IRON MOUNTAIN — Michigan’s archery deer season opens Tuesday with a high in the seasonable 60s expected — a bit cooler than recent days. A mild winter should translate into better fawn recruitment and more young deer in the woods, but some older bucks, too. Wildlife biologists ...

MARQUETTE — If you’re on the water in late September to early October, be on the lookout for Michigan Department of Natural Resources personnel conducting nighttime walleye recruitment surveys. Fisheries managers use these surveys to determine whether walleye that hatched in the spring ...

While picking up pizza and cat food, I found myself caught up in watching the gulls hanging around the parking lot of what used to be Kmart on Iron Mountain’s south side. They showed little fear of the passing vehicles as they marched across the blacktop, hunting for who knows what in the ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — The U.P. Ice Fishing and Hunting Expo continues today and Sunday in and around the Ruth Butler Building on the Upper Peninsula State Fairgrounds in Escanaba. Hours today are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern time. On Sunday, hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free, though ...

SIREN, Wis. (AP) — A 12-year-old boy has shot and killed a wounded black bear as it was mauling his father near their hunting cabin in the thick western Wisconsin woods. Ryan Beierman, 43, told the Minnesota Star Tribune that he was pinned beneath the 200-pound bruin on Sept. 6 when his ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Temperatures are expected to reach well into the 80s this weekend as Michigan has its annual Liberty Hunt and Wisconsin opens its archery and crossbow deer seasons. Deer hunters age 16 or younger and individuals with qualifying disabilities may participate in the Liberty ...