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Wisconsin offers public land online mapping tools

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources encourages the public to hunt on public land this hunting season. With millions of acres of public land available across the state, finding the perfect spot is easy using the DNR’s array of online public land mapping tools. Hunters can find new lands to explore, read up on regulations and season dates, and begin to plan their next hunting adventure from the comfort of home using the DNR’s Public Access Lands webpage. The DNR reminds anyone hunting on public lands to be respectful of other recreators and DNR staff ...

New viewers at state park make colors easier to see

For those looking to experience nature’s grandeur, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in the western Upper Peninsula – fondly known as “the Porkies” – is the place to go. Featuring 60,000 acres of old-growth forest, roaring waterfalls, Lake Superior shoreline, rivers, trails ...

Limited local fishing success

IRON MOUNTAIN — Local anglers were seeing limited success this past week, according to Fay Whisler at Whisler Outdoors in Florence, Wis. Reports indicated there was not a lot of walleye action this week, Whisler said, with the best bite coming on crawlers in the early morning hours. Northern pike and bass action was fair, with sucker minnows bringing in some decent-sized northerns, while a variety of baits were drawing in bass. Perch and crappie action was poor, but anglers were reporting some very nice bluegill catches, Whisler said. A reminder that Michigan’s Liberty Hunt ...

Wisconsin sharp-tailed grouse season to remain closed for fall

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has announced that the fall 2022 sharp-tailed grouse hunting season will remain closed due to spring survey results and concerns over the long-term viability of the sharp-tailed grouse population. Permits and applications will ...

Fading daylight signals a shift in seasons

And so here we are, September, the start of meteorological fall after a summer that seemed far too fleeting. The area animals and plants, of course, have no such artificial dates to mark when the seasons turn — and don’t need it. They take their cues from the waning daylight. At the ...

Liberty Hunt Sept. 10-11 in Michigan

LANSING — Michigan’s Liberty Hunt will take place statewide next weekend on private or public lands open to firearm deer hunting. Individuals with qualifying disabilities may participate, in addition to youth 16 years of age and younger. All hunters must wear hunter orange. More information on the Sept. 10-11 hunt is available online in the Michigan 2022 hunting digest.