There is a fight going on in michigan over the length of coyote season
Im hopeing the trapping community can pitch in and help

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Sportsman state and nation wide I am calling out to yall to help fellow sportsman. This week the Michigan NRC Commission voted 4-2 in favor of ending the year round coyote season.

Yes this is bad but what is in the back ground of the bigger picture is they ripped a giant hole into the Proposal G of 1996 and went against Sound Scientific data which protects all sportsman whom enjoy the outdoor opportunities in the state of Michigan for residents as well as non-residents abroad.

As a Director of the Predator Callers at Large I assure you we are currently working hard and tirelessly to put up a fight for all of our fellow hunters.

I am asking that anyone and everyone who can donate funds to our organization be it you are a Predator hunter or not this is not just about losing a 12 month season rather upholding a Law voted by the people and set into legislation in 1996.

Help us join in the fight to protect the rights we are promised and set a precedent for our neighboring states that we will not lie down or fall to our knees and surrender rather we will go down fighting on our feet!!!

Please don't feel like we are asking a lot donate what you can be it $1 or $1000 anything and everything is greatly appreciated

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NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION
Mark "David" Anthony
Bark River, MI 49855
anthonydave473@gmail.com
Appointed: 1/7/22
Term Expires: 12/31/25

Tom Baird, Chair
PO Box 837
Elk Rapids, MI 49629
517-290-6647
tombaird51@gmail.com
Appointed: 3/25/21
Term Expires: 12/31/24

Robin Michigiizhigookwe Clark
Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783
michigiizhigookwe@gmail.com
Appointed: 1/1/24
Term Expires: 12/31/27

David Cozad
2037 Briar Drive
Bay City, MI 48706
989-529-1659
Appointed: 3/25/21
Term Expires: 12/31/24

Pete Eardley
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
616-970-4664
Appointed: 1/1/24
Term Expires: 12/31/27

David Nyberg
Marquette, MI 49855
906-250-6339
Appointed: 10/08/18
Reappointed: 2/2/23
Term Expires: 12/31/26

John W. Walters
600 Silver Pine Circle #8
Gaylord, MI 49735
231-313-0057
john.walters.8ft4wt@gmail.com
Appointed: 2/2/23
Term Expires: 12/31/26

this is big, we need them to follow the law, it's the only thing we have left if they can do this, they can do anything they want, this is coming from the governor's office.

Ttt

I was told the Michigan Houndsmen Assoc.was behind this.Not surprised.They always get what they want

Can you please provide a source ref the gov's office..?

Given the long history of politics getting involved in wildlife management decisions in the state I would like to hear the details behind where this proposal came from, etc vs what drove the prior decision to open the season for entire 12 months. Is it being driven from within the current administration or something else?

Does Michigan allow thermal night hunting? We have it here, specifically a coyote season but I know fox and cats are being shot too.

yes, fox and coyotes. cats not included

As mentioned, my gut tells me that the hounds men organization does not like the competition that the thermal hunters have put on the coyote population.

A picture was put up on one of our associations website and in the picture was a member of the Michigan Houndsmen Assoc.,I don't remember now if he was the president but the caption read he was behind it.They totally screwed our bobcat season to their liking now their playing with the coyote season.Our DNR swears they play no favorites but they always win,and we always lose.

Well coons can be taken at night here along with the coyotes. The houndsmen are tore up over that. Pics of 40-50 coons taken at night and they’re trying to get a two coon a night limit back. Something that just a few years ago they wanted to do away with, and did. We have a lot of yahoos around here that’ll shoot whatever moves and lights up their scope.

Including, I wouldn’t doubt, deer.

Protect the coyotes eliminate the deer Have more wolves migrate across the straits
If your on here you can google it yourselves

None of that is an issue here

Reason I am curious is I anticipate the same or similar from our houndsmen but coons are their concern. They tried to get it changed at a commission meeting but currently the war on turkey egg eaters has no friends of the raccoon. I’m constantly trying to keep furbearers managed as such and not be all reduced to varmint status. In the spirit of the night hunting season reducing pure coyote numbers I thought was good for everything including the balance of other furbearers. It’s morphing into foxes and bobcats now, many “claiming” they didn’t know they weren’t included. Now, just this morning I’m seeing night vision stuff for sale on a primarily deer hunting Facebook site. We just have a bunch of kids out there shooting anything. Those very late afternoons when the bucks come out in fields to join the does I’m afraid are going to be tempting for a lot of them that their main desire is a “ look at me” Facebook picture.

I thought coyotes were open season everywhere in midwest

I see no reason why a coyote should be protected at any time of year, they are impossible to exterminate.

Hound hunters and night hunters dont seem to have any respect for the other forms of take, and I can attest to this, and I am an opportunist that doesnt forget a misconduct. And it's alright to exact restitution.....in the absence of witnesses.

Protecting coyotes……..cutting edge wildlife management.
They need protection don’t ya know.

Its a type of war over the use of a resource, lets define it better