FRYEBURG — Advanced precision-technologies manufacturer Hunting Dearborn plans to expand its Maine facility, creating up to 60 jobs over the next five years. In a news release last week, company officials said the move was to meet increased demand for its products. It sells to markets in the U.S. and overseas. In the release, Robert Newton, […]
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Maine to issue 9,525 less deer-hunt permits
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine is accepting applications for the 2014 antlerless deer permit lottery. Paper applications are due by the end of the day on July 25 and online applicants have until 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 15. The state is scheduled to issue 37,185 “any deer” permits in 12 districts around Maine. The number represents […]
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Maine officials release bear question language
PORTLAND — Officials say a November ballot question will ask voters if they oppose three methods of bear hunting except under certain circumstances. State officials released the ballot language on Thursday. It asks: “Do you want to ban the use of bait, dogs or traps in bear hunting except to protect property, public safety, or […]
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3,095 hunting permits handed out in Presque Isle
Search our online database to see who got a moose-hunting permit for the 2014 season. PRESQUE ISLE — Ina H. Cyr showed up plenty early for the Maine moose-permit lottery on Saturday afternoon and took a seat right in the front row, even though nothing in her history with the event told her she should […]
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Did you get a moose-hunting permit?
At 7 p.m. Saturday, June 14, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife will release the names of more than 3,000 hunters who won the drawing for moose-hunting licenses in 2014. SunJournal.com will have a searchable database of hunters with permits and information on the moose-hunting season at SunJournal.com/2014/MooseLottery.
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USDA’s Wildlife Services killed 4 million animals in 2013
WASHINGTON — For years, the massive toll of wild animals exterminated by the federal government as a service to everything from airports to ranches has bounced up and down like a yo-yo. Near the turn of the century, it hit a staggering 4 million. Two years later, in 2001, it fell to about 1.5 million […]
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Bear encounters rise as hunt vote nears
PORTLAND — Maine’s black bears have emerged from hibernation and are pawing through garbage cans, birdfeeders and pet dishes, igniting a debate between hunters and conservationists about an upcoming referendum about the state’s bear hunt. A November ballot question could prohibit bear hunting with bait, dogs or traps. Maine is the only state that allows […]
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Deadline for Maine moose hunt lottery Wednesday night
AUGUSTA (AP) — Mainers hoping to enter the lottery for moose hunting permit had better do it soon. The state Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is accepting online applications until 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday. Winners will be announced June 14. The state recently announced that it would reduce the number of permits to 3,095, […]
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Maine hunters increase deer kills in 2013
AUGUSTA — A government agency says hunters in Maine bagged 15 percent more deer in 2013 over the previous year. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife said Friday that 24,795 deer killed by hunters in 2013 was an increase over 21,552 in 2012. It’s the third consecutive year there’s been an increase. The […]
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Severe winter ends turkey season in northern Maine
AUGUSTA (AP) — The severe winter has put an end to the turkey hunt in parts of northern Maine. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife said the hunt has been suspended in wildlife management districts 1-6. The spring turkey season will remain unchanged in all other areas of the state. Commissioner Chandler Woodcock […]