, HAP included just 45 farms offering some 7,400 acres.
A year later, however, after the DNR decided to reinvigorate the program, HAP includes more than 150 farms that encompass 17,032-plus acres – and all of it accessible to Michigan hunters.
“I could hardly keep up with it,” said Mike Parker, a DNR wildlife biologist who works in the private lands program and oversees HAP. “I was overwhelmed, but it was also a really good problem to have.”