Very few people indeed, if you listen to some in the Michigan Legislature and other pro-hunt proponents.
Some members of the Michigan Legislature who represent the Upper Peninsula, joined by a number of their colleagues “Under the Bridge”, have long believed that only Yoopers should decide how wolves should be managed in the state. Resolutions have been introduced this legislative session, as they have in previous sessions, calling for a wolf hunt. Two were adopted by the Senate on the same day last March: Senate Resolution 15 and Senate Concurrent Resolution 7. SCR 7 was transmitted to the House where the Natural Resources Committee last week reported it out, after a vote was quickly taken and before allowing all who had signed up to testify (including, full disclosure, Attorneys for Animals) to be heard. It now awaits a vote of the entire House.
At these hearings, proponents of the hunt can be reliably counted on to ask witnesses who oppose the hunt, variants of these two questions: first, “Do you live in the UP?”; second, some are asked “Would you like to have wolves transported to the Lower Peninsula?”
SB 486 introduced this session would limit membership on the Wolf Management Advisory Council to Upper Peninsula residents (thereby making 5 of the 6 current members ineligible). It passed the Senate and awaits hearing in the House. HB 5659, which was introduced last session but did not get a hearing, would have created a separate Natural Resources Commission, with members selected from a list developed by UP legislators and empowered to issue orders that “only have an impact on” or “no significant impact outside” the Upper Peninsula. This has not (yet) been re-introduced this session.
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Several responses come to mind. First, with respect, they are consumptive users; why shouldn’t they bear the brunt of restoring and conserving habitat and wildlife? Second, individuals can have personal opinions; and organizations can have missions that promote non-consumptive enjoyment of wildlife. Their work and their viewpoints are no less valid simply because they do not spend their resources in a manner that a consumptive user thinks is important.
Arguments that limit who can decide on wolf management policy, moreover, conflict with the Public Trust doctrine, a basic precept of the North American Model of Wildlife Management (NAM) that is a guiding principle of wildlife management in this state. The DNR Wildlife Division’s current GPS (2021-2026) couldn’t be more clear nor more at odds with the constricted view that only a few voices should be considered:
We uphold our responsibilities under the public
trust doctrine, that wildlife resources are held in trust by government for the
people of Michigan, both now and into the future. As the trust managers, we
work to conserve wildlife on the people’s behalf, balancing providing short-term
benefits with long-term sustainability of our trust resources. The public trust
doctrine is the foundation of our work, and we remain accountable to the public in
fulfilling our trust obligations. (at page 9 of 20)
It is important to note here that the NAM is in many ways outdated. Those interested in more information are directed to Wildlife for All, “a national campaign to reform state wildlife management to be more ecologically-driven, democratic, and compassionate.”