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UP walleye opener on Thursday; UPROAR plans spring ride for May 17

IRON MOUNTAIN — Thursday is opening day for the Upper Peninsula inland walleye and northern pike seasons. The new license season began April 1, so anglers should make sure they purchase a new fishing license for this season. The 2025 annual fishing licenses are valid through March 31, ...

DNR announces birding tour at Portage Marsh

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 ...

Michigan’s ‘no application’ turkey hunt starts today

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 ...

Great blue heron graces Six Mile; orioles arrive

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 ...

Trout anglers reminded to help prevent the spread of invasives

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 ...