THE KEWEENAW ISLAND COALITION

    We are a coalition of sportsmen groups determined to maintain a reasonable deer population from the Portage Canal to the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula (the Keweenaw Island).  Thus we call ourselves the Keweenaw Island Coalition.  For years we have raised money to buy deer feed, to sustain the deer through our harsh winters.  We can have 20 feet to 30 feet of snow in a winter.  Needless to say, the conditions are difficult for the deer.  We have reached the limits of our capabilities to raise funds for deer feed.  We are hopeful that this "Button Sale" will assure deer feed for the winter.
    Club members living in or near these deer yards put out the supplemental feed.  We have 24 feeding sites with supplemental feeding permits issued by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.  Last year the various groups combined purchased about 60 tons of deer feed.  The feed is a high protein pellet, produced to specifications for deer feeding.
    We feed through out the  Keweenaw Island: Calumet Waterworks Road, Cedar Bay, Eagle River, Gay, Rabbit Bay, Mud Lake, Bootjack, White City, Jacobsville, Princess Point, Dreamland, Frenchtown, and Sawmill Creek Road