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Michigan reports deer damage permit harvests

IRON MOUNTAIN — Nearly 350 deer have been harvested in Dickinson County so far this year, including 129 antlerless deer taken under damage permits, according to data from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Also, as of Friday, the DNR’s online Deer Harvest Report Summary showed 191 deer harvested in Dickinson County during the archery season, including 141 bucks. The archery season opened Oct. 1. Dickinson totals for the Liberty/Youth Hunt that took place Sept. 14-15 were 20 antlered deer and four antlerless. For all of 2023, Dickinson County showed 1,542 deer ...

GEMS marks a decade of enhancing hunting

When Grouse Enhanced Management Sites were established in 2014, the goal was simple yet ambitious: create premium grouse and woodcock habitat for hunters. “We recognized the need to highlight grouse and woodcock habitat management while providing new, more easily accessible hunting ...

Final weekend for trout in Wisconsin

IRON MOUNTAIN — Anglers are reminded that the last day of Wisconsin’s 2024 general inland trout season is Tuesday. After Oct. 15, anglers will no longer be allowed to fish inland streams, springs and spring-fed ponds for trout or salmon. Trout and salmon can still be harvested from ...

Calendar turns, migration quickens

It’s October and the pace of change in the region is accelerating as winter draws closer. A wave of warblers — the majority the very common yellow-rumped, a mostly black, white and gray songbird with bright yellow patches — descended en masse on the yard in the last week of September ...

Youth deer hunt today, Sunday in Wisconsin

IRON MOUNTAIN — Wisconsin’s youth deer hunt will take place this weekend. Wisconsin hunters are reminded that any time a firearm deer season is taking place, including the youth deer hunt, at least 50% of all hunters’ clothing above the waist must be blaze orange or pink. This requirement also applies to archery hunters and small game hunters. Waterfowl hunters are exempt. As of Friday in Florence County, a total of 30 deer, including 18 bucks, had been registered during the archery deer season, according to the Department of Natural Resources. The Michigan Department of ...

Michigan archery opener Tuesday; Wisconsin youth deer hunt Oct. 5-6

IRON MOUNTAIN — Michigan’s archery deer season opens Tuesday with a high in the seasonable 60s expected — a bit cooler than recent days. A mild winter should translate into better fawn recruitment and more young deer in the woods, but some older bucks, too. Wildlife biologists ...