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Episode 66 | Who Pays for Conservation? Michigan’s Fight for Wildlife Funding and Access
License fees, fish hatcheries, and hunter education collide in Michigan’s high-stakes conservation debate.
Michigan’s outdoor heritage runs on a model many hunters and anglers take for granted: user-funded conservation. Michigan DNR Deputy Director Shannon Lott and State Senator John Bumstead pull back the curtain on how hunting and fishing license dollars actually keep fisheries stocked, wildlife managed, and public lands open.
The discussion centers on Michigan’s long-overdue license fee restructuring and why it matters now more than ever. Rising costs have put pressure on fish hatcheries…
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