A Leelanau County hunter is swaying the opinions of members of the Michigan Natural Resources Commission, who last month removed a provision allowing disabled hunters to shoot bucks during their special firearms seasons.
“I made my point and backed off to let them take it from here,” said Steve Brett, who called three commissioners whose telephone numbers were listed along with contact information on the Michigan.gov website. “I don’t think what they are proposing is going to address the issue.”
The NRC, meeting on July 11, changed the statewide youth and disability hunts to anterless only. Much of the discussion prior to the vote dealt with a need to convince hunters to shoot more does to control the state deer population.
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