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Outdoors

Wisconsin says it will refund wolf harvest application fees

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will refund the $10 application fee to customers who applied for a wolf harvest permit or preference point for the fall 2021 wolf harvest season. The department said it will also restore all customers’ wolf preference point ...

Timing of Valentine’s Day pleases canines of the Northwoods

Valentine’s Day always seemed strangely placed as a romantic holiday, in the depths of winter. It usually is bitterly cold and not yet close enough to at least sense spring is around the corner, at least not in the Upper Peninsula. Sure, the days are growing longer — today, the sun rose ...

Derbies and free fishing on next weekend’s slate

IRON MOUNTAIN — Leff’s All Florence County Waters Ice Fishing Derby will take place Saturday, Feb. 19, headquartered at Leff’s Sports Bar & Grill on Keyes Lake Drive west of Florence, Wis. Fish must be registered fresh between 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at Leff’s. You can fish any ...

Musky event Feb. 19 in IM

IRON MOUNTAIN — Boundary Waters Musky Club will host its annual Expo from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, in the Antoine Banquet Room at Recreation Lanes in Iron Mountain. The event will feature prize raffles, tackle sales and swaps, and presentations by guest speakers. The public is ...

Walleye, perch action picks up for ice season

IRON MOUNTAIN — Tip-Up Town of the U.P. will serve food until 6 p.m. today at the Sagola Township Sportsmen’s Club on Sawyer Lake north of Channing. The club’s fishing contest runs from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today. Bob Kennard at Midtown Bait & Tackle in Channing planned to open at 5 ...

Outdoors Woman programs offered

MARQUETTE —The Michigan Department of Natural Resources Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program will offer several Beyond BOW events this winter in Marquette County. The one-day workshops help women experience outdoor recreation and education. Activities include snowshoe hikes, lighted ...