PORTLAND — The busiest stretch of Maine’s hunting season is approaching as sportsmen head to the woods in search of deer and moose. The state’s “resident only” day for deer hunting is Saturday, and the full season runs from Nov. 2 to Nov. 28. Saturday is also “resident” only day for moose, and the longest […]
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Democracy in action will leave many hunters snickering
A sage once offered this definition of democracy: “Democracy is like a raft. It never sinks, but damn it, your feet are always in the water.” This cynical tidbit comes to mind if you sift through all of the proposed Maine legislative bills that wound up in the ONTP trash bag. (ONTP is an Augusta […]
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Hunting for Works for Maine does indeed work for this outdoorsman, too
As a rule, I don’t get too fired up about joining yet another new organization, but Hunting Works for Maine, which just got off the launch pad, has me stoked. This is a national movement with Maine being the 11th state in the country to participate. Hunting Works for Maine has a two-fold mission that […]
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Maine deer lottery closing Monday
AUGUSTA — Maine hunters are almost out of time to submit applications to participate in the state’s upcoming antlerless deer hunting permit lottery. Online applications for the upcoming season are due by 11:59 p.m. on Monday. The deadline to submit paper applications passed in July. The lottery is free and the drawing is set for […]
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Maine bear hunting: Bear baiting has started
PORTLAND — Maine hunters are starting to drop bait in the woods for bears as one of the most popular hunting seasons in northern New England draws near. Hunters are allowed to pursue bears with the use of bait, dogs or traps. Bait is by far the most popular method of hunting bears, and the […]
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Maine taking applications for fall antlerless deer hunt
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is now accepting applications for the state’s antlerless deer hunting permit lottery. Online applications for the upcoming deer hunting season are due by 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 17. Paper applications are due in person or by mail by 5 p.m. on July 27. The lottery […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Amendment may not be ‘silver bullet,’ but it would be well worth it
The stark fact that the Humane Society of the United States has announced its intentions to make another run at banning bear hunting in Maine, as early as next year, ought to be triggering alarm bells, not just in rural Maine and urban Maine, but in the legislative halls in Augusta. Earlier this month, two […]
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Outdoors in Maine: The wild turkey outlook
When it comes to Maine sportsman and wild turkeys, there are two distinct groups: those who hunt ’em and those who hate ’em. Count me among the former. Having hunted them with a shotgun and a bow, it’s beyond me why anyone who loves to hunt is not enjoying this spring opportunity. There is a […]
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State’s moose hunt success rate down from 2013
AUGUSTA — Maine officials say that nearly two-thirds of moose hunters were successful last year. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife said that out of 3,095 permits that were issued in 2014, 2,022 hunters succeeded in harvesting a moose. That’s down from a success rate of 73 percent in 2013. Hunters in parts […]
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Outdoors in Maine: The lead ammo debate
In fashionable circles, including segments of the sportsman community, the debate about banning lead ammunition altogether is picking up a good head of steam. An article recently in the Northwoods Sporting Journal by Mark McCollough addressed the lead ammunition issue. McCollough, who is a federal wildlife biologist as well as a hunter, wrote: “I am […]