IRON MOUNTAIN — With Michigan’s ruffed grouse season still in its first week, hunters are reminded that the Upper Peninsula boasts 13 of the state’s 19 Grouse Enhanced Management Sites.

These are intensively managed walk-in accessible hunting areas that offer a trail for those who prefer an easier walk, as well as a chance to adventure off the trail.

Most GEMS are located within DNR-managed state forests, though some are on U.S. Forest Service lands or on private lands enrolled in Commercial Forest programs. Locally, there are GEMS just west of Ralph and 10 miles north of Iron River.

More information can be found at https://www2.dnr.state.mi.us/publications/pdfs/ArcGISOnline/interactiveMaps/gems/.

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