While accidental shootings are down in Michigan, a review of hunting incident reports reveal some common mistakes that can lead to hunters shooting themselves or others.
Bob Campbell
A guest author for Bridge Magazine.
Bob Campbell retired in 2012 from the Detroit Free Press, where over a 30-year career he had been the politics editor and environment writer. He is an occasional contributor to Bridge Michigan and edited the book, “Poison on Tap,” based on Bridge’s coverage of the Flint water crisis.
Posted inQuality of Life
What went wrong in the shootings of three Michigan hunters last year
Matthew Boeck was shot on the far side of a bait pile. Justin Beutel was killed as he field dressed a buck. Chong Moua Yang survived a secret war in southeast Asia only to die at the base of his tree stand.
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‘You just react’ — Hunter deaths shadow opening of Michigan firearms season
Last year, three hunters were killed in the opening days of deer firearms season, which begins Friday. As hunters return to Michigan’s woods, the shootings illustrate how quickly a human life can be lost.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Good news for Michigan cherry industry. Bad news for Turkey.
A U.S. Commerce Department ruling is likely to result in large duties imposed on Turkish dried cherries, which Michigan growers accuse of being illegally dumped on the U.S. market.
Posted inBusiness Watch
A summer of despair for Michigan’s cherry growers
For decades, the peninsulas of Old Mission and Leelanau have produced ideal conditions for tart cherries. But harsh weather, pesky bugs and Turkish imports are prompting farmers to reconsider their futures.
Posted inMichigan Government
Chaos in Traverse City, as county government wrestles with pension debt
Grand Traverse County is searching for its fourth administrator in three years as county workers go to war over benefit cuts. Could the political upheaval be a bellwether for other distressed communities?
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Michigan cities and counties haunted by retiree liabilities
While the political chaos playing out in Grand Traverse County is bizarre, it’s a harbinger of local troubles throughout the state.
Posted inMichigan Government
Democrats and Republicans agree: Shut down Enbridge Line 5
A strange-bedfellows coalition of Trump supporters and progressive Democrats are finding common ground in opposing the Enbridge oil lines in the Straits of Mackinac, united by deeply personal ties to the Great Lakes.
Posted inMichigan Government
A cheat sheet to the Enbridge Line 5 controversy
Give us five minutes, we’ll give you the basics on this environmental showdown under the Straits of Mackinac.
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Retired diplomats bring the world, and a dose of civility, to Traverse City
State Department veterans Jack Segal and Karen Puschel are selling out lecture halls in Northwest Michigan discussing American foreign policy in the Age of Trump. No shouting. No fistfights. What’s their secret?