
Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: PF&BC NE Region Office closes temporarily
During this closure, on-site sales of fishing licenses, launch permits, and boat registration services will not be available at the Northeast Region Office.

During this closure, on-site sales of fishing licenses, launch permits, and boat registration services will not be available at the Northeast Region Office.

Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 9, 2025, edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.

The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission is pushing for legislation that would allow it to transfer money between its Boat Fund and its Fish Fund – a move the agency says is essential to avoid

Legislation to expand voter outreach to Michigan hunters, trappers, and anglers is moving through Lansing with the intent to get more to the polls.
“There’s a big push these days to get more folks

Once again, this past week presented some challenges, but things bounced back and we are entering an amazing (and stable) stretch of conditions for a change.

The Minnesota fishing opener is a time-honored tradition. It’s the sound of boat trailers rattling down gravel roads, the slap of minnows in a bucket, and the low hum of optimism that fills the spring

As I am writing this, I am also thinking about who my beloved Chicago Bears are going to draft this year, who is going to help propel them to their next Super Bowl appearance.

Lake Ontario Harbors and low ends of tributaries are good spots for a variety warmwater species.

Despite some trout-harboring streams remaining open to angling all year, Michigan’s official trout season kicked off on April 26. The season began somewhere between a whimper and a bang.
As is often the case,
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