Family-Outdoors

Every year Pure Michigan Hunt (PMH) winners get to spend their fall hunting seasons living out their dreams - pursuing elk, bear, deer, turkey and ducks in Michigan's outdoors. All three 2013 Pure Michigan Hunt winners recently harvested bear. Dave Gittins of Kawkawlin and Jim Bosscher of McBain both successfully harvested bear in the Cadillac area, using Wayne and Rob Nixon as their hunting guides. Gittins harvested a 450-pound bear on public land. "This is my first bear," said Gittins. "I'm still amazed at his size!" Bosscher harvested his bear accompanied by Jenny Olsen from Michigan Out-of-Doors TV. "Hunting is all about the experience and the friends that you are with that make the memories," said Bosscher. Jason Webb, the PMH winner from Westland, also harvested a bear on public land in the Lewiston area. Webb hasn't hunted for his elk yet - he's waiting to hunt the December elk season - while both Bosscher and Gittins have...

Pure Michigan Hunt winner Dan Beaudoin  with his massive 6x6 bull elk taken in 2012.  Photo courtesy of Drew Socia./ The hunting industry and sportsmen’s groups are once again stepping up to support hunting and wildlife management in Michigan by contributing to the fifth annual Pure Michigan Hunt. “We have the greatest sportsman groups and hunting industry right here in Michigan,” stated Wildlife Outreach Technician Katie Keen. “It’s great that we can work together to help the resource, as well as making the dreams of three lucky hunters come true.” Every year three winners are chosen by random to win hunting licenses and gear. Each winner is awarded an elk, bear, spring and fall turkey, and antlerless deer license and first pick opening morning at any managed waterfowl area. If the licenses weren’t enough, prize packages donated by sportsmen's groups and the hunting industry have totaled approximately $4,400 in value for each winner. Shotguns, rifles, cro...