Michigan grouse hunting shows mixed early season results
Pre season predictions hold that northern Michigan's ruffed grouse hunting remains generally poor in the northern lower peninsula while the upper peninsula sees a brighter outlook. State workers note cyclical population swings and anticipate improvement over the next year or two as hunting activity stays high and complaints remain few.
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Michigan
Lower Peninsula
Upper Peninsula
Conservation Department
North America
Michigan turkey growers to gain several cents per pound
Michigan turkey growers are expected to receive two to five cents more per pound for live birds in the holiday marketing period than last year, according to an MSU poultry marketing economist.
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Michigan
MSU
Granddaddy 14 point buck killed near Levering
An 84 year old hunter’s 14 point buck, about 300 pounds live and 220 pounds dressed, was killed last week north of Levering. Scaled on a truck, the deer weighed about 320 pounds gross. dressing loss estimates 20 to 25 percent. Northern Michigan bucks average 2-4 years old and weigh about 120 pounds round.
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Levering
Conservation Department
Michigan
Open Season On Chubs in Michigan Great Lakes
The year sees no closed commercial chub season in Michigan Great Lakes waters. Fishermen report low prices and hesitation to set nets unless markets improve. Chub populations have been high recently and the season remains open year round after a legal change ending November bans.
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Michigan Great Lake
Night study of woodcock in Michigan puzzles conservationists
Conservation workers in upper Michigan conduct after dark netting and live-trap studies to track woodcock movements and assess whether Michigan produces all hunted birds. Led by Lytle H. Blankenship, the project bands 81 individuals and notes the species’ nocturnal flights, migration to Gulf regions, and high Michigan harvest estimates near 54 000 last year.
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Conservation Department
Upper Michigan
Michigan
Lytle H. Blankenship
Gulf Regions
Pheasant Year Off To Good Start In Michigan 1955
Michigan's 1955 pheasant season opens strong with better results than last year and near the 1941-42 peak. In prime Thumb and Ottawa Allegan areas averages ran two to three gun hours per bird, while central and southeastern regions showed five to six hours. Goose hunting trails last year with 1,000 to 1,200 birds seen in Swan Creek Fennville, but weekend kills reached 112 geese, far below the prior year.
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Michigan
Thumb
Ottawa-Allegan
Swan Creek
Fennville
Venison Bulletin and Mental Retardation Summary
Venison care guidance from Michigan State University extension outlines bleeding dressing cutting venison and 15 culinary recipes. The second section discusses mental retardation as a condition with estimated causes pre birth birth and post birth factors, highlighting infections, Rh incompatibility, and birth complications.
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Michigan State University
Paul M. Barrett
U. S
Frozen fried chicken research boosts home use findings
The Western Regional Laboratory studies flavor and tenderness in frozen fried chicken to curb fishy notes. Key results show avoiding zero degree storage long term, frying before freezing extends shelf life, and reheating options differ by method. Extension groups enrollments and leader training events are reported.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Western Regional Laboratory
Gilmore Extension Club
County Line
Friendly Four
Lew and Sow Group
Sherman Extension Club
East Broadway
Rolland
Sunbeam
Clarabella Extension Group
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