Fish for Free days will be held this summer, set for May 24 and July 4. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will allow anyone to fish on public waterways without a license the Sunday before Memorial Day (May 24) and on Independence Day (July 4). These days are valid for residents and non-residents, though all other fishing regulations and seasons apply. Organizers believe these two days are perfect for families and new anglers to experience fishing.
RIDGWAY — The roar of chainsaws will echo through the Ridgway Mills Campground, April 22–25, as chainsaw carvers transform raw logs into intricate sculptures during the 25th Annual Chainsaw Carvers Rendezvous. The event is expected to draw more than 30,000 visitors to Ridgway, a historic lumber town of 4,000 residents. The influx delivers a major boost to local tourism, hospitality, and small businesses across Elk County and the Pennsylvania Wilds region. Since its founding in 2000, the Rendezvous has attracted chainsaw artists from more than 22 countries, earning Ridgway the ...
PINEDALE, Wyo. — A judge in Wyoming sentenced a man to 18 months of probation for hitting a wolf with a snowmobile before taping the wounded animal’s mouth shut, bringing the creature into a rural bar, then killing it. District Judge Richard Lavery in Pinedale sentenced Cody Roberts, 44, to probation on Wednesday, in accordance with a plea deal Roberts reached with prosecutors in February. Lavery also fined Roberts $1,000 and ordered him not drink alcohol, enter a bar or liquor store, nor hunt or fish while on probation. Roberts told Lavery at his change-of-plea hearing in ...
Hunters are divided over a proposed “one buck rule” that some hope would help balance the buck-to-doe ratio, curb overpopulation in the Lower Peninsula and make deer hunting better for future generations by leaving more prize bucks on the table. The Michigan Natural Resources Commission, the state’s hunting and fishing regulator, is considering a policy that would mean no hunter in the state could kill more than one antlered deer. In the Lower Peninsula, hunters would need a special license to kill any bucks. Currently, hunters in Michigan can kill two antlered deer per season, ...
Two years ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a strategy to save declining salmon — spotlighting a historic partnership with the Winnemem Wintu Tribe to reintroduce endangered winter-run Chinook to the vital, cold waters upstream of Lake Shasta in far northern California. Now, tribe officials say the state is ending its support, potentially causing salmon restoration efforts on the McCloud River to die mid-stream. The tribe is now grappling with the sudden loss of jobs, along with the dimming of hope that the culturally sacred fish will be restored to their ancestral waters. “It ...
People fishing on area streams on the opening morning of the 2026 trout season Saturday were experiencing varying degrees of success, but all of them were in agreement about one thing — the sunny, almost summertime-like weather made for a hall of fame day. Temperatures were approaching the ...
