IRON MOUNTAIN — Wisconsin’s youth deer hunt is taking place today and Sunday.

The youth hunt is intended to give hunters 15 years old and younger the opportunity to learn from a mentor and gain deer hunting experience, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said.

Participation is available to Wisconsin residents and nonresidents. A gun deer hunting license is required.

Youth hunters, with or without hunter education certification, are eligible to hunt while under the supervision of a mentor.

For all hunters younger than 11, or hunters 12-15 who have not completed hunter education, the mentor must be at least 18 years old, a hunter education graduate, hold a current hunting license and be within arm’s reach of the hunter.

For hunters 12-15 who have completed hunter education, the mentor must be at least 18 years old, but does not need to be a hunter education graduate or a licensed hunter. The mentor needs to be within both visual and voice contact with the hunter.

Because a firearm deer hunt is taking place, at least 50% of all hunters’ clothing above the waist must be blaze orange or pink. This requirement includes archery hunters and small game hunters. Waterfowl hunters are exempt.

With Wisconsin’s bear season nearing its end, Milan’s Custom Butchering in Armstrong Creek reported 139 bruins processed as of Wednesday. The Upper Peninsula season runs through Oct. 26.

Tri-County Snowmobile Club will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Waucedah Township Hall in Loretto. The club also plans a work bee Saturday, Oct. 14. For more, go to http://www.tricountysnowclub.org/.

The Wisconsin DNR reported that pink salmon were seen this week in the lower Peshtigo and Menominee rivers. “Most fish were tight up to the dams,” the DNR said.

The Michigan DNR reported this U.P. fishing activity:

Little Bay de Noc: Yellow perch anglers reported fair to good fishing. The use of minnows when drifting was productive. Northern pike anglers reported fair catches when trolling or casting. Walleye fishing success saw an uptick, with drifting crawlers and jigging being the preferred methods. Pink salmon, coho salmon and a few Chinook salmon were reported to be in the tributaries. Drifting spawn, skein and beads were tactics anglers used in the rivers.

Big Bay de Noc: Yellow perch anglers reported fair fishing.

Carp River: The Carp River was still producing fish, but overall, the fishing seemed to slow. More steelhead and fresh salmon should continue to enter the river, but most of the Chinook appeared pretty dark. Anglers reported catching some large-sized fish. The best lures were reported to be spinners for those who did not have salmon eggs.

Nunns Creek: Nunns Creek continued to be slow, though the fishing is expected to pick up soon. Recent rains pushed a few fish up the creek, but most were still out in Saint Martin Bay.

Marquette: Anglers reported the best place for catching lake trout as near the north side of the White Islands. Cooler days seemed to bring the fish back into shallower waters, and anglers trolling in 120 to 140 feet of water caught the most lake trout near the White Islands, while anglers trolling for lake trout around Granite Rock had the most luck trolling or jigging at around 140 to 200 feet of water. Chinook and coho salmon were caught in around 40 to 70 feet of water, mostly by the Chocolay River and out towards Shot Point. Anglers reported watermelon, multicolored spoons, Bite Me Elmo and bright green as being good lures for lake trout. Gold spoons, bright lime or orange, and moonshine glows were good colors for salmon.

Au Train: Au Train saw a major decrease in anglers, but those who did make it out caught near their limit of lake trout. The coho and Chinook started to see a resurgence in numbers caught. These fish were found in around 40 to 70 feet of water.

Ontonagon River: Anglers on the river had luck in finding some walleye, rock bass, smallmouth bass and the occasional northern pike. Reports show that trolling artificial lures was the most popular method used.

Ontonagon/Silver City/Union Bay: Fishing from these ports was reported to be good. Anglers were consistently bringing in good numbers of lake trout, with an occasional coho salmon thrown in the mix.

Black River Harbor: Fishing from the harbor was reported to be good. Anglers had no issues in finding good numbers of lake trout and occasional coho salmon. Reports show that fish were caught in a variety of depths, with a slightly higher yield coming from shallower waters. Successful trips consisted of trolling artificial lures and occurred at all times of day.

Munising Bay: The fall bite for coho was reported to be slow, with few fish caught. Many coho were observed by boat anglers in Munising Bay jumping and rolling both in the bay and offshore by the Anna River; however, overall, few fish were reported.

Grand Marais: The fall bite was reported to be very slow for coho. Anglers reported that coho were large and averaged around 6 to 8 pounds, with a few smaller coho reported as well. Shore fishing was also very slow, with low fishing pressure.