IRON MOUNTAIN — While driving in northern Dickinson County a week ago, Allen McGuire noticed something small and hunched alongside Leeman Road. A puny bobcat, not much bigger than a domestic feline, was huddled on the road shoulder, head bowed, not moving. It let McGuire come close enough ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — The weather is expected to turn more seasonable, which should improve conditions for ice anglers. “A few guys are getting out,” said Fay Whisler at Whisler Outdoors in Florence, Wis. “I don’t know how thick that ice is,” she added. “Hopefully, it will be ...

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources confirmed Friday that a wild deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease in the town of Lincoln in Vilas County. This is the first confirmed wild positive case of CWD in Vilas County. As required by state law, the DNR ...

GRAYLING, Mich. (AP) — A dozen elk fell through ice in northern Michigan and died, despite a desperate rescue effort by hunting guides, authorities said. “This is a very tragic and unfortunate event,” said Dan Eichinger, director of the Department of Natural Resources. The elk, a ...

MUNISING (AP) — Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore will soon begin charging visitors entrance fees for the first time in the 55-year history of the tourist destination in the Upper Peninsula. Park officials announced Monday that the park along Lake Superior will start charging visitor fees ...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Oil doesn’t mix with a lot of things. Add owls to the list. A snowy owl found Dec. 3 sitting atop a mound of material at a Milwaukee recycling center had its feathers so fouled with diesel oil it couldn’t fly. And its typical bright white coloration was a dingy ...