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Registration opens for Becoming an Outdoors Woman event in UP

MARQUETTE — Registration is open for this summer’s Becoming an Outdoors Woman program, set for June 2-4 in Marquette County. This will mark the 26th annual summer BOW gathering for women, 18 and older, who are seeking an opportunity to improve their outdoor skills in a relaxed, noncompetitive atmosphere. “Becoming an Outdoors Woman is a program where each individual is encouraged to learn at her own pace,” said Michelle Douglas, Michigan Department of Natural Resources BOW program coordinator in Newberry. The summer BOW program offers instruction in more than 25 different ...

Spark Grants applications open Monday

LANSING — After record interest in first-round Michigan Spark Grants funding, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources will reopen grant applications starting Monday with up to $23 million available for public recreation improvement projects in areas most affected by COVID-19. To boost grant access for those in greatest need, the DNR also announced a partnership that will connect identified “opportunity communities” with funding and the support of Michigan’s philanthropic network. Earlier this year, the DNR awarded $14.2 million in first-round funding to 21 communities. ...

Kingsford man wins Pure Michigan Hunt

LANSING — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources recognized the 2023 Pure Michigan Hunt winners — Richard Austin and Nathan Whitmore from southwest Michigan and Robert E. Beaudry of Kingsford— during Thursday’s meeting of the Natural Resources Commission at Lansing Community ...

Trout opener one week away

IRON MOUNTAIN — Michigan’s statewide trout opener is Saturday, April 29, which leaves at least some time for high waters to recede. Fishing has slowed locally due to the conditions, said Fay Whisler at Whisler Outdoors in Florence, Wis. The forecast calls for highs only in the 40s and 50s for the next week. In southern Marinette County, both the Peshtigo and Menominee rivers were up in flow and height, but anglers last weekend were taking many pre-spawn walleyes on a variety of artificial baits. “A few brown trout have been reported caught from Peshtigo Point north into ...

Hot spell triggers ‘dawn to dusk’ migration

As predicted, avian migration kicked into high gear this past week, with the birds taking full advantage of the much-warmer-than-normal weather — highs reaching into the 80s in the Iron Mountain area Thursday and Friday — and, more significantly, a strong southern wind. The difference ...

Youth turkey hunt today, Sunday in Wisconsin

IRON MOUNTAIN — The spring turkey season opens Saturday, April 22, in the Upper Peninsula, running through May 31. Wisconsin hunters will get a head start with a youth hunt this weekend, followed by six, seven-day hunting periods that open Wednesday and conclude May 30. Hunters and ...