Does The U.P. Want to Secede From Michigan?

Rumor has it Michigan's Upper Peninsula wants to rule themselves. Is this really true?

Well, not really, but sort of.

The website Outdoor Life.com, reported there four Michigan lawmakers want to change some of the laws governing fish and wildlife. They want to split the state and create two separate game commissions, one for the Upper Peninsula and one for the lower peninsula.

What are their reasons?

Outdoor Life.com says they feel having two commissions makes sense because of the vast difference between the two peninsula's, and that is doesn't make sense to have the entire state managed the same way.

They do have a point with the U.P having Lions, Tigers and Bears! Okay, not lions and tigers, but the wildlife is quite different with wolves and cougars. They stress, "moose in the U.P. and elk in the L.P." (Lower Peninsula)

Deer are another problem. Ourdoor Life.com reports we do seem to have a deer problem around here, the lower peninsula. I have deer in my neighborhood, and we see them everywhere, and sadly on the side of our roads having lost their battle with a car or truck. Our deer population is growing.

However, in the U.P., it's another story. The Michigan white tail deer are suffering because of the predators, wolves, and more, and very harsh winters.

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So, this group of lawmakers goal is to have a more local or regional approach. They want to have a UPRC commission created for the U.P. and the already existing NRC remaining the same. The Michigan DNR, of course, would still oversee the entire state, Outdoor Life.com says.

For sure, this is an interesting idea, and does make a lot of sense in it's form. It has been floated in the Michigan legislature before and never gone anywhere. Will it gain some support now?