Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: What about trout traditions?
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 6, 2025, edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.
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June 2, 2025
Notes off a soiled cuff: Stiffer penalties coming for trail cam vandals in Pennsylvania?
As we approach the June 14 opening of traditional bass season in Pennsylvania, it’s hard to believe that it has been 25 long years since the state made a major change to its fishing regulations.
In 2000, the Fish & Boat Commission changed bass season dates. Prior to that, fishing for bass was prohibited until mid-June. The change resulted in a softer start to the bass season, with anglers able to fish for bass from mid-April to mid-June but requiring them to release fish they catch.
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Ohio Division of Wildlife hands out peer-nominated awards to four
Wildlife Officers Lodge 143 recently honored five Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife officers and staff who work in the law enforcement area.
Lodge 143 is comprised of wildlife officers and investigators from the Division of Wildlife. The lodge was started July 9, 1978, and the Officer of the Year award was created in 2016. Wildlife employees are considered for excellent job performance, personal character, as well as their dedication to conservation and law enforcement.
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Two new members join Michigan Outdoor Hall of Fame
With legacies spanning more than 50 years each, it would be hard to find two individuals more closely associated with their respective fields of outdoor expertise than Al Stewart and Richard Smith. Now both have one more highlight to add to their long list of career accomplishments: induction into the Michigan Outdoor Hall of Fame.
The induction of Stewart, whose name is synonymous with upland game bird management, and Smith, renowned for his expertise and insight into whitetail deer and black bear behavior, was celebrated May 17.
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MN Daily Update: 1,300 acres added to Carp Swamp WMA
Pheasants Forever and its conservation partners recently added 1,300 acres
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Oil, gas revenue stands at $60M in Ohio coffers; how will it be spent?
What is the state of Ohio doing with money earned from oil and gas leases in state parks and wildlife areas?
That’s the question the general public is asking, especially members of Save Ohio Parks, an environmental advocacy organization that opposes drilling under public lands. The 2011 law that opened the door to drilling (and fracking) in parks, wildlife areas, and land owned by the Ohio Department of Transportation laid down specific rules for how those profits would be used.
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Outdoor horoscopes for the week of June 2 to June 8, 2025
♈ Aries (March 21 – April 19) You’ll bring a
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WI Daily Update: Enjoy Wisconsin’s outdoors during Free Fun Weekend
The Wisconsin DNR is waiving fees for state parks, fishing
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Goats, grit and persistence: Illinois wildlife habitat benefitting from ag improvements
A pair of young biologists authored the following report, which originally appeared in the Outdoor Illinois Journal. Emily Hodapp, a Private Lands Biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Zach Stephenson, a Farm Bill Biologist for Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever, assisted Dr.
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