It may get breezier throughout the day, with gusts as high as 15 mph, according to the National Weather Service. Today’s predicted high is 40.

Sunday should be mostly sunny with a high near 46. Rain might enter the picture Tuesday, and there’s a chance of snow Wednesday as daytime temperatures drop into the 30s.

Deer Management Units in Wisconsin’s Northern Forest zone have been updated this year, converting to habitat-based units as opposed to county-based. Forest Zone DMUs are now referred to by a number, rather than a county, which will complicate reports from the Department of Natural Resources on harvest totals as compared with previous years.

For Michigan hunters seeking contact with the DNR, the Norway Field Office is scheduled to be staffed from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily Monday through Wednesday of next week, along with Dec. 1-2. The address is 520 West U.S. 2, Norway.

Two male and two female evening grosbeaks make an appearance on a platform feeder at Six Mile Lake in Felch Township.

A Hunter Appreciation Deer Drop-In will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday at the DNR’s Crystal Falls Field Office, 1420 U.S. 2 West, Crystal Falls. Hunters may bring in a deer or lower jaw for aging. Free items will be distributed — while they last — such as patches, stickers, hand warmers and field-dressing gloves.

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The Wisconsin DNR is asking hunters to report any black bear den locations they may find.

Reporting dens helps the DNR meet the sample size requirements for ongoing studies and increases the accuracy of the black bear population estimate.

If you believe you have found a black bear den, please collect the following information quickly and quietly while remaining at least 30 yards from the den:

— GPS coordinates: You can use a mobile phone’s pre-installed map app, such as Google Maps or Apple Maps. For best results, first go to your phone’s settings and turn on the option to improve location accuracy.

— Photos of the den: Maintaining a safe distance, take an image or two showing the den in relation to its surroundings.

— Description of the site and surrounding area: Take some notes on the size of the entrance, the direction it faces and whether there are notable landmarks nearby.

— Description of any bear activity in general area: Make a note of anything you observe, including pawprints, scat or fresh scratch.

The submission form is at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7DSMFZS.

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The Michigan DNR Wildlife Division’s November “Wildtalk” podcast devotes a lot of time to deer hunting, including a lengthy conversation with DNR deer, elk and moose management specialist Brent Rudolph.

He talks about trends, herd activity and Michigan’s hunting outlook. Rudolph also fields several questions submitted by listeners.

The podcast website is at https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/managing-resources/wildlife/wildtalk-podcast.

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The Winter Finch Forecast for 2025-26 predicted a season that “has the potential of being the biggest flight year since 2020-2021.”

That’s already being proven true. This month has seen more of the prized species in the region than turned up all of last winter — evening grosbeaks, pine grosbeaks and Bohemian waxwings.

Phyllis Carlson in Quinnesec has had evening grosbeaks regularly visiting her feeders. A birder in Marquette noted evening and pine grosbeaks plus Bohemian waxwings.

Reports throughout the Upper Midwest, New England and parts of Canada indicate a similar influx.

With a bumper crop of fruit locally this year, they may be inclined to stick around.

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Tri-County Snowmobile Club will kick off the snow season with a meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, at Waucedah Township Hall in Loretto.

“Hopefully we see some new faces that would like to see what the club is about and what we do to keep the trails open summer and winter,” the club states on its Facebook site.

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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will hold a public meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, to discuss progress toward the objectives outlined in the Lake Superior Fisheries Management Plan at its midpoint. The meeting will be held at Northwood Technical College, Room 306

2100 Beaser Ave., Ashland, Wis.

The DNR will offer a summary of the work that has been accomplished thus far towards goals laid out in the Lake Superior Fisheries Management Plan. This meeting will also provide an opportunity for stakeholders to help identify and plan future work.

The Lake Superior Fisheries Management Plan was developed from 2017 to 2020 by the DNR and a stakeholder work group to guide management of sport and commercial fisheries in Wisconsin’s Lake Superior waters for 10 years (2020-2029).

More information on Lake Superior fisheries management is available at https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/Fishing/lakesuperior.

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Managing Editor Betsy Bloom contributed.