LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — Mike Kendhammer used to look out his dining room window and see large groups of deer gathered in a field below. “In the morning, I would have my coffee and read the paper, and I would always see a dozen, 15 or 20,” he said. These days, the deer are gone. Since ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Cooler weather will take hold in advance of Michigan’s firearm deer season opener, which is 15 days away. Daily high temperatures are expected to remain mostly in the 40s beginning Sunday. The long-range outlook from AccuWeather for the Nov. 15 opener is a high of 42 ...

MADISON, Wis. — Early results from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources show hunters harvested 3,802 bears during the 2021 season, a decrease from the 4,306 taken last year. The 2021 harvest results are similar to the 2018 and 2019 harvests. While overall numbers fell short of the ...

My 20-something nephew, visiting a weekend ago, noticed a loon leisurely diving for fish on Six Mile Lake. It was far out, yet I still managed a couple decent photos with my new lens. Later, as I was focused on some of the late-season meadowhawk dragonflies, it popped up quite close to the ...

MARQUETTE — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Western Upper Peninsula Citizens’ Advisory Council will hear updates on several issues when it meets Wednesday, Nov. 3, in Marquette Township. Among the agenda items, DNR staffers will provide updates on the proposed Marquette ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Grouse hunting is on the upswing as cover starts to dissipate, but reports are mixed on the number of birds. Hunters in Wisconsin are saying birds are scarce, but some areas of Dickinson County are producing, said Ken Dabb at Whisler Outdoors in Florence, Wis. Archery ...