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Hunters invited to submit photos

IRON MOUNTAIN — Michigan and Wisconsin deer hunters who enjoyed success this fall are invited to submit photos for publication. Photos and information may be emailed to news@ironmountaindailynews.com.

Christmas Bird Count will give ’historical view’

Area Christmas Bird Count coordinator Phyllis Carlson again invites people to join in the annual tally set for Saturday, Dec. 17. The local count covers roughly the lower one-third of Dickinson County, from the Florence County line east to the Menominee County line and from the Menominee ...

Menominee, Delta show highest UP buck harvests

IRON MOUNTAIN — Menominee County narrowly holds the top spot in Michigan for the most bucks taken during the 16-day firearm deer season that ended Wednesday. As of 5:30 p.m. Friday, the Upper Peninsula county’s buck harvest was listed at 2,483 on the Department of Natural Resources’ ...

Trail segment remains closed in Dickinson

A bridge replacement project will keep an off-road vehicle and snowmobile trail segment in Dickinson County closed until Jan. 13. Black Creek Road in Waucedah Township will remain closed to all motorized traffic as work continues to replace a bridge over Black Creek. In October, work began ...

Registration open for winter BOW

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 ...

Wisconsin deer harvest up locally and statewide

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 ...