STRONG — Wilfred “Chuck” Pinkham, 84, of Strong passed away Friday, July 21, at his home. He was born on May 17, 1933, to Forrest and Alma (Stevens) Pinkham on the family farm in Freeman. Wilfred was one of 17 children. Chuck was educated in the schools of Kingfield. He worked for a local lumberman […]
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Henry Auclair
LEWISTON — Henry Auclair, 92, of Lewiston, passed away Tuesday, July 11, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Jackman on June 30, 1925, the son of the late Louis and Marie (Pomerleau) Auclair. He attended local schools, graduating from Lewiston High School. Following graduation he joined the U.S. Army, serving […]
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Plan to increase Maine deer permits again up for hearing
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s plan to again increase the number of deer hunting permits in the state is up for a public hearing this week. The state Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife says it’s planning to offer more than 65,000 permits this year. That’s an increase of more than 45 percent from last year’s […]
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Maynard H. Farrington
FARMINGTON — Maynard H. Farrington, 81, a resident of Jay, passed away Monday, June 12, at Franklin Memorial Hospital with his family by his side. He was born May 24, 1936, in Dryden, the son of Harold and Dorothy (Williams) Farrington. Maynard graduated from Jay High School in 1954. On June 24, 1961, he married […]
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Gordon “Bucky” R. Brown
AUBURN — Gordon “Bucky” Robert Brown, of Auburn, passed away on Friday, May 13. Born in Bingham on June 26, 1928, a son of Carl and Mable Brown. He left home at an early age to help the country he loved through WWII as a merchant Marine. He was also in the Navy and traveled the […]
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Gun-owners fear hearing aid regulation will affect hunting
PORTLAND (AP) — A proposal designed to make hearing aids more affordable has generated resistance from an unlikely quarter: a gun rights group. Gun Owners of America is organizing opposition against the bill, because it believes the measure would change the way certain hunting products are regulated. Its skepticism underscores some gun rights enthusiasts’ desire […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Protecting the deer yards
Deer yards, or deer wintering areas, are a critical component of deer survival in Maine. Nearly 15 years ago, in an article about the status of Maine’s deer yards, I wrote this: As state biologists prepare Maine’s next 15-year plan for deer management, which is due to be approved early this year, deer wintering habitat […]
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Turner felon pleads guilty to possessing firearm
AUBURN — A Turner man convicted of a dozen hunting violations in 2013 pleaded guilty Thursday morning in Androscoggin County Superior Court to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Everett Leonard, 38, was sentenced to five years in prison with all but two years suspended and two years of probation. Justice MaryGay Kennedy said […]
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Ban on lead ammunition
As a hunter, I am proud of the fact that every time I spend money on my sport I am supporting jobs and conservation across Maine. It is as a conservationist that I was disappointed to learn that the outgoing director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Dan Ashe, in his final hours at […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Crossbow rules can be confusing
Although crossbows have never held a lot of appeal for me, I have hunted with a borrowed crossbow in the deer-rich state of Maryland. For me it just seems awkward to carry while still hunting, and it doesn’t have the visual appeal of conventional longbows, recurves or compound bows. As a hunting device it is […]