Costs pile up from ban on deer bait (The Charlotte Observer)
Farmers and vendors in Michigan who provide deer bait are facing a major financial hit this hunting season because of a ban on using bait to hunt. Hunters caught using carrots, sugar beets and other vegetables for bait face up to $500 in fines and 90 days in jail if convicted. The state enacted the ban after a deer infected with chronic wasting disease was found in a contained pen in Kent ...
Report: About 1 in 5 crashes deer-related (Livingston County Daily Press & Argus)
About 21 percent of all vehicle crashes last year in Livingston County involved deer, according to a newly released statewide report.
Deer bait still selling in Michigan despite LP ban (The Holland Sentinel)
Baiting deer may be illegal in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, but that’s not stopping people from selling or buying the oversized bags of crops normally used as bait this time of year.
Deer bait ban piles up money problems (Detroit Free Press)
Farmers and vendors who provide deer bait are facing a major financial hit this hunting season because of a ban on using bait to hunt.
Deer debate: Panel mulls how -- or if -- Iowa should control whitetail numbers (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
WAVERLY --- The property features a house, a few tillable acres, a bit of up-and-down terrain and mature trees with trunks more than 2 feet wide. Older, taller examples of oak, hickory and ash create a canopy, blocking sunlight and limiting growth in the understory.
Baiting ban may help deer herd, Spencley says (The Mackinaw Journal)
The recently issued baiting ban has caused quite an uprising in the three short weeks since it was handed down by the DNR. Panic, anger and aggravation have set in for many hunters, despite some recent research showing this baiting ban may actually be a good thing for their success rates.
Hunting begins, baiting ban still in effect (Cadillac News)
It’s a new day for deer hunting in Michigan. Undetered by a ban of baiting in the state’s Lower Peninsula, many hunters ventured into the woods to celebrate the opening of archery season.
How to shoot an outdoor gem for online display (The Grand Rapids Press)
As you can see today, the fall hunting season is here. The photos on this page are of outstanding youth who shot outstanding deer last weekend during Michigan's annual youth deer season.
Oceana farmer, others challenge deer baiting ban (Oceana's Herald-Journal)
Oceana farmer Gerald Malburg and a group of other petitioners are challenging the Department of Natural Resources order which prohibits caring for orphan deer, feeding deer and baiting deer (for hunting) in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.
Deer bait still selling despite state ban (Traverse City Record-Eagle)
It's against the law to use bait to hunt deer in Lower Michigan, but it's perfectly legal to buy, sell or possess crops used for that purpose.