11/24/2025

GOGEBIC / ONTONAGON COUNTIES – Deer Kill numbers over the weekend.  Since Friday morning there were 150 deer harvested in Gogebic County for a total of 363 so far this season (314 antlered and 49 antlerless) according to the DNR website just before sunrise this morning.  In Ontonagon County numbers show 219 total deer harvested since Friday morning for a total of 570 (507 antlered and 63 antlerless).  Michigan hunters are reminded to report deer kills to the DNR on their website or through the DNR app.  Preliminary harvest numbers for Northern Wisconsin Counties for opening weekend are not yet available.  Last year, over 190,000 deer were taken during the 9-day hunt in Wisconsin, according to the DNR.  The Michigan and Wisconsin gun deer season runs until the end of the month.

11/24/2025

VILAS COUNTY - The Vilas County Sheriff’s Department reports a single vehicle crash Saturday night has claimed the life of a 49-year-old person after the vehicle lost control due to ice roads. A call to dispatch around 11 pm said the vehicle was on its roof. Initial investigation suggests the driver the only occupant of the vehicle was traveling north on Highway 45 near Conover when they lost control of the vehicle. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. Their identity is being held pending notification of family. The crash remains under investigation.

11/24/2025

UPPER MICHIGAN - The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is dedicating over $1.3 million from its Forestry Assistance Program to 18 conservation districts. This funding, highlighted by Director Tim Boring, promotes sustainable forest management through outreach and technical assistance. Specifically in the Upper Peninsula, district foresters help private landowners with management plans, timber valuation, and harvesting. Additionally, conservation districts assist landowners in enrolling in MDARD’s Qualified Forest Program (QFP), which offers a property tax exemption for following a professional management plan and conducting sustainable harvests to maintain forest health. In the U.P., the Iron-Baraga, Gogebic and Houghton-Keweenaw Conservation districts along with four other districts are slated to receive $72,000 each.