MIKE YODER; DRONE DEER RECOVERY LLC, identified on initiating documents as Drone Deer Recovery Media, Inc.; JEREMY FUNKE, v. SCOTT BOWEN, in his official capacity as Director of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, identified on initiating document as Shannon Lott - Articles

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MIKE YODER; DRONE DEER RECOVERY LLC, identified on initiating documents as Drone Deer Recovery Media, Inc.; JEREMY FUNKE, v. SCOTT BOWEN, in his official capacity as Director of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, identified on initiating document as Shannon Lott

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jul 31, 2025

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ARGUED: Andrew R. Quinio, PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION, Sacramento, California, for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: ARGUED: Nathan A. Gambill, OFFICE OF THE MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellee.

Attorneys 3: ON BRIEF: Andrew R. Quinio, Donna G. Matias, PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION, Sacramento, California, for Appellant.

Attorneys 4: ON BRIEF: Nathan A. Gambill, Echo Aloe, OFFICE OF THE MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellee.

Judge(s): COLE, WHITE, and MATHIS, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan at Grand Rapids

PER CURIAM. Plaintiffs-Appellants Mike Yoder; Yoder’s company, Drone Deer Recovery, LLC (DDR); and life-long hunter Jeremy Funke (collectively, Plaintiffs) appeal the district court’s dismissal of their complaint challenging a Michigan law that bans the use of drones to hunt or collect downed game. Because we find that Plaintiffs have standing but fail to state a claim on which relief can be granted, we AFFIRM.

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