MIRS Capitol Capsule : CPWM Petition Would Double DNR’s Invasive Species Response (link available by subscription only)
When asked about the significance of the $1 million for combating invasive species, CPWM spokesperson Drew YOUNGEDYKE said previously, “That’s not the kind of amount that will close down the locks, but it is the type of amount that would allow the DNR to do rapid response if they find any Asian carp DNA in Michigan waters.”
Outdoor Life : Michigan Hunters Ready to Defeat HSUS in Wolf Battle
Michigan hunters are on the verge of proving that all that HSUS cash still can’t buy you love. Or the ability to strip us of our hunting rights.
Detroit Free Press : Pro-hunting group launches petition drive to protect Michigan wolf hunt
“We want the wildlife to be managed by sound science, not by hype,” said Merle Shepard, chairman of the CPWM. “We want to make sure the professionals are the ones who are making the decisions.”
MLive : Michigan wolf hunt: New petition drive may undermine effort to repeal current law
“What the wolf hunting controversy did is alert us to the need for wildlife decisions like this to be made with sound science, but this is not just about wolf hunting,” said Drew Youngdyke, treasurer of the new committee and a grassroots manager for Michigan United Conservation Clubs. “This won’t guarantee a wolf hunt, but it will guarantee that a decision about wolf hunts is made by biologists” with the Department of Natural Resources who make recommendations to the NRC.
Michigan Radio : New wolf hunt petitions will start circulating this week
“I would like to clarify that it doesn’t guarantee a wolf hunt,” says Drew YoungeDyke, a spokesman for Citizens for Professional Wildlife Management , “All that this would guarantee is that the decision about whether to not to have future wolf hunts are made by biologists…rather than television commercials.”
MIRS Capitol Capsule (by subscription): Petition Protecting NRC’s Game Species Authority Approved to Form
“This petition drive is to make sure that wildlife is manageable by sound science,” said Erin MCDONOUGH , executive director of the MUCC.
Detroit News : Wolf hunt supporters get OK for petition drive
The Board of State Canvassers authorized petition language Monday for a group seeking to keep the Department of Natural Resources in charge of deciding which animals can be designated for hunting.
Lansing State Journal : Pro-hunting groups seek 3rd ballot issue on wolf hunting
The latest measure would reaffirm a 1996 voter-approved law letting the state Natural Resources Commission regulate hunting. It would allocate $1 million for “rapid response” activities against aquatic invasive species such as Asian carp
