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Trappers to meet in Bruce Crossing

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Upper Peninsula Trappers Association will have a reorganizational meeting Saturday, March 29, to help recruit, retain and reactivate trappers — or those interested in learning about trapping — in Gogebic, Ontonagon and Iron counties. The District 2 meeting will be at 9 a.m. Central time at Twilly’s Sports Bar and Grill, 13909 U.S. 45, Bruce Crossing. Since 1962, the non-profit U.P. Trappers Association has been striving to educate trappers on the safe, sustainable and humane harvest of furbearers, said Bob Steinmetz, a U.P. Trappers Association member from ...

DNR hopes to confirm cougar is with her cubs

The news Thursday that cougar cubs had turned up in the Upper Peninsula — Michigan’s first confirmed wild cubs in more than a century — sparked both elation and worry. The elation came that a female cougar may have actually made the 900-plus-miles journey from most likely the Black ...

Wisconsin DNR to host virtual session on duck seasons; bonus turkey permits will go on sale

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is accepting public input on proposed 2026-2031 duck hunting season zones and splits. Every five years, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service gives states an opportunity to change their duck hunting season structures. In addition to a series of public hearings, a virtual session is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday. More information, including a link for online input, can be found at https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/newsroom/release/104311. Feedback must be submitted by March 30. ***** The Wisconsin DNR next week will begin selling bonus ...

UP moose project

Researchers in the Upper Peninsula this winter met their primary goal of capturing and collaring 20 moose, including five calves, five bulls and 10 cows. The tracking collars will help them learn more about the Upper Peninsula core moose population, which has been declining. The “Factors ...

Annual Sportsman’s Seminar March 15 in Iron Mountain

IRON MOUNTAIN — Family Baptist Church of Iron Mountain will host its 27th-annual Sportsman’s Seminar beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 15. The hunting and fishing activities will be at Iron Mountain’s Central Middle School gymnasium and cafeteria, 300 W. Hughitt St. Attendees can ...

Spring breakers get a reminder; snow trail season is mostly over

IRON MOUNTAIN — In Michigan, anyone born on or after Dec. 31, 1978, must have a boater safety certificate to legally operate a personal watercraft, such as a Jet Ski. If you need a safety certificate, you can take recreational safety education courses online at your own pace. Find out more at https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/education/hunter-rec-edu-safety. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources notes that some people might be planning a trip to a warmer destination where they’ll want to rent a personal watercraft. Many states require safety certificates before allowing you ...