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Outdoors

Wisconsin bear and turkey hunt applications due; ice fishing begins

IRON MOUNTAIN — Today is the deadline to submit applications for Wisconsin’s 2023 black bear and spring turkey hunts. For either species, hunters can apply for harvest authorizations or purchase preference points toward future drawings at GoWild.wi.gov or through an authorized license ...

Hunters invited to submit photos

IRON MOUNTAIN — Michigan and Wisconsin deer hunters who enjoyed success this fall are invited to submit photos for publication. Photos and information may be emailed to news@ironmountaindailynews.com.

Christmas Bird Count will give ’historical view’

Area Christmas Bird Count coordinator Phyllis Carlson again invites people to join in the annual tally set for Saturday, Dec. 17. The local count covers roughly the lower one-third of Dickinson County, from the Florence County line east to the Menominee County line and from the Menominee ...

Menominee, Delta show highest UP buck harvests

IRON MOUNTAIN — Menominee County narrowly holds the top spot in Michigan for the most bucks taken during the 16-day firearm deer season that ended Wednesday. As of 5:30 p.m. Friday, the Upper Peninsula county’s buck harvest was listed at 2,483 on the Department of Natural Resources’ ...

Trail segment remains closed in Dickinson

A bridge replacement project will keep an off-road vehicle and snowmobile trail segment in Dickinson County closed until Jan. 13. Black Creek Road in Waucedah Township will remain closed to all motorized traffic as work continues to replace a bridge over Black Creek. In October, work began ...