Deer Death Toll Mounts As Michigan Winter Worsens
Michigan deer losses could reach 40 000 to 59 000 this winter as snow depths hit up to 244 inches in the north. A Bartlett of the Conservation Department notes critical conditions with new storms, starvation rising in all districts, deer confined to yards, and zero or subzero temperatures hampering survival.
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Michigan
Ais A. Bartlett
Conservation Department
Lower
Lower Peninsulas
Specialist Forestry Meetings With MSU Experts
Forestry programs discussed by Lester Bell and Dave Dawson at two meetings. First at Township Hall Winn on March 29 at 6 15 pm, second in the Ag Room Weidman High School at 2 00 pm. Topics include pine species for reforestation, tree management and shaping, and woodlot ownership with marketing and thinning.
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Lester’ Bell
Michigan State University
Dave Dawson
Soil Conservation District
Opal
Winn
Weidman High School
Fe Griners
Beavers Show Skilled Craft In Michigan Dams
Wildlife expert George Hunt of the University of Michigan explains beaver behavior and construction. He details dam height from three to four feet and lengths up to two hundred feet, the lodge mound up to five to six feet high and ten feet in diameter, and beavers’ autumn work gathering winter food. He notes multiple dams per ten miles and that colonies maintain water levels to protect lodges, while beavers supply bark for sustenance and can aid water reservoirs for fires, with occasional live-trapping to curb flood damage.
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Dave
George Hunt
University of Michigan
Michigan
Hunit
Hunt
Efunt
Wildlife postage stamps to honor conservation
The first of three special stamps highlighting wildlife conservation will be issued May 5 in Fond du Lac Wisconsin. Postmaster General Arthur B Summerfield said the design shows a wild turkey in flight and reflects conservation work by state and federal agencies.
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Fond. du Lac
Wisconsin
Arthur B. Summerfield
Michigan
Bob Hines
Federal Fish and Wildlife Service
No Nuts Squirrels Hungry Across State’s Woodlands
Acorn and beechnut crop failures push hungry squirrels in the western lower peninsula to feed on tree bark. Conservation biologist D H Jenkins notes bark stripping rises as acorns and beechnuts are scarce.
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Lower Peninsula
D. H. Jenkins
Conservation Department
Tough Deer Conditions in Michigan as Snow Deepens
Northern Michigan faces harsher deer losses as heavy storms bring 16 inches to the UP and over two feet on the ground in towns like Boyne City. Officials warn many deer may not survive the winter, with temperatures near zero and more snow measured across the peninsula. A spring break up survey is planned for early April to assess winter starvation.
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Northern
Michigan
Lower
Hscanaha
Upper Peninsula
Lower Peninsula
Boyne City
Alpena
J. H. Bartlett
Conservation Department
Bartlett
Peninsale
U. P
Deer Country
Pink colored waterfowl tracked in migratory studies across states
Federal Fish and Wildlife Service and state conservation agencies color band and dye waterfowl to study northward migrations. Michigan birdwatchers may spot marked ducks and geese from mid March to May and should report sightings with color patterns and locations to the Dane County conservation department.
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Federal Fish and Wildlife Service
Michigan
Canada
Conservation Department
Danesing
Deer hunting grows in Michigan with rising turnout and licenses
Archery deer permits for 1955 reached 83 630 residents and 3509 nonresidents as Michigan’s hunting license sales climb. Archery licenses for 1964 show 29 941 residents and 2883 nonresidents. Small game licenses through February total 701 959, up 2.4 percent, while nonresident small game licenses rise from 7231 to 7749, a 7.3 percent jump.
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Hutings
Michigan
Bodies recovered after P-38 crash near Alpena
Rescue teams using a Sno-Cat and Army air force officials recovered the bodies of two airmen from a Fer Scorpion jet interceptor crash site south of Alpena county. Recovery and investigation followed, with assistance from the conservation department and local crews.
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Conservation Department
Air Force
Alpena
Wurtsmith Air
Qscoda
Mileg- Suites
Akpena
Wak
Or’ ‘Department
Aréd
Local Notes From Mt Pleasant Campus and Community
Rev Charles Misseon travels to Ann Arbor for a checkup while Mr Sheets suffers a hip injury. Dolly LaVoye Bobby Carter and Mrs Blanche Gieble are noted absent. Arthur Lower family deals with flu as Farm Bureau meets to discuss intensified safety study. Dharma Kleinhardt hospitalized at Mt Pleasant Hospital. Mrs Lou Heller and Mrs Aman Newman share supper with the Newmans. Glen Lower hosts visiting relatives Donald Dunlop family. Kellogg Center air conditioning planned for guest rooms. A shrimp dish recipe is given detailing shelling and boiling steps.
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Charles ‘Misseon
Ann Arbor
Sheets
Dolly LaVoye
Bobby Carter
Blanche Gieble
Deller
Arthur Lower
Farm Bureau
Ada Coulter
Ruby Shaver
Glen
Lower
Donald Dunlop
Glen Lowers
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Clare
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State Board. of
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Diane
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Oldsmobile
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Stake
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