IRON MOUNTAIN — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Western Upper Peninsula Advisory Council is scheduled to receive a preliminary overview of the 2025 deer season Thursday. The meeting will take place virtually in a web conference from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Eastern time. The ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Michigan’s statewide firearm deer harvest is down about 5% from a year ago with local counties dropping more than that. In Dickinson County, the total reported harvest of 1,038 represents an 18% drop. Iron County, with a harvest of 1,070, was down nearly 10%. Menominee ...

Wisconsin hunters harvested fewer bucks but more antlerless deer than a year ago during the recently completed nine-day gun season, according to preliminary figures released Tuesday by the Department of Natural Resources. Hunters registered 182,084 deer during the 2025 gun deer season, ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Deer harvest totals for the firearm deer season in Dickinson and Iron counties remain below numbers for the entire 2024 hunt, although two days of the season remain, along with several days before the reporting deadline hits. As of Friday afternoon, Dickinson County's harvest ...

CHANNING — The Big Shooters rifle team is participating in the yearly American Legion Postal Shoot, with help from American Legion Post 211 of Florence, Wis. The post recently presented a $200 donation. The annual postal shoot utilizes targets that are sent to the prospective shooters, ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — No one wants a weasel on their Thanksgiving table, but swapping turkeys for other animals was once surprisingly common. Trading turkeys – for wildlife management, not dinner – was a key part of one of North America's biggest conservation success stories. After ...