5/4/07: The VHS virus federal order has been amended effective 5/4/07 to allow transportation of live fish over international and interstate borders for fishing activities such as tournaments where the fish are released alive. Read the VHS page for details.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) is preparing public meeting schedules and locations for comment on proposed changes to the Michigan bass season.
Gov. Rick Snyder today announced the appointment of state Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Director Keith Creagh as director of the state Department of Natural Resources
Yesterday at the Natural Resources Commission meeting in Lansing, science prevailed thanks to many, many persons who took the time to write in, and especially those who showed up to speak before the Commission on Commissioner Walters’ amendment to close bass fishing on the Inland Waterway and Black Lake from May 1 until the third Saturday in June.
The letter, authored by the National Wildlife Federation’s Vanishing Paradise campaign and Ducks Unlimited, was signed at Bassmaster Classic Media Day, the day before the start of bass fishing’s world championship.
On March 1, Michigan United Conservation Clubs will host a sportsmen’s rally at the Capitol in Lansing. MUCC will lead hundreds of sportsmen and women in a political action event at the capitol in Lansing
Children under 10 would be allowed to hunt as long as they’re with an adult mentor through legislation that has passed the Michigan House.
