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Outdoors

Sagola Township club to provide sight-in assistance

CHANNING — The Sagola Township Sportsmen’s Club will host its annual hunters sight-in day on Tuesday at the club’s range. Certified instructors will be on duty from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. to assist hunters with the proper zeroing of their rifles. Targets will be provided. For more ...

Freedom for Patriots hosts outdoor events for veterans

MENOMINEE — Freedom for Patriots, a Menominee-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, recently had its fall veterans hunt. The event included 24 veterans who were paired with host camps throughout Menominee County. It was supported by dozens of volunteers, generous donations and host camp ...

DNR urges higher doe harvest

Editor’s note: In a recent open letter to deer hunters, a Michigan Department of Natural Resources official stressed the need for an increased antlerless harvest in the state, primarily in the Lower Peninsula. A portion of the letter, which can be found in its entirety at ...

Expo today, Sunday in Escanaba; Channing club to host sight-in

IRON MOUNTAIN — Sagola Township Sportsmen’s Club will host its annual sight-in day from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14, at the club’s range in Channing. Certified instructors will be on duty to assist hunters with the proper zeroing of their rifles. Targets will be provided. More ...

Finch forecast suggests ‘decent year’ in region

That nasty four-letter word — snow — is finally in the forecast. We could see flakes fly late today into Sunday, then again Tuesday. Sub-freezing lows are predicted late today through at least early Thursday, according to the National Weather Service office in Negaunee. That threshold ...

Winnebago spear deadline Tuesday

IRON MOUNTAIN — Tuesday is the deadline to purchase a license for the 2024 sturgeon spearing season on Wisconsin’s Lake Winnebago. Both residents and non-residents can purchase a license through the Go Wild system or at any license sales location. The season will open Feb. 10 and ...