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What is chronic wasting disease? Could ‘zombie deer’ disease spread to humans through infected meat?
Read full article: What is chronic wasting disease? Could ‘zombie deer’ disease spread to humans through infected meat?Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been found in both the Upper and Lower peninsulas of Michigan.
Michigan deer hunters now have to report their harvest online: Here are answers to common questions
Read full article: Michigan deer hunters now have to report their harvest online: Here are answers to common questionsThe DNR answered some frequently asked questions about the new reporting system for deer hunting in Michigan.
Michigan’s firearm deer hunting begins Nov. 15: Here’s how to buy a kill tag, report a harvest
Read full article: Michigan’s firearm deer hunting begins Nov. 15: Here’s how to buy a kill tag, report a harvestFirearm deer season kicks off Tuesday and this is the first season where all hunters who successfully take a deer need to report the kill online.
Not reporting a successful deer hunt within 72 hours is a misdemeanor; Lawmakers look to reduce penalty
Read full article: Not reporting a successful deer hunt within 72 hours is a misdemeanor; Lawmakers look to reduce penaltyMichigan hunters are expected to report a successful hunt within 72 hours of harvesting a deer.
2022 Michigan deer management cooperator patch celebrates 50th anniversary: Here’s how to get one
Read full article: 2022 Michigan deer management cooperator patch celebrates 50th anniversary: Here’s how to get oneThis year celebrates 50 years of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ deer management cooperation patch.
Deer hunters in Michigan are now required to report their harvest online: Here’s how
Read full article: Deer hunters in Michigan are now required to report their harvest online: Here’s howDeer hunters in Michigan are now required to report a successful harvest within 72 hours or before transferring possession of the deer.
Michigan man gets prison time for illegally poaching 9 trophy bucks, loses hunting license
Read full article: Michigan man gets prison time for illegally poaching 9 trophy bucks, loses hunting licenseA southwestern Michigan man faces prison time and can no longer hunt in the state after pleading guilty to charges stemming from illegal deer poaching, authorities said.
Oklahoma lawmaker proposes ‘Bigfoot’ hunting season
Read full article: Oklahoma lawmaker proposes ‘Bigfoot’ hunting seasonOKLAHOMA CITY – A mythical, ape-like creature that has captured the imagination of adventurers for decades has now become the target of a state lawmaker in Oklahoma. A Republican House member has introduced a bill that would create a Bigfoot hunting season. He says issuing a state hunting license and tag could help boost tourism. “Establishing an actual hunting season and issuing licenses for people who want to hunt Bigfoot will just draw more people to our already beautiful part of the state," Humphrey said in a statement. Micah Holmes, a spokesman for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, which oversees hunting in Oklahoma, told television station KOCO that the agency uses science-driven research and doesn’t recognize Bigfoot.
Michigan’s firearm deer hunting season begins Sunday
Read full article: Michigan’s firearm deer hunting season begins SundayDETROIT – Sunday is an unofficial holiday in Michigan -- it’s the opening day of firearm deer hunting season. The DNR reported technical issues Saturday that prevented many hunters from buying a base license and deer kill tags. The temporary tag should include the same information normally found on a kill tag:Identification of the hunter. Customers who have purchased a license on the DNR website are asked to use this temporary kill tag until their legal tag arrives in the mail. Officials say evidence suggests that Clark’s Marsh is highly contaminated with PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances).
Michigan DNR can’t check as many deer for chronic wasting disease
Read full article: Michigan DNR can’t check as many deer for chronic wasting diseaseLANSING, Mich. – Michigan wildlife officials won’t be able to check as many deer for chronic wasting disease during the upcoming hunting season. Deer heads from Clinton, Dickinson, Eaton, Gratiot, Ingham, Ionia, Jackson, Kent and Montcalm counties will be accepted for state testing only from Nov. 15-18. The archery season starts Thursday. The traditional firearm deer season starts Nov. 15. Related: Michigan hunters should expect changes to deer check stations this fall due to COVID-19
Michigan hunters should expect changes to deer check stations this fall due to COVID-19
Read full article: Michigan hunters should expect changes to deer check stations this fall due to COVID-19LANSING, Mich. – Deer hunters should expect changes to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources deer check stations this fall. Hunters will be required to wear masks and following social distancing guidelines at DNR deer check stations. At many check stations, hunters will be required to stay in their vehicles while their deer is checked. Hunters who want disease testing are asked to bring only deer heads to check stations by removing them ahead of time. Hours and locations of deer check stations will be available by clicking here.
11-year-old boy dies after being shot by stepdad in Clay Township hunting accident, officials say
Read full article: 11-year-old boy dies after being shot by stepdad in Clay Township hunting accident, officials sayCLAY TOWNSHIP, Mich. – An 11-year-old boy has died from his injuries after he was shot by his stepfather in an apparent hunting accident in Clay Township, officials said. “Like most of these, it could have been preventable,” Clay Township police Chief Michael Koach said. Sunset was at 7:40 p.m. and they were out looking for the deer they shot, according to authorities. Koach said the stepfather fired a shot that struck the 11-year-old boy. DNR officials are also investigating whether the family followed all the safety laws and rules, including that hunters must wear blaze orange.
2 shot at youth deer hunting event in St. Clair County
Read full article: 2 shot at youth deer hunting event in St. Clair CountyCLAY TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Two people were rushed to the hospital Sunday after being shot during a youth deer hunting event in in Clay Township. Police said it happened as they were out searching for a deer off Benoit Road in St. Clair County. According to authorities, the first person was shot in the woods on private property and another person was shot trying to unload the gun. Police did not reveal the ages of the victims or their conditions. The chief of police said the event is for young people to hunt, but they must be accompanied by an adult.
2 shot at youth deer hunting event in Macomb County
Read full article: 2 shot at youth deer hunting event in Macomb County2 shot at youth deer hunting event in Macomb CountyPublished: September 13, 2020, 11:37 pmPolice said it happened as they were out searching for a deer off Benoit Road in eastern Macomb County.
Teen hunter killed when run over by corn harvester near Caseville
Read full article: Teen hunter killed when run over by corn harvester near CasevilleCASEVILLE, Mich. – A 14-year-old deer hunter who possibly fell asleep in a farm field was killed when he was run over by a corn harvester in Michigan’s Thumb region, police said. Emergency workers were called about 9 a.m. Saturday to the cornfield in a rural area near the Huron County city of Caseville after a farm worker spotted the boy soon after accidentally driving over him, according to the county sheriff’s office. The boy from the nearby city of Elkton had been dropped off earlier for deer hunting at the field and might have fallen asleep, the sheriff’s office said. The farm worker wasn’t aware that anyone was in the field. The boy’s identity wasn’t immediately released by authorities and an autopsy was expected to be performed in the coming days.
Man faces charges after elk poached in Michigan forest
Read full article: Man faces charges after elk poached in Michigan forestWOLVERINE, Mich. A man has been arrested in connection with the poaching of a cow elk in a northern Michigan state forest. Jakob Gagnon, 21, was arraigned Aug. 28 in Cheboygan County District Court on misdemeanor taking an elk without a license and possessing stolen property charges, according to the state's Natural Resources department. Gagnon is accused of shooting and later processing the elk. Gagnon and Turbin live in Cheboygan Countys Wolverine, northwest of the state forest. Authorities continue to investigate the poaching of five elk in late 2019.
Study looks at decades of bald eagle deaths in Michigan
Read full article: Study looks at decades of bald eagle deaths in MichiganDETROIT A study of more than 30 years of data on bald eagles in Michigan shows the leading causes of death for the iconic national bird are being hit by cars and lead poisoning. Fish and Wildlife Service, Michigan State University and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. James Sikarskie, a retired professor from Michigan State Universitys College of Veterinary Medicine, was a co-author of the study. Lead poisoning causes damage to the liver and kidneys, and the treatment to draw the toxin out, chelation, is also traumatic on them.Michigan officials said they encourage non-lead ammunition. DNR spokesman Ed Golder said its a hunter preference partly because non-lead ammunition is more expensive.
Michigan DNR launching new license sales system
Read full article: Michigan DNR launching new license sales systemLANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will launch a new license sales system Feb. 18. It will move to a “more technologically advanced system” for fishing and hunting licenses, snowmobile permits, hunting applications and off-road vehicles. The transition to the new system will begin Feb. 15 until noon Feb. 18. “We spent more than two years planning and developing a modern license sales system that offers up-to-date, convenient and cost-effective services for our customers and retail partners.”Customers are advised to purchase licenses and permits before Feb. 15. Features of the new license sales system include:A barcode scanner wand at retailer locations, which will allow license agents to speed up the sales process by quickly scanning customer driver’s licenses – including nonresidents – rather than typing in customer information.
Michigan hunter gets 5 years in prison for accidental death of hunter
Read full article: Michigan hunter gets 5 years in prison for accidental death of hunterBELLAIRE, Mich. (AP) – A Michigan hunter convicted of killing another hunter on the first day of the 2018 deer season was sentenced Monday to at least five years in prison. David Barber of Gaylord was sentenced for involuntary manslaughter and a gun offense, about a month after a jury convicted him in Antrim County. Investigators said Barber believed he had shot a deer but instead struck Justin Beutel who was found slumped over a deer, 55 yards (50.2 meters) away. Beutel, 38, of Midland County had sent a photo of himself and his buck to family just before his death. Barber, 46, will be eligible for parole after five years in prison.