by Jim Maturen | Sep 4, 2016 | Turkey Tracks - September 2016
Over the past 20 years, we have published a series of articles on the management of our public forests in Michigan, both state and national. The articles have documented the lack of critical habitat for the game species and others that inhabit them. The wealth that we...
by John Gunnell | Sep 4, 2016 | Turkey Tracks - September 2016
As a state and nation, the winds of change are mounting across our land. Our citizens want fiercely honest leaders who recognize that Michigan’s outdoor hope for her future lies in it’s return to its conservationist roots. Sportsmen see through dishonest outdoor...
by David Bearden | Sep 4, 2016 | Turkey Tracks - September 2016
As I sit here daydreaming about this coming hunting seasons I find myself pondering the unanswerable questions of the word “WHY”. I know we all do it and it starts at a very young age. Those with young children and grandkids will know what I’m talking about. Why. Why....
by Gary Maas | Sep 4, 2016 | Turkey Tracks - September 2016
The winter had been way too long and the snow just never seemed like it would go away. However, we did have quite a few turkeys coming into the feeder through these freezing months to take advantage of the free corn from MWTHA before they would shuffle off into the...
by Jim Maturen | Sep 4, 2016 | Turkey Tracks - September 2016, Uncategorized
John Matonich Chairman Natural Resources Commission 9502 Shyre Circle Davison, MI 48423 Dear Mr. Matonich: I am responding to the proposed fall turkey regulations and license quotas which is on your April 14 agenda on behalf of the Michigan Wild Turkey Hunters...
by Jim Maturen | Sep 4, 2016 | Turkey Tracks - September 2016, Uncategorized
The Michigan DNR has decreed that turkey hunting rules and seasons will be for a three-year period. The next cycle for the fall begins in 2016. Our request to the DNR was simple. No fall season throughout the northern lower peninsula, including Areas J and HA which...