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Winnebago spear deadline Tuesday

IRON MOUNTAIN — Tuesday is the deadline to purchase a license for the 2024 sturgeon spearing season on Wisconsin’s Lake Winnebago. Both residents and non-residents can purchase a license through the Go Wild system or at any license sales location. The season will open Feb. 10 and will run for a maximum of 16 days or until any of the pre-determined harvest caps are met, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said. The Michigan DNR reported this Upper Peninsula activity: Little Bay de Noc: Anglers reported good yellow perch fishing. Perch rigs, drifting with minnows ...

Cougar caught on film in Menominee County

A cougar recently turned up in southern Menominee County, according to the Eagle-Herald newspaper in neighboring Marinette, Wis. A trail camera on Duane Clausen’s property near Birch Creek Road and County Highway 577 captured a video of the big cat in mid-September, staff writer Erin Noha ...

Michigan DNR to offer virtual meetings on state land review process

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will host virtual public meetings Tuesday and Wednesday to provide information about its state land review. The review covers about 240,000 acres of public land statewide to determine their contributions to meeting the DNR’s mission. Those 240,000 acres include parcels that are 200 acres or smaller in size, or difficult to manage due to irregular shape, resulting in a significant shared private-public boundary. About 4,000 acres have been studied in the final group after not being captured in previous reviews due to ...

Wisconsin Senate demands a wolf hunt goal

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Senate voted Tuesday to fire eight state board appointees from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' administration, including a majority of the panel that sets the state's environmental and wildlife policies. In a series of votes that fell ...

New regulations for northern pike OK’d

IRON MOUNTAIN — Updated northern pike regulations are in effect for several area lakes after the Michigan Natural Resources Commission gave its approval during a meeting Thursday in Escanaba. Norway Lake and Rock Lake in Dickinson County, Dawson Lake in Iron County and Lake Ann in Menominee County were added to the list of waters where up to five northern pike may be kept. Only one pike 24 inches or greater is allowed in the daily possession limit. The online Michigan Fishing Guide available at Michigan.gov/DNRDigests will be updated to reflect the changes, along with a few others ...

Michigan DNR to update rules for dogs on state land

LANSING — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will look to reduce confusion for land users and law enforcement as it updates rules for dog leashing on state-managed land under its control. The draft rule changes include: — Updating the terminology — “state owned land” ...