ESCANABA — In the weeks ahead, ducks, mergansers, herons, terns, gulls and more will fly through Portage Marsh State Wildlife Area in Escanaba — one of Michigan’s premier Wetland Wonders and an Audubon Important Bird Area — as they migrate north back to their breeding grounds. Join ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Both public and private lands in the Upper Peninsula are open for spring turkey Hunt 0234, which opens today and runs through May 31. Licenses for this hunt are guaranteed and do not require an application in a drawing. Although the hunt has no quota, you can only purchase ...
CHANNING — The Sagola Township Sportsmen’s Club hosted a hunter education class on April 26, one of two the club conducts each year. Thirty-three students left the training with their hunter safety certificate. The training was co-sponsored by Wildlife Unlimited of Dickinson County and ...
The spring migration brought an unexpected treat to Six Mile Lake this month: a great blue heron in near-full breeding plumage. While great blue herons aren’t unusual at the lake, most that I see are later in the year and dull, more gray than blue, with blurred markings. This one was in ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Streams in the Menominee River Basin are running high and cold for Michigan’s trout opener today. The weekend forecast calls for breezy, partly sunny weather, with highs in the upper 50s. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources reminds anglers that trout streams are ...
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and County Deer Advisory Councils encourage the public to attend their local advisory council meeting to provide feedback on local deer management ahead of the 2025 deer season. Each county in Wisconsin has a County Deer Advisory ...