MARQUETTE —The Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Becoming an Outdoors Woman program will offer a Beyond BOW event this month in Marquette County. The BOW program gives women, 18 and older, an opportunity to improve their outdoor skills in a relaxed, noncompetitive atmosphere. ...

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources encourages hunters to participate in this year’s Deer Hunter Wildlife Survey. This survey is an opportunity for hunters to report which animals they observe while deer hunting. Data from these reports helps DNR researchers ...

Robert Beaudry of Kingsford harvested a 218-pound bear in Amasa on Sept. 7, assisted by Joe Bottesi of Hardcore Scriptures Outdoors. Beaudry got his bear license as a 2023 Pure Michigan Hunt winner — the first-ever winner from the Upper Peninsula. Along with a collection of gifts, his prize ...

MARQUETTE — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources plans to open its long-awaited $2 million public shooting range in Marquette County Oct. 11. “The builders are still putting finishing touches on the facility and the shooting range remains closed until Oct. 11,” said John Pepin, ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources reports deer numbers similar to a year ago in the southern Upper Peninsula as the archery season opens Sunday. “Where oaks are abundant, acorn production looks good for this year, and bowhunters may find added success by ...

A flock of geese passed overhead earlier in the week, the first one I’ve seen this fall migration. It’s still early for most waterfowl — ducks, geese and swans — to begin making the exodus out of the north in earnest. But it was a good reminder that this is the time of year when we ...