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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...