Michigan deer season set with 450,000 hunters expected
Michigan Conservation Department estimates 450,000 hunters will participate by season's end as firearm deer season opens November 15. The 16 day season expands with concurrent special seasons and 55,601 licensed permits allow hunting in designated areas. Deer checking stations and highway counts will aid biologists in management and kill estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Conservation Department
Northsouth Ishways
Informa
Michigan Receives Federal Aid for Wildlife Programs
Michigan will get 1,029,575.76 this fiscal year from federal wildlife funds. The Dingell Johnson share totals 209,575.76 as part of nearly five million distributed to states and territories. Michigan and Texas each receive 820,000 under Pittman Robertson for wildlife aid. Michigan ranked third nationally in total D-J receipts behind California and Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Department of the Interior
Texas
Pittman-Robertson
California
Minnesota
Hunters Asked To Aid Elk Loss Reductions This Season
Conservation officers urge hunters to cut elk losses during deer season. Last year 11 elk were killed in the northern lower peninsula herd. Elk range spans Otsego Emmett Cheboygan Montmorency Presque Isle and Alpena counties. Elk reach horse size while whitetail are smaller averaging about three and a half feet at the shoulder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower Peninsula
Otsego
Emmett
Cheboygan
Montmorency
Presque Isle
Alpena
Leg Band Report As Hunters Find Banded Birds
Hunters are urged to report leg bands found on ducks pheasants and other birds taken during hunting seasons These bands identify migratory birds and direct reporting to the U S Fish and Wildlife Service A new law allows 35 hunting preserves in Michigan this year releasing banded birds for payment Some birds escape these preserves and may appear in outside hunts Four such shooting preserve bands have been reported so far with more expected</s>
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Michigan
Porcupines Do Not Shoot Quills in Self Defense
Contrary to belief, porcupines do not shoot quills. They defend themselves by striking with a tail armed with sharp quills when cornered, a misinterpretation arising from their defensive behavior.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frank Sugegitt
Michigan State University
Michigan Good Roads Federation
Suggit
Nace
Wheaties
Catsup
DelMonte
Grahams
Iga
Valley Lee
Royal Scotch _ Ib
Herruds
Viga
Dawn
Hekmane
Maxwell House
Pillsbury Best
Portland Cement Association
Michigan National Tower
Lansing
Uncle Sam
Super Market
Clare
Coleman
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!