IRON MOUNTAIN — Tip-up Town of the U.P. is set for Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Sagola Township Sportsmen's Club. Admission to the clubhouse is free, but you must be registered and have a button for the fishing contest on Sawyer and Edey lakes. Buttons are $10 each or $5 for ages 17 and under. ...

Wisconsin hunters will have a better chance to harvest black bears this fall due to a record number of licenses and higher quota approved Wednesday by the state’s Natural Resources Board. The board unanimously signed off on a quota of 4,160 bears and 15,245 licenses for the fall bear hunt, ...

IRON MOUNTAIN —Old Man Winter is putting some extra ice into ice fishing this weekend as free fishing awaits Feb. 14-15 in Michigan. Upcoming tournaments include the annual Tip-up Town of the U.P. on Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Sagola Township Sportsmen's Club on Sawyer Lake Road four miles ...

This so far is proving to be a winter of weather mood swings in the Upper Peninsula. November had cold temperatures and ice setting in early on Six Mile Lake. Winter finches, especially pine grosbeaks, arrived from the north, an influx that had been predicted but happened early. The ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — This is free fishing weekend in Wisconsin, where anyone can head out and fish without need for a license. All other regulations remain in effect, including bag limits, size limits and species restrictions. Regulations are available online at ...