State: MI

Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager Executive Order No 2020-59, signed by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan on April 24, extends the state’s stay-at-home order until May 15 while loosening several restrictions on outdoor activities. This includes rescinding the previous prohibition on the use of motorized boats. It would also allow sportsmen and…

Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper-Midwestern States Manager Michigan’s 2020 legislative session has been suspended due to the COVID-19 outbreak, however, there are still many important pieces of legislation that sportsmen and women should be aware of in the Great Lakes State. Once the legislative session resumes, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) will continue to track and engage…

Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager On March 17, Michigan Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Member Representative Gary Howell introduced House Bill 4313. This bill would require anyone 16 years-of-age or older to purchase a pheasant stamp to hunt pheasants in the state. The $25.00 stamp would be in addition to the base license required for…

Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager On February 11, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s (CSF) Upper Midwestern States Manager, Nick Buggia, participated in a panel discussion on Asian carp organized by Michigan United Conservation Clubs (MUCC). Open to members of Congress and their staff members, the panel took place in the Cannon House Office Building…

Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager On January 28, the Michigan Wildlife Council hosted a ceremony at the Michigan History Center in Lansing to celebrate the unveiling of the new Michigan Wildlife Photo Mosaics exhibit. The one-of-a kind series of photo mosaics was commissioned by the Michigan Wildlife Council and crafted by the hands of…

Contacts: Upper Midwestern States Manager Nick Buggia & Lower Midwestern States Coordinator Kent Keene With state legislative sessions beginning across much of the Midwest, members of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundations’ (CSF) States Program Team are hard at work tracking legislation throughout the region. Working with the members of each state’s Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, regional staff…

Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager On November 7, the Michigan Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted a breakfast briefing that provided an opportunity for legislators, conservation organizations, Department of Natural Resources staff and members of the Natural Resource Commission to discuss conservation issues and activities across the state. This briefing focused on Pheasants Forever’s mission…

Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager With the leaves changing colors and the temperatures dropping, many sportsmen and women are excited to have the opportunity to get out in the field. If you happen to be hunting ruffed grouse, you may want to consider heading to Michigan. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR)…

Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager July was proclaimed “Michigan Wildlife Conservation Month” in the Great Lakes State by the state legislature and Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Michigan Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus leaders Representative Triston Cole sponsored the resolution in the State House and Senator Jon Bumstead sponsored the bill in the State House and Senate….

Contact Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager On May 21, the Michigan Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus and the Michigan Advisory Council hosted its annual Legislative Outdoor Day event at the Capitol Area Sportsmen’s League in Lansing. This event started out as an opportunity for legislators to learn more about the world of hunting, fishing and recreational…

Contact Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager On May 13, Representative Triston Cole, Co-Chair of the Michigan Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, was named “Legislator of the Year” by Safari Club International (SCI) at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. A lifelong sportsman and former hunting guide, Rep. Cole has been a champion for sportsmen and women in the…

Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager On May 11, the Michigan Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted a breakfast briefing that provided an opportunity for legislators, conservation organizations, Department of Natural Resources staff and members of the Natural Resource Commission to discuss conservation issues and activities across the state. This briefing focused on bear hunting with…