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Outdoors

Outdoors report: Firearm season in final weekend, UP trail grooming fires up

IRON MOUNTAIN — Deer harvest totals for the firearm deer season in Dickinson and Iron counties remain below numbers for the entire 2024 hunt, although two days of the season remain, along with several days before the reporting deadline hits. As of Friday afternoon, Dickinson County's harvest ...

American Legion supports Big Shooters youth team

CHANNING — The Big Shooters rifle team is participating in the yearly American Legion Postal Shoot, with help from American Legion Post 211 of Florence, Wis. The post recently presented a $200 donation. The annual postal shoot utilizes targets that are sent to the prospective shooters, ...

Restoration of wild turkeys often relied on trades

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — No one wants a weasel on their Thanksgiving table, but swapping turkeys for other animals was once surprisingly common. Trading turkeys – for wildlife management, not dinner – was a key part of one of North America's biggest conservation success stories. After ...

Outdoors report: Wisconsin’s gun deer hunt begins; winter finches arrive

IRON MOUNTAIN — Deer hunters can expect dry, seasonable weather as the Wisconsin gun season opens today and the Michigan firearm season enters its second week. It may get breezier throughout the day, with gusts as high as 15 mph, according to the National Weather Service. Today’s ...

Satisfaction at the riverbend

Elbows, hooks, corners, turns, bends – all good names for those places in rivers and creeks where the direction of the water flow changes. These corners are typically good for fishing as the water undercuts muddy or grassy banks or runs up against immovable objects, like granite walls and ...

Outdoors report: DNR to host hunter appreciation drop-ins

IRON MOUNTAIN — Michigan deer hunters who find success this weekend — and those who don’t — are invited to a Hunter Appreciation Deer Drop-In from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is hosting the events at facilities across the state, including ...