Natural Resources Commission
Meeting Agenda
December 10, 2020
Online Conference
AGENDA NOTE: In response to the COVID-19 emergency, the December meeting will be held in an online format with the opportunity for the public to view the meeting online and provide public comment by telephone. If you would like to provide public comment, please email NRC@michigan.gov.
Video will be posted the morning of the event.
Natural Resources Commission
Meeting Agenda
December 10, 2020
9:00 a.m.
Agenda details:
Natural Resources Commission Meeting Agenda
Location: Virtual meeting Date: Dec. 10, 2020 Time: 9 a.m.
AGENDA NOTE: In response to the COVID-19 emergency, the December meeting will be held in an online format with the opportunity for the public to view the meeting online and provide public comment by telephone. If you would like to provide public comment, please email NRC@michigan.gov.
Agenda details:
I. Call to Order – Chair Carol Moncrief Rose
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of Agenda
IV. Approval of November 12, 2020 Meeting Minutes
V. NRC Committee of the Whole
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A. Director’s Report
- i. Wildlife Division Update: Introduction of New Wildlife Division Chief Jared Duquette (Eichinger) 5 min
- ii. Licensing System (Eichinger) 5 min
VI. Public Comment
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A. 5 Minute Comments
- 1. Ed Flanagan, Hunting Alternatives
- 2. Steve Dey, Wolf Delisting and Management
- 3. Gary Gorniak, Wolves
- 4. Ian Fitzgerald, MUCC, Deer Regulations
- 5. Herb Merten, Spear Hunting
- 6. Nancy Warren, Wolves
- 7. James Scharf, QDMA Regulations
- 8. George Lindquist, UP Whitetails of Marquette County, UP Deer Regulations
- 9. Erik Schnelle, National Deer Association, 2021 Deer Regulations
- 10. Jed Welder, Sandhill Cranes Hunting Season
- 11. Bee Friedlander, Attorneys for Animals, Wildlife Issues
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B. 3 Minute Comments
- 1. Jenny Stoudt, Recreational Deer Feeding
- 2. Mark Hoffman, Deer Regulation Changes
- 3. Sue Born, Wolves
VII. New Business
- A. Land Transactions
- i. Land Transaction Application #20200091
Sale of Surplus DNR-Managed Land
Gaylord Management Unit – Charlevoix County - ii. Land Transaction Application #20190257
Sale of Restrictive Covenant on DNR-Managed Land Traverse City Management Unit-Kalkaska County -
iii. Land Transaction Application # 20200144
Release of Deed Restriction on DNR-Conveyed Land
Charlevoix Management Unit-Charlevoix County -
iv. Land Transaction Application # 20180150
State Trail Easements Acquisition
Western Upper Peninsula District-Ontonagon County -
v. Land Transaction Application # 20200174
State Trail Easements Acquisition
Western Upper Peninsula District-Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron and Ontonagon Counties - vi. Project Boundary Dedication and Transfers in Jurisdiction Between Divisions
- B. Director’s Orders – none
- C. NRC Order – none
VIII. Old Business
- A. Director’s Orders – none
- B. NRC Orders
- i. Deer Regulations, Wildlife Conservation Order Amendment No. 8 of 2020
- a. Guidelines for Termination of the APR/CWD Study Amendment –
Commissioner Creagh - b. Reinstate UP Hunters Choice APR Amendment – Commissioner Nyberg
- c. Prohibit crossbows during UP late archery season Amendment – Commissioner Richardson
- d. Limit UP antlerless options during archery season Amendment – Commissioner Richardson
IX. Chair Rose Announcement
X. Commissioner Reports
X. Adjournment
Signed copies of these recommended amendments, orders and transactions may be requested through the NRC assistant by calling 517-284-6237 or emailing nrc@michigan.gov.
If you’re unable to attend the meeting but wish to submit written comments on Agenda items, please write to: Natural Resources Commission, P.O. Box 30028, Lansing, Ml 48909 or email: nrc@michigan.gov. If you would like further information or would like to address the Commission, please contact the NRC Assistant at 517-284-6237 or email: nrc@michigan.gov. Persons registering on or before the Friday preceding the meeting will be all owed up to five {5) minutes for their presentation. Persons registering after the Friday preceding the meeting or at the meeting will be allowed up to three (3) minutes. Persons with disabilities needing accommodations should contact the NRC Assistant. Look for this Agenda and other Natural Resources Commission items at Natural Resources Commission webpage.