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Voracious deer are testing a fan’s patience

Those who have followed this column probably have figured out I’m a big fan of wildlife. It’s a thrill to see the abundant animals, large and small, that have wandered into the yard or paddled by just offshore during my almost nine years at Six Mile Lake. That doesn’t mean they ...

The fall hunt arrives

IRON MOUNTAIN — Orange T-shirts and baseball caps may be in order for Michigan’s Liberty Hunt next weekend. The forcecast calls for highs in the 80s Saturday and the upper 70s Sunday. Youth 16 years old or younger and individuals with qualifying disabilities can participate in the ...

Fortune Lake work scheduled

CRYSTAL FALLS — A Michigan Department of Natural Resources-managed boating access site, which sits on Fortune Lake in Bewabic State Park, Iron County, will close Monday, Sept. 16, through Friday, Sept. 20, for work that includes asphalt sealcoating and restriping. This is the only public boat launch on the Fortune Lake chain of lakes. The $10,000 project is supported through the Michigan State Waterways Fund.

Bear season nearly here; Michigan DNR drafts forest plan

IRON MOUNTAIN — Wisconsin’s bear season opens Wednesday in the northern zones, where license quotas are the same as a year ago. Statewide, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued 10% fewer bear hunting licenses this year. In Zone B in the northeast there were 5,551 applicants ...

The grand procession

“Whoa, it came out of the sky landed just a little south of Moline.” — John Fogerty It was one of those rare moments when I felt like I was momentarily in a Hollywood motion picture. My character was not unlike that of an unnamed farmer who, in digging with a long-handled spade in ...

Harsh reality of paths that cross

Since the Daily News switched to mail delivery, basically making us a morning newspaper, I regularly drive home late at night after finishing the next day’s edition. I go fairly slow and often will pull over to let others pass, because I prefer to travel at my own pace. I’ve reached ...