
March 2017 – Issue 42
Spring 2017 Update
As we get through the final months of what really has been a fairly mild winter and head into another spring hunting season, the impact of what can only be described as the collapse of several of MWTHA’s chapters in northern Michigan, and two very hard winters in a...

The Sound of Silence
For the past 21 years, we have published Michigan Turkey Tracks twice a year. Copies are sent to key Michigan DNR administrators, outdoor publications, other media, outdoor writers, selected politicians including the governor, our members, Michigan United Conservation...
Get Involved And Make A Difference
Another hunting season is about over, and after all these years I still get excited about being in the woods. Many ask me what my favorite hunting season is and after some thought, I still say the one that is open now. I just love to hunt. I love the fellowship and...
Pere Marquette Chapter Update – Spring 2017
This is being written on February 3rd 2017. We made an initial purchase of 10,000 pounds of shelled corn. Distribution began on January 4th. In cooperation with local residents, over our 13 county area we are helping to support 2,434 Wild Turkeys. There will be more...

Youth Hunt – Let’s Get Honest
This is the sixth article by John Gunnall that has appeared in Michigan Turkey Tracks. John is a retired school educator who has served as Superintendent of Schools for the Mattawan, Detour-Drummond Island, Crystal Falls, Hale and Banger school districts. Reasons for...
Nate’s Chase
A few years ago my brother-in-law called me and asked if he and his son Nate could come over and try hunting a turkey from one of our blinds. Nate, who was about 11 or 12, was really excited to get a good sized turkey and try out the new single shot 20 gauge he had...

Spring Turkey Shoot & Dinner
The Pere Marquette chapter of the MWTHA invites you to a new version of the traditional Wild Turkey Hunters Rendezvous. After 35 years, we are downscaling the event, and per your requests are happy to host a turkey shoot and turkey dinner at the Baldwin VFW. Some of...