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Outdoors

Registration begins for ‘Becoming an Outdoors Woman’ programs in the UP

MARQUETTE — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced registration is open for this winter’s “Becoming an Outdoors Woman” weekend workshop, as well as several upcoming Beyond BOW events. The weekend workshop is set for Feb. 23-25 in Marquette County. This winter will ...

UP deer harvest down in 2023

The 2023 firearm deer season is officially complete. Although there are still deer hunting opportunities happening in December, we know most of our 2023 hunter effort is officially in the books. The license sales and harvest data are mixed throughout the state. Harvest figures The reported ...

Disease ranks comparatively low among causes of UP deer deaths

Seeing this doe alongside Six Mile Lake Road in mid-November was a shock. In profile and movement, she looked normal in body, legs, shoulders, neckline ... but oh the head, swollen and misshapen on the left side with a lumpy growth that wrapped from jawbone to between the eyes, as if some ...

Track chairs enhance access at state parks

IRON MOUNTAIN — Track chairs are off-road electronic vehicles that allow users to explore areas of parks that traditional wheelchairs might not reach. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has surpassed a funding goal of more than $400,000 to purchase track chairs for a growing ...

Anglers land walleye, panfish; caution urged on ice

IRON MOUNTAIN — A few anglers have started hitting the ice, with a 22-inch walleye among the best catches. Anglers have reported anywhere from 2 to 7 inches of ice, although conditions can be sketchy as daytime temperatures climb above freezing, said Fay Whisler at Whisler Outdoors in ...

Marinette derby Feb. 10

MARINETTE, Wis. — Communities that Care and the Healthy Youth Coalition will host its CTC/HYC Youth Ice Fishing Derby on Saturday, Feb. 10. This fundraising event will be at Red Arrow Park in Marinette, Wis., with a shotgun start at 11 a.m. Children ages 1 to 14 are eligible to participate ...