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Registration required for WI fishing tourneys

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced that fishing tournaments that are statewide or regional in nature, seasonal without specific fishing dates or that have fewer than 20 boats or 100 participants will be required to register with the DNR starting this year. Registration of these tournaments will be free of charge. The DNR regulates fishing tournaments or organized competitive fishing events where money or prizes are awarded to protect fish populations from overharvest and to avoid crowding or conflicts among waterbody users. Larger tournaments ...

Harvest in Calhoun County is shown to be a gray wolf

Though a Michigan hunter reported that he harvested a large animal in Calhoun County in January during a legal coyote hunt, subsequent genetic tests by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources revealed the animal to be a gray wolf. Michigan’s known wolf population is located in the ...

Michigan DNR takes on the challenge of counting wolves

On a desolate two-track road, a man approaches on a snowmobile. Watching the road ahead, he notices a line of tracks in the snow that lead from a dense stand of trees along a creek. The man stops the sled and as it idles, he leans over for a better view. He’s found what he’s looking ...

E-bikes on NRC agenda; walleye move in

A proposal in Michigan would expand the operation of Class 1 electric bicycles on state park-managed nonmotorized trails open to bicycles. Class 1 e-bikes — e-bikes that are pedal-assisted and can go up to 20 miles per hour — are currently allowed only on improved surface trails. These ...

Spring goes into reverse, puts brakes on migration

What looked to be an earlier-than-usual start to spring migration might be on hold with this return to more seasonable weather. The warmer temperatures in February and the start of this month led to Six Mile Lake being completely open a week ago, the earliest “ice out” date even ...

New fishing licenses needed as of April 1; UP officer on ‘Wardens’

IRON MOUNTAIN — The new fishing license and regulation season kicks off April 1 in both Michigan and Wisconsin, so anglers need to be sure they have purchased a new license before venturing out. The new licenses are valid through March 31, 2025. Also, Wisconsin now offers a first-time buyer license at a reduced rate. Before it turned wintry, walleyes were caught in the lower stretches of the Menominee River while vertical jigging minnows in deeper areas, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said. A few brown trout were also caught in the Menominee River on floating ...