First and Last License

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters to purchase their fall turkey applications by the deadline of Aug. 1.



Hunters can apply online at www.michigan.gov/huntdrawings, at any authorized license agent or at a DNR Customer Service Center. A nonrefundable $4 fee is charged at the time of application. Hunters may purchase only one application. All applicants are reminded to keep their application receipt in case they need it when checking drawing success later.


Drawing results may be checked online at www.michigan.gov/huntdrawings beginning Aug. 15.


For more information on the application process or turkey hunting, check the 2013 Fall Turkey Hunting Digest. All hunting digests can be found online at www.michigan.gov/dnrdigests, at local DNR Customer Service Centers or at license agents.


Also Wolf hunting licenses go on sale for the first time starting Aug. 3, reminds the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.


Beginning Saturday, Aug. 3 at noon EDT until Oct. 31, or until the license quota is met, 1,200 licenses will be available for purchase . Please remember that a spot in line before noon on Aug. 3 does not guarantee a license.se purchases are first-come, first-served. Wolf licenses cost $100 for Michigan residents and $500 for nonresidents.

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The Department of Natural Resources today announced that it has postponed the sale of wolf hunting licenses – originally scheduled to begin Aug. 3 – until Sept. 28 to ensure that license-sales technology is able to handle the expected high demand.


"We anticipate that there will be a lot of people trying to buy a very limited number of licenses in a short time frame," said Adam Bump, DNR bear and fur bearer specialist. "This is a first-come, first-served purchase, unlike other limited-license hunts that require an application and drawing process, so it presents a new challenge for our retail sales system. We want to make sure the system is equipped for the high volume so sales go smoothly and everyone has an equal chance to get a wolf license."

Does anyone know how to use the super fast bidding software on Ebay and would that work here?

Bump said that, in addition to ensuring that technology is up to speed, the DNR is working to put adequate Saturday staffing in place to make the license-buying process as fair and efficient as possible.


A total of 1,200 wolf licenses will be available for purchase beginning Sept. 28 at noon EDT (11 a.m. CDT) until Oct. 31, or until the license quota is met. Wolf licenses cost $100 for residents and $500 for nonresidents.


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Think Cool Thoughts

Looking thru my photos I discovered some pics that I had forgot about. These are from early spring when the maple sap was just starting to run and Chase from Oakwood Nature Center did a program on how to make maple syrup and how the techniques have changed over the years.

Ahhh, think snow and the 90 degrees with 100% humidity can become bearable. Don't think about how much labor it takes to drill tap holes in a thousand trees. The taps look simple but are specialized sap collectors.

Then getting the sap to a boiling pot takes more effort to not consider. Of course now sappers use a system of tubing to collect the ambrosia. Think cool sweet liquid. To make syrup though it takes a boiling pot.

As long as you don't get too close to the fire you can stay cool. I wish I had some more of the handouts of syrup Chase handed out. Think cool....

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Fun Fishing Derby

Bishop Park was filled with little fishermen and fisherwomen Saturday June 1st for the 26th Annual City of Wyandotte Fishing Derby.

More than 150 kids competed in two age groups. Each participant received a gift bag. Winners received medals.

Ronnie Eason, Jack Hirsch, Caleb Ave-Lallemant, Dion Steward, Emerson Miciura, Natalie Lesko, Jayda Bissell and Luke Lawrence took home top medals.

Local businesses included Al Petri & Sons, Biddle Bowl, Downriver Real Estate, McDonalds, MJR Theater, The Candy Store, Wyandotte Shores Golf Course, Domino’s Pizza, Jimmy Johns of Wyandotte, Mancinos, Wendy’s and Wyandotte Dollar Depot.

People and organizations included the Wyandotte Historical Society, Mr. and Mrs. Thiede, The Roy Helminski Memorial and the Groat Brothers Coffee Club. Prizes included bikes, gift certificates, fishing poles and tackle boxes--to name a few.

All the local bait shops (see bait shop link) donated to the cause and need your business to continue to do so. Make sure to thank them for helping out at the derby.

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