The event begins at 3 p.m. with seminars and displays. A dinner of wild game and traditional foods will be served at 5:10 p.m.

Ross Crowe is the featured speaker at 6:15 p.m., presenting “Bucket List of Fishing Adventures.”

The event and dinner are free. It’s sponsored and promoted by Family Baptist Church of Iron Mountain. A free will offering will be appreciated, organizers said.

More than a dozen displays are featured, including dog training, deer mounts, bow hunting, trapping, bees, small game hunting, reptiles, wildlife management, conservation officers, fishing and muzzleloading.

The popularity of angling for lake whitefish in the Chequamegon Bay region has increased in recent years, both through the ice and from a boat. (Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources photo)

There will also be a traditional bow archery range and a hands-on flycasting clinic.

For more information, call 906-774-8239.

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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will start selling bonus harvest authorizations for the spring turkey season Monday with a designated sale date for each zone.

Previously known as leftover permits, bonus harvest authorizations will be available online through the Go Wild license portal and at all license sales agents. Sales begin at 10 a.m. and run through midnight each day.

New this year, if hunters do not have a Go Wild user name and password, they will be required to create them. The DNR recommends that hunters create their user name and password before Monday. Also, hunters interested in purchasing a Conservation Patron license for the 2026-2027 season should do so before Monday to make the bonus harvest authorization process as quick and easy as possible.

Bonus harvest authorizations are $10 for residents and $15 for nonresidents.

The scheduled sale dates are — Zone 1: Monday; Zone 2: Tuesday; Zone 3: Wednesday; Zone 4: Thursday; Zone 5: Friday; Zone 6: No bonus harvest authorizations available; Zone 7: Friday. Any remaining bonus authorizations will go on sale starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 21.

All spring turkey hunters must have a valid spring turkey license, a 2026 wild turkey stamp and a valid turkey harvest authorization. If they have not already done so, hunters must purchase their spring turkey license and stamp authorization when purchasing a bonus harvest authorization

The spring turkey season is comprised of six distinct periods, each seven days long and running Wednesday through the following Tuesday. A total of seven zones will be open. Season dates are as follows:

— Youth Hunt: April 11 – 12

— Period A: April 15 – 21

— Period B: April 22 – 28

— Period C: April 29 – May 5

— Period D: May 6 – 12

— Period E: May 13 – 19

— Period F: May 20 – 26

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For those folks planning a spring break trip to a warmer destination, don’t forget to take along a copy of your boating safety certificate.

Safety certificates are proof that you’ve completed a program meant to teach the fundamentals of safety for your chosen activity. Many states require this documentation before allowing you to rent and/or operate a boat or personal watercraft.

In Michigan, people born before July 1, 1996, may legally operate a boat without restrictions. Those born on or after July 1, 1996, may legally operate a motorized boat over 6 horsepower only if they have been issued a boating safety certificate and have it in their possession.

Anyone born on or after Dec. 31, 1978, must have a boating safety certificate to legally operate a personal watercraft.

If you need a safety certificate, you can take recreational safety education courses online at your own pace. Learn more at Michigan.gov/RecreationalSafety.

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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will have an informational meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, March 30, in Ashland, Wis., to discuss the recreational lake whitefish fishery in Lake Superior’s Chequamegon Bay.

The popularity of angling for lake whitefish in the Chequamegon Bay region has increased in recent years, both through the ice and from a boat.

“We do not have any specific management recommendations for this fishery,” said Dray Carl, DNR Lake Superior Fisheries Biologist. “We want to use this meeting to present some background information and hear directly from the anglers themselves about their thoughts and values of the current fishery, both in person and through the online questionnaire. Our team will combine the fishery data we’ve collected with angler values into a holistic view of the fishery,” he said.

A recording of the meeting, along with a link to the questionnaire, will be published afterwards on the DNR’s Lake Superior Fisheries Outreach webpage.

The meeting will be held in Vaughn Public Library, Community Room, 502 Main St. W in Ashland.

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Anglers in Marinette, Wis., were were starting to try Menominee River shore fishing from the railroad bridge upstream to the dam on the nicer days, the Wisconsin DNR said. A few brown trout were around and the shorelines still had some ice. Ice was also present from Stephenson Island out to the bay.

The Michigan DNR reported this Upper Peninsula fishing activity:

Little Bay de Noc: Shoreline ice started to deteriorate, forcing anglers to pay attention to the ice conditions around certain lake access points. Anglers reported good overall ice on the bay, although the shoreline and cracks were changing from day to day. Walleye anglers reported an uptick in fishing. Nonetheless, some large fish catches were reported, and while anglers marked a lot of fish, reports indicated that the fish were finicky. Anglers also reported the jigging rod was out-producing set lines. Set lines were baited with minnows close to the bottom, and jigging rods were fished with spoons and snap-style jigs. Anglers reported the best success when jigging aggressively and then slowing down the cadence of the jig as fish approached.

Yellow perch anglers reported fair to good fishing. Anglers used wigglers and minnows fished on tungsten jigs and small spoons in the upper bay. The mud flats and the shallows near the Days River were productive.

Munising: The coho salmon and perch bite was good for anglers throughout the bay. Whitefish and Splake were targeted with moderate success. Anglers reported good amounts of smelt and reported catching a few burbot. Popular baits included minnows and wax worms.

Keweenaw Bay: Anglers reported fair to good numbers of lake trout, cisco, and coho salmon being caught. Success was also reported by those targeting burbot and smelt during the last week. Some anglers had mixed success while splake fishing, with most fish being undersized. Whitefish anglers reported slow fishing. Common baits among successful anglers included minnows, spawn, cut herring, and smelt.

Marquette: The Chocolay River saw a good number of anglers, with one reporting a very nice brown trout. There were several coho salmon caught out on the breakwall that were small, but in good numbers. The Carp River was a little too shallow for anglers but once the snow and ice melted during the warm-up, the river saw a good increase in depth.

Au Train: Au Train produced a good number of coho salmon for anglers. Anglers reported catching the majority by the mouth of the river on the ice cliffs. Most were caught with either jigs with wax worms or floating eggs.

Les Cheneaux Islands: Anglers in Musky Bay caught good numbers of pike, with a few keeper-sized fish being reported. Urie Bay produced a few perch but overall was a slow start to the late perch ice fishing. Government Bay also produced a few perch as well as pike. Moscoe Channel saw some fishing pressure, with very few fish being caught.

In Hessel, anglers reported a good number of perch and a couple of anglers hitting their limits of cisco. Splake fishing continued to be slow. Anglers reported a good amount of ice still but was continuing to melt.