MARQUETTE — The Fred Waara Chapter of Trout Unlimited presents the Upper Peninsula Fly Fishing Film Festival (UP4F) from 4:30 to 9 p.m. Eastern time Saturday at the Northern Center on Northern Michigan University’s campus. This is the first-ever chapter-created event showcasing the best ...
SAGOLA — Five members of the Big Shooters youth shooting team attended the annual Winter Invitational 4-H competitive shoot in Marshfield, Wis., last weekend, earning multiple awards. Jonas Eloranta was the team’s lone competitor in the junior division for ages 9 to 11. He placed third ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has named Anthony Erickson to serve as hunter education coordinator for Dickinson County. Erickson has been a hunters education instructor since 2005 and has worked with many organizations and groups. His training group currently holds two hunter education classes per year at the Sagola Township Sportsmen’s Club north of Channing. Erickson is also the chief range safety officer of the club. Some of the duties of a county coordinator include: — Recruiting and mentoring new instructors. — Evaluating other ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — The new fishing license and regulation season kicks off Tuesday in both Michigan and Wisconsin, so anglers need to be sure they have purchased a new license. All anglers 17 years of age and older are required to have a fishing license in Michigan. Wisconsin’s requirement is 16 years and older. The 2025 fishing licenses are valid through March 31, 2026. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources reported this Upper Peninsula activity: Marquette: The docks are now open at both marinas in Marquette, and several anglers had good results when trolling for brown ...
FLORENCE, Wis. — The Wisconsin Conservation Congress will hold the annual spring hearing Monday, April 14, in the lower level conference room at the Wild River/Natural Resource Center to go over citizen resolutions and elect WCC delegates. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the meeting starting at 6:30 p.m.
With spring migration firmly in gear despite this week’s winter storm, the return of seasonal birds also could bring avian influenza back to the region. As most of the new arrivals in the Upper Peninsula travel through Wisconsin, I turned to that state’s Department of Natural Resources ...
