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Outdoors

Wisconsin youth turkey hunt set for April 12-13

IRON MOUNTAIN — Wisconsin’s statewide youth turkey hunt takes place next weekend. Youth hunters younger than 16 must have a spring turkey license, wild turkey stamp and valid harvest authorization. All of these are available online through Go Wild or at any license sales agent around the ...

Upper Peninsula Fly Fishing Film Festival on Saturday in Marquette

MARQUETTE — The Fred Waara Chapter of Trout Unlimited presents the Upper Peninsula Fly Fishing Film Festival (UP4F) from 4:30 to 9 p.m. Eastern time Saturday at the Northern Center on Northern Michigan University’s campus. This is the first-ever chapter-created event showcasing the best ...

Big Shooters earn medals at Marshfield

SAGOLA — Five members of the Big Shooters youth shooting team attended the annual Winter Invitational 4-H competitive shoot in Marshfield, Wis., last weekend, earning multiple awards. Jonas Eloranta was the team’s lone competitor in the junior division for ages 9 to 11. He placed third in ...

Erickson named hunter education coordinator

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has named Anthony Erickson to serve as hunter education coordinator for Dickinson County. Erickson has been a hunters education instructor since 2005 and has worked with many organizations and groups. His training group currently ...

New fishing season to start Tuesday

IRON MOUNTAIN — The new fishing license and regulation season kicks off Tuesday in both Michigan and Wisconsin, so anglers need to be sure they have purchased a new license. All anglers 17 years of age and older are required to have a fishing license in Michigan. Wisconsin’s requirement ...

Conservation Congress to meet

FLORENCE, Wis. — The Wisconsin Conservation Congress will hold the annual spring hearing Monday, April 14, in the lower level conference room at the Wild River/Natural Resource Center to go over citizen resolutions and elect WCC delegates. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the meeting starting at ...