From a hunter’s kitchen: 3 delicious venison recipes If you’re looking for a new twist on traditional meatballs, sausage, or jerky, try using venison meat! Local hunter Shane McMahon of West Gardiner shares his favorite recipes: Venison Meatballs You’ll need: 1 lb ground venison 1/2 cup milk 2 medium eggs 2 tsp dried parsley 1 […]

Crowing for what? I know this sounds corny, but hear me out. September is the start of early goose season in Maine, and it also coincides with the crow season. Being an avid hunter, I thoroughly enjoy hunting crows, but I have to admit that geese are a little better eating and equally as much […]

A major recent trend in hunting is the rising popularity of archery. Tim Gagnon, of Brunswick, an avid hunter and an archery instructor for the L.L. Bean Discovery Center, explained why learning bow hunting skills is great for hunters. “As a society, we’re getting more suburban areas and urban areas… the white-tailed deer can become […]

Just in time for the start of this year’s bear hunt, bear hunters who voluntarily submitted a tooth from their bear in 2009 now can learn the age of the bear on the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s website. The web address is http://maine.gov/ifw/hunting_trapping/hunting/bear.htm . The Department received bear teeth from 971 hunters, […]

The University of Maine men’s basketball team has already gotten some recognition from national magazines and web sites. On Tuesday, it was announced the Black Bears will also be getting some national TV exposure during the season. The America East Conference has announced that the Black Bears’ game at Stony Brook on Saturday, Feb. 12 […]