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Final weekend for trout in Wisconsin

IRON MOUNTAIN — Anglers are reminded that the last day of Wisconsin’s 2024 general inland trout season is Tuesday. After Oct. 15, anglers will no longer be allowed to fish inland streams, springs and spring-fed ponds for trout or salmon. Trout and salmon can still be harvested from ...

Calendar turns, migration quickens

It’s October and the pace of change in the region is accelerating as winter draws closer. A wave of warblers — the majority the very common yellow-rumped, a mostly black, white and gray songbird with bright yellow patches — descended en masse on the yard in the last week of September ...

Youth deer hunt today, Sunday in Wisconsin

IRON MOUNTAIN — Wisconsin’s youth deer hunt will take place this weekend. Wisconsin hunters are reminded that any time a firearm deer season is taking place, including the youth deer hunt, at least 50% of all hunters’ clothing above the waist must be blaze orange or pink. This requirement also applies to archery hunters and small game hunters. Waterfowl hunters are exempt. As of Friday in Florence County, a total of 30 deer, including 18 bucks, had been registered during the archery deer season, according to the Department of Natural Resources. The Michigan Department of ...

Michigan archery opener Tuesday; Wisconsin youth deer hunt Oct. 5-6

IRON MOUNTAIN — Michigan’s archery deer season opens Tuesday with a high in the seasonable 60s expected — a bit cooler than recent days. A mild winter should translate into better fawn recruitment and more young deer in the woods, but some older bucks, too. Wildlife biologists ...

Checking in on young walleye: DNR crews conduct fall surveys

MARQUETTE — If you’re on the water in late September to early October, be on the lookout for Michigan Department of Natural Resources personnel conducting nighttime walleye recruitment surveys. Fisheries managers use these surveys to determine whether walleye that hatched in the spring ...

Gulls far from the sea

While picking up pizza and cat food, I found myself caught up in watching the gulls hanging around the parking lot of what used to be Kmart on Iron Mountain’s south side. They showed little fear of the passing vehicles as they marched across the blacktop, hunting for who knows what in ...