Man Shoots Finger Off While Hunting In Michigan
FERRY TWP. (WWJ/AP) - Authorities say a west Michigan man accidentally shot off his index finger during a hunting incident. Oceana County Sheriff officials say the man was unloading his .50 caliber...
View ArticleMen Accused Of Killing Deer In Warren
WARREN (WWJ) - Two suspected bow hunters accused of killing a deer in violation of Warren’s hunting ban are now facing a four-year felony charge for cruelty to animals. Twenty-seven-year-old William...
View ArticleMichigan Closer To Wolf Hunting Under New Law
LANSING (WWJ/AP) - A Michigan commission now has the authority to establish hunting seasons for the gray wolf under a law signed by Gov. Rick Snyder. The Natural Resources Commission is expected to...
View ArticleFriday Is Deadline For Hunters To Check In Deer
LANSING (AP) - The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says Friday is the last day for hunters to check in deer following last year’s hunt. The DNR says biological data received at check stations...
View ArticleMan Charged With Wounding Hunter Accepts Plea Deal
BAY CITY (WWJ/AP) - A 25-year-old Bay City man charged with wounding a hunter while target shooting has accepted a plea deal. Tyler Guzdial pleaded guilty to one count of attempted careless discharge...
View ArticleMichigan DNR Preps Recommendation On Wolf Hunting
LANSING (WWJ/AP) - The Michigan Department of Natural Resources expects to make recommendations on a wolf hunting season by May or June. Furbearer specialist Adam Bump outlined the agency’s plans for...
View ArticleAdvocates Want Statewide Vote On Wolf Hunting
By JOHN FLESHER, AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY (AP) - Animal welfare activists have protested in vain the past couple of years as the federal government dropped the gray wolf from its...
View ArticleGroups Sue To End Midwest Wolf Hunt
MINNEAPOLIS (WWJ/AP) - The Humane Society of the United States and other groups are suing to restore federal protections for wolves in the western Great Lakes region. The groups filed the lawsuit in...
View ArticleHunting, Fishing Licenses Free For Disabled Vets
LANSING (WWJ/AP) - Disabled military veterans can receive free hunting and fishing licenses on or after March 1 under a new state law. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says hunters or...
View ArticleMen Caught Hunting Deer In Warren Plead Guilty To Animal Cruelty
WARREN (WWJ) - A Downriver man and his step-brother have pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges after hunting deer in Warren. William Francis, a 27-year-old Riverview resident, and Myles Ehret, a...
View ArticleDNR Seeks Wolf Hunt In 3 Areas Of Upper Peninsula
By John Flesher, AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY (AP) - State wildlife regulators will propose letting hunters kill several dozen gray wolves this fall in three sections of the Upper Peninsula...
View ArticleHunters Get Probation In Warren Deer Death
WARREN (WWJ) - Two men charged with killing a deer in Warren have been sentenced to probation and banned from hunting any animals for the next 12 months. William Francis, 27, of Riverview and his...
View Article8 Convicted For Illegal Game Hunts
DENVER (WWJ/AP) - Eight men from three states, including Michigan, have been convicted and sentenced for participating in illegal game hunts that took place over four years in Routt County, Colorado....
View ArticleMichigan Senate OKs Bill That Could Allow Wolf Hunt
By ALANNA DURKIN, Associated Press LANSING (AP) – The Republican-led state Senate approved legislation Thursday that could block a group’s effort to ban wolf hunting in Michigan and make hunting and...
View ArticleHouse Panel OKs Bill That Could Allow Wolf Hunt
LANSING (WWJ/AP) – Michigan is one step closer to an Upper Peninsula wolf hunt. A State House panel has approved legislation that could block a group’s effort to ban wolf hunting in Michigan. The bill...
View ArticleSnyder Signs Bill That Could Enable Wolf Hunting
By JOHN FLESHER, AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY (AP) - Gov. Rick Snyder signed a bill Wednesday that clears the way to schedule Michigan’s first gray wolf hunting season since the resurgent...
View ArticleState Commission Approves Wolf Hunt In Michigan
ROSCOMMON (WWJ/AP) – A state board has voted to allow a 6-week hunting season this year in which up to 43 wolves can be killed in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The seven-member Natural Resources...
View ArticleWolf Hunt Referendum To Appear On 2014 Michigan Ballot
LANSING (WWJ/AP) - Michigan’s election board on Wednesday certified the signatures of a group seeking to ban wolf hunting and a referendum will be placed on the November 2014 ballot, but the outcome of...
View ArticleMich. House OKs Increased Hunting, Fishing Fees
By DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press LANSING (AP) – Michigan’s first significant increase in hunting and fishing license fees since 1997 passed the House on Wednesday, a move that has the blessing of...
View ArticleMichigan Senate OKs Higher Hunting, Fishing Fees
LANSING (AP) – Michigan lawmakers are closer to approving the first significant increase in hunting and fishing license fees since 1997. Legislation passed 24-14 by the Senate Wednesday raises about...
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