Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Hartland official says the township is working to draft regulations to control how close to the school hunters can shoot.
During Tuesday night’s Hartland Township meeting, resident Barb Krueger addressed the board of trustees requesting an update to a concern regarding a local game preserve that shares a border with one of Hartland’s elementary schools. Variety Farms Game Preserve, located at 11585 Dunham Road, is open to the public and provides an area of fields and forests for bird hunters. It is also located in close proximity to Round Elementary and according to Township Manager James Wickman, the preserve has been in existence since before special use permits were required. Wickman also said the owners were working with the planning department on a general site plan and cooperating with “efforts to try to keep a proper distance away from the school …
Monday, November 26, 2012
Firearms deer season is underway in Michigan. Share photos from your hunt on Patch's virtual buck pole.
Firearm deer season opened on Nov. 15, and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources reported a total of nearly 640,000 hunters had purchased one or more Michigan deer licenses. If you have photos from your hunt, share your photos on Patch on our virtual buck pole. Just click the "upload photos" button to share photos from your hunt. The 2012 firearm deer season remains open through Friday, Nov. 30.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Simple covers from the weather to nicer cabins are tucked away all around the state.
All across Michigan you can run across hunting shacks and cabins, some deep in the woods, others on the edge of a field off the highway. Some are very simple while others are a bit more comfortable. Reader Krickett submitted this photo of a hunting shack in Dexter, MI. Do you have a hunting shack? Share a photo, tell us where it is and what makes it special to you. To email this photo, just look for the EMAIL button above the headline. To print this photo, see PRINT above. To add a photo, click on "add your photos" under the photo. Do you have a nominee for Michigan Postcard? Nominate it here or email it to beth.valone@patch.com. Be sure to include the following details: > More Michigan Postcards
K Thompson
7:58 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
This is just nonsense we're neighbors to the owners of Variety Farms. This family was here long before I'm sure most everyone posting on this site and they have been active participants in the community for multiple generations. All 3 of our kids have attended Round and this family's business has never endangered any childs safety. more ›