IRON MOUNTAIN — This is Free Fishing Weekend in Wisconsin, when waters are open to fishing without a license. All other 2024-25 regulations, including bag limits, size limits and species restrictions, remain in effect. Anglers participating in the Homestead-Aurora Conservation Club’s ...

HERMANSVILLE — U.P. Trappers of District 3 will host the annual Arduin Brothers New Trappers Workshop on Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Frank Rodman Community Center in Hermansville. The workshop opens at 8 a.m. and will run until about 2 p.m. Admission is free and the event is open to the ...

GOODMAN, Wis. — The Goodman-Armstrong Creek High School ice fishing team, which competes as part of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Fishing Association, is ready to start a new season. According to tech ed teacher Tom Wysocki, who serves as coach, the school has had a team for about eight ...

What has been a lackluster season so far for winter birds may see some special visitors from Canada’s northern forests after all. Reports indicate boreal owls have turned up in good numbers along Lake Superior in Minnesota, raising the possibility they could follow the lake into Wisconsin ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Next weekend is free fishing weekend in Wisconsin and free snowmobiling weekend in Michigan. Locally, about 1 to 3 inches of snow is expected over the next few days — less than what would be needed to open trails. Wisconsin’s free fishing weekend allows residents and ...

Though so far this winter has been a dull affair in terms of birds, that doesn’t mean it’s completely devoid of surprises. A home in eastern Delta County has been graced by a species both out of season and out of its normal range. The homeowner said she first noticed the bird foraging ...