BETHEL — Like several of his classmates at Crescent Park Elementary School, fourth-grader Gage Berry is an avid hunter. He’s also the author of a book about his first successful deer hunt, including the excitement of shooting the deer, tracking it and getting it out of the woods. The past November, even when he wasn’t […]
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Maine awards more than 56,000 deer hunting permits
Maine is giving out more than 66,000 of the permits, up from fewer than 46,000 last year. State officials say deer have been able to survive recent mild winters, and that allows for more hunting. The firearms hunting season runs from Oct. 30 to Nov. 25 this year. Maine’s Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife […]
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Outdoors in Maine: The pre-baiting issue in deer hunting
Maine outdoor writer Steve Carpenteri, in a recent article in the Northwoods Sporting Journal, posed a number of questions related to the baiting of deer by hunters. He then answered those questions in an informative and useful way. While many states allow the hunting of deer over unnatural bait, including neighboring New Hampshire, Maine is […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Missing — The deer man
Make no mistake about it: When it comes to Maine’s most important wildlife game species, our whitetail deer are at the very top of the list. There are a number of reasons, not the least of which is the enormous impact that deer have on Maine’s overall economy, as well as the budget and income […]
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Outdoors in maine: Deer permits on the rise
For Maine deer hunters who plan ahead, the is the time of year to submit your applications for the annual drawing of any-deer (doe) permits. Statewide this year, the Department of Fish and Wildlife will issue about 66,000 any-deer permits. This is 20,000 more doe permits than were issued in 2016 — a 45 percent increase. […]
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Applications for 2017 any-deer permit lottery are now available
To apply online, visit www.mefishwildlife.com. Online applications are due by 11:59 p.m. on August 15. It is free to apply for the any-deer permit lottery. The drawing will be held on September 8 and results will be posted on the Department’s website. A total of 66,050 any-deer permits will be issued in 22 of the […]
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Edward M. Quinn
OTISFIELD — Edward Mark Quinn, 59, passed away on Tuesday, July 11, at his residence. Edward was born on September 4, 1957, in St. Petersburg, Fla., to Vivian Blanchard. Upon her death when he was 2 years old, Ed was adopted by Vivian’s sister and husband, Marion and Joseph Quinn. He was raised in Norway […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Only so many does to go around
This is the time of year when Maine’s whitetail deer population begins to recover from a long hard winter. After surviving on reserve fats, twigs and lichen, and whatever else they can find in their wintering areas, the spring “greenup” is the deer’s salvation. Not far from where we live on the lake, the rain-soaked […]
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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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Outdoors in Maine: Dedication pays off with a rare easy buck
On average, the Reynolds family freezer winds up with some venison about every other year. The math has been surprisingly consistent over the past 50 years. Having been skunked in 2015, this past fall was to be the year to get out the Food Saver and the meat grinder. But it didn’t get off to […]