Tag: Hunting
DNR aims for hunting and fishing license fee increases amid expected deficit
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is expecting a deficit this year. It primarily funds hunting and fishing related-programs from the sales of hunting and fishing licenses, and it is supportive of an increase in the price of these fees to continue its work.
Michigan pushes to increase hunting, fishing license fees amid wildlife funding ‘crisis’
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources leans heavily on hunting and fishing license sales to fund fish stocking, wildlife conservation, and habitat protection. But those fees, now some of the […]
Nibi Chronicles: Invisible Borders
“Nibi Chronicles,” a monthly Great Lakes Now feature, is written by Staci Lola Drouillard. A Grand Portage Ojibwe direct descendant, she lives in Grand Marais on Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior. Her nonfiction books “Walking the Old Road: A People’s History of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Anishinaabe” and “Seven Aunts” were published 2019 and 2022, and the children’s story “A Family Tree” in 2024.
Woman whose two dogs were shot near home disputes hunter’s account
An Aylmer-area woman whose two dogs were shot and killed earlier this month says there are inconsistencies in an account of a man who says he mistakenly shot the dogs while hunting coyotes. Kaitlin Strong said she is seeking help after the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) told her the “shooter’s confession” is “not at […]
Money, cards and a little punk rock
Much of the money for wildlife management at Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources comes from people paying for hunting and fishing licenses. But the system might not hold up much longer. We’ll also try our hand at the card game “Spitzer,” a northeast Michigan classic with a dedicated band of folks trying to keep it alive. And we hear from Matthew Fletcher, whose new collection of short stories, “Stick Houses” draws on his own life experiences to dispel stereotypes about Indigenous people.