LANSING — Michigan elk hunters faced challenging weather and storm-ravaged terrain to harvest 153 elk in 2025. A record number of applicants – 47,493 – applied for one of just 260 elk licenses that were issued through the state’s annual drawing. The elk hunt took place in the northern ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Tip-up Town of the U.P. is set for Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Sagola Township Sportsmen's Club. Admission to the clubhouse is free, but you must be registered and have a button for the fishing contest on Sawyer and Edey lakes. Buttons are $10 each or $5 for ages 17 and under. ...

Wisconsin hunters will have a better chance to harvest black bears this fall due to a record number of licenses and higher quota approved Wednesday by the state’s Natural Resources Board. The board unanimously signed off on a quota of 4,160 bears and 15,245 licenses for the fall bear hunt, ...

IRON MOUNTAIN —Old Man Winter is putting some extra ice into ice fishing this weekend as free fishing awaits Feb. 14-15 in Michigan. Upcoming tournaments include the annual Tip-up Town of the U.P. on Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Sagola Township Sportsmen's Club on Sawyer Lake Road four miles ...

This so far is proving to be a winter of weather mood swings in the Upper Peninsula. November had cold temperatures and ice setting in early on Six Mile Lake. Winter finches, especially pine grosbeaks, arrived from the north, an influx that had been predicted but happened early. The ...