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Club assists hunter education; Michigan offers free gun locks

IRON MOUNTAIN — To acquire a hunting license in Michigan, anyone born after Jan. 1, 1960, is required to successfully complete an approved hunter education course. Online courses are available but also require an in-person field day. Sagola Township Sportsmen’s Club will host a hunter education field day from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 10. To register, students must take and pass an approved online safety class. More information is available at https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/things-to-do/hunting/education. The class size for the Sagola Township field day is limited to 30 and it is ...

Project Appleseed rifle clinic offered Aug. 24-25

CHANNING — On Aug. 24 and 25, the Sagola Township Sportsmen’s Club will host a Project Appleseed rifle clinic, marking Project Appleseed’s sixth time coming to the club. The event is open to youth and adults of all ages and abilities and is held rain or shine. Shooting will be done at simulated targets at 25 meters. Rifles of all calibers are welcome though most participants chose to use the less-expensive .22lr caliber. Some loaner equipment is available if coordinated ahead. Project Appleseed started in 2006 and since then has trained over 120,000 American patriots in all 50 ...

Natural Resources Board to meet in Green Bay

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board will meet at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Huron/Ontario Rooms at the Oneida Hotel and Conference Center, 2040 Airport Drive in Green Bay, Wis. The public is encouraged to watch on the Department of Natural Resources’ YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/live/AjDuUdazg9Q/. The agenda includes informational presentations on results of the public input on the 2024 Fisheries Management, Wildlife Management and Wisconsin Conservation Congress Spring Hearing advisory questions. The complete agenda is available at ...

Fawns freed from fence predicament

So, late Friday morning had this ... I could hear them bleating from inside the house. I shrugged it off at first, but it continued. So I headed up the hill, toward the sound. I could see the doe standing in the road — and then, as I came around the curve, the reason for the bleating ...

Hunter safety field day Aug. 10; online course required to register

CHANNING — The Sagola Township Sportsmen’s Club will host a hunter safety field day from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, Class size is limited to 30 and it is first-come, first- served. To register, students must take and pass an approved online hunter education class. Once completed students must register for the field day through the Michigan Department of Natural Resources website. For more information please contact the Michigan DNR or go to https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/things-to-do/hunting/education.

Protected walleye lake now open to harvest

IRON MOUNTAIN — Anglers are reminded that smallmouth bass harvest season begins today in Wisconsin’s northern zone, which includes Michigan boundary waters. While the catch and release season is open year-round, this harvest season runs through March 2. The daily bag limit for bass on the Menominee River is five fish with a minimum length of 14 inches. Walleye enthusiasts may be interested to learn that a northern Wisconsin lake has an open walleye season for the first time in 20 years. The Northern Highland Fishery Research Area is located near Boulder Junction in Vilas ...