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Officers share ‘best practices’ for hunters

MARQUETTE — To ensure a safe firearm deer season, Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers are sharing best practices and tips to avoid the most common violations and mistakes they see every year. Properly tag your deer Before field-dressing or moving a deer, kill tags must be filled out (including the month and date the deer was taken and the deer’s gender and number of antler points) and properly placed on the deer. Conservation officers often see the wrong kill tag on game – such as fish or turkey licenses on deer. Often, this is a simple mistake made ...

Sagola Township club to provide sight-in assistance

CHANNING — The Sagola Township Sportsmen’s Club will host its annual hunters sight-in day on Tuesday at the club’s range. Certified instructors will be on duty from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. to assist hunters with the proper zeroing of their rifles. Targets will be provided. For more information please go to STSportsmen.com.

Freedom for Patriots hosts outdoor events for veterans

MENOMINEE — Freedom for Patriots, a Menominee-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, recently had its fall veterans hunt. The event included 24 veterans who were paired with host camps throughout Menominee County. It was supported by dozens of volunteers, generous donations and host camp ...

DNR urges higher doe harvest

Editor’s note: In a recent open letter to deer hunters, a Michigan Department of Natural Resources official stressed the need for an increased antlerless harvest in the state, primarily in the Lower Peninsula. A portion of the letter, which can be found in its entirety at ...

Expo today, Sunday in Escanaba; Channing club to host sight-in

IRON MOUNTAIN — Sagola Township Sportsmen’s Club will host its annual sight-in day from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14, at the club’s range in Channing. Certified instructors will be on duty to assist hunters with the proper zeroing of their rifles. Targets will be provided. More information is available at https://stsportsmen.com/. The club’s monthly meeting is scheduled for 11 a.m. Sunday. Tri-County Snowmobile Club will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Kraemer’s Three Lakes Bar and Grill on Hamilton Lakes Road in Vulcan. The club has been working on brushing and signing. ...

Finch forecast suggests ‘decent year’ in region

That nasty four-letter word — snow — is finally in the forecast. We could see flakes fly late today into Sunday, then again Tuesday. Sub-freezing lows are predicted late today through at least early Thursday, according to the National Weather Service office in Negaunee. That threshold ...