IRON MOUNTAIN — A lake-effect snowstorm unfolding this weekend is expected to steer north and east of the central Upper Peninsula, but it’s a reminder that winter is near. In Michigan, state-designated trails are open Dec. 1 through March 31 and grooming occurs when there is enough snow on ...

By Daily News staff While you’re enjoying time outdoors this fall and winter, wildlife officials in Michigan and Wisconsin encourage you to keep an eye open for black bear dens. “Finding winter den locations is an important component to managing black bear populations, and we need ...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is celebrating a successful elk hunting season. The state’s sixth elk hunting season opened Oct. 14 and closed Nov. 12 as a result of all four state-licensed hunters filling their harvest authorizations. The four hunters ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Animal welfare advocates filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to invalidate Wisconsin's new wolf management plan, accusing state wildlife officials of violating the state's open meetings law and disregarding comments from wolf researchers and supporters. The lawsuit ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Hunters in Menominee County reported 859 bucks harvested during the opening days of the Michigan firearm deer season, the most in the Upper Peninsula. As of 5 p.m. Friday, Delta County had the second-highest total at 499, followed by Marquette County, 282, and Iron ...

MADISON, Wis. — Preliminary results for Wisconsin’s 2023 bear season showed a harvest well below the recent annual average of approximately 4,000 bears, representing the lowest yearly black bear harvest since 2008. Hunters killed 2,922 bears during the 2023 season, a marked decrease from ...