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Hunting booms as a respite from COVID-19, game processors say
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Business is booming for game processors this hunting season.
Recreation
Hunters need to avoid contaminated game
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To keep healthy this fall, deer hunters have more to worry about than just COVID-19 and the flu. On the beware list: a group of chemicals known as PFAS and lead from ammunition.
COVID-19
Hunters, anglers fret over outdoor restrictions
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With turkey season and UP walleye season scheduled to start soon, the extension of the governor’s stay-at-home order with travel restrictions and ban on motorized watercraft use are worrying hunters and anglers. DNR has made adjustments for turkey hunters.
Boating
Boaters can get online education but hunters out of luck
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has canceled its in-person classes for outdoor safety certificates and is now offering only online courses.
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Former hunting TV show host sentenced for violation of Lacey Act
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A federal judge recently banned the Indiana host of a former hunting television show from hunting for 30 months after he illegally shot a trophy buck.
Recreation
New fee has pheasant hunters up in arms
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A proposal crawling through the Michigan Legislature would require a $25 stamp for pheasant hunting, with the proceeds earmarked to stock the birds on state-owned land and to improve their habitat.
Fishing
Proposal could place more requirements on hunting, fishing guides
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Commercial hunting and fishing guides would need state licenses under a proposal pending in a Michigan House committee. Supporters say that would provide additional safety for hunters and anglers if guides must carry liability insurance and know CPR and first aid.
Wildlife
Michigan lawmakers push for moose hunt in national park
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Four lawmakers want the Michigan House of Representatives to adopt a resolution urging the National Park Service “to establish a moose tag lottery hunt” to help control the island’s growing moose population.
Catch of the Day
Judge rejects Michigan hunter’s claim of unconstitutional search
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Lawyer plans to appeal.
