Growers in the prime fruit-growing area surrounding Grand Traverse Bay in northwest Michigan are protesting the conversion of their orchards into prime hunting ground for deer hunters wanting to shoot bucks with ­bigger antlers. The state’s Department of Natural Resources approved a hunter-requested program called the Quality Deer Management Program for Leelanau County in 2003, and now the department is considering expanding it to 12 more counties. Under the program, it takes three antler points on a side to qualify the deer as a legal buck. Growers have grudgingly tolerated browsing damage on their cherry and apple trees for many […]