A cougar recently turned up in southern Menominee County, according to the Eagle-Herald newspaper in neighboring Marinette, Wis. A trail camera on Duane Clausen’s property near Birch Creek Road and County Highway 577 captured a video of the big cat in mid-September, staff writer Erin Noha ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will host virtual public meetings Tuesday and Wednesday to provide information about its state land review. The review covers about 240,000 acres of public land statewide to determine their contributions to meeting the DNR’s ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Senate voted Tuesday to fire eight state board appointees from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' administration, including a majority of the panel that sets the state's environmental and wildlife policies. In a series of votes that fell ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Updated northern pike regulations are in effect for several area lakes after the Michigan Natural Resources Commission gave its approval during a meeting Thursday in Escanaba. Norway Lake and Rock Lake in Dickinson County, Dawson Lake in Iron County and Lake Ann in Menominee ...

LANSING — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will look to reduce confusion for land users and law enforcement as it updates rules for dog leashing on state-managed land under its control. The draft rule changes include: — Updating the terminology — “state owned land” — ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Wisconsin’s youth deer hunt is taking place today and Sunday. The youth hunt is intended to give hunters 15 years old and younger the opportunity to learn from a mentor and gain deer hunting experience, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said. Participation ...