NRC To Take On Legislation

The board of State Canvassers in Lansing approved “citizen initiated legislation” that would put the decision on game species in Michigan in the hands of the governor-appointed Natural Resources Commission. The measure would basically put a stop on two statewide ballot proposals that would ban wolf hunting in the Upper Peninsula. The initiative is also immune from repeal by voters since it includes a small appropriation. The measure now heads to the state legislature which has 40 days to give its approval. If lawmakers choose not to act, all three wolf hunt proposals would appear on the November ballot.