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Author: Richard P. Smith

Articles / Manage

Smith: Baiting Bans and APRs Won’t Slow CWD or TB

- Thursday March 14, 2024 - Richard P. Smith

Little has been done to stop chronic wasting disease, bovine tuberculosis and other diseases. Here, the author shares his knowledge on what will help as it pertains to Michigan and other big whitetail hunting states.

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Youth Bags 20-Point Giant in Michigan
Articles / News

Youth Bags 20-Point Giant in Michigan

- Friday December 22, 2023 - Richard P. Smith

Fifteen-year-old Dylan Meyer from Zeeland, Michigan bagged a 20-point nontypical that is now the state record in the youth category for nontypicals.

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Articles / News

Man Sentenced for Vandalizing Tree Stand Resulting in Hunter Injury

- Monday January 30, 2023 - Richard P. Smith

A man who vandalized a hunter’s tree stand, resulting in the hunter falling 15 to 20 feet out of his stand, recently received a sentencing.

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Articles / Content / Hunt

Michigan Hunter’s Patience is Worth 200+ Inches

- Monday March 30, 2020 - Richard P. Smith

OK, it took the better part of three months — but the wait was worth the prize for a determined Michigan hunter.

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Big Bucks

Dirty Politics Behind Push for Mandatory Antler Restrictions

- Monday October 21, 2019 - Richard P. Smith

If you are one of the 800,000 hunters who chase whitetails in this state, you should be aware of some current shenanigans (including a rigged survey) involving the Department of Natural Resources and other wildlife policy makers. And, if hunters don’t respond now, these actions might forever change deer hunting both here and elsewhere. The […]

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News

Inadequate Measures Guarantee Spread of CWD

- Tuesday November 27, 2018 - Richard P. Smith

What the MIchigan DNR doesn’t want you to know about the first confirmed case of CWD in the Upper Peninsula is that their inadequate response is going to guarantee spread of the disease among whitetails in the region.

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Manage / News / Quality deer management

Mandatory Antler Point Restrictions: A Dangerous Precedent

- Tuesday November 28, 2017 - Richard P. Smith

In the rush to jump on the mandatory antler point restriction bandwagon, in some states the basic principles of biology are being ignored in favor of public opinion. The end results are confusion, unhappy hunters and poorly managed deer herds.

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Buckshots / News

You Won’t Believe What Happened in this Big Buck Story

- Thursday May 11, 2017 - Richard P. Smith

Aside from it being opening day of firearms deer season, Nov. 15, 2016, was a special day for 79-year-old Michigan deer hunter Harold Kleinow.

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