IRON MOUNTAIN — Nearly 350 deer have been harvested in Dickinson County so far this year, including 129 antlerless deer taken under damage permits, according to data from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

Also, as of Friday, the DNR’s online Deer Harvest Report Summary showed 191 deer harvested in Dickinson County during the archery season, including 141 bucks. The archery season opened Oct. 1.

Dickinson totals for the Liberty/Youth Hunt that took place Sept. 14-15 were 20 antlered deer and four antlerless.

For all of 2023, Dickinson County showed 1,542 deer harvested, including 1,029 bucks. There were 730 bucks taken during the regular firearm season.

Michigan’s 2023 deer harvest summary did not include damage permit totals.

Wisconsin DNR data as of Tuesday showed 181 deer harvested so far in Florence County, including 96 bucks. The buck harvest breaks down as 52 crossbow, 25 archery and 19 youth hunt.

The Wisconsin totals do not include agricultural damage harvests. Antlerless permit information for Wisconsin’s deer damage program is available at https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/WildlifeHabitat/hunt.

Michigan’s 16-day firearm season opens Nov. 15 while Wisconsin’s nine-day gun deer opener is Nov. 23.

Florence County’s gun season harvest in 2023 was 1,226 deer, including 735 bucks.

The pheasant season in Wisconsin opens at 9 a.m. today and runs through Jan. 5. More information, including stocking data, is available at https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/hunt/pheasant.

The Michigan DNR reported this Upper Peninsula activity:

Little Bay de Noc: Anglers targeting yellow perch reported an uptick in success this week, using minnows on perch rigs and either drifting or vertically jigging. These fish were caught in the “narrows”, Saunders Point, near the mouth of the Escanaba River, and at the “mud flats.” Perch anglers also reported catching walleye and northern pike as bycatch. Walleye anglers reported fair fishing, with trolling and jigging methods proving productive for walleye. Smallmouth bass anglers had good fishing with good action when bass were found. Anglers that fished for coho salmon reported an overall slowdown, suggesting an end to the salmon run. There were fish in the Escanaba River to be caught, but the coho salmon bite by the mouth of the river seemed slow. The best results came from anglers fishing near the dam.

Marquette: Boat anglers were making their way down to the mouth of the Chocolay River to try for coho salmon and saw mixed results. A few coho salmon were reported to have been caught from the Chocolay River all the way up to the M-28 fishing pier. Using spawn seemed to work best for these fish. There were decent numbers of fish reported in both the Chocolay and Carp Rivers; however, anglers had a hard time getting them to bite.

Manistique: Anglers reported seeing and catching Chinook salmon near the paper mill and lumberyard. Some anglers were fishing the “flumes” with success. Both pink salmon and Chinook salmon were reported to have been present in the river, although showing signs of being at the final stages of their life cycle. Some anglers were catching fish using crank baits for a reaction bite. Most anglers targeting Chinook salmon were drifting beads or skein.

Keweenaw Bay/Huron Bay: Anglers were mostly fishing from shore and trolling in nearshore waters this last week with some intermittent success. Anglers found splake in shallow water areas of the bays. Trolling anglers caught a few lake trout and salmon; however, most days were difficult to fish due to weather. Those who were able to catch fish reported using artificial bait and trolling in water shallower than 100 feet.

Big Traverse Bay/South Portage Entry Canal: Those that were able to make it out reported finding lake trout and coho salmon while trolling. Trolling events mostly consisted of running near shore and along reef edges.

Ontonagon/Silver City/Union Bay: On fair weather days, anglers reported catches consisting of lake trout in good numbers.