The outlook for a variety of birds coming to the backyard feeders or fruit trees in the Upper Peninsula or northern Wisconsin this winter sounds mixed but promising for some prime species. The Ontario, Canada-based Finch Research Network in late September released its 26th-annual Winter Finch ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Nearly 350 deer have been harvested in Dickinson County so far this year, including 129 antlerless deer taken under damage permits, according to data from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Also, as of Friday, the DNR’s online Deer Harvest Report Summary ...

When Grouse Enhanced Management Sites were established in 2014, the goal was simple yet ambitious: create premium grouse and woodcock habitat for hunters. “We recognized the need to highlight grouse and woodcock habitat management while providing new, more easily accessible hunting ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Anglers are reminded that the last day of Wisconsin’s 2024 general inland trout season is Tuesday. After Oct. 15, anglers will no longer be allowed to fish inland streams, springs and spring-fed ponds for trout or salmon. Trout and salmon can still be harvested from ...

It’s October and the pace of change in the region is accelerating as winter draws closer. A wave of warblers — the majority the very common yellow-rumped, a mostly black, white and gray songbird with bright yellow patches — descended en masse on the yard in the last week of September and ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Wisconsin’s youth deer hunt will take place this weekend. Wisconsin hunters are reminded that any time a firearm deer season is taking place, including the youth deer hunt, at least 50% of all hunters’ clothing above the waist must be blaze orange or pink. This ...