The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is accepting public input on proposed 2026-2031 duck hunting season zones and splits.

Every five years, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service gives states an opportunity to change their duck hunting season structures.

In addition to a series of public hearings, a virtual session is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday.

More information, including a link for online input, can be found at https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/newsroom/release/104311. Feedback must be submitted by March 30.

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The Wisconsin DNR next week will begin selling bonus harvest authorizations for the spring turkey season. In Zone 5, which includes the eastern half of Florence County and all of Marinette County, permits remain available for hunting periods in late May. They’ll go on sale starting Friday.

All spring turkey hunters must have a valid spring turkey license, a 2025 wild turkey stamp and a valid turkey harvest authorization. If they haven’t already done so, hunters must purchase their spring turkey license and stamp authorization when purchasing a bonus harvest authorization.

Find out more at https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/newsroom/release/105161.

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Family Baptist Church of Iron Mountain is hosting it 27th-annual Sportsman’s Seminar beginning at 3 p.m. today. Activities will be at Iron Mountain’s Central Middle School gymnasium and cafeteria, 300 W. Hughitt St. in Iron Mountain.

Attendees can enjoy displays, workshops and hands-on activities, including an indoor archery range. Dinner starts at 5:10 p.m., followed by the general session, which begins at 6:15 p.m. There is no cost, but a free will offering will be available.

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The Michigan DNR reported this Upper Peninsula fishing activity:

Marquette: Anglers reported success mostly when fishing for coho salmon from the break wall. As temperatures warm up, fishing should improve. The Chocolay River had a few good reports for coho salmon and brown trout throughout the winter. Steelhead continued to be caught from the Carp River mouth all the way up to the Marquette Mountain area. Night crawlers and spawn have seemed to work best for anglers.

Little Bay de Noc: Ice conditions on the bay have changed dramatically within a week. Runoff has resulted in erosion of the shore ice at many of the lake access points. Although anglers have reported sufficiently thick ice on the main part of the upper bay, please use extreme caution, as the uppermost layer of ice is soft, and conditions are changing day-to-day. Walleye anglers reported fair to good fishing. Set lines with minnows and treble hooks have been productive. Spoons and snap jig-style baits were catching more aggressive, active fish. Yellow perch anglers caught fish in the shallows, as well as out deep on the mud flats.