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Up North Lowdown: All the deer

By Ed Ronco,
Max Copeland
Published July 13, 2024 at 6:00 AM EDT
Left: Fewer hunters, a lack of predators and more habitat have all contributed to a slow, steady growth of Michigan's white-tailed deer herd. Those high numbers are increasingly affecting human and environmental health. (Photo: David Kenyon / Michigan Department of Natural Resources) Top right: Solar panels on a roof. (Courtesy of Peninsula Solar)
Left: Fewer hunters, a lack of predators and more habitat have all contributed to a slow, steady growth of Michigan's white-tailed deer herd. Those high numbers are increasingly affecting human and environmental health. (Photo: David Kenyon / Michigan Department of Natural Resources)
Top right: Solar panels on a roof. (Courtesy of Peninsula Solar)

This week: Crafting new rules for deer management gets more complicated than usual. Also, what your HOA *can't* tell you to do.

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Contributions this week from Ellie Katz, Izzy Ross and Claire Keenan-Kurgan.

Producer: Max Copeland
Music: Blue Dot Sessions

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Ed Ronco
Ed Ronco is IPR's news director.
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Max Copeland
Max Copeland is the local weekday host of All Things Considered on Interlochen Public Radio and the producer of The Up North Lowdown, IPR’s weekly news podcast.
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