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March 29, 2018
Contact: Jordyn
Richardson, 269-204-7048
2018 Pure Michigan Hunt winners take home winnings
 Kevin Ornatowski of Tawas City, Don Rademacher of Lake Odessa and Jim Tilton of Alma, the latest winners of the Pure Michigan Hunt drawing, received
all their winnings at the recent Natural Resources Commission meeting in Grand
Rapids.
Each Pure Michigan Hunt winner will receive a 2018 elk, bear, antlerless
deer, and spring
and fall turkey hunting licenses. They also will get first choice at a managed
waterfowl hunt area on opening morning.
Winners each
went home with a hunting prize
package valued at more than $4,000. Representatives of many businesses and
organizations were present to meet the winners and donate their prizes.
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Winners received the following
prizes donated by Michigan companies and organizations:
- Engraved Henry Golden Boy .22
long rifle – Dick Williams Gun Shop of Saginaw
- 12-gauge shotgun – Michigan
Ducks Unlimited
- Annual subscription, camouflage
hat, current copies of publication and Outdoor Print of the Year –
Michigan Outdoor News
- Camouflage pop-up blind –
Ameristep of Clio
- Jet Sleds and Yeti accessories
– St. Clair Flats Waterfowlers, Inc.
- Quiver accessories – Kwikee
Kwiver of Williamsburg
- Hunting accessories – Harmon
Scents of Williamsburg
- Custom waterfowl mount – The
Trophy Room of Clare
- Traps, DVDs, calls and more –
Michigan Trappers and Predator Callers Association
- Turkey hunting gear – Michigan
Chapter of National Wild Turkey Federation
- Deer/habitat management package
– Michigan Chapter of Quality Deer Management Association
- $100 Cabela’s gift card –
Saginaw Field and Stream Club
- Shotgun case and hat – Ruffed
Grouse Society
- Eberlestock team elk pack –
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
- Two-day/two-night guided hunt
(winner’s choice between guided turkey, deer or bear hunt), including
lodging and food – Wild Game Dynasty of Essexville
- Custom shooting earplugs and
hat – Michigan Hearing
- Half-day, fully guided,
five-bird pheasant hunt – Bear Creek Hunt Club of Clayton
- $50 gas card and magazine
subscription – Michigan United Conservation Clubs of Lansing
- Duck decoys and Zink calls –
Waterfowl USA of Erie
- Soft bow cases and sling –
Bohning Archery of Lake City
- Personalized Pure Michigan Hunt
hat and engraved knife – Michigan Planners of Garfield Township
- Framed and matted Michigan duck
stamp print – Michigan Duck Hunters Association
- Five-year Commemorative Bucks
of Michigan membership, including one free trophy mount – Commemorative
Bucks of Michigan
- Scent Web deer scent and Dual
Grunter camouflage deer call – Away Hunting Products of Beaverton
- Buck Bait lures, cover scents,
odor elimination and the official coffee of deer camp – Buck Baits of
Sterling Heights
- DOEnation T-shirts and baseball
caps – DOEnation of Monroe
In 2017, 12,708 individuals purchased 35,214 applications, generating
more than $176,000 to help fund wildlife habitat restoration and improvements
in Michigan.
Applications for the next Pure Michigan Hunt drawing are
now available. To purchase and learn more, visit www.mi.gov/pmh.
/Note to editors: An accompanying photo is available below for
download. Caption information follows,
2018 Pure Michigan Hunt winners – L to R, Jim Tilton of Alma,
Don Rademacher of Lake Odessa and Kevin Ornatowski of Tawas City – with their
prizes./
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