FILE — Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources fisheries technician Katie Renschen shows a lake sturgeon captured during an electrofishing survey on the Menominee River. (Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources photo)

IRON MOUNTAIN — Orange T-shirts and baseball caps may be in order for Michigan’s Liberty Hunt next weekend. The forcecast calls for highs in the 80s Saturday and the upper 70s Sunday.

Youth 16 years old or younger and individuals with qualifying disabilities can participate in the early deer season. Hunters 9 years old and younger must be licensed through the Mentored Hunting Program and accompanied by a qualified mentor.

All hunters participating must wear hunter orange. Rain, at the moment, is predicted for the second day.

A number of other hunting seasons will open next weekend across Michigan and Wisconsin. In Michigan, the ruffed grouse, small game and fall turkey openers are Sunday, Sept. 15.

In Wisconsin, the small game and ruffed grouse seasons will start Saturday, Sept. 14, along with the archery deer and fall turkey hunts.

Also in the mix is bear hunting. The Upper Peninsula opener is Wednesday, with dogs not allowed until Monday, Sept. 16. Northern Wisconsin’s season is already underway and dogs will be permitted started Wednesday.

The archery deer season in Michigan opens Tuesday, Oct. 1.

As for fishing, Wisconsin’s hook and line season for lake sturgeon starts Saturday and runs through Sept. 30.

The open portions of the upper Menominee River should have plenty of fish available, with a few sturgeon reaching the 60-inch minimum length limit, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said. The lower Menominee River is expected to provide good catch and release opportunities.

A pink salmon was caught recently in the bay near Marinette, Wis., so anglers should see them in area rivers soon, the Wisconsin DNR said. Also, a mix of browns, rainbows and Chinook were caught in waters around 60 feet deep.

The Michigan DNR reported this Upper Peninsula activity:

Little Bay de Noc: Anglers targeting walleye reported fair to good fishing. Anglers were primarily drifting crawler harnesses at slow speeds near drop-offs as well as in relatively shallow water. Walleye catches were reported in the reefs in the upper bay, south of the Ford River, and Minneapolis Shoal. Smallmouth anglers reported good fishing in the upper bay, as well as other places with rocky structure.

Manistique: Anglers reported some salmon success by the “red can” and Barques Point. Anglers fishing near the river mouth for salmon reported slow fishing. There was little salmon activity reported in the river.

Keweenaw Bay/Huron Bay: Anglers this last week had a difficult time finding a good day to get on Lake Superior with the strong winds and weather. Anglers who were able to find a few safe hours to fish mostly caught lake trout. Successful trips were mixed between jigging and trolling. Both successful methods caught the most fish in the mornings, however, fish were caught through all times of the day.

Big Traverse Bay/South Portage Entry Canal: Anglers spent most of the fish-able hours of the last week trolling. Those hours were few and far between, but anglers were able to capitalize on them. Those who were able to get out found lake trout in decent numbers throughout the water column. Spoons seemed to be the most common lure that was successful while trolling.