IRON MOUNTAIN — Anglers were landing smallmouth bass and panfish this week, but walleye action was spotty as temperature swings put added guesswork into fishing. “Smallmouths have been hitting,” said Ken Dabb at Whisler Outdoors in Florence, Wis. “They’re catching some nice perch on ...

The birds that regularly nest in the yard — American robins, eastern phoebes, Baltimore orioles — appear to have hatched their first broods for the season. The phoebe’s nest atop the light fixture on my mom’s quilting shop has at least two chicks visible, with possibly a third tucked ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Joshua Isaac, conservation district forester in Dickinson and Menominee counties, will conduct guided nature hikes every other Friday beginning at 10 a.m. July 1. Through Sept. 23, each hike will be at a different local trail system, starting with Iron Mountain City ...

MADISON, Wis. — Preliminary totals show Wisconsin turkey hunters registered 39,007 birds during the 2022 spring turkey hunting season, a 5% increase from the 37,266 birds registered in the spring 2021 season, the state Department of Natural Resources said. The 2022 spring season started on ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — This is “Three Free” Weekend in Michigan. Residents and out-of-state visitors can grab a fishing rod, ride off-road trails and visit state parks and boating access sites, all free of charge today and Sunday. Free fishing arrives just as anglers are reporting more ...

CROSSLAKE, Minn. (AP) — A researcher trying to understand what’s causing a decline in Wisconsin’s loon population is expanding his project into Minnesota. Minnesota Pubic Radio reported Wednesday that Walter Piper, a biology professor at Chapman University in California, has partnered ...