Next week might finally bring the kind of conditions that would spur migration into the region. Most of the week is expected to have highs in the 50s and 60s, which is the range most favorable for birds to pick up the pace, if the wind flow is right. Some appear to already be on the move. ...
FLORENCE, Wis. — Florence County 4-H Big Shooters attended the first shoot of the year for Wisconsin, taking numerous awards at Marshfield. Seventy-three of Wisconsin’s top shooters attended. Seven local shooters from Dickinson and Florence counties participated in various age categories and disciplines. The team’s youngest shooter was Jonas Eloranta of Florence County. He competed in the Junior category, ages 9-11. Eloranta earned 10th in compound bow limited. He also earned a third-place finish in air rifle sporter. The intermediate age category, ages 12-14, had four youths ...
ISHPEMING — Courage Incorporated is holding a community fundraiser from 5 to 8 p.m. Eastern time Saturday, April 13, at River Rock Lanes and Banquet Center in Ishpeming. The event is open to the public and tickets are $10 per person at the door — or free for ages 6 and under. The fundraiser will include a spaghetti dinner, over $7,000 in prize drawings, door prizes, and more. Proceeds will go towards helping Courage Incorporated provide free all-inclusive outdoor excursions for physically disabled individuals and veterans, as well as those living with chronic or terminal ...
Online input will also be accepted IRON MOUNTAIN — Fish and Wildlife Spring hearings will be held at 6 p.m. Monday across Wisconsin. Department of Natural Resources staff and Wisconsin Conservation Congress delegates will be on hand to discuss local issues of importance, answer questions from the public and open a dialogue between the public, the DNR and the WCC about areas of interest and concern. The Florence County site is the large conference room of the Florence Natural Resource Center, 5628 Forestry Drive, Florence. In Marinette County, use the Door 6 entrance to the ...
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 ...
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 ...
