ESCANABA — The annual Trapper’s Convention/Outdoor Expo begins Friday at the U.P. State Fairgrounds in Escanaba. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern time Friday and Saturday, July 13. During the two days, nine outdoor experts will be taking the stage to give presentations on trapping ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Fall turkey hunting license applications for the 2024 season in Michigan are available through Aug. 1. Applications are $5 and drawing results will be available Aug. 12. The season runs Sept. 15 through Nov. 14. You can apply for one limited-quota license valid for a ...

ESCANABA — Delta County Sheriff’s Department deputies rescued four boaters in distress over the weekend in two separate incidents. In both cases, high winds and waves put the boaters in peril. On Saturday at 11:35 p.m. deputies were dispatched for the report of a disabled boater on ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Bonus antlerless harvest authorizations for Wisconsin’s deer seasons will be available Aug. 12 after the Department of Natural Resources this week presented harvest quotas to the Natural Resources Board. Quotas were formed in partnership with County Deer Advisory ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Trailforks, a division of Outside Inc., helps online users discover trails and routes for mountain biking, hiking and other pursuits across the world. In Dickinson County, the Trailforks app lists 96 biking trails totaling 156 miles. The list includes 50 trails in the Iron ...

LANSING — Bass fishing tournaments are very popular in Michigan, and for the past nine years the state Department of Natural Resources has been collecting and tracking data from them in its online Fishing Tournament Information System. By law, fishing tournaments targeting bass and walleye ...