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Outdoors

UP deer habitat grants available up to $15,000

MARQUETTE — Applications for the Upper Peninsula’s Deer Habitat Improvement Partnership Initiative competitive grant program are due March 14. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources initiative is a cooperative grant program designed to enhance deer habitat on private lands in the ...

Goodman-Armstrong Creek Lions Club awards predator hunt prizes

GOODMAN, Wis. — Two trapping teams and three calling teams collected a total of 59 predators during the Goodman-Armstrong Creek Lions Club’s predator hunt. The event took place earlier this month in conjunction with a meat raffle at Rocque’s 8-Hi Club in Goodman, where 325 pounds of ...

Wisconsin DNR to host meeting

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources invites the public to join DNR staff on Wednesday at the DNR’s Peshtigo Field Office in Peshtigo for the sixth meeting in a nine-part series focused on fisheries management in northeast Wisconsin. This meeting is part of a ...

Fair conditions greet snowmobilers as mid-February snowfall picks up

IRON MOUNTAIN — Snowmobilers were advised to watch for bare spots and icy areas as trails in the region have opened with less than optimal snow cover. On Friday, trails in Florence County were listed as fair, with the deepest snow to the west, according to the Travel Wisconsin snow ...

DNR helps clear the way for winter fishing in UP

MARQUETTE — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is continuing a program begun in 2021 to keep boating access sites plowed at more than two dozen popular Upper Peninsula ice-fishing locations. “This program has been a big help in maintaining public access to hard water resources ...

Wisconsin DNR seeks public comment on wildlife management

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is seeking public input as it drafts a strategic plan for managing the state’s wildlife species and habitat. This plan will help direct the DNR’s Wildlife Management Program in determining priorities to make the most ...