MARQUETTE — Registration is open for the annual February Becoming an Outdoors-Woman winter weekend event, as well as several smaller “Beyond BOW” activities, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said. The winter weekend, set for Feb. 24-26, is for women 18 and older who are ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Hunters killed substantially more deer during Wisconsin’s nine-day gun season this year than in 2021 thanks largely to snow cover, relatively stable weather conditions and a lack of standing corn that deer use to hide, state wildlife officials said Tuesday. The ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — More bucks have been harvested in Menominee County than in any other county in Michigan during the 2022 firearm deer season, according to the Department of Natural Resources’ new online reporting system. As of 6:30 p.m. Friday, Menominee County’s buck harvest was ...

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources encourages the public to report any black bear den locations they find across Wisconsin to help with an ongoing study on black bear reproduction. The Black Bear Litter and Diet Survey will begin its second year of data collection ...

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan’s outdoor recreation system — including public lands and waters, playgrounds and bike paths, and much more — provides critically important social, health, economic and environmental benefits. Over the past several months, the Michigan Department of Natural ...

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin state park and forest annual admission stickers and trail passes went on sale Friday. “We’re delighted to give visitors a boost to stretch out and enjoy a day of fresh air and fun by opening sales of 2023 admission stickers and trail passes the day after ...