Current and Past Surveys

Members of the Straits Area Sportsmen’s Club belong to the U.P. Sportsmen’s Alliance, MUCC Executive Board Director Region 2/Eastern U.P., MUCC Conservation Policy Board Region 2’Easten U.P., Far Eastern U.P. Sportsmen’s Coalition, Eastern U.P. Citizen Advisory Council to DNR, Resource Advisory Council to the U.S. Forest Service, U.P. Cronic Wasting Disease Council, Safari Club International, Ducks Unlimited, and The Ruffed Grouse Society.

Information gathered from these surveys will help when attending one of these meetings. An example would be with Michigan Untied Conservations Clubs members on the Conservation Policy Board; they can submit resolutions to the Board to be passed and then taken to the MUCC Convention, where the members will vote on them. If given, MUCC staff will work with DNR staff to make possible changes in regulations. One example you are familiar with is the Straits Area Sportsmen’s Club submitted a resolution to change the number of fishing rods a fisherman could use from 2 rods to 3 rods.

2022 Winter Wolf Survey

The 2022 Winter Wolf Survey Results have been released, and we would like to know the thoughts of our followers.

2022 Deer Season Survey

Now that Deer Rifle and Muzzleloader seasons are closed, the Straits Area Sportsmen’s Club is curious how your season went. So please take a moment to complete a quick survey to let us know how your season went.

2022 Trail Cam Survey  

The DNR reports 10,000 bears in the U.P. and a minimum of 695 wolves (per 2020 survey). So those of you using trail cameras, are you seeing more pictures of Bears or Wolves?

What type of Fisherman Are You?  

We wanted to know your favorite fish to fish for when fishing. 

Upper Peninsula Wolf Survey

We are interested in your thoughts on the Gray Wolf in the Upper Peninsula.
 

2021 Upper Peninsula Deer Season 

Now that the 2021 Rifle Season has closed, would you please take a moment to fill out a quick survey comparing 2021 to 2020? I appreciate any help you can provide. 

2021 Upper Peninsula Archery Season

We are about a month into the 2021 Archery Season in the UP, and we would like to know how you are doing so far.

Upper Peninsula Legislators’ Actions

We are asking residents and hunters in the U.P. if they feel the Legislators in the UP have been helping with the wolf problem. 

Wolf Encounters in the Upper Peninsula 

Over the years, many of you have encountered wolves in the Upper Peninsula. Unfortunately, many of these go unreported to the Michigan DNR. However, with possible litigation in the future, these encounters are essential data to be collected by the DNR for their records to show the number of increases in wolf-human encounters. 

Michigan Wolf Management Wolf Hunt and Trapping Season  

We want your thoughts about Hunt, her Nation, organizing a legal team to come to Michigan to review existing laws and work with our legislators to quickly implement wolf management this year, including a hunting and trapping season. 

Upper Peninsula of  Michigan Wolf Survey

We want your thoughts about a few critical issues with delisting the Grey Wolf in the lower 48 states.

2020 U.P. Firearms Deer Season Survey

We want to know about your experience during the 2020 Firearms Deer Season. Club members will use the results at different meetings they attend in the U.P. and State-wide.

2021 Proposed Deer Regulation Changes

We are asking for people’s opinions on the proposed changes to the 2021 Deer Regulations as they pertain to the U.P.  We plan to forward them to the NRV.

2020 Fall Deer Observations

Bow season opens Thursday, October 1st, in your deer scouting area in the U.P. do you see more or fewer deer?

Party Fishing Proposal

We want your thoughts about Party Fishing on boats. 

Commercial Fishing Changes In Michigan Waters

We would like to know our follower’s opinions on the proposed change to the Commercial Fishing Operations in Michigan.

The Use of Hunter Orange on Portable Blinds

We ask our followers how they felt about the NRC possibly requiring Hunter Orange on portable blinds on public and private lands.

Reinstatement of Doe Tag for U.P. Archery Seasons

We asked what our followers thought about the NRC reinstating the Doe Tag for the U.P. Archery Seasons.

Brook Trout Limit

We were asking the opinion of members and followers what they thought the limit of Brook Trout should be in the 33 streams in the U.P.

What Type of Fisherman Are You

We ask our followers what type of fishing they do and what species they most often pursue.

Possible U.P. Northern Pike Length Change

W would like to know our followers, and Yooper thought of changing the maximum length limit of the Northern Pike in Upper Peninsula inland lakes only.

U.P. Deer Harvest Survey

We would like to know our followers’ thoughts on what they felt was the cause of the decline in the U.P. deer harvest.   

 2019 U.P. Deer Season 

We are asking our followers for their thoughts on the 2019 deer season.  
Michigan Wolf Survey 

We want our followers’ thoughts on the Grey Wolf problem in the U.P.

What Type of Hunter Are You

We are asking what type of hunter our followers are. This will help us post timely information on our page regarding hunting issues and get to know our follower’s interests.    

2019 Brevort Lake Walleye Fishing 

They asked fishermen who fished Brevort Lake how their Walleye fishing was during the summer. This will help us understand how our stocking program is coming along.