Fishing, hunting license sales resume in Wash. state

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho, Oregon and Washington shut down online sales of hunting and fishing licenses amid concerns a vendor's computer system was hacked and personal information was at risk.

The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife Saturday resumed the sale of fishing and hunting licenses along with the state Discover Pass.

Washington state on Friday announced free fishing through Tuesday because it went a step further than the other two states and halted all license sales.

The states each use the same vendor, Dallas, Texas-based Active Network to handle online license sales.

It's not clear what prompted concerns of a computer breach on Thursday or if one had actually taken place.

Active Network on its website says more than 42,000 organizers use its event and activity management software nationally. The company didn't respond to inquiries from The Associated Press on Friday.

Associated Press