Michigan sets 1957 deer seasons across 32 areas
The state Conservation Commission approved 1957 rules for special seasons in 32 designated food short age and crop damage areas. The plan allows harvesting 18 450 deer of any age during special seasons with 60 340 permits for any deer. Concurrent seasons with regular gun hunts and expanded areas aim to better distribute hunters while reducing kill per square mile.
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State Conservation Commission
Higgins Lake
Upper Peninsula
Lower’ Peninsula
Lower Peninsula
U.P
Allegan County
Michigan Deer Harvest Shares Tiny Slice Of Herd
Hunters bag less than 12 percent of Michigan's deer herd yearly, totaling about 71 120 whitetails in the Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula last season. Other states show higher kill rates, while many major states face overabundant deer and have instituted selective antlerless seasons and permit limits.
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Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Lower Peninsula
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Pennsylvania
New York
Minnesota
Maine
Texas
Wisconsin
Coal terminals on Ohio River form a quarter of private docks
The 316 private terminals along the 981 mile Ohio River include 75 for coal handling on river barges, about 24 percent of all private river terminals. In England, William Penn of Ealing collects cards, owning over 1 000 packs with 20 to 100 cards each, among the world’s largest private card collections.
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Ohio River
Willian Penn
Ealing
England
Michigan Waterfowl Laws See Slight 1957 Changes
Michigan retains a 70 day waterfowl season from October 1 to December 9 with hours from half an hour before sunrise to sunset. Wood ducks remain closed statewide. Bag limits largely unchanged except five red-breasted mergansers per day and 10 in possession. Woodcock and jacksnipe fall outside full season. specific October to November dates apply by region.
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Michigan
Wilson
Mississippi
Woodcock
Upper Peninsula
Lower Peninsula
Great Lakes Water Rights Reminder For Builders
The Michigan Conservation Department warns equipment operators and landowners about rules on filling or reclaiming submerged Great Lakes lands. Chief Charles E. Millar notes riparian title is limited by public navigation rights, no permanent structures may be built, and submerged lands remain state property. Operators risk trespass suits and peril when filling shores, as the lakes are a public highway protected by law.
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Lands’ ‘Division
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Michigan
Job Completed At Molehill Size Price
A brief notice reports completion of a task described as molehill size in cost terms. It notes a modest price and assigns effort to a worker or contractor without detailing names or locations.
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