Is this the next squirrel species to establish itself in the northwoods? This is a young 13-lined ground squirrel. It wasn’t willing to show its back, which is streaked with stripes and lines of spots, hence the name. It hung around the front door for awhile Saturday, then moved on and ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources this week issued guidelines for antlerless deer permits in the Upper Peninsula. In the western central part of the U.P., deer management unit 352 will require an antlerless deer hunting access permit and a universal antlerless deer license to hunt antlerless deer. DMU 352 is made up of DMUs 027, 036, 152 and 252 and will have 500 access permits available. One antlerless deer hunting access permit for the DMU you are hunting in — plus one universal antlerless deer license — are required for each deer harvested. ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — A few changes have been made in deer hunting rules for the Upper Peninsula. As reported Friday by MLive, antlerless harvest quotas will be reduced in the “mid-snowfall zone,” a band crossing the middle latitudes of the U.P. The Michigan Natural Resources Commission on ...
MADISON, Wis. — A survey measuring ruffed grouse drumming activity heard along roadsides throughout Wisconsin this spring showed a 57% increase in statewide drumming activity compared to 2023, the Department of Natural Resources said. Several agencies and groups, including the DNR, U.S. ...
Midsummer has arrived. Much of what was born or hatched this spring now seems to have reached the age of exploration, of venturing out, seeing what this new world has to offer, good and bad. The first batch of eastern phoebes already is chasing insects around the yard at Six Mile Lake. ...
ESCANABA — The annual Trapper’s Convention/Outdoor Expo begins Friday at the U.P. State Fairgrounds in Escanaba. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern time Friday and Saturday, July 13. During the two days, nine outdoor experts will be taking the stage to give presentations on trapping ...
