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Cougar kittens caught on camera in Minnesota

Minnesota has become the second state in the Great Lakes Region to document that cougars have reproduced there for the first time in more than a century. The University of Minnesota’s Voyageurs Wolf Project video in March showed a female cougar with three well-grown kittens south of ...

Wisconsin DNR says fishing is open on reservation lakes

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources on Friday indicated the walleye and musky season will proceed as normal on Wisconsin’s lakes, despite recent attempts from the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians to restrict fishing. The state's general inland fishing season opens statewide today. The federal Western District of Wisconsin on Friday issued a temporary restraining order that prevents the enforcement of recent attempts to restrict fishing, the DNR said in a news release. Over the past month, the Band has passed resolutions and made ...

Application period opens for Michigan elk hunt

Drawing results will be available June 22 for Michigan's elk season, which has an application deadline of June 1. The Michigan Natural Resources Commission has decreased the number of elk licenses to 200 — down from 260 offered in prior years — based on a Department of Natural Resources ...

Outdoors report: Wisconsin’s Spring Hearing results available

Spring Hearing questions and results are now available, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Wisconsin Conservation Congress. More than 6,800 people responded to the 2026 Spring Hearing questionnaire either in person April 13 or online April 13-15. The ...

Northwoods notebook: Waterfowl take advantage of ice-free Six Mile

The ice is finally completely gone on Six Mile Lake — I suspect the rains early Friday took away the last remnants that had been hanging on in the center of the lake. This past week seemed to bring a host of waterfowl: more common and hooded mergansers, even one male red-breasted ...

Outdoors report: Menominee sets pace for turkey hunt

IRON MOUNTAIN — As of Friday afternoon, Menominee County was showing the highest turkey harvest in the Upper Peninsula’s spring season with a total of 99 birds. Dickinson County ranked second, with 41, while Iron County was third at 39. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources' ...