MUCC Report 2/2/2012
1) There is $1794.00 in the Youth Camp Fund & 422.50 in the District Fund
2) As of now the Youth Camp is self sustaining & we are looking for 2 interns
3) Saturday ,April 21st Monroe Rod & Gun will be hosting a MUCC Fundraising Dinner.
WSC normally gets 2 tables (16 seats total) and we have the tickets. The club is looking
for donated items to raffle off. You can contact Jim Pryce at 734-755-3331.
4) Jennifer Clark is now the Assistant Director and Tony Hanson remains the Communications Director.
5) MUCC is raffling a Ruger No. 1 chambered in .257 Roberts, it has been customized my Mag-Na-Port
and tickets are $5.00 each.
6) District 2 now has a Facebook page.
7) Huron Sportsman’s Club which has a monthly Texas Hold em’ tournament, was visited by the Michigan
Lottery Commission and the Tournament has been stopped until the correct paperwork is completed.
8) Western Wayne County Conservation Club & MUCC is holding a Catered Dinner March 28th , 2012.
There will be the Dinner, Raffles and Autions. Located in Plymouth, doors open at 6:00, dinner is at
7:00, tickets are $20 ea, 2 @ $35 and tables are $140.
9) The USFS was required to address deficiencies concerning the law suit of Meister, a southeast Michigan attorney who won a case against the USDA Forest. Those results were: Hunting is very much an accepted use of Michigan’s public lands and no regulation changes will be made to impact those activities in the Huron-Manistee National Forest.
The USFWS adopted “Alternative 4″ which maintains the rights of hunters to hunt in all areas as were allowed previously. Snowmobiling will also be preserved on designated trails.
11) The Great Lakes Commission study on Asian Carp, shows that permanent separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins to stop the spread of Asian carp and other invasive species is not only possible, but also critical to improve and enhance Chicago’s water infrastructure and protect the Great Lakes.
12) Management authority over wolves in Michigan has been officially returned to the Department of Natural Resources, putting the state’s Wolf Management Plan into effect.
Specific guidelines have been provided by the DNR for livestock or dog owners who use lethal means to destroy a wolf:
1. Report the lethal take of a wolf by calling the Report All Poaching (RAP) hotline at 800-292-7800 no later than 12 hours after the lethal take.
2. Retain possession of the wolf until a DNR official is available to take possession. A DNR official will respond to the scene within 12 hours of notification.
3. Do not move or disturb the dead wolf. The only exception to this rule is if a wolf has been killed in the act of preying upon livestock and leaving the wolf in place would impede normal farming practices. In that case the wolf may be moved to a secure location once photographs are taken of the wolf and the area where lethal means were used.
The DNR will continue to investigate and prosecute of any wolf poaching cases. Illegally killing a wolf is punishable by up to 90 days in jail, a $1,000 fine, or both, and the cost of prosecution. Suspected poaching violations may be reported 24 hours a day, seven days a week to the DNR’s RAP hotline.
If you have any questions please contact me at 734-652-3124 or Hunter1mdk@yahoo.com
