LANSING — Wildlife biologists from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources released their findings Tuesday of the latest Michigan gray wolf survey. The survey, conducted in early 2022, shows the wolf population in the Upper Peninsula remains stable, as it has for more than a ...

Continuing with updating some of the stories of 2022, this week will look back on a fawn that had to overcome a late start to life. The still-spotted fawn featured in October, thought to have not been born until mid- to late July rather than the usual late May to early June, did manage to ...

HERMANSVILLE — The Frank Rodman Community Club in Hermansville will be the site of the Upper Peninsula Trappers Association’s 18th annual Trappers Workshop on Saturday, Feb. 4. There will be several local veteran trappers on hand willing to share tips, techniques, and stories of their ...

SAGOLA — Sagola Township Sportsmen’s Club will host a gun and knife show Friday, Feb. 10, and Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Sawyer Lake clubhouse north of Channing. Tables are available for rent at $25 each. Contact Tony Erickson at 906-396-1119 or tonyerickson26@msn.com. Hours are 3 p.m. ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — It’s free fishing next weekend in Wisconsin with no license required to fish state waters where there’s an open season. Conveniently, it coincides with the popular Pete “Toad” Church Ice Fishing Derby on Saturday, Jan. 21, sponsored by the Homestead-Aurora ...

For the first two full weekends of January, I want to do a few updates on some of the items I wrote about in 2022. First, Phyllis Carlson on Wednesday provided the final figures from the 2022 Christmas Bird Count, conducted Dec. 17 in the Iron Mountain area. To recap, the Christmas Bird ...