A total of 500 antlerless deer hunting access permits will be available for deer management units 027, 036, 152 and 252. (Michigan Department of Natural Resources)

RON MOUNTAIN — Hunters have until Aug. 15 to apply for an Upper Peninsula antlerless deer hunting access permit.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has explained the need for a permit as follows:

The universal antlerless deer license allows hunters to take an antlerless deer on public or private land in any deer management unit open to antlerless deer hunting. These licenses are available for purchase over the counter without an application.

However, in addition to the universal antlerless deer license, some hunters may need to apply for an antlerless deer hunting access permit to pursue antlerless deer.

If you are hunting in the Upper Peninsula with a universal antlerless deer license:

— You can hunt antlerless deer in DMU 352 (includes middle DMUs 027, 036, 152 and 252) only if you obtain an antlerless deer hunting access permit to use with your universal antlerless deer license.

— 500 access permits will be available for DMU 352.

— You must have one antlerless deer hunting access permit for DMU 352 plus one universal antlerless deer license for each deer harvested.

— You can hunt antlerless deer in the southernmost DMUs (022, 055, 121, 122, 155 and 255). You do not need an antlerless deer hunting access permit.

In the following areas, you cannot use a universal antlerless deer license because antlerless harvest is closed in the Upper Peninsula:

— DMU 351 (includes middle DMUs 017, 021, 117, 149, 249 and 349).

— Northernmost DMUs (includes DMUs 007, 031, 042, 048, 066, 127 and 131).

In DMU 351 and DMU 352, a single deer license or deer combo license can be used to take an antlerless deer during the early archery season and during the late archery season. An antlerless deer hunting access permit is not required.

You can purchase an application for an antlerless deer access permit and a reserved deer access permit through Aug. 15. An application is $5. You can purchase one permit application per drawing per year at any license agent, online at Michigan.gov/DNRLicenses or through the Michigan DNR Hunt Fish app.

Hunters are selected for a deer hunting access permit using a random drawing system. In the access permit drawings, Michigan residents and nonresidents are equally eligible for selection and license purchase.

Drawing results will be available Sept. 2. You can check your drawing results online, in the app or by calling 517-284-9453. You are responsible for obtaining your drawing results.

All remaining deer hunting access permits will be available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning Sept. 8 at 10 a.m. Eastern time until the quotas are met. There is no guarantee that leftover access permits will be available.

For questions, contact the DNR Wildlife Division at 517-284-9453. More information is available at Michigan.gov/Deer.

The DNR reported this U.P. fishing activity:

Little Bay de Noc: Anglers reported slow fishing for walleye. Some caught fish south of Gladstone Beach, as well as at black bottom during low light hours of the day. Other walleye anglers fished deep water in the outer portion of the bay. Yellow perch anglers reported fair fishing but limited success at the bottom of drop-offs using minnows and worms.

Big Bay de Noc: Smallmouth bass anglers reported good fishing with lots of fish being caught on night crawlers. Other anglers used soft plastics that resemble baitfish or gobies.

Fairport: Salmon fishing was good; anglers reported catching limits or at least multiple catches per person. Anglers were trolling with dipsy divers, down riggers, and rods on planer boards. Spoons and flasher-fly combos were common presentations.

Keweenaw Bay/ Huron Bay: Anglers reported that lake trout fishing was fair to poor. They saw limited success while trolling and jigging with both natural and artificial presentations in 100 to 200 feet of water. Salmon fishing was reported as slow, with an occasional splake being caught.

Marquette: Anglers started to see bait balls on their graphs, and the number of lake trout being caught was consistent. Anglers trolling from northwest of the white rocks out toward north of Granite Island reported good success, but it seemed they were moving into deeper water before they started catching fish. The clay banks fishing was very slow. Only lake trout were caught last week in Marquette at depths ranging from 140 to 180 feet of water.

Au Train: Warm, windy weather pushed lake trout fishing out deeper this past week, but anglers still picked up a few both trolling and jigging. Anglers were warned to watch out for the many tribal fishing nets around Au Train Bay, as several anglers got caught up in the nets this week.

Munising: Boat anglers reported doing well when targeting lake trout trolling out at Big Reef and near Grand Island at deeper depths. Boat anglers also caught some splake trolling in Munising Bay.

Ontonagon/Silver City/Union Bay: Ontonagon saw a fair amounts of angling efforts. Efforts were lower from Union Bay and Silver City. Recent reported catches consisted of lake trout in low numbers. Anglers found success when trolling across a variety of water depths.