IRON MOUNTAIN — Sagola Township Sportsmen’s Club will host its annual sight-in day from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14, at the club’s range in Channing.

Certified instructors will be on duty to assist hunters with the proper zeroing of their rifles. Targets will be provided.

More information is available at https://stsportsmen.com/. The club’s monthly meeting is scheduled for 11 a.m. Sunday.

Tri-County Snowmobile Club will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Kraemer’s Three Lakes Bar and Grill on Hamilton Lakes Road in Vulcan. The club has been working on brushing and signing. New members are invited to get involved for the upcoming season.

The Daily Press is hosting an Ice Fishing and Hunting Expo this weekend at the Upper Peninsula State Fairgrounds in Escanaba. Last year’s expo, the first of its kind in the U.P., entertained more than 4,500 guests from across the Midwest.

Admission is free. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time today and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.

Wisconsin’s draft 2023-2033 Sharp-Tailed Grouse Management Plan is open to public comment through Nov. 17. The public can also provide verbal comments during a meeting Wednesday at the Department of Natural Resources Spooner Service Center.

Sharp-tailed grouse are a native resident game bird of Wisconsin. Due to habitat loss and fragmentation, most sharp-tailed grouse are now found in the northwest part of the state.

More information and a Zoom link to the Spooner meeting can be found at https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/newsroom/release/84591.

With temperatures falling, anglers are reminded that muskies are looking for an easy meal to help them increase their winter energy reserves. The Wisconsin DNR lists Cauldron Falls Flowage and High Falls Flowage, both in Marinette County, as having quality fishing with a 50-inch minimum length limit in effect.

The Michigan DNR reported this Upper Peninsula activity:

Little Bay de Noc: Yellow perch anglers reported good fishing when jigging with minnows or on a slip bobber. Anglers targeting walleye had some luck trolling the upper bay, while others had a few bites night fishing.

Big Bay de Noc: Yellow perch anglers reported good fishing, with a few limit catches. Some nice-sized perch, averaging around 9 to 10 inches, were reported, with a few larger fish in the mix. Smallmouth bass fishing was reported to be good. Windy conditions resulted in anglers fishing protected areas, with some success. Fishing was better when anglers were not impeded by winds. Anglers reported having a fair number of bites and landing some large fish weighing in at 6 pounds or more. Natural colors, soft plastics or live minnows drifted or casted were productive for anglers.

Marquette: Numbers of coho salmon caught were few and far between for boat anglers. In the rivers, coho were reported to be right there, but it was still difficult to get them to bite. Individuals going out on the break wall did very well at catching lake trout. The best times to fish were early morning and at dusk. There were also reports of good numbers of steelhead being caught in the rivers around Marquette. Anglers reported that chartreuse, bright orange and glow spinners were good colors to use. It was also reported that raw shrimp and worms puffed up with a syringe were excellent for rainbow trout.

Keweenaw Bay/Huron Bay: Anglers mostly moved off Lake Superior with their boats; however, shore fishing pressure was picking up in river mouths and in nearshore waters with rocky shoals. A few anglers reported catching coho salmon, brown trout and splake from shore with the ever-occasional lake trout as well.

Delta County: Perch were reported to be caught by anglers who were fishing in Kipling.

Schoolcraft County: Fish were reported to be present in Thompson Creek.