While Thursday’s late-season snow and ice might have been a bit of a shock for some early migrating birds already back in the region, they should be able to make do as long as the snow cover doesn’t linger for too long. Much of it already seemed to be fading Friday and Monday promises ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — With ice deteriorating, most anglers are either waiting for warmer days or hitting the road for walleye or steelhead. At Whisler Outdoors in Florence, Wis., Doug Whisler said some lakes still have ice, but conditions are variable. “Everyone should use extreme caution ...
The Upper Peninsula has few birds more likely to draw a gasp than a trumpeter swan. I’ve heard them call in the early morning on Six Mile Lake in the past and photographed a solo and lost-looking juvenile two years ago, but this spring, a group of four showed up one day where the lake ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — A few anglers were catching walleye on the Menominee River at a limit of one per day while others were taking advantage of late ice and landing perch, crappies and bluegills on area lakes. “Crappies have been biting about an hour before dark,” said Doug Whisler at ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin wildlife officials say they’re done importing elk from Kentucky. Department of Natural Resources officials say 48 Kentucky elk arrived in Wisconsin on Wednesday morning. They will become part of northern Wisconsin’s Clam Lake herd. The DNR has been ...
MADISON, Wis. — County Deer Advisory Councils met in each Wisconsin county in March, and preliminary antlerless deer quotas, harvest authorization levels and season structure recommendations for the 2019 deer hunting season are now available for review and comment. An online public comment ...
CHANNING —Saturday is the last day to register for hunter safety classes offered by the Sagola Township Sportsman’s Club. Students must register in person in advance to receive workbooks and instructions. Hunters ages 10 and older are welcome, including adults. There is no fee. The ...
BARAGA — Baraga State Park will make major renovations and service improvements throughout the upcoming summer, which will require temporary camping closures to portions of the 56-acre park, situated along the Lake Superior shoreline on Keweenaw Bay. “The project will be completed in two ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Anglers who haven’t yet bought a 2019 fishing license will need one starting Monday in Michigan and Wisconsin. Bait sales were steady this week, thanks to lingering ice and pleasant temperatures, said John Grier at Whispering Pines Outpost in Breitung Township. A 13 ...
As anticipated, the warm weather of a week ago opened the door for some of the early familiar migrating birds to return to the region, with more showing up throughout the week. Red-winged blackbirds and common grackles are back in force, at least the males; the females usually hang back ...
Hunting in early February on the southern end of New Zealand’s North Island, John “Jack” Maki of Breitung Township harvested a 36-point red stag. The stag, taken with a steep downhill shot of 260 yards, has a 55-inch spread and a preliminary Safari Club International score of 462. Guided ...
CHANNING — Registration begins today for hunter safety classes to be offered next month by the Sagola Township Sportsman’s Club. Four days are available for registration. Students must register in person in advance to receive workbooks and instructions. Hunters ages 10 and up are ...
MARINETTE, Wis. — The entire Marinette County ATV trail system will be closed to all vehicles effective Friday until further notice. The closure is required to protect the soft trail bed from erosion damage caused by ATVs and other vehicles during spring breakup, officials said. ATV ...
MARQUETTE —The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has awarded a total of $100,000 in deer habitat improvement grant funding to a dozen entities for projects in the Upper Peninsula. The Deer Habitat Improvement Partnership Initiative is a competitive grant program designed to enhance ...
PHELPS, Wis. — The eighth annual Phelps Maple Syrup Fest, hosted by the Phelps Chamber of Commerce, again will include a maple syrup judging contest Saturday, April 6. Syrup entries will be judged on density, clarity, color, container and flavor. The highest point category will be for ...
MARQUETTE — The Fred Waara Chapter of Trout Unlimited will have its monthly board meeting at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday at Barrel + Beam, 260 Northwoods Road in Marquette. All who are interested in conservation and cold water fisheries are welcome.
I was at an area business earlier this month buying birdseed when a customer asked the clerk whether they still had a weasel popping up among the stacks of supplies in the store. Told yes, he then suggested several ways to catch and evict the animal from the premises. Given what this ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Ice anglers are landing panfish as the transition to spring starts to quicken. “Fishermen are catching good numbers of crappies,” said Doug Whisler at Whisler Outdoors in Florence, Wis., mentioning rosy red minnows as a good bait. A few smaller walleye were caught ...
IRON MOUNTAIN —Ice shacks left on city property must be removed as soon as possible or they will be removed at the owner’s expense, said Iron Mountain Director of Police and Fire Services Ed Mattson. In a release, Mattson advised anglers who still have ice shacks and converted camper ...
KINGSFORD — The Dickinson Conservation District is accepting orders for its annual Spring Tree Sale. The order deadline is April 12, with pickup to be on May 3 and 4 at the Norway Fairgrounds. Please call 906-774-1550 or go to dickinsoncd.org to find an order form. The district ...