ESCANABA - State Senator Ed McBroom is inviting residents to tune in to a remote teleconference this week. The Senate Natural Resources Committee will be discussing Senate Bills 366 and 367, which would provide a 50% discount on certain hunting and fishing licenses for qualified nonresidents, including those who own land in Michigan, previously lived in the state, previously had a Michigan resident hunting license or completed hunter safety training in Michigan.
The panel will also discuss a bill which would establish criteria and requirements for the taking of deer during the state’s youth hunt weekend.
The committee meeting begins at 8:30am Wednesday, and local residents can attend the teleconference at the Michigan Works! office in Escanaba.
For more information, reidents can call Senator McBroom’s office at 517-373-7840 or email SenEMcBroom@senate.michigan.gov.