RUMFORD — It’s been a tough winter for people who don’t like snow and record cold temperatures. But the effect on deer is more difficult to determine because winter didn’t arrive in force until the Jan. 27 blizzard and won’t end until mid-April. Deer had a free ride in the first four to five weeks […]
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Posted inRiver Valley
Dixfield police report increase in scam calls
DIXFIELD — The Police Department responded to 31 calls for service from Feb. 23 to March 6, including some phone scams, Chief Jeff Howe said Friday morning. “We’ve been getting buried with fraudulent phone calls, ranging from IRS scams to fake winnings scams,” he said. He attributed the volume to tax return season. The IRS […]
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Woodstock elementary student completes hunting grand slam
WOODSTOCK — It was improbable from the get-go. In the grand scheme of things, it was never likely that anyone, let alone an 11-year-old girl, would complete Maine’s hunting grand slam. But that’s Lexi Mack — lucky — be it landing a moose permit in just her second year entering the lottery, mastering a muzzleloader […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Jay police cruiser damaged when it hits deer
JAY — A police cruiser received minor damage early Sunday when it collided with a deer on Route 133, Chief Ernest Steward said Wednesday. Livermore Falls police Lt. Joseph Sage investigated the accident in accordance with the practice of calling outside agencies when a town vehicle is involved. Jay officer Wilmor Herrin was not injured […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Early returns on the deer harvest
The November deer season has come and gone. Hard to believe. Those still waiting to fill the freezer have a week to two weeks to close the deal (depending upon which wildlife management area you choose to hunt). What kind of a deer season was it? The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIF&W) […]
Posted inOxford Hills, The Franklin Journal
11-year-old Woodstock girl on the verge of hunting grand-slam
WOODSTOCK — At age 11 Lexi Mack is on the cusp of personal hunting glory some spend a lifetime pursuing. In just her second year of hunting she’s one away — a deer — from the so-called hunting grand slam, which, while many permutations abound, at its core consists of hauling in a deer, moose and bear […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Dealing with wounded deer
Most deer hunters will sooner or later in their hunting careers wound a deer and not recover it. It happens. The causes differ. A rushed shot. Buck fever. A gun with an inadequate caliber. A bullet’s impact or trajectory compromised by a tree limb. Often, particularly with inexperienced hunters, shots at a deer are taken […]